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Nationals WSN

201298–64 (0.605)Made Playoffs
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GM: Michael Rizzo

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2012, or a custom range (defaults to every team-season since 1985, when our data starts).

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Front Office

PoorAverageGreat
Value
Payroll $M
$88M
Surplus $M
+22
Win %
0.605
TAB
+10.5
WAB
+17.7
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
43.2
Dead money %
26%
Depth Players
9.0
Dead WAR
-3.9

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2012 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RJesus Flores80
RKurt Suzuki⇄43
RWilson Ramos24
BSandy León12
RJhonatan Solano11
RCarlos Maldonado4

1B

LAdam LaRoche153
LChad Tracy14
RTyler Moore14
RMark DeRosa3
RMichael Morse1

2B

BDanny Espinosa126
BSteve Lombardozzi Jr.51
BCésar Izturis⇄1
RMark DeRosa1

3B

RRyan Zimmerman145
BSteve Lombardozzi Jr.13
RMark DeRosa11
LChad Tracy10
BCésar Izturis⇄1

SS

RIan Desmond128
BDanny Espinosa36
BCésar Izturis⇄4
RMark DeRosa1
BSteve Lombardozzi Jr.1

LF

RMichael Morse67
LRoger Bernadina57
BSteve Lombardozzi Jr.41
RTyler Moore40
RMark DeRosa9
LBryce Harper7
LCorey Brown7
REury Pérez3

CF

LBryce Harper92
LRick Ankiel62
LRoger Bernadina37
RJayson Werth11
REury Pérez4
RBrett Carroll3
LCorey Brown2

RF

RJayson Werth76
LBryce Harper65
RMichael Morse36
RXavier Nady⇄15
LRoger Bernadina7
RMark DeRosa7
LCorey Brown2
RTyler Moore2

DH

RMichael Morse9

Starters

LGio Gonzalez4.8 WAR
RStephen Strasburg4.8 WAR
RJordan Zimmermann3.8 WAR
REdwin Jackson2.5 WAR
LRoss Detwiler1.1 WAR
LJohn Lannan0.4 WAR
LTom Gorzelanny0.2 WAR
RChien-Ming Wang-0.4 WAR

Bullpen

★ RTyler Clippard32 sv
LSean Burnett31 h
RRyan Mattheus18 h
RCraig Stammen10 h
RDrew Storen10 h
LTom Gorzelanny9 h
LMichael Gonzalez7 h
RHenry Rodriguez2 h

Each position shows its top 3 by games (top = starter) — click "+more" for the rest. The letter is bats/throws; ⇄ marks a player traded mid-season. Starters are ranked by WAR, bullpen by holds; ★ marks the closer (most save chances). MLB Stats API.

Key additions (new vs 2011)

PlayerfWAR
Gio Gonzalez4.8
Bryce Harper4.4
Edwin Jackson2.5
Tyler Moore0.7
Chad Tracy0.6
Michael Gonzalez0.6

Key subtractions (gone from 2011)

Player2011 fWAR
Livan Hernandez1.7
Jason Marquis1.4
Tommy Milone0.6
Laynce Nix0.5
Todd Coffey0.3
Jonny Gomes0.3

