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Nationals WSN

201797–65 (0.599)Made Playoffs
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GM: Michael Rizzo

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2017, 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
$181M
Surplus $M
-25
Win %
0.599
TAB
+8.0
WAB
+10.9
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
46.1
Dead money %
33%
Depth Players
10.0
Dead WAR
-6.1

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2017 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

BMatt Wieters118
BJose Lobatón50
RPedro Severino10
RRaudy Read3

1B

RRyan Zimmerman143
LAdam Lind39
RHowie Kendrick⇄2

2B

LDaniel Murphy139
BWilmer Difo25
RAdrián Sanchez10
RHowie Kendrick⇄9
RGrant Green2
LStephen Drew2

3B

RAnthony Rendon145
LStephen Drew11
RAdrián Sanchez7
BWilmer Difo6

SS

RTrea Turner95
BWilmer Difo57
LStephen Drew13
RAdrián Sanchez8

LF

RJayson Werth51
RHowie Kendrick⇄38
LBrian Goodwin31
LAdam Lind25
RRyan Raburn22
RChris Heisey19
LAlejandro De Aza13
LAndrew Stevenson9
LAdam Eaton5
RVictor Robles2
BWilmer Difo2
RRafael Bautista1

CF

RMichael A. Taylor111
LBrian Goodwin34
LAdam Eaton20
LAndrew Stevenson5
RVictor Robles3
LAlejandro De Aza1
RRafael Bautista1
BWilmer Difo1

RF

LBryce Harper110
RJayson Werth16
LAlejandro De Aza14
LAndrew Stevenson14
RRafael Bautista11
LBrian Goodwin11
RVictor Robles6
RChris Heisey5
BWilmer Difo3
LAdam Eaton2
RHowie Kendrick⇄2
RMichael A. Taylor2

DH

LAdam Lind7
RJayson Werth2
RPedro Severino1
RRyan Zimmerman1

Starters

RMax Scherzer6.7 WAR
RStephen Strasburg6.0 WAR
LGio Gonzalez3.5 WAR
RTanner Roark2.5 WAR
RJoe Ross0.7 WAR
LMatt Grace0.3 WAR
RA.J. Cole0.2 WAR
REdwin Jackson⇄-0.1 WAR
RJeremy Guthrie-0.1 WAR
RErick Fedde-0.3 WAR
RJacob Turner-0.4 WAR

Bullpen

★ RBrandon Kintzler⇄29 sv
RMatt Albers14 h
LOliver Perez12 h
LEnny Romero10 h
RJoe Blanton7 h
LMatt Grace4 h
RShawn Kelley2 h
RBlake Treinen⇄0 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 2016)

PlayerfWAR
Sean Doolittle1.1
Matt Albers1.0
Ryan Madson0.9
Adam Lind0.9
Adam Eaton0.8
Howie Kendrick0.6

Key subtractions (gone from 2016)

Player2016 fWAR
Wilson Ramos4.1
Danny Espinosa1.0
Mark Melancon1.0
Felipe Vázquez0.7
Matt Belisle0.7
Reynaldo López0.5

