Thanksgiving has arrived on the calendar, and a whole lot of change has taken place to the Washington Nationals since the end of the regular season up to this point.
It’s one that was needed. Things had gotten stagnant under their World Series-winning executive and manager tandem Mike Rizzo and Dave Martinez. The rebuild the organization underwent stalled out, and there was less light at the end of the tunnel than originally projected. So owner Mark Lerner pulled the plug and ushered in some major changes this winter as he tries to get things on track in the nation’s capital.
While there hasn’t been a ton for Nationals fans to be thankful for over the years, that is not the case this time around. Here are three things the fan base should be thankful for this Thanksgiving.
The New Regime