If there were two needs the Washington Nationals still have with spring training approaching, it’s at catcher and closer. Yesterday, Jim Bowden of ESPN and MLB Network Radio tweeted that the Washington Nationals are still showing interest in free agent catcher Matt Wieters and reliever Greg Holland, but they still have concerns over their budget:
Later that day, Chelsea Janes of the Washington Post tweeted from a spokesperson with the Nats that there is no correlation between the money spent on the West Palm Beach facility and the signing of players:
A Nats spokesperson said this: “One has nothing to do with the other.