Asked halfway through the 2022 season about the number of veterans on the big league roster, and the logic of signing and playing vets over young players and prospects while the organization is a year and a half into their reboot, GM Mike Rizzo told 106.7 the FAN in D.C.’s Sports Junkies it was all about development, and making sure you don’t rush and potentially expose players before they’re ready.
“It’s because we bring players to the big leagues when they’re big-league-ready,” Rizzo told the Junkies, “… and that’s the answer. There’s a developmental curve that belongs here.