Alex Rodriguez knows a thing or two about playing the infield. Being brought up as a shortstop, he transitioned to playing third base during the 2004 season when he was traded to the New York Yankees.

He might hit sharp one-hop grounders from 20 feet away. Sometimes he works on facets of turning the double play. He might have infielders put on his flat glove to train the hands to cradle the ball.

In the past, Washington has done things like teach Marcus Semien how to become an above-average defensive shortstop with the A's. Semien had 0.1 defensive WAR in 2015 at the position and by 2018 ...

His early success stories came as an infield coach with the Oakland Athletics in the early 2000s, but he's passed on his knowledge at every stop he's made along the way.