Soon-to-be free agent outfielder Denard Span was on MLB Network Radio this morning, talking about the injuries which kept him out of action this season, free agency and Matt Williams taking the fall for the Nationals' shortcomings.
Washington Nationals' GM Mike Rizzo talked Denard Span up as the prototypical leadoff man and center fielder he'd been looking for for some time when he acquired the then-28-going-on-29-year-old outfielder from Minnesota in a late-November 2012 trade that sent right-handed pitching prospect Alex Meyer to the Twins.
"His skill set is something that we were looking for -- we've been looking for for a couple years now," Rizzo said.