Nationals Journal  Jayson Werth’s best month as a National
brushback_harperImagine back in the spring someone had told you
the Nationals would be averaging 3.74 runs per game after 107
games. Now imagine that same someone (who would be using a time
machine for a very odd purpose) told you to make a list of
reasons why it was all about to go so wrong for the Nationals’
offense.  Right near the top of the list, perhaps, would have
been Jayson Werth making a harsh entrance into his decline
years. Werth was about to turn 34, right at the age ballplayers
typically start to lose their best performance. He was one of
the toughest outs in the NL down the stretch in 2012, but his
age alone made him a candidate to disappoint.  But here the
Nationals are, averaging a season-crushing 3.74 runs per game.
And here is Werth, the opposite of a disappointment. He is
hitting .305/.374/.504 in 305 plate appearances, all in the top
15 among NL hitters with at least 300 plate appearances. With
one game before the calendar flips,