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WASHINGTON (AP) — Every team has a “next big thing” in the minors http://www.dodgersfanproshop.com/authentic-max-muncy-jersey , waiting for the chance to dazzle in the majors, and Washington Nationals fans have been hearing about Victor Robles for years.He’s an outfielder whose speed fuels his offense and defense. He’s shown power, too. “Toolsy” is the way new Nationals second baseman Brian Dozier described him. “Explosive,” was first baseman Ryan Zimmerman’s adjective.Robles started in center field and went 0 for 3 in Washington’s exhibition finale Monday, a 5-3 victory over the New York Yankees at Nationals Park. That’s also where he’s expected to be on opening day, finally getting his turn to begin a season in the big leagues, moving into an outfield that lost Bryce Harper to free agency.“That’s what we work here for, to be an everyday player in the big leagues. I feel physically and mentally ready for that,” Robles said in an interview through bullpen catcher Octavio Martinez, who serves as a team translator. “Absolutely, that’s something you imagine, to be with the team on opening day — and in the starting lineup. So it’ll hopefully be a great moment.”The plan is for Robles to line up with Juan Soto, the runner-up as NL Rookie of the Year in 2018, in left field, and Adam Eaton in right.Asked how he’d describe himself http://www.dodgersfanproshop.com/authentic-max-muncy-jersey , Robles said: “A player that’s very aggressive and that never is comfortable with staying where his abilities are. I always want to be improving.”He got a taste of the majors, and the Nationals got a glimpse of him, during brief call-ups in 2017 and 2018.In 83 at-bats over a combined 34 games, he hit .277 with an .843 on-base-plus-slugging percentage, producing three homers, three triples, four doubles, 14 RBIs and three steals.“He plays with a ton of energy,” Max Scherzer said. “I absolutely love it. … Our outfielders really play with some grit and some grind. They have a ton of energy, and I feel like our ballclub really feeds off that.”Soto came out of nowhere at age 19 last season. Robles is 21.That prompted Eaton to joke: “It’s unbelievable how young our outfield is. They bring the median down, with me as a 30-year-old.”Robles says Soto has helped him with advice about getting ready to be an everyday player in the majors, telling him above all to be patient at the plate.“They like to have a good time. And when you see them together, they’re like little kids. They’ve got these different handshakes and all kinds of different things,” manager Dave Martinez said. “You know what they do? They keep our clubhouse loose. They keep our dugout loose. And it’s fun to watch them interact.”While Soto batted third ahead of Anthony Rendon against the Yankees and that appears to be the lineup Martinez will go with, Robles is often going to hit No. 9 Sandy Koufax Jersey , one spot behind the pitcher.Martinez said he likes that arrangement because it allows him to have Robles followed by leadoff man Eaton and No. 2 hitter Trea Turner.That offers the youngster better protection than a pitcher would provide, in addition to having three swift guys one after the other.Is Robles ready?“There’s only one way to find out. He’s handled himself well when he’s been up. He works hard, does everything he should. Obviously the talent’s there,” Zimmerman said. “It’s just a matter of putting him out there and making sure he can handle it, which I don’t think he’ll have a problem with.”GAME RECAP3B Anthony Rendon and DH Matt Adams homered for Washington. … Yankees SS Troy Tulowitzki homered off RHP Anibal Sanchez. … Sanchez plunked 3B Miguel Andujar in the chest in the second; Andujar remained in the game until the fourth. … RHP Aaron Barrett pitched in the sixth for Washington; a series of injuries and operations, including Tommy John surgery, have kept him out of the majors since 2015. … Martinez said RHP Jeremy Hellickson will begin the season as a long man in the bullpen, because a spread-out schedule allows Washington to use a four-man rotation early.HAIRY SITUATIONOF Mike Tauchman went 1 for 2 with a single and a walk, and played center field in his Yankees debut after arriving from Colorado in a trade. Tauchman went shopping Sunday for a razor so he could shave his beard to abide by the Yankees’ facial-hair policy.UP NEXTYankees: Open Thursday at the Orioles.Nationals: Open Thursday against the visiting Mets. Dick and Charlie Monfort are closer