The Nationals are closer to their spring training opponents this year after moving into a new facility:
Less travel is better “because you’re not in a car. People with back issues and knee issues, you’re not in a bus or a car for three, four hours a day,” said Rizzo, who has seen teams ravaged by spring training injuries before. “Secondly, you get more work in. When you’re driving four hours a day, that’s four hours you’re not working out.”
All told, the Nationals will travel 1,380 miles to and from spring training games this season. Last year, they traveled 2,096.
I used to have long commutes to work, and I enjoy the short ones much better.