In the field, Nats still have plenty of room for improvement
The Nationals have been charged with 29 errors through 23 games this spring, and manager Blake Butera believes the problems start long before the games do
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – Blake Butera can live with poor offensive production in spring training. He can tolerate less-than-perfect pitching. But sloppy defense? Even if the calendar says it’s still mid-March, the Nationals’ rookie manager won’t accept that.
Why not?
“Defense is controllable, in my mind,” he said.
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