WASHINGTON – Quade Tomlin had just turned five years old in 2007 when his father, Randy, became the pitching coaching for Single-A Potomac in the Carolina League with the Washington Nationals.
One of the infield prospects that year was Ian Desmond, who had been demoted after playing at Double-A Harrisburg the previous season.
“He has stayed in contact with me,” Quade Tomlin told Federal Baseball of Desmond, who broke in with the Nationals in 2009 and played for the Rockies in 2019. “He’s a great guy.