PT TOMORROW: NL East—Nationals let another kid play

Washington Nationals

Luis García (2B/SS, WAS) is 20 years old. He still wears braces. And, three games into his MLB career, he became the first player born after 2000 to homer in a major league game. He’s already getting playing time today, but given his extreme youth and inexperience—as well as his minor league track record—we still think it’s worth looking at the WAS second base situation through the PT Tomorrow lens and ask: What will the Nationals do in to fill the void at 2B in wake of the wrist injury to Starlin Castro (2B, WAS)?

Nats manager Davey Martinez is on the record saying that García is the club’s starting 2B for the foreseeable future: “He’s gonna play second base for us.” Fine—but how likely is it that he'll still be at...

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