At last year’s trade deadline, the Washington Nationals were in need of an upgrade in the infield, particularly at second base. Danny Espinosa was facing his typical struggles at the plate, and for all the good he was doing on defense, he was doing just as much harm on offense.
Fast-forward to this year’s deadline, and the Nationals have the same need, but for a different reason.
This year, Espinosa is not the problem. He’s having a season that’s easily his career best year, hitting for a line of .253/.324/.416 with ten home runs and 29 runs batted in.