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Nationals' infielder/outfielder Trea Turner's impact: "With his speed, he changes the game."

Trea Turner played center in the last two games, but with no DH spot available tonight, where will Washington Nationals' skipper Dusty Baker put the 23-year-old infielder/outfielder?

While talking up Rickey Henderson’s ability to read pitchers better than other base stealers and reach full speed in just one stride, Washington Nationals’ GM Mike Rizzo told 106.7 the FAN in D.C.’s The Sports Junkies on Wednesday that in a race he thought Trea Turner, "would probably be as fast as Rickey Henderson."

Asked how Turner compared to Billy Hamilton, widely considered the fastest runner in the game right now, Rizzo said, "they're both elite runners and Billy is an -- we grade them 20-to-80 — and they're both 80s.