#Nationals GM Mike Rizzo told me early deals with Corbin, 2 Cs, 2 rlvrs allows time to be more patient with another SP, LH bench bat. As for Harper: “I have done this too long to ever definitively close a door” said Nats r better team today than when made Sept offer to Harper.

— Joel Sherman (@Joelsherman1) December 10, 2018