On Tuesday, the Washington Nationals made a rather predictable move. No matter what it may mean to the rest of the Nats’ offseason shopping list, signing Escobar to this extension made sense for several reasons.
- At $1 million, bringing Escobar back was extremely cheap. That’s less than twice the league minimum,
- Just as importantly, the length of the contract works out perfectly for the Nats. Escobar is a solid glove-first infielder, but he isn’t the kind of guy the rebuilding Nationals should be signing to a multi-year deal or anything.