Contract Value

WAR translated into tier-adjusted market value, then compared with what the player was paid by Nationals. Guaranteed contracts from the 2015-present contract-data period use the known contract period through 2012; everyone else is shown as a 2012 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Stephen Strasburg 2012 +4.8 +83.7 3.0 +80.7 $0.6M 2.19× –
Gio Gonzalez 2012 +4.8 +83.6 3.2 +80.3 $0.7M 2.19× –
Jordan Zimmermann 2012 +3.8 +66.8 2.3 +64.5 $0.6M 2.19× –
Bryce Harper 2012 +4.4 +62.7 0.5 +62.2 $0.1M 1.79× Free Agent · 2019–2031 · $25.4M AAV
Ian Desmond 2012 +4.2 +44.5 0.5 +44.0 $0.1M 1.32× –
Edwin Jackson 2012 +2.5 +39.3 11.0 +28.3 $4.4M 1.96× –
Ryan Zimmerman 2012 +4.0 +40.3 12.0 +28.3 $3.0M 1.25× –
Danny Espinosa 2012 +2.6 +22.8 0.5 +22.3 $0.2M 1.07× –
Adam LaRoche 2012 +3.4 +29.1 8.0 +21.1 $2.4M 1.07× –
Roger Bernadina 2012 +1.5 +14.6 0.5 +14.1 $0.3M 1.22× –
Tyler Clippard 2012 +1.2 +12.6 1.6 +11.0 $1.4M 1.34× –
Ross Detwiler 2012 +1.1 +9.3 0.5 +8.8 $0.4M 1.02× –
Sean Burnett 2012 +1.0 +10.2 2.3 +7.9 $2.4M 1.34× –
Drew Storen 2012 +0.7 +7.8 0.5 +7.3 $0.7M 1.34× –
Tyler Moore 2012 +0.7 +4.4 0.5 +3.9 $0.7M 0.83× –
Craig Stammen 2012 +0.7 +3.8 0.5 +3.3 $0.7M 0.67× –
Chad Tracy 2012 +0.6 +2.6 0.8 +1.9 $1.3M 0.56× –
Wilson Ramos 2012 +0.5 +2.0 0.5 +1.5 $1.0M 0.52× –
Sandy León 2012 +0.3 +1.3 0.3 +1.0 $0.8M 0.52× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $1.0M AAV
Steve Lombardozzi Jr. 2012 +0.3 +1.2 0.5 +0.7 $1.8M 0.56× –
Zach Duke 2012 +0.2 +0.9 0.2 +0.7 $1.0M 0.67× –
Cesar Izturis↔ 2012 +0.1 +0.4 0.1 +0.3 $0.8M 0.61× –
Michael Morse 2012 +0.5 +3.5 3.2 +0.3 $6.2M 0.83× –
Christian Garcia 2012 +0.1 +0.4 0.5 -0.1 $7.2M 0.67× –
Brett Carroll 2012 -0.0 -0.3 0.6 -0.9 – 0.83× –
Ryan Perry 2012 -0.2 -0.9 0.5 -1.4 – 0.67× –
John Lannan 2012 +0.4 +3.5 5.0 -1.5 $11.8M 1.02× –
Tom Gorzelanny 2012 +0.2 +1.1 3.0 -1.9 $14.0M 0.67× –
Jesus Flores 2012 -0.3 -1.3 0.8 -2.1 – 0.52× –
Kurt Suzuki↔ 2012 -0.1 -0.3 1.8 -2.1 – 0.52× –
Rick Ankiel 2012 -0.1 -1.0 1.2 -2.2 – 0.83× –
Ryan Mattheus 2012 -0.3 -1.7 0.5 -2.2 – 0.67× –
Brad Lidge 2012 -0.2 -1.3 1.0 -2.3 – 0.67× –
Mark DeRosa 2012 -0.5 -2.3 0.8 -3.1 – 0.58× –
Jayson Werth 2012 +1.4 +9.1 13.0 -3.9 $9.5M 0.83× –
Henry Alberto Rodriguez 2012 -0.4 -4.1 0.5 -4.6 – 1.34× –
Chien-Ming Wang 2012 -0.4 -2.9 4.0 -6.9 – 1.02× –
Xavier Nady↔ 2012 -1.2 -8.1 0.5 -8.6 – 0.83× –
Corey Brown 2012 +0.1 +0.5 0.5 +0.0 $6.1M 0.83× –
Eury Pérez 2012 +0.1 +0.4 0.5 -0.0 $7.1M 0.83× –
Carlos Maldonado 2012 -0.2 -0.6 – – – 0.52× –
Jhonatan Solano 2012 +0.4 +1.7 – – – 0.52× –
Michael Gonzalez 2012 +0.6 +3.0 – – – 0.67× –
Total—+43.3+542.387.7+450.6—

Trades

Every graded 2012 deal involving the Nationals — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 2 total.

