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Unrest in Washington, Our Beloved Willians Astudillo, and Jon Gray’s Puzzling Demotion

Ringer staffers discuss the Nationals’ recent struggles and more

By Michael Baumann, Zach Kram, Megan Schuster, and Ben Lindbergh
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Michael Baumann is joined by Zach Kram to discuss the Washington Nationals’ brutal June and the Oakland Athletics’ chances of breaking into the AL playoff race (01:15). Then Megan Schuster comes on the pod to talk about our staff’s favorite player: Twins rookie utilityman Willians Astudillo (18:10). Finally, Ben Lindbergh explains why the Colorado Rockies just demoted their Opening Day starter, and how that demotion is even weirder than it looks (27:47).

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