Who do you think the Nats call up 9/1? We’re at 40/40 right now on the 40-man roster, but could move Willingham and Strasburg to the 60-day DL to make room for a couple more people. Here’s what I think happens:
SPs: Maya gets the callup, perhaps not on 9/1 but soon enough to start getting some starts.
RPs: Balester and Severino get callbacks. No 40-man moves required, gives a couple more arms to help out in a tired bullpen
C: Ramos gets called back up to spell Nieves here and there and get some more work at the MLB level.
That’s it. I don’t see an obvious candidate to add to the 40-man to bring up. There is talk of Espinosa coming up but he’s a better candidate to go to the AFL and spend more time in AAA learning how to become Desmond‘s double play combination. DC-local favorite Josh Wilkie has had a great year as a AAA reliever but there might not be enough work for him in a 9 or 10-man bullpen.