Jonathan Papelbon would not approve a trade from the Phillies unless he was guaranteed to close for his new team. The Nationals traded for him, and it made for some awkwardness between the organization and the incumbent closer, Drew Storen.
Jonathan Papelbon is getting along fine with his new teammates, has shower anecdotes
Glad everything is working out!
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That awkwardness didn’t extend to the two players involved, though. No, sir.
Jonathan Papelbon: "I was in the shower with Storen, I said ‘can you show me that slider grip tomorrow?’ He was really, really good."
— Chris Johnson (@masnCJ) July 30, 2015 Phew. That was almost really awkward. Glad they figured it out.
