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Washington Nationals: Time to try Spencer Kieboom as the primary catcher

Catcher has been a gaping hole for the Washington Nationals so far in 2018. So now it’s time to give something new a try and give Spencer Kieboom the bulk of the starts behind the plate.

Each time Matt Wieters went down injured, it was Pedro Severino who stepped up initially. But after a nice start to his time as the full-time starter, Severino has been one of the worst hitters in baseball.

In his first 13 games after Wieters went on the DL a second time, he hit .