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Maybe its the inverted W that keeps causing Glover shoulder issues? Photo via mlb.com<\/p><\/div>\n

Hey guys.<\/p>\n

So … in case you couldn’t tell, I’ve been swamped and have not been posting.\u00a0 Its a job transition thing; I’ve gotten hit on all fronts and just have had no time to do much of anything outside of work.<\/p>\n

At some point this spring, I hope to do a review of the non-roster invites, like I do every year, since we’re almost guaranteed to get an NRI making the roster<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Big news so far in camp, of course,\u00a0Koda Glover<\/strong> lasting about 5 seconds into spring training before getting shut down due to shoulder soreness<\/a>.\u00a0 \u00a0I’m beginning to think Glover is the latest incarnation of\u00a0Christian Garcia<\/strong>, a guy with an 80 arm and a 20 ability to stay healthy.<\/p>\n

I guess the other big news is non-news;\u00a0Bryce Harper<\/strong> preemptively telling reporters to not bother asking him about\u00a0 his pending free agency.\u00a0 Fair enough; good luck having that directive stick as Harper (the biggest personality in the sport) travels to all the major baseball cities with beat reporters looking to fill inches.\u00a0 Harper also made an off-hand comment about the Marlins, quickly retorted by\u00a0Don <\/strong>“get off my lawn” Mattingly<\/strong>, who was subsequently ridiculed<\/a> for\u00a0 his over-reaction by none other than frequent Nat-hater\u00a0Craig Calcaterra<\/strong> over at Hardball talk.<\/p>\n

Chalk all that up to “slow news day.”<\/p>\n

Glover’s injury quickly led to a 40-man deal for the ageless\u00a0Joaquin Benoit<\/strong>, which will require a corresponding 40-man move.\u00a0 \u00a0I’m wondering if Glover to 60-day D\/L won’t be the play, since they were pretty quick to shut him down post-MRI.\u00a0 Actually, it probably makes more sense to officially move\u00a0Joe Ross<\/strong> to 60-day D\/L first,\u00a0 since we won’t be seeing him til August\u00a0 at the earliest.\u00a0 (Post-publishing update<\/strong>: yup, that’s exactly what they did<\/a> when the signing became official; moved Ross to 60-day d\/l).<\/p>\n

Speaking of Benoit, even given his guaranteed signing, I don’t see a pathway to the 25-man roster for him.\u00a0 As I’ve noted before, the Nats bullpen is pretty full:<\/p>\n