There may come a day when the Washington Nationals put Seattle Mariners fans on edge by anointing Harry Ford their starting catcher. But it is not this day.
Though Ford ostensibly began spring training with a chance to win the Nats' everyday backstop gig, that possibility went up in smoke when they optioned him to Triple-A on Wednesday. He'll get regular reps there, while replacement-level maestro Keibert Ruiz hangs onto his job in D.C.
Hey, that's life when said maestro is only into the fourth year of an eight-year, $50 million contract. And the Nationals still believe highly in Ford, with manager Blake Butera referring to MLB Pipeline's No.