Washington Nationals’ General Manager Mike Rizzo told reporters earlier this winter that when the opportunity to acquire reliever Kyle Barraclough arose in October, he moved quickly to get the hard-throwing righty in a deal that sent international slot value to the Miami Marlins.
“We took advantage of —” Rizzo began in an interview with 106.7 the FAN in D.C.’s Sports Junkies.
“Miami was trying to come up with some international spending money to do what they’re trying to do, and we thought it was a good value for Barraclough who — his stuff is terrific, has had some early success in the big leagues, struggled a little bit in the second half of last year, but we’ve seen enough of him up close and personal to know what his capabilities are.