Regardless of what you might think about Luis García remaining at Triple-A while he’s put up big numbers offensively, the Nationals have insisted from the start he will remain with Washington’s top minor league affiliate until they think he’s ready to play every day in the majors again.
GM Mike Rizzo held the line when discussing the continued development of the recently-turned 22-year-old infielder with 106.7 the FAN in D.C.’s Sports Junkies on Wednesday.
It’s still about his progress and ability to handle the role of an everyday shortstop in the majors.
“We see him as a long-term answer at shortstop,” Rizzo told the Junkies of the infielder who had a .