Part of the appeal of joining the Nationals, Nick Senzel explained after he signed on to a 1-year/$2M free agent deal with the club, was getting to play alongside lifelong friend Lane Thomas in Washington, but the 28-year-old, five-year veteran also talked about playing on the left side of the infield with shortstop CJ Abrams.
“He’s a super-talented player, athletic, really good at shortstop,” Senzel said. “Just excited to be around him, learn from him, try to mentor him in any way I can, be there for him. But just watching him from the other side, I saw him in his first year in San Diego, and even the way he’s grown, he’s just still so young, and even the way he’s grown in the last couple years it’s almost exponential.