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 2017; everyone else is shown as a 2017 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Max Scherzer 2017 +6.7 +133.7 22.1 +111.6 $3.3M 2.50× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $3.0M AAV
Stephen Strasburg 2017 +6.0 +120.1 18.3 +101.8 $3.1M 2.50× –
Anthony Rendon 2017 +5.9 +67.4 5.8 +61.6 $1.0M 1.43× Free Agent · 2020–2025 · $35.0M AAV
Gio Gonzalez 2017 +3.5 +62.0 12.0 +50.0 $3.4M 2.19× –
Bryce Harper 2017 +4.1 +59.1 13.6 +45.5 $3.3M 1.79× Free Agent · 2019–2031 · $25.4M AAV
Michael A. Taylor 2017 +2.9 +36.9 0.6 +36.4 $0.2M 1.60× –
Trea Turner 2017 +3.1 +29.2 0.6 +28.7 $0.2M 1.18× Free Agent · 2023–2033 · $27.3M AAV
Tanner Roark 2017 +2.5 +29.4 4.3 +25.0 $1.7M 1.49× –
Daniel Murphy 2017 +3.6 +35.1 12.0 +23.1 $3.3M 1.20× –
Ryan Zimmerman 2017 +3.5 +33.6 14.0 +19.6 $4.0M 1.20× –
Sean Doolittle↔ 2017 +1.1 +11.4 1.5 +9.9 $1.4M 1.34× –
Matt Albers 2017 +1.0 +10.2 1.1 +9.1 $1.2M 1.34× –
Ryan Madson↔ 2017 +0.9 +9.9 2.6 +7.3 $2.8M 1.34× –
Koda Glover 2017 +0.6 +6.8 0.5 +6.3 $0.8M 1.34× –
Wilmer Difo 2017 +1.2 +5.9 0.5 +5.4 $0.4M 0.61× –
Joe Ross 2017 +0.7 +5.7 0.4 +5.3 $0.6M 1.02× –
Brian Goodwin 2017 +0.5 +3.5 0.4 +3.0 $0.8M 0.83× –
Adam Lind 2017 +0.9 +3.9 1.0 +2.9 $1.1M 0.56× –
Brandon Kintzler↔ 2017 +0.3 +3.3 1.1 +2.2 $3.6M 1.34× –
Blake Treinen↔ 2017 +0.4 +2.1 0.3 +1.8 $0.8M 0.67× Free Agent · 2025–2026 · $11.0M AAV
Enny Romero 2017 +0.4 +2.4 0.6 +1.8 $1.2M 0.67× –
A.J. Cole 2017 +0.2 +1.9 0.2 +1.7 $0.7M 1.02× –
Adam Eaton 2017 +0.8 +5.2 4.0 +1.2 $5.1M 0.83× –
Matt Grace 2017 +0.3 +1.5 0.4 +1.2 $1.3M 0.67× –
Austin Adams 2017 -0.0 -0.0 0.1 -0.1 – 0.67× –
Victor Robles 2017 -0.0 -0.0 0.1 -0.1 – 0.83× Extension · 2025–2027 · $4.9M AAV
Grant Green 2017 -0.1 -0.3 0.0 -0.3 – 0.56× –
Raudy Read 2017 -0.1 -0.3 0.1 -0.3 – 0.52× –
Sammy Solís 2017 +0.1 +0.3 0.5 -0.3 $10.3M 0.67× –
Ryan Raburn 2017 -0.0 -0.2 0.3 -0.5 – 0.83× –
Trevor Gott 2017 -0.1 -0.5 0.0 -0.5 – 0.67× –
Jeremy Guthrie 2017 -0.1 -0.8 0.0 -0.8 – 1.02× –
Pedro Severino 2017 -0.3 -1.1 0.1 -1.2 – 0.52× –
Howie Kendrick↔ 2017 +0.6 +3.9 5.7 -1.8 $9.8M 0.83× –
Oliver Pérez 2017 +0.4 +2.1 4.0 -1.9 $10.2M 0.67× –
Rafael Bautista 2017 -0.3 -1.8 0.1 -1.9 – 0.83× –
Alejandro De Aza 2017 -0.3 -1.9 0.1 -2.0 – 0.83× –
Andrew Stevenson 2017 -0.3 -1.9 0.2 -2.1 – 0.83× –
Erick Fedde 2017 -0.3 -2.4 0.1 -2.5 – 1.02× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $1.5M AAV
Edwin Jackson↔ 2017 -0.1 -1.1 2.1 -3.2 – 1.02× –
Stephen Drew 2017 -0.1 -0.2 3.5 -3.7 – 0.61× –
Jacob Turner 2017 -0.4 -2.3 1.5 -3.8 – 0.67× –
Jose Lobatón 2017 -0.6 -2.5 1.6 -4.1 – 0.52× –
Chris Heisey 2017 -0.5 -3.5 1.4 -4.9 – 0.83× –
Joe Blanton 2017 -0.2 -0.9 4.0 -4.9 – 0.67× –
Matt Wieters 2017 -1.2 -4.8 10.5 -15.3 – 0.52× –
Shawn Kelley 2017 -1.1 -12.2 5.5 -17.7 – 1.34× –
Jayson Werth 2017 -0.1 -1.0 21.0 -22.0 – 0.83× –
Adrián Sanchez 2017 +0.1 +0.2 0.2 -0.0 $4.5M 0.56× –
Total—+46.1+647.0180.6+466.5—

Trades

Every graded 2017 deal involving the Nationals — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 5 total.