to model owners than the cheap owner stereotype"WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections Scaling the RocksPebble ReportRockpileRockies Game ThreadsRockies Fan ExperienceRockies State of the PositionRockies fans have less and less to complain about with team ownershipNew,45commentsDick and Charlie Monfort are closer to model owners than the cheap owner stereotypeMSTShareTweetShareShareRockies fans have less and less to complain about with team ownershipIt’s been a slow offseason. Prognosticators are saying that the free agent market that has handed out $1.251 billion dollars worth of contracts over 87 years (resulting in a lower raw total than projected but a higher average annual value) will result in the players going on strike when the collective bargaining agreement expires after the 2021 season. From perspective of public perception, it’s not a good time to be an owner (and it may be immoral to side with them, apparently).Well, unless you’re talking about the Colorado Rockies. In fact, if you’re a fan of the Rockies, you’re rapidly running out of things about which to complain as it relates to ownership. For the longest time http://www.dodgersfanproshop.com/authentic-max-muncy-jersey , everyone had an opinion on Rockies owners Dick and Charlie Monfort, and thanks to some non-competitive teams, some alleged meddling with the on-field product, and some unfortunate emails, very few of those opinions were positive. Now that the team is experiencing a sort of golden age, it’s passed time to reevaluate our opinion of the Monforts.One thing that the Monforts have understood better than most is that they aren’t just selling an on-field product, but an in-stadium experience as well. For all of the completely hilarious Party Deck jokes, Coors Field was among the first stadiums in the league to feature such an area that can now be found the league. Last season the scoreboard in left field got a much-needed upgrade. And construction on a “mixed-entertainment district” in the former West Lot near the stadium began in the fall, promising, among other things, a Rockies Hall of Fame. The Monforts have always done what it takes to keep Coors Field one of the crown jewels of Major League Baseball (unlike some owners who look at an 18-year-old stadium and decide to move to the ‘burbs).They haven’t been content to just spend money on the stadium. Since bottoming out at $73.9 million in 2013, the Opening Day payroll has set record highs each of the past five years, with this year’s projected $143 million projected to set another record. As young players have developed, the team has shown a willingness to supplement the homegrown talent with free agent contracts. They haven’t gone on a Steinbrenner-esque spree by any means, but they have run a payroll above league average for two years now and were one of a handful of teams to devote more than half their revenue to the on-field product. Not bad for a team with the 17th biggest US media market in MLB.What has set the Rockies apart is not the money they spend to bring in players Hyun-Jin Ryu Jersey , but the money they spend to keep the players fans love most. In 2001, they signed Todd Helton to a nine-year extension that was the fourth biggest contract in baseball at the time. Nine years later, they signed Troy Tulowitzki to a seven-year extension, which was the eighth biggest in baseball at the time, and gave Carlos Gonzalez a seven-year deal of his own. Last season they gave fan favorite and reigning batting champ Charlie Blackmon a six-year extension. And, of course, everyone is still basking in the glow of inking Nolan Arenado to an eight-year extension just this week, the richest by average annual value in baseball history. As Jeff Bridich said at the press conference announcing Nolan’s extension,That kind of culture of commitment can only happen when you have the support of an ownership group.Oh, and the team has averaged 88 wins over the last two years, so all of these positives have also been accompanied by winning baseball.So we have owners who spend money to create a memorable in-stadium experience and are willing to bring in free agents to supplement a roster built around home-grown talent, which has historically included signing the best and most beloved players on the team to long-term extensions to keep them in purple pinstripes.It’s understandable if the ownership lost your trust in the down years. But it’s high time to recognize that the Monforts are among the best owners in baseball.