DOB & EOF welcome back The Athletic's Washington Nationals beat writer, Brittany Ghiroli, to the program! The gaggle of NL East purveyors dive into Ronald Acuna's and Juan Soto's friendship and discuss their continual development (2:00). Britt details covering Manny Machado in Baltimore, and how the two aforementioned outfielders differ from the, at time, contentious Machado (15:45). The 'Soto Shuffle' effect is looked at closely (30:45). Britt canvasses the Nationals' Spring and elaborates on the key off-season story lines like; how much will Washington miss Rendon; Strasburg's contract; how good is Trae Turner and more (36:00). Plus, the intriguing Sean Doolittle, and Britt on the Arizona plan (57:00).

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