Washington Nationals' skipper Dusty Baker talked after he was hired about Matt Williams reaching out to him in 2013 before Williams was hired as the Nats' manager. Now it's Baker's turn to lead the Nationals. Links, tweets and more...
Back in 2013, while he was still a coach in the Arizona Diamondbacks' organization, Matt Williams, who wanted to get into managing, asked an old friend, Washington Nationals' GM Mike Rizzo, how best to get some experience.
After he was hired as the Nats' manager, Williams recounted a conversation he had with Rizzo about what he could do.