Rice slugger Anthony Rendon, believed to be a potential first overall pick, slid to the Nationals with the sixth overall pick on Monday night. "That big? I went sixth overall," Rendon said with a chuckle. "It didn't matter to me if I went one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, 10, 13th or 30th. It didn't matter to me. "I feel awesome. I came to Rice and it's been a great experience. That was my main goal, to improve my Draft stock. Anything before the 27th round -- that's when I was drafted after high school -- that's a plus for me. So I'm happy." The Nationals already have a third baseman for years to come in Ryan Zimmerman, so there is a strong possibility that Rendon could be switched to second or first base. "Right now, we feel that third base is his position," general manager Mike Rizzo said of Rendon. "We evaluate him as a Gold Glove-caliber defensive guy at third base. We are going to delay that decision [as far as making a position switch]. We'll make that decision down the road. "I think he is a terrifically polished college player. I think he will be a quick-to-the-big-leagues type of guy, as far as the normal course of a drafted player. But we are not going to put any stipulations or timetables like that. We really feel good about this player. This is a guy that we had at the top of our draft board for a long time."