The Washington Nationals are nearing the end of a fifth-straight losing season and have begun making plans for the offseason.
Mike Rizzo met with the media and said he expects to take a wide approach to acquiring offensive help.
\"I wouldn\'t keyhole us at first base,\" Rizzo said. \"We need some offense. We need a couple of bats that can hit in the middle of the lineup and take the onus off some of these good young core players and assist them in the run creation of our offense. We have the core players to be middle-of-the-lineup hitters. If we add a bat or two into that group, it takes a little bit of pressure off everybody and everybody can relax a little bit more and develop into the players we think they are going to be.\"
Via Bill Ladson/MLB