District Daily: Nationals’ equipment truck set to depart for Florida
By Pablo Roa
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Nationals’ equipment truck set to depart for Florida
WASHINGTON — The Nationals loaded their equipment truck Monday, as they prepared to move their baseball gear from Nationals Park to Space Coast Stadium, their Spring Training facility in Viera, Fla. The team is entering its 14th season in Viera.
The Kane Company, the official moving company of the Nats, was to move about 30,000 pounds of equipment for the trip.
As part of the annual MLB tradition known as Truck Day, Washington clubhouse manager Mike Wallace and his staff packed up and loaded a vast assortment of gear — ranging from weight-training equipment and medical supplies to player uniforms and apparel — in preparation for the start of Spring Training. Pitchers and catchers report Feb. 19, while the full squad reports on Feb. 24. The first full-squad workout is two days later. Read full article here.
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Washington Nationals: What you need to know about Yunel Escobar
The Washington Nationals have recently answered their second base question with the recent arrival of Yunel Escobar from the Oakland Athletics. The infielder came to Washington out of a deal that traded Tyler Clippard to the A’s. Escobar was only with the A’s for a week, but before that he played shortstop with the Tampa Bay Rays for two seasons. Now that he is here playing second, it gives the Nationals the chance to work with a roster during Spring Training that will most likely be here to stay for the rest of 2015.
Here is what you need to know about the new Nationals’ new second baseman.
Potential shortstop
Don’t get me wrong, losing Ian Desmond as shortstop would be devastating to the Nationals, but he will be a free agent after this season and the Nationals need to keep all their options open. Read full article here.