As we noted in the first news & notes post of the Spring yesterday, we were surprised a bit by Davey Martinez’s talk of Luis García focusing on playing short this spring, after he spent the majority of his time (in the majors after coming up as a shortstop) playing second base in D.C. He’ll get reps at both spots, but as the Washington Nationals’ skipper explained it, “We got [Alcides] Escobar over there [at short], we got César [Hernández] at second [base], so I want [García] to really focus on playing some shortstop, and then we’ll see how he does.
Washington Nationals news & notes: Davey Martinez talks Luis García at short; Nelson Cruz in D.C.; and Juan Soto as a leader...
