The trade deadline was approaching, but he thought he was safe. Then, about an hour before the 4 p.m. nonwaiver trade deadline, he was summoned to Manager Dave Martinez’s office. Kintzler thought it was a joke. The Nationals acquired Kintzler at the deadline exactly a year earlier as part of their midseason bullpen overhaul. I always thought I was a good teammate and everyone in that clubhouse thought I was a good teammate.

Source: Washington Post August 01, 2018 10:05 UTC