Nationals Kept it Classy and Gave Out World Series Share Money to Scouting and Minor League Staffs
In a beautiful example of giving in the holiday season, players from the World Series champion Washington Nationals are sharing their bonus earnings from the team's victory with the scouts and minor league personnel who helped to get them to the bigs.
This generous gesture is an incredible example of paying homage to those who made the behind-the-scenes moves which were responsible for Washington's unexpected World Series run.
The Washington #Nats players, in a classy move, awarded parts of their World Series shares to all of their scouts and minor league personnel. It was the first time Manager Davey Martinez said he heard of such a gesture.
— Bob Nightengale (@BNightengale) December 10, 2019
Before today, there was nothing you could tell me that would raise my opinion of this plucky, underdog Nationals team that went up against the big, bad, sign-stealing Astros and won when nobody believed in them. However, this incredibly commemorative action has made them exponentially more endearing.
With his new (record-breaking) contract, you can bet that Stephen Strasburg didn't protest this decision one bit.
Stephen Strasburg’s seven-year, $245M deal with the #Nationals will give him highest average annual value for a pitcher in major-league history - at least temporarily. Gerrit Cole likely to get even more than $35M per, and for more than seven years. First with terms: @JeffPassan.
— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) December 9, 2019
The fact that this team is on board with this sign of appreciation is a real indicator of how this organization carries itself. The question now is, will other teams follow in the Nats' footsteps by showing love to their below-the-line staffers in the future? It sure sounds like a good idea.