Davey Martinez and Co. in Washington’s front office have talked during the now-years-long organizational reboot about the core group of young, talented, and controllable players they’ve assembled who will be part of the next competitive club in the nation’s capital.
On Day 1 of Spring Training last week, a reporter asked the Nationals’ manager who was part of the aforementioned core in his mind.
“My core group has a lot to do with some of the guys we acquired last year in the trade,” Martinez explained, referring of course to the deal which sent Juan Soto and Josh Bell to San Diego for a package of Padres’ prospects.