In spite of all the talk about being comfortable with the in-house options on the big league roster (Howie Kendrick and Wilmer Difo) and in the Nationals’ system (Carter Kieboom and Luis Garcia), Washington’s General Manager, Mike Rizzo, went out and signed Brian Dozier to a one-year deal as the GM said he might if he could find the right fit at second base this winter.
Dozier is seen as an everyday option for 2019 and a bridge to a future lineup with Kieboom at second base in the nation’s capital.