(John McDonnell/The Washington Post)ColumnistLuckily for fans of the Washington Nationals, baseball has many pleasures even after a team’s hopes for its season are smashed. Huge pieces of a 2019 season that might be quite exciting — or just the opposite — will be on display every day. Those moves have saved $13 million but gotten back obscure-to-negligible prospects who are unlikely to leave a ripple at Nationals Park. They better know. The Nats know their closer for 2019 is Sean Doolittle, who might be back this week.

Source: Washington Post September 03, 2018 01:02 UTC