There was plenty of talk from Nationals’ skipper Davey Martinez this spring about having Juan Soto hit second in Washington’s lineup this season, and Martinez had him there in Grapefruit League games, but in the first six games of the regular season, Soto hit third.
Is there any thought to having him hit second eventually?
“He’s doing well at third,” Martinez said after penciling Soto in there again in Sunday’s series finale with the Los Angeles Dodgers in LA.
“I talk to Juan a lot about positioning and where to hit him in the game.