Nats GM slams anonymous player for questioning his lack of bullpen upgrades

Washington Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo is sick and tired of hearing about his bullpen.

The front-office executive lashed out to reporters on Wednesday two days after The Washington Post cited an unnamed player who criticized the team for its lack of upgrades in the bullpen.

"That person or persons should worry about their particular job. To me, it's all about the name on the front of the jersey, not the name on the back of the jersey, so, we're going to figure this thing out," Rizzo said, according to Scott Allen of the Post.

"Players or coaches are not paid to evaluate rosters. They're paid to do their particular job and go with the roster that's given to them. They can express their frustrations, I get it."

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The Nationals' struggles in the bullpen have been well documented all season. In a separate piece from the Post, one player was quoted as saying: "We feel like we have to win the game three times."

"That's not to say that we're not doing our part and our job, which we will, which we've done every season, every trade deadline since I've been the general manager," Rizzo added.

"We're in first place, we're playing .600 baseball, we've got a good lead in the division, and we're certainly not satisfied, but if I were to speak to whoever this anonymous person is, you know I love these anonymous quotes from people: Put your name on it or shut up, that's what I would say."