VIERA, Fla. • I did not know what was going on.
I visited Nationals camp on Wednesday, and our old friend Dusty Baker kept making reference to Royce.
Who?
Did he mean Royce Clayton?
Turns out, the new Washington manager was referring to Bryce Harper. His new team's best player. And reigning MVP. He did it twice.
Indeed, the former Cubs and Reds manager is still getting familiar with his new club. Players and staff still swing by to introduce (or reintroduce) themselves the the 66-year-old skipper. Asked about getting to know his players and their personas, Baker said, “There's a singer who says it takes a lifetime to know yourself, so how are you going to know somebody else?