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King has done a nice job rebuilding his stock in Arizona though. Like Petersen, King has posted a 1.083 OPS, but he has played 14 games. Seaver King is hitting .377 and leads the league with 24 RBI’s. He is spraying the ball all around the yard and looks like the guy the Nats drafted out of Wake Forest.
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Miguel Cairo is out of the Washington Nationals managerial hunt as Paul Toboni shakes up the staff
The Nationals are making expected changes to their coaching staff and Miguel Cairo won’t be the next Nats manager
One thing the Nationals definitely needed to do was to clean up the 40-man roster. Washington had one of the worst pitching staffs in the sport, from top to bottom, and there were pitchers taking up spots that probably didn't factor into the club's long-term vision under Toboni.
The Washington Nationals removed Jorge Alfaro from the 40-man roster knowing what the outcome might be. On Friday, Alfaro cleared waivers and took the expected path, opting for free agency. The Nationals' communication department announced the news at about noon on Friday.
The offseason is underway for the Washington Nationals, and it's clear they are fully ushering in a new era of baseball for this franchise based on the hires th