Before the addition of Kyle Schwarber on what is reportedly a 1-year/$10M free agent deal, Washington Nationals’ manager Davey Martinez was already jotting down potential lineup configurations. Martinez told MLB Network Radio hosts Jim Bowden and Jim Duquette this past Sunday that he likes the options that the Nats have now that they’ve traded for a new first baseman, Josh Bell, and added Schwarber as a corner outfielder.
“We got an early Christmas gift with Josh Bell and now we just added Schwarber,” Martinez said, when asked about potential batting order combinations, “.