VIERA, Fla. -- Labels can be tough to shake in this game, and Dusty Baker has long worn this one: He favors veterans over youngsters.
At a Nationals camp in which the likely Opening Day lineup features Jayson Werth and Danny Espinosa and not Michael Taylor and Trea Turner, Baker's policy on young players is worth addressing.
"I like young if they can play," Baker said Monday, before the Nats' 5-3 win over the Astros at Space Coast Stadium. "If they can't play, I don't like young or old.