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Nationals: Why Carter Kieboom figures to play a prominent role in 2021

Carter Kieboom #8 of the Washington Nationals plays third base against the Atlanta Braves at Nationals Park on September 11, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Photo by G Fiume/Getty Images)

Despite his initial struggles, Carter Kieboom is still the guy moving forward.

Much was made this past offseason that the Nats needed to go out and acquire a power-hitting third baseman to cement themselves in the highly competitive NL East. However, the front office thought differently and wasn’t inclined to give up on the 23-year old after only 138 big-league at-bats. After all, Carter Kieboom was considered one of the better prospects in all of baseball over the last 3-plus years.