NL East

No matter the situation, Matt Harvey wants the ball in his hand. It's an admirable trait to have an unyielding competitive streak running through his veins, and it's not something that can be taught. You either have it or you don't.

But as New York's 26-year-old star understands better than most, it's something that can oftentimes lead to frustration.

With the Washington Nationals currently 4.5 games behind the New York Mets in the division, now seems like an apt time to talk about next year and the prospects who could get their feet wet with a September call-up.

Primarily due to injury, the Nationals have thrown a number of their top prospects into the MLB fire this season. So most of the team's late-season promotions will have already made their big league debuts. 

The Miami Marlins' disappointing season has gotten worse, as star outfielder Christian Yelich has landed on the disabled list with a knee injury. 

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Yelich Out with Knee Contusion

Saturday, August 15

Per the Marlins' official Twitter, Marcell Ozuna has been called up to take Yelich's spot after he was placed on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to August 10. 

NEW YORK — The Washington Nationals keep talking as if this is still all about them, as if the National League East will be theirs once they finally wake up and take it.

The Washington Nationals may have to deal with losing superstar outfielder Bryce Harper to injury after the outfielder was scratched from the team's lineup for the game against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday night because of left knee soreness, per the team's Twitter accoun

The most heralded, touted and celebrated team before the season started has used the first four-plus months of it to become easily the most disappointing.

The Washington Nationals have some of the most exciting prospects in baseball, and contrary to popular belief, they're not all starting pitchers. 

The Nationals do have a surplus at that position, but shortstop Trea Turner's late addition to the fray and the major league service that second baseman Wilmer Difo and reliever Abel De Los Santos have logged highlight the top talent in the rest of Washington's farm system. 

The Washington Nationals needed something.

Some sort of a boost, a spark, whatever, but it had to be the kind of performance that kick-started their stalling, sputtering second half. Because as things stood going into Saturday night, Washington was a flailing club in danger of falling out of arm’s reach of the rival, first-place New York Mets.

The Atlanta Braves making a headline-grabbing trade? After all they've done in the last few months, odds are you're not surprised to hear that.

Rather, if you're surprised by anything, it's the nature of the Braves' latest swap.

New York Mets reliever Jerry Blevins hasn't pitched since April 19, and it's unlikely he'll pitch again in 2015 after aggravating a previous injury.  

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