Davey Martinez talked in late April about the difficulty of finding the right spots for his A-pen relievers, when the Nationals haven’t had too many leads to protect late in games in the first weeks of the 2022 campaign.
In order to keep back-end relievers Kyle Finnegan and Tanner Rainey sharp when there are not too many hold or save opportunities, Washington’s fifth-year skipper explained, he has to occasionally send them out to just get work so they don’t get rusty.
“I talked to [Rainey] and Finnegan both about their usage and playing,” Martinez said at the end of the first month of the season, “and Tanner especially.