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Atlanta Braves take full advantage of everything Jayson Werth is complaining about

By Alan Carpenter

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 14: Washington Nationals Outfielder Jayson Werth looks on from the Republican dugout during the Congressional Baseball Game on June 14, 2018 in Washington, DC. This is the 57th annual game between the Republicans and Democrats. (Photo by Alex Edelman/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 14: Washington Nationals Outfielder Jayson Werth looks on from the Republican dugout during the Congressional Baseball Game on June 14, 2018 in Washington, DC. This is the 57th annual game between the Republicans and Democrats. (Photo by Alex Edelman/Getty Images) /
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CHICAGO, IL – OCTOBER 09: Jayson Werth #28 of the Washington Nationals warms up before game three of the National League Division Series against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field on October 9, 2017 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images)
CHICAGO, IL – OCTOBER 09: Jayson Werth #28 of the Washington Nationals warms up before game three of the National League Division Series against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field on October 9, 2017 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images) /

Werth’s Last Stand

Werth, who is now 39, still believed early this year that he had something more to give that teams could use, and told Eskin that after having been advised by his “former” agent (Scott Boras) to “wait” on offers made early in the off-season, he finally decided to “take matters into [his] own hands”.

With some evident disappointment in his voice about the process he was forced to go through – and this is why he fired Boras – he personally called every team to see if he could get an opportunity to play in 2018.

Jayson Werth vs. the NL East (career)
I Split G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA
▼		 OBP SLG OPS
Washington Nationals 64 213 49 63 14 0 14 33 5 1 31 54 .296 .385 .559 .944
New York Mets 165 594 101 167 33 2 14 53 14 0 85 149 .281 .375 .414 .789
Philadelphia Phillies 106 396 68 109 17 1 22 79 6 3 48 102 .275 .356 .490 .846
Atlanta Braves 163 542 86 140 30 0 19 73 19 3 84 144 .258 .362 .419 .781
Miami Marlins 170 592 80 147 26 2 19 84 14 2 73 169 .248 .333 .395 .729

Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Original Table

Werth talked to nearly every GM, finally getting a AAA chance with Seattle, but hamstring injuries, timing, and more conspired to leave him home and retired by mid-June.  It was kind of sad to listen to this.

Well… there was one team he didn’t call when he was beating the bushes in looking for work…  one team that he said he would not play for.

Next. Could this be the Braves' off-season direction?. dark

The Mets.

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