4 years agoWashington Nationals infielder Starlin Castro shifted over to the hot corner for the first time during Grapefruit League play Tuesday in an attempt to get the veteran reps at the position prior to Opening Day. The move comes as a means of helping Castro develop additional positional flexibility in the case that manager Dave Martinez decides to look elsewhere with presumptive starting third baseman Carter Kieboom (.171/.216/.286) continuing to struggle at the dish during camp. Martinez has gone as far as saying that he wants Kieboom to be the club's starting 3B, but the 23-year-old delivered just a .556 OPS in 33 big league games last season. While Kieboom possesses top prospect pedigree, he's a true late-round roll-of-the-dice selection in season-long drafts at this stage.--Jesse Borek
Source: Maria Torres