leadoff hitter has always been a sore spot for us. We had a long history of trotting out folks like Morgan, Span (who was pretty decent IIRC), Eaton, Turner, etc. It seemed back in the early days the Nats were always in search of a consistent lead off hitter who could get on base and steal bases.
that was the origin of the White Whale search. Rizzo's white whale was a CF who could lead off. Span was easily the best for a short time. I don't count Taylor as fitting that mold, but his 2017 and Robles's 2019 were probably the best seasons from our CFs.
