Former Nats Pitcher John Patterson Retires

John Patterson, RFK Stadium, 7/4/06 by Flickr user Scott Ableman via Creative Commons
John Patterson has been hammered with arm injuries over the past couple of years. He has finally reached a point of such frustration that he chose to announce his retirement at the too-young age of 30. MLB.com commenter flannys sums up my feelings on the matter well: