Chip Hale brings experience to the Washington Nationals’ bench as the latest addition to new skipper Dave Martinez’s staff. They still have to add a pitching coach, first base coach, bullpen coach, and an assistant hitting coach, but the Nats are well on their way to assembling the team behind the team that will try to guide the club to the playoffs for the third straight season. Hale’s addition, some thoughts on Mike Rizzo in D.C., and some awards for some Nationals, all below in today’s links...
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Nationals Hire Chip Hale As Bench Coach
"Hale joins the coaching staff of new manager Dave Martinez, who is coming over after having served as the bench coach of the Chicago Cubs, replacing Dusty Baker as the man in charge in D.