On Day 1 of the 2023 MLB Winter Months Meetings in Nashville, TN, a press reporter mentioned exactly how all 5 outfielders currently on the Washington Nationals' 40-man are right-handed hitters. It seems an apparent location the club is going to address this winter months." I want to get a left-handed hitting outfielder. I'll take anybody, but to have outfielder would be fantastic." - Davey Martinez" You have to have reviewed my mind. We require a left-handed bat, " supervisor Davey Martinez responded in his media accessibility from the Gaylord Opryland Resort. Does the 59-year-old captain who signed a multi-year extension in D.C. last season want a bat in left area? As the DH? In the beginning? At third base?" I would such as to obtain a left-handed striking outfielder, " Martinez cleared up. "I'll take anyone, however to have an outfielder would be terrific." It's not the only opening to fill up. It's always pitching, pitching, pitching, with the Nationals, of training course. And initial and third base are currently unclaimed as well as 2nd base, apparently, much more on that tomorrow). Nationals' GM Mike Rizzo acknowledged every one of the above when he as well talked with press reporters in Tennessee on Monday. "I believe we're mosting likely to be hostile once more this year trying to find a bat that can play the corner infield CJ Abrams Shorts, be it 3rd base or initial base, or DH, or left field, or a combination of all three of those, " Rizzo, the GM and Head of state of Baseball procedures in D.C. described, as priced estimate by MASN's Mark Schwab-USA TODAY Sports "And afterwards we'll resort back to getting more pitching." Several of the holes on the big league roster can be filled up from within ultimately, and the club has actually set up significant depth in the outfield in the minors, along with some options at the edge infield spots, so they may not intend to ink anyone to lasting deals at those places this wintertime." We're not going to obstruct people, " Rizzo said, as estimated on MASN:" But if we're fortunate sufficient that we have this increase of individuals knocking on the major league door, then that'll be a great day for us here. Players, they inform me when they prepare by their use the field. We have actually never had a problem with moving players swiftly to the major leagues if they can carry out up there. And we'll have no agitations about placing them there now." Martinez claimed a few of the power the club intends to include in the schedule this offseason might originate from within and without." I assume it's mosting likely to be both. I actually do. As you can see, several of our young gamers started getting it in the direction of completion there. "I assume there's still a whole lot more out of CJ [Abrams, out of Keibert [Ruiz and some of our more youthful men." I assume this winter months we're going to look elsewhere as well to see if we can possibly load some voids that we require to fill." - Davey Martinez on offseason requires" We do have some young players that are coming that I think will provide some power also. I assume this wintertime we're mosting likely to look somewhere else also to see if we can possibly fill up some gaps that we need to fill. "We're in a hard scenario since we want to bring-- we intend to get our young people up below and we don't wish to take too lots of places away from those men when they're prepared, but yet we reached compete at the big organization level." So we'll consider all methods and all aspects and see what we can do." There is, certainly, a power bat in the outfield in San Diego who is allegedly readily available for the right return." Are we going to get him?" Martinez joked with a press reporter when Juan Soto's name showed up in a different context on Monday. "I'll take him back." Asked concerning the opportunity of including starting pitching to the mix, together with MacKenzie Gore, Josiah Gray, Jake Irvin, Patrick Corbin, Trevor Williams, Jackson Rutledge, and Cade Cavalli at some time maybe as he recoups from Tommy John surgical treatment), and the equilibrium there with intending to let young starters grow while also competing, Martinez stated he and Rizzo do not such as to shed. and you can constantly utilize even more Amador/ The Tennessean/ U.S.A. TODAY NETWORK" [Rizzo, he's a competitor and he intends to win games, " Martinez said. "We could add another starting bottle in that mix. Yet it will most definitely help us create our younger players, more youthful bottles also, " he included." However I want to see our young bottles pitch. Some of these guys got a year under their belts, some of them have three quarters of a year under their belt. "I want to see what they can do coming out of Springtime Training." The ongoing advancement of the young core of the turning is a major consideration, as it was last period, and Martinez said he could when again try out a six-man turning when there are long stretches of games without a break." I intend to see them expand, though, " he stated. "I wish to see them complete. So this to me is going to be a fascinating Spring Training to see how they bounce back from in 2014, since a great deal of them did pitch a whole lot. We had some men that were wounded before, and they made it via in 2014. So this year will certainly be crucial. Yet, yeah, I'll take a good top quality starter anytime."" We have actually obtained several holes to load, " Rizzo claimed." We've got our work cut out for us this year, and I believe we're going to take our aggressive technique when it suits us and wait on the market when it suits us. "I believe we're going to be active here."