Victor Robles, the Nationals’ top prospect, didn’t get much of an offseason.
Instead starting his time off in September, like most minor-leaguers do, he got the call-up to the Major Leagues. And instead of going home after the regular season, like most September call-ups do, he earned a spot on the postseason roster. And instead of lying down on the couch after the playoffs ended, he went to play in the Arizona Fall League.
In other words, Victor Robles had been playing baseball for a long time before he finally got a little more than three months off between the end of the AFL and Spring Training.