Players to watch: Adam Eaton and Michael Taylor They brought back two of their trade deadline acquisitions in Kintzler and Kendrick, who should both contribute positively with an entire season in Nationals red, white and blue. Other than that, the Nationals stayed fairly quiet this offseason. 276/.341/.389 over 6,480 plate appearances with the Expos, Cubs, Rays, White Sox, Giants, Braves, Rangers, Reds and Blue Jays. As a player, Martinez played in 16 big-league seasons, slashing. Prior to this, Martinez worked in Tampa Bay as the Rays’ bench coach as well.
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Martinez has not managed at the MLB level, but he served as the Cubs’ bench coach for the last three seasons, helping them win the World Series in 2016. The biggest move, though, was the replacing of Dusty Baker with Martinez as skipper. Their two biggest additions - Benoit and Adams - will start the year on the disabled list and on the bench, respectively. It was a pretty quiet offseason for the Nationals. Re-signed 2B Howie Kendrick to a two-year, $7 million deal.Re-signed RHP Brandon Kintzler to a two-year, $10 million contract.Signed C Miguel Montero to a minor-league contract.Signed 1B Matt Adams to a one-year, $4 million contract.Signed RHP Joaquin Benoit to a one-year, $1 million contract.Brad Mills-USA TODAY Sports Key offseason moves:
Enjoy, and welcome back! Washington Nationals 2017 record: 97-65, first in NL East PECOTA 2018 projection: 89-73, first in NL East FanGraphs DC 2018 projection: 89-73, first in NL East BtBS writers 2018 prediction: first in NL East (18/18) Perhaps his last year in the District.
We’ll roll out previews for each division over the next two days (AL on Tuesday, NL on Wednesday). Baseball is back! To get ready for the 2018 MLB season, we at Beyond the Box Score are previewing all 30 teams, looking at the moves they’ve made since last year, the player (or players) who could make a big difference this year, and reflecting on their overall outlook.
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