Davey Martinez talked all spring about wanting Patrick Corbin to put the past two seasons and his struggles on the mound in them behind him.
Corbin, 32, and headed into the fourth year of his 6-year/$140M deal with the Nationals, got the nod as Washington’s Opening Day starter as the club kicks off its organizational reboot.
How did Martinez decide on the southpaw as his Opening Day starter?
“Honestly, for me, he deserves it,” the fifth-year manager said. “He really does. And as I watched him go through Spring Training, he came to Spring Training with everything we thought we tried to get him to do, and he did well.