With the trade deadline less than 24 hours away, the Washington Nationals made their first move an expected one Monday night by dealing third baseman Jeimer Candelario to the contending Chicago Cubs, receiving two prospects in return.
, Candelario sat at his locker and chatted with second baseman Luis García, outfielder Victor Robles, infielder Ildemaro Vargas and Gerardo Parra, the former fan favorite who is now a special assistant to General Manager Mike Rizzo. Soon after, García and Vargas left to get ready for the game, but Candelario remained by his locker a bit longer.Candelario was not in the lineup; Vargas filled in at third.
“It’s a tough time of year. The trade deadline is up — we’ve been through this before — so we’ll see what happens here in the next couple days,” Martinez said before the trade. “[Candelario] plays the game the right way. He’s been awesome for our young players.”Candelario was the first Nationals player to be moved ahead of the trade deadline, which is 6 p.m. Tuesday.
The Cubs selected Herz in the eighth round of the 2019 draft out of a North Carolina high school and then went well over slot to sign him — and convince him not to attend the University of North Carolina. He has a 3.97 ERA in 14 starts at Class AA this season. He has impressive strikeout numbers — 12.2 per nine innings — but also has walked 5.6 per nine, so he will need better command to be effective at the major league level.
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