So much of this Nationals spring training, Dave Martinez’s first as manager, catered to the comfort of regulars like Rendon. When things went wrong this spring, Martinez brushed them off. Veteran reliever Shawn Kelley had the home run bug bite again, then admitted he hadn’t pushed himself much in spring training, and suffered without his regular season adrenaline. The veteran first baseman wrote his own, much-discussed spring training program that included two total at-bats in one appearance. Nationals cut ties with chef Mike Isabella after sexual harassment allegationsAfter ‘really good spring training,’ Nationals option Erick Fedde to minor league camp

Source: Washington Post March 25, 2018 20:27 UTC