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Notes: Bacsik to serve as 'swing man'
WASHINGTON -- The Nationals started Spring Training with more than 30 pitchers, planning on finding five that would become the team's rotation. Five turned out to be wishful thinking, though, and in recent months, the team has had to reload as various pitchers have fallen victim to injury. Those new players have stepped in and given the team quality starts, and manager Manny Acta said they ...
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