Patrick Reddington has been FBB's Managing Editor since 2007; credentialed reporter (2009-2020); freelance writer; covering the Expos/Nationals online since 2006.
As Washington Nationals’ General Manager and President of Baseball Ops Mike Rizzo explained it after he traded a year-plus of team control of Lane Thomas to the Guardians for three prospects at the trade deadline this past summer, the deal came across his desk and he decided to make the trade with Cleveland after they offered the right kind of return for Thomas.
“I think that in this particular situation we got a player that we thought we got market value in return, and that was the reason we pulled the trigger,” Rizzo explained.