If—and this is a fairly big if—the Nats re-sign Anthony Rendon, either Luis Garcia or Carter Kieboom will have no path to the Nats’ starting lineup. One of them may well be expendable — and if Mike Rizzo wants to make the most of this team that likely won’t have as good a shot at a deep October run as they do now for a long time, they should run under the impression that they’ll re-sign Rendon and trade one for a great reliever. Caution, at this point, doesn’t seem like it’ll bear many fruits other than the best case scenario of an early exit in the playoffs.
Wire Taps: Nationals have obstacles at deadline; Max Scherzer good to go; Stephen Strasburg having stellar season
