The Washington Nationals have a new team leader in WAR (Wins Above Replacement) as Luis Garcia Jr. captured the top spot yesterday. Of course, it could be short-lived since Garcia is only fractionally ahead of MacKenzie Gore who starts tonight. This will be a battle to the end to see who is voted locally as the team’s MVP. What a positive impact from Garcia who was demoted a year ago this week to Triple-A Rochester — and was not a lock to make the Nats’ Opening Day roster this year. Not only did he come into training camp in great shape, his defense is markedly improved and rated second best on the team.
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