WASHINGTON -- Dave Martinez has promised to be creative. He has looked at different lineup combinations, different ways to utilize player roles and perhaps just a different way of doing things as a whole from the dugout in Washington.
Yes, Martinez will be a first-time manager and the Nationals' sixth skipper in the past decade. However, the team does not believe inexperience will be his issue because of his qualifications: a 16-year playing career and 10 years as bench coach learning under Joe Maddon with two organizations on the forefront of analytics.
Those qualifications will make Martinez's first Spring Training with the Nationals exciting to watch as camp begins.