Hope everybody enjoyed the Home Run Derby and All-Star Game the last two nights. One proved to be quite an exciting event. The other proved to be kind of a boring event. But it was nonetheless something to see four Nationals starting for the National League, especially when the camera would pan to the right side of the field and the screen would be awash with curly Ws.

Now that the festivities are over, though, it’s time for the actual break part of the All-Star break. There are no games on the Major League Baseball schedule today, no games on the schedule tomorrow. The Nationals will be back in action Friday night in Cincinnati, the start of a nine-game road trip that continues in Anaheim and Arizona.

We’ll get to previewing the second half of the season tomorrow, but first one final look back at the first half. It’s time to hand out grades to the entire Nats roster. As you’ll see, there is a wide disparity between some of these report cards ...

MATT WIETERS: C

After a hot start at the plate, Wieters has cooled off considerably in the last month. He has, however, been one of the club’s better situational hitters and has done a solid job learning the pitching staff.

JOSE LOBATON: D-

Immensely popular with teammates, Lobaton unfortunately has struggled mightily all season. His .437 OPS ranks 370th out of 372 hitters with as many plate appearances. And the Nats’ record in his starts behind the plate: 7-17.

RYAN ZIMMERMAN: A-

For two months, he was the best player in the National League. He has since started hitting a lot more hard grounders than line drives, but he’s still hitting .330 at the break. Now, can he just stay healthy the rest of the way (and hope teams don’t start testing his arm too much)?

DANIEL MURPHY: A-

If you were worried last year was an anomaly, it’s safe to say it wasn’t. He has legitimately developed into one of the best hitters in the game. Only thing keeping him from a better grade: his glove.

TREA TURNER: B

It took him a little while to get going offensively, but he was on a real tear in June ... until a pitch fractured his wrist and knocked him out until at least late August. Don’t overlook his fine work at shortstop, which surprised many.

ANTHONY RENDON: A+

Quick, name the player that leads the entire National League in WAR (per FanGraphs’ formula). It’s not Bryce Harper. It’s not Joey Votto. It’s not Paul Goldschmidt. It’s not Corey Seager. It’s not Nolan Arenado. All of those guys are All-Stars. The WAR leader is not.

STEPHEN DREW: B-

Missed time with a hamstring injury, but once healthy, returned to his 2016 form as a solid contributor off the bench. Nats have to be careful not to wear him down with Turner out, though.

ADAM LIND: A-

A late signing the day before pitchers and catchers reported, he has proven an extremely valuable bat off the bench and sub for Ryan Zimmerman at first base. Just keep him away from left field if possible.

WILMER DIFO: C

Never met a first pitch he didn’t like to swing at, though he’s gotten a little better at that as his playing time has increased of late. Has looked pretty good at shortstop, as well.

JAYSON WERTH: B

Is he the player he once was? No. Is it taking longer than anticipated to return from a bruised foot? Yes. Is he still far better than anyone expected him to be at 38 when he signed his contract seven years ago? Absolutely.

MICHAEL A. TAYLOR: B+

Given an opportunity to step into the starting center fielder’s role due to injury for the third straight year, he seized it and finally blossomed into a more complete hitter. Nats will hope his current oblique strain doesn’t keep him sidelined too long.

BRYCE HARPER: A

The patience is back. The ability to hit the ball the other way is back. The ability to come through with the game on the line is back. Still makes the occasional careless mistake in the field or on the bases, but that’s minor stuff for a guy poised to make another MVP run.

BRIAN GOODWIN: B+

The 26th man when the season began, Goodwin evolved first into an important backup outfielder and now into the everyday leadoff man with others injured. Props to the 26-year-old for taking the important steps to develop a little later than the organization originally hoped.

CHRIS HEISEY: D-

A key power bat off the bench last season, Heisey has not been able to recapture that form at all this year. He also spent time on the DL with a ruptured biceps tendon, though he came back in the last week and looked better than expected.

RYAN RABURN: B-

Acquired from the White Sox in-season due to a lack of organizational outfield depth, Raburn joined the big league roster when Werth got hurt and has proven more productive than most would have expected.

