Davey Martinez had a talk with 21-year-old shortstop CJ Abrams after the Nationals brought the infielder, acquired from San Diego in the trade which sent Juan Soto and Josh Bell over to the Padres at the deadline, up to play short in the majors on Monday, and got a good feel for the future captain of the club’s infield.
Martinez watched Abrams go through his pregame routine, then he got to watch the highly-regarded, 2019 1st Round pick go out and compete against the Chicago Cubs with mixed results the first time out, but he liked what he saw overall from one of the five prospects in the deal with the Padres.