Back in mid-July, with the Washington Nationals in the midst of what would end up being a 6-19 month for the club, GM Mike Rizzo was asked why the big league roster remained full of veterans and some journeymen rather than the young up-and-coming prospects in the organization, and he said it was fairly simple: When they’re ready, they’ll be up.
“It’s because we bring players to the big leagues when they’re big-league-ready, and that’s the answer,” Rizzo told 106.7 the FAN in D.C.’s Sports Junkies.
“There’s a developmental curve that belongs here. We want to make sure that these young, good prospects are ready to pitch in the big leagues and once they get here, they’re here to stay, and that’s always the equation we use when we’re talking about bringing people to the big leagues.