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Nationals’ GM Mike Rizzo on Enny Romero and his 80 fastball

Dusty Baker shared an anecdote earlier this Spring about how Washington Nationals’ reliever Enny Romero was a target for the Nats as far back as 2014.

“I heard he was a guy that we had coveted before we got [Felipe] Rivero,” Baker told reporters, referring to the February 2014 deal with Tampa Bay that sent right-handed starter Nate Karns to the Rays in exchange for Rivero, Jose Lobaton and minor league outfielder Drew Vettleson.

[The Rays] wouldn’t give us Romero, I heard,” Baker continued.