The Washington Nationals are fully invested in their rebuilding process. That was clear the second that Juan Soto was traded, but has truly been the case since Max Scherzer and Trea Turner were sent to Los Angeles. It is also clear that the Nationals should be moving on from any disappointing veteran they can at this point to clear room for younger options.
One such move happened when Alcides Escobar was placed on unconditional release waivers. He had disappointed this year, and when they were unable to move him at the deadline, there was no purpose to keeping him on the roster. Now it is time for the Nationals to turn their attention to Patrick Corbin.
Washington Nationals need to move on from Patrick Corbin
Corbin has gone from being a disappointment 2020 to someone that makes Matt Harvey look competent. On Saturday, for the second time in his past three outings, he allowed six runs while recording only two outs. This time, he needed 43 pitches to record those two outs while every single Phillies player to put a ball in play had an exit velocity of at least 102 MPH. And somehow, he was irate at being pulled from the game?
As it currently stands, Corbin will make the type of history that no one wants. His current 7.02 ERA would be the worst of the 21st century and the fourth worst mark of the modern era for someone that qualified for the ERA title. Only Les Sweetland (7.71 – 1930), Jim Deshaies (7.39 – 1994), and Jack Knott (7.29 – 1936) were worse. And he is owed approximately $59 million for the next two years.
At this point, he is a wasted roster spot. No one is going to take Corbin off of the Nationals’ hands and the Nationals need to find pieces that will be a part of the future. Clearly, Corbin is not a part of that as he has essentially found a legal way to rob the Lerner’s. No wonder they are selling the team.
It is also clear that Corbin needs to be elsewhere. The Nationals are going to be stuck paying his contract anyway, so they may as well cut bait and use that roster spot for someone that could help. It clearly is not going to work out and is only getting worse.
Patrick Corbin has somehow gotten even worse over his past few starts. It is time for the Washington Nationals to rid themselves of his presence.