Adam Eaton arrived in West Palm Beach, Florida for his second Spring Training with the Washington Nationals early, early. Early like he was posting pictures from the Nationals’ Spring Training facility on Instagram on January 22nd early. You can’t really blame him, of course, considering how long it has been since he was 100% healthy and ready to go full on.
Eaton, who turned 29 last month, suffered a season-ending injury 29 games into his sixth major league campaign last April, lunging for the first base bag while legging out an infield grounder, and tearing the ACL and meniscus in his left knee while suffering a high ankle sprain as well.