Both Washington Nationals’ General Manager Mike Rizzo and Nats’ manager Davey Martinez were clear that their collective decision to send a struggling Carter Kieboom down to their Alternate Training Site in Fredericksburg, Virginia in late August this past season was about breaking some bad habits the 23-year-old had developed at the plate.
“We felt that he was getting into bad habits,” Rizzo explained once Kieboom returned to the majors a week-plus later.