Paul Sullivan: Dave Martinez a perfect fit for the Nationals

Washington manager Dave Martinez enters his new job knowing he'll be deemed a success only if he wins at least one playoff series in 2018.

A big part of ending one historic drought in Chicago, Martinez now moves on to Drought 2.0 in D.C.

After waiting years for a chance to slide over into the manager's chair, serving as Joe Maddon's wing man the last decade with the Rays and the Cubs, Martinez's time finally has arrived.

But instead of running a start-up with the built-in patience factor, the former Cubs bench coach won't be afforded the luxury of "growing into" his first managerial job. When