2012 · WSN / MIN
WSN · Michael Rizzo +$86.4M
Denard Span
MIN · Terry Ryan −$86.4M
Alex Meyer
WSN came out ahead by $86.4M
2012 · OAK / WSN
OAK · Billy Beane +$3.2M
David Freitas
WSN · Michael Rizzo −$3.2M
Kurt Suzuki
OAK came out ahead by $3.2M

Current & Historical Payroll

2012 payroll
$87.6M

What the front office was committed to as of 2012, 2012–2018. Pre-2015 has no contract-terms data — forward italic $ are realized actuals (hindsight, not commitments known then). Control labels (ARB/FA) are point-in-time.

current $ guaranteed $ actual $ (hindsight) arbitration (proj) pre-arb (proj) free agent

Guaranteed / signed (14)

PlayerAgeSvc2012201320142015201620172018
Jayson Werth338.102$13.0M$16.0M$20.0M$21.0M$21.0M$21.0MFREE AGENT
Ryan Zimmerman276.032$12.0M$14.0M$14.0M$14.0M$14.0M$14.0M$14.0M
Edwin Jackson286.070$11.0MFREE AGENT$2.1M
Adam LaRoche328.000$8.0M$10.0M$12.0MFREE AGENT
Chien-Ming Wang326.159$4.0MFREE AGENT
Michael Morse307.000$3.2MFREE AGENT
Rick Ankiel328.033$1.2MFREE AGENT
Brad Lidge359.043$1.0MFREE AGENT
Mark DeRosa3711.061$800kFREE AGENT
Chad Tracy328.116$750k$1.0MFREE AGENT
Xavier Nady338.059$475kFREE AGENT
Zach Duke296.094$167k$377kFREE AGENT
Cesar Izturis3210.074$71kFREE AGENT
Michael Gonzalez349.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (7)

PlayerAgeSvc2012201320142015201620172018
John Lannan274.011$5.0MARB 3FREE AGENT
Tom Gorzelanny294.160$3.0MARB 3FREE AGENT
Sean Burnett295.085$2.3MFREE AGENT
Kurt Suzuki284.112$1.8MARB 3FREE AGENT
Jesus Flores274.079$850kARB 3FREE AGENT
Henry Alberto Rodriguez253.000$491kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan Mattheus283.123$481kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (22)

PlayerAgeSvc2012201320142015201620172018
Gio Gonzalez262.162$3.2MARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Stephen Strasburg231.118$3.0MPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jordan Zimmermann262.154$2.3MARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tyler Clippard272.148$1.6MARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brett Carroll292.082$580kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ian Desmond262.027$512kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Danny Espinosa251.033$506kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bryce Harper190.000$500kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Drew Storen241.140$499kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Roger Bernadina282.146$494kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Wilson Ramos241.047$491kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ross Detwiler262.002$485kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Craig Stammen281.160$485kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Steve Lombardozzi Jr.230.023$481kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tyler Moore250.000$480kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan Perry252.147$480kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Eury Pérez22–$480k
Christian Garcia261.031$480kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Corey Brown260.023$480kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Sandy León230.000$268kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Carlos Maldonado33–—
Jhonatan Solano260.027—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2012 acquisition stacked onto Nationals's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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Decision-maker records extend to 1933; resource-controlled WAR and payroll metrics cover 1985–2026. Data sources include FanGraphs, Baseball-Reference, the Chadwick Bureau register, the Lahman Database, prospect rankings from Baseball America, MLB Pipeline, and FanGraphs, and public payroll records. Transaction and trade data was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. Executive birth/death data via Wikidata (CC0).
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