What does the addition of Daniel Murphy give the Washington Nationals? A left-handed contact hitter with a suspect glove? So, Murphy plays second... who plays short in D.C.? One question answered, several more raised as Mike Rizzo and Co. prepare for 2016.
When the decision was made to move Anthony Rendon back to third base full time, the Nats could have followed through with last winter's plan to move Yunel Escobar from the left to the right side of the infield to play second.
Rendon suffered a knee injury early in Spring Training in 2015, so Escobar shifted to third base instead, and when the 2011 Nationals' 1st round pick was healthy in June, Rizzo said it would be unfair to ask Escobar to make the move to second at that point.