Davey Martinez said that in recent weeks he considered moving Carter Kieboom up a bit in the Washington Nationals’ batting order, but decided against making a move. His thinking?
“Carter has done well where he’s at, either 5-6-or-7, and I want to keep him there for now,” the fourth-year skipper said, “and we’re going to finish out the year, there might be a time — I thought about it against left-handed [pitchers] maybe pushing him up, but it’s also not fair to Lane [Thomas] and [Alcides] Escobar, who have done really well up there, and having those two guys get on for Juan Soto.