While the Washington Nationals’ offense was struggling in April, Davey Martinez continued to offer the same advice to his players: The hits would come eventually, he said, but if you do all the little things right, and avoid giving away outs, you can stay competitive while you wait for the bats to heat up.
“We constantly talk about the quick 27 outs. ‘Let’s get a quick 27 outs,’” Martinez explained.
“That’s what we preach all the time and if you can do that you have a good change to win and compete every day.