Tres Barrera #38 of the Washington Nationals celebrates scoring the winning run on in the ninth inning on Alcides Escobar #3 hit in the ninth inning s baseball game against the San Diego Padres at Nationals Park on July 18, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images)
Would Alex Avila have been signed? Would Jonathan Lucroy had been signed? Would Rene Rivera have needed to be signed? If the Washington Nationals knew Tres Barrera was going to hit like this, would they have just gone with him as the backup catcher from Opening Day on?