While C.J. Abrams is having himself a career year at the plate, the Nationals star can no longer call himself a starting shortstop. And apparently, he wasn't pleased about the move either. On Friday, Nationals manager Blake Butera said that he was planning to move Abrams from shortstop to second base and have Nasim Nunez take over in Abrams' place. The reason was pretty simple. For as great as Abrams has been with the bat this season, he's been borderline unplayable defensively at shortstop. The 25-year-old leads MLB with 19 errors this season, and Statcast ranks him at the bottom of the league (1st percentile) in fielding run value and outs above average (OAA). Yet, despite the obvious need to make a change, Abrams seemed to disagree with the decision. Abrams' agent spoke out about the move In an interview with The Athletic, Abrams' agent, Mike Sanders of Roc Nation Sports, revealed that Abrams was unhappy to lose his place as Nationals shortstop. He said:
“I think, first, CJ was not thrilled about the decision to move him off shortstop at this time. But his priority is to win games for the Nationals and to be a team-first player, so that is what he’s going to do.”
Sanders went on to say that Abrams still viewed himself as a shortstop longterm and will likely look for shortstop money when he hits free agency in 2028. Abrams has only played 13 games in his career at second base. He made two errors in those games and posted a worse fielding percentage (.946) than he has at shortstop (.963). Abrams played the remaining games of the weekend series against the Mets at shortstop and was listed as the DH for Tuesday's game against the Rangers. This article originally appeared on For The Win: C.J. Abrams' agent revealed how the Nationals star reacted to position move