Mike Rizzo and Co. in Washington’s front office made an offer to Bryce Harper at the end of the 2018 campaign, but when the 26-year-old rejected it and opted to test free agency, the Nationals moved quickly to address the holes they felt they needed to fill.
“Clearly, we didn’t sit around. We went after the guys we thought could help us this year and we got those guys, and it was a lot of fun,” second-year skipper Davey Martinez told reporters earlier this Spring.