Nationals — Front Office

Player	Age	Service	G	fWAR	Salary $M	Surplus $M
Vladimir Guerrero	23	pre-arb	159	6.7	0.2	+7.0
Dustin Hermanson	25	arb	32	3.5	0.2	+3.5
Rondell White	26	arb	97	3.4	2.0	+1.6
Carlos Perez↔ LAD	27	arb	23	3.3	1.0	+2.5
Ugueth Urbina	24	arb	64	2.1	0.6	+1.7
Shane Andrews	26	arb	150	1.9	0.5	+1.7
Bob Henley	25	pre-arb	41	1.2	0.2	+1.2
Orlando Cabrera	23	pre-arb	79	1.2	0.2	+1.1
Terry Jones	27	pre-arb	60	1.2	0.2	+1.1
Trey Moore	25	pre-arb	14	1.1	0.2	+1.0
Carl Pavano	22	pre-arb	24	0.9	0.2	+0.8
F.P. Santangelo	30	arb	122	0.8	0.3	+0.6
Steve Kline	25	pre-arb	78	0.7	0.2	+0.6
Chris Widger	27	arb	125	0.7	0.3	+0.4
Mike Maddux	36	FA-elig	51	0.7	0.2	+0.5
Fernando Seguignol	23	–	16	0.6	–	–
Javier Vazquez	21	pre-arb	33	0.6	0.2	+0.5
Brad Fullmer	23	pre-arb	140	0.5	0.2	+0.4
Miguel Batista	27	FA-elig	56	0.2	0.2	+0.1
Derrick May	29	FA-elig	85	0.2	0.2	-0.0
Mike Thurman	24	pre-arb	14	0.2	0.2	+0.0
Michael Barrett	21	–	8	0.2	–	–
Tim Young	24	–	10	0.1	–	–
Wilton Guerrero↔ LAD	23	pre-arb	52	0.1	0.1	-0.0
Anthony Telford	32	FA-elig	77	0.1	0.2	-0.1
Kirk Bullinger	28	pre-arb	8	-0.0	0.2	-0.2
Rick DeHart	28	pre-arb	26	-0.1	0.2	-0.3
Marc Valdes	26	arb	20	-0.1	0.2	-0.4
Shayne Bennett	26	pre-arb	62	-0.2	0.2	-0.4
Ray Holbert↔ ATL	27	–	2	-0.2	–	–
Shawn Boskie	31	–	5	-0.2	–	–
Mark Grudzielanek↔ LAD	28	arb	105	-0.2	0.2	-0.5
Da Rond Stovall	25	pre-arb	62	-0.3	0.2	-0.5
Mike Johnson	22	–	2	-0.3	–	–
Jeremy Powell	22	–	7	-0.3	–	–
Mike Mordecai	30	arb	73	-0.5	0.2	-0.8
Mike Hubbard	27	arb	32	-0.8	0.2	-1.1
Scott Livingstone	32	FA-elig	76	-0.9	0.2	-1.2
Robert Perez↔ SEA	29	arb	52	-0.9	0.2	-1.2
Ryan McGuire	26	pre-arb	130	-1.1	0.2	-1.4
Jose Vidro	23	pre-arb	83	-1.1	0.2	-1.4

41 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 34 of them (83%). Players without a salary show "–" — no single historical salary source is fully complete (especially 2020–2022).

WAR = FanGraphs (fWAR). Green = produced more value than paid (bargain); red = paid more than produced. Service: pre-arb (<3 yr) / arb (3–6) / FA-eligible (6+). Click headers to sort.

History: front-office performance & develop-vs-buy (1985–2024)

Trade ledger (realized WAR, all-time)

Best acquisitions

Player	Year	WAR for WSN
Dennis Martínez	1986	22.5
Gio Gonzalez	2011	20.8
Trea Turner	2015	19.4
Liván Hernández	2003	17.2
Bryn Smith	1977	16.4
Moisés Alou	1990	13.8
Tanner Roark	2010	12.8
Mike Lansing	1991	12.0

Ones that got away

Player	Year traded	WAR elsewhere
Grady Sizemore	2002	30.3
Cliff Lee	2002	14.7
Tim Raines	1990	14.5
Lucas Giolito	2016	13.5
Cliff Floyd	1997	13.2
Gary Carter	1984	12.8
Maicer Izturis	2004	12.2
Carl Pavano	2002	8.1

Nationals WSN

1998 roster — every player, value & surplus

History: front-office performance & develop-vs-buy (1985–2024)

Trade ledger (realized WAR, all-time)