In a somewhat surprising move this afternoon, the Washington Nationals optioned Carter Kieboom to their Alternate Training Site in Fredericksburg, VA and reinstated reliever Sean Doolittle from the Injured List.
Davey Martinez talked before Monday night’s series finale with the Miami Marlins about his 22-year-old third baseman Carter Kieboom’s struggles at the plate, his patient approach to his at bats, and a desire to see a little more aggressiveness out of the rookie infielder.
Kieboom was coming off an 0 for 2, two-walk game in which he drew a bases-loaded free pass that impressed his manager, but the third-year skipper said he wanted to see a bit of aggression out of the 2016 1st Round pick as well.