2017 · WSN / PHI
WSN · Michael Rizzo +$13.6M
Howie Kendrick
PHI · Matt Klentak −$13.6M
McKenzie Mills
WSN came out ahead by $13.6M
2017 · WSN / MIN
WSN · Michael Rizzo +$4.0M
Brandon Kintzler
MIN · Derek Falvey −$4.0M
Tyler Watson
WSN came out ahead by $4.0M
2017 · CHW / WSN
CHW · Kenny Williams +$0.8M
cash / PTBNL
WSN · Michael Rizzo −$0.8M
Ryan Raburn
CHW came out ahead by $0.8M
2017 · OAK / WSN
OAK · Billy Beane +$8.8M
Blake Treinen, Jesús Luzardo, Sheldon Neuse
WSN · Michael Rizzo −$8.8M
Sean Doolittle, Ryan Madson
OAK came out ahead by $8.8M
2017 · WSN / TBR
WSN · Michael Rizzo +$1.6M
Enny Romero
TBR · Erik Neander −$1.6M
Jeffrey Rosa
WSN came out ahead by $1.6M

Current & Historical Payroll

2017 payroll
$180.9M
2018 guaranteed
$0M

What the front office was committed to as of 2017, 2017–2023. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2017; arbitration & free-agent years are projected from service time. Hover a figure for its luxury-tax (CBT) & actual-cash values.

current $ guaranteed $ arbitration (proj) pre-arb (proj) free agent club option player option mutual option vesting option

Guaranteed / signed (20)

PlayerAgeSvc2017201820192020202120222023
Max Scherzer328.079$22.1MFREE AGENT
Jayson Werth3813.102$21.0MFREE AGENT
Stephen Strasburg286.118$18.3MFREE AGENT
Ryan Zimmerman3211.032$14.0MFREE AGENT
Gio Gonzalez317.162$12.0MFREE AGENT
Daniel Murphy327.109$12.0MFREE AGENT
Matt Wieters317.129$10.5MFREE AGENT
Howie Kendrick3310.091$5.7MFREE AGENT
Shawn Kelley337.128$5.5MFREE AGENT
Oliver Pérez3512.144$4.0MFREE AGENT
Joe Blanton3610.158$4.0MFREE AGENT
Stephen Drew3410.038$3.5MFREE AGENT
Ryan Madson3611.155$2.6MFREE AGENT
Edwin Jackson3311.031$2.1MFREE AGENT
Chris Heisey327.000$1.4MFREE AGENT
Matt Albers349.141$1.1MFREE AGENT
Adam Lind339.058$1.0MFREE AGENT
Ryan Raburn369.109$348kFREE AGENT
Alejandro De Aza3310.000$137kFREE AGENT
Jeremy Guthrie3810.130$3kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (9)

PlayerAgeSvc2017201820192020202120222023
Bryce Harper244.159$13.6MARB 3FREE AGENT
Anthony Rendon273.130$5.8MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tanner Roark303.055$4.3MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Adam Eaton284.030$4.0MARB 3FREE AGENT
Jose Lobatón325.138$1.6MFREE AGENT
Jacob Turner263.111$1.5MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Sean Doolittle304.122$1.5MARB 3FREE AGENT
Brandon Kintzler325.003$1.1MFREE AGENT
Michael A. Taylor263.000$558kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (20)

PlayerAgeSvc2017201820192020202120222023
Trea Turner240.135$555kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Enny Romero261.072$551kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Sammy Solís281.084$546kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Koda Glover240.051$538kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Wilmer Difo250.110$538kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joe Ross241.094$434kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brian Goodwin260.044$427kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Grace280.145$377kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Blake Treinen292.065$290kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Adrián Sanchez260.000$246kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Andrew Stevenson230.000$175kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
A.J. Cole250.092$167kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Pedro Severino230.094$137kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Erick Fedde240.000$105kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rafael Bautista240.000$102kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Austin Adams262.002$102kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Raudy Read230.000$91kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Victor Robles200.000$73kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Grant Green292.033$26kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Trevor Gott240.145$20kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2017 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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