Every team runs through the standard PFP drills every spring. Fielding bunts. Covering first base. Pickoff plays. So the Nats aren’t doing anything revolutionary in that regard. But there is an ...

We all know about Painter and what his future holds, but don’t get your hopes up of seeing him face hitters this spring. He’s likely just there to stretch and do PFP and maybe get a tan.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — It’s become a familiar part of spring training, right up there with PFP (pitcher fielding practice), intrasquad games and overpriced beer. The slow play. As in ...