ADAM EATON: Incomplete

We only saw him for a month, but boy was it impressive. And it made you think Mike Rizzo didn’t give up too much for the dynamic leadoff man and center fielder. We’ll have to wait until 2018 (barring a miracle) to see if he can recapture it post-ACL surgery.

MAX SCHERZER: A+

He won the Cy Young Award last year. And he currently owns a lower ERA and lower WHIP, is striking out more batters and walking fewer, allowing fewer hits and fewer home runs. Appreciate what you’re witnessing, folks, because you may not ever see it again.

STEPHEN STRASBURG: A-

At this stage of his career, we pretty much know what Strasburg is: Occasionally dominant, usually very good, occasionally not so good. The most important thing right now: Staying healthy so he can pitch down the stretch and beyond for only the second time in his career.

GIO GONZALEZ: A-

His peripheral numbers haven’t changed much from last year. So how has he been so successful? By pitching his way out of trouble, with opponents sporting a ridiculous .129 batting average and .415 OPS against him with runners in scoring position.

TANNER ROARK: D

Probably the most surprising disappointment on the roster in the season’s first half, with a 5.27 ERA and uncharacteristic 1.450 WHIP. Roark has been frustrated by it all, but he also feels like he’s close to figuring it out. The Nats need him to do just that - and soon.

JOE ROSS: C-

What exactly is going on with the young right-hander, causing him to struggle so much this year? His velocity is diminished, he can’t put away hitters and Sunday he had to leave the game with a triceps injury. Can he rediscover his form, or are the Nats going to have to shut him down?

BLAKE TREINEN: D-

Entrusted with the closer’s job on opening day, Treinen was scored upon in six of his first 11 appearances and thus lost the ninth inning. He has been a bit more successful in his old fireman role, but he still has a long way to go to regain the club’s confidence.

ENNY ROMERO: B-

There’s a lot to like about the left-handed flamethrower. There’s also a lot to be nervous about. When he’s on, he looks untouchable and perhaps one answer to the Nats’ bullpen woes. But he needs to develop confidence in a second pitch and then learn the power of consistency.

MATT ALBERS: A-

Nobody, and I mean nobody, could have foreseen the journeyman reliever turning into the most trusted arm in this bullpen. That’s in part a reflection of the rest of the group, but credit is due to Albers, who has thrown the ball exceptionally well and forced everyone to look at him in a new light.

KODA GLOVER: Incomplete

When healthy, he looks like the guy who should be closing for this team. But he hasn’t proven he can stay healthy, with a hip injury shelving him earlier and now a shoulder and back injury sending him to the DL. The Nats would love to have him back, but they can’t count on that at this point.

SHAWN KELLEY: F

He was a critical bullpen piece last year, but he has been a disaster this year, serving up a staggering nine homers in 18 innings. Currently on the DL with a neck injury, the Nats are going to need to see a lot from him before he’s activated.

JOE BLANTON: D

Blanton was headed for an F of his own after a terrible 2 1/2 months to begin the season. But perhaps there’s a glimmer of hope: seven consecutive scoreless appearances, with only four of the last 20 batters he has faced reaching base.

OLIVER PEREZ: C

The stats often are misleading, because he faces so few batters per appearance. But when used almost exclusively against lefties, he continues to be successful: .214 batting average, .298 on-base percentage.

SAMMY SOLIS: F

He has only compiled 7 1/3 innings due to a nerve injury in his elbow, but in those 7 1/3 innings, he has allowed 12 runs, 14 hits, five walks, three homers and three wild pitches. The Nats hoped he’d provide a boost upon his return. Instead, they got the complete opposite.

MATT GRACE: B

After Albers, he has been the biggest positive surprise in the bullpen this year. A left-hander who can get right-handed batters out, and can go multiple innings, has proven a valuable relief option. He still needs to prove it over a longer haul, though.

JACOB TURNER: C-

He briefly looked like an out-of-nowhere pitching weapon, versatile enough to start, pitch long relief or pitch late innings. But he wasn’t able to maintain that and wound up getting dropped off the 40-man roster as a result.