Michael Morse continued his May tear in today's loss against the Brewers, hitting a three run shot off of Zack Greinke in the 4th inning. This comes a day after a game in which Morse went 3 for 5 with a double and a grand slam. In the month of May, he is 16 for 39 (good for a .410 BA) with 4 runs scored, 3 doubles, 3 home runs, and 7 RBI.
Morse's turnaround brings up an interesting situation. If Adam LaRoche is indeed out for the remainder of the season, do the Nationals keep Morse at 1B and Laynce Nix in LF? Or should the Nats bring up Chris Marrero (currently hitting .275 with 4 home runs, 19 RBI, and a .333 OBP while committing only 1 error for AAA Syracuse this season) from the minors and see what he can do at 1B?
If Marrero is called up, I would expect the front office to trade either Nix or Morse for a good SP to bolster the rotation. Expect Morse to get the majority of the AB's at 1B until Mike Rizzo gets a feel for Morse's defensive ability at the position.
