With a day to go before roster finalizations, we got some clarity on a couple of players who had been somewhat in doubt for opening day. First, it appears congratulations are in order to José Marmolejos, whose name makes me hungry.
Servais said they'd be comfortable with playing Jose Marmolejos in left field based on the roominess of the outfield. Parks with more confined left fields would be easier to do. He specifically mentioned Houston.
— Ryan Divish (@RyanDivish) July 22, 2020
Marmolejos signed a minor league deal last offseason, approximately 3 decades ago, and after a solid AAA campaign in 2019 (117 wRC+ for the Nationals’ AAA squad) will be able to handle corner OF duties and possibly spell Evan White occasionally.