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Nationals WSN

201993–69 (0.574)★ 2019 World Series Champions
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Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2019, 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
$203M
Surplus $M
-39
Win %
0.574
TAB
+10.4
WAB
+5.3
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
50.1
Dead money %
21%
Depth Players
10.0
Dead WAR
-4.5

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2019 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RYan Gomes93
RKurt Suzuki75
RRaudy Read4
RTres Barrera1

1B

LMatt Adams79
RHowie Kendrick48
RRyan Zimmerman44
LGerardo Parra⇄14
RJake Noll2
BAsdrúbal Cabrera⇄1
RAdrián Sanchez1
RYan Gomes1

2B

RBrian Dozier123
RHowie Kendrick23
BAsdrúbal Cabrera⇄9
RAdrián Sanchez4
BWilmer Difo2
RAnthony Rendon1
LGerardo Parra⇄1

3B

RAnthony Rendon146
BAsdrúbal Cabrera⇄28
RHowie Kendrick15
RAdrián Sanchez6
BWilmer Difo6
LGerardo Parra⇄1
RJake Noll1

SS

RTrea Turner122
BWilmer Difo33
RCarter Kieboom10
RAdrián Sanchez2

LF

LJuan Soto150
LGerardo Parra⇄24
LAdam Eaton7
LAndrew Stevenson5
RAdrián Sanchez1

CF

RVictor Robles141
RMichael A. Taylor25
LGerardo Parra⇄12

RF

LAdam Eaton139
LGerardo Parra⇄34
RVictor Robles15
RMichael A. Taylor7

DH

RHowie Kendrick7
RRyan Zimmerman3

Starters

RMax Scherzer6.5 WAR
RStephen Strasburg5.8 WAR
LPatrick Corbin4.4 WAR
RAnibal Sanchez2.2 WAR
RAustin Voth0.9 WAR
RJoe Ross0.6 WAR
RErick Fedde0.1 WAR
RJeremy Hellickson-0.0 WAR
RKyle McGowin-0.3 WAR
LMatt Grace-0.4 WAR

Bullpen

★ LSean Doolittle29 sv
RWander Suero19 h
RFernando Rodney⇄17 h
RTanner Rainey9 h
LTony Sipp9 h
RJavy Guerra⇄5 h
LMatt Grace4 h
RKyle Barraclough⇄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 2018)

PlayerfWAR
Patrick Corbin4.4
Aníbal Sánchez2.2
Asdrúbal Cabrera1.5
Brian Dozier1.5
Yan Gomes0.9
Kurt Suzuki0.5

Key subtractions (gone from 2018)

Player2018 fWAR
Bryce Harper3.2
Tanner Roark2.5
Gio Gonzalez1.4
Brandon Kintzler0.5
Matt Wieters0.5
Greg Holland0.4

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 2019; everyone else is shown as a 2019 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Max Scherzer 2019 +6.5 +130.6 37.5 +93.1 $5.7M 2.50× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $3.0M AAV
Juan Soto 2019 +5.4 +88.9 0.6 +88.3 $0.1M 2.05× Free Agent · 2026–2039 · $51.0M AAV
Stephen Strasburg 2019 +5.8 +116.5 38.3 +78.2 $6.6M 2.50× –
Patrick Corbin 2019 +4.4 +77.3 12.9 +64.3 $2.9M 2.19× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $1.0M AAV
Anthony Rendon 2019 +6.8 +77.4 18.8 +58.6 $2.8M 1.43× Free Agent · 2020–2025 · $35.0M AAV
Victor Robles 2019 +3.6 +51.9 0.6 +51.3 $0.2M 1.79× Extension · 2025–2027 · $4.9M AAV
Trea Turner 2019 +4.4 +46.2 3.7 +42.5 $0.8M 1.32× Free Agent · 2023–2033 · $27.3M AAV
Aníbal Sánchez 2019 +2.2 +25.7 6.0 +19.7 $2.8M 1.49× –
Howie Kendrick 2019 +2.8 +23.6 4.0 +19.6 $1.5M 1.07× –
Wander Suero 2019 +1.5 +15.5 0.6 +14.9 $0.4M 1.34× –
Adam Eaton 2019 +2.0 +19.8 8.4 +11.4 $4.1M 1.22× –
Asdrúbal Cabrera↔ 2019 +1.5 +10.4 1.0 +9.4 $0.7M 0.85× –
Austin Voth 2019 +0.9 +7.7 0.3 +7.4 $0.4M 1.02× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Daniel Hudson↔ 2019 +0.5 +5.3 0.5 +4.7 $1.1M 1.34× –
Joe Ross 2019 +0.6 +3.4 1.0 +2.4 $1.6M 0.67× –
Andrew Stevenson 2019 +0.4 +2.3 0.6 +1.8 $1.6M 0.83× –
Gerardo Parra↔ 2019 +0.3 +2.0 0.3 +1.8 $0.8M 0.83× –
Sean Doolittle 2019 +0.7 +7.3 6.0 +1.3 $8.7M 1.34× –
Fernando Rodney↔ 2019 +0.5 +4.9 3.6 +1.2 $8.0M 1.34× –
Brian Dozier 2019 +1.5 +10.0 9.0 +1.0 $5.9M 0.82× –
Tony Sipp 2019 +0.3 +1.7 1.0 +0.7 $3.1M 0.67× –
Tanner Rainey 2019 +0.2 +0.8 0.4 +0.4 $2.6M 0.67× –
Erick Fedde 2019 +0.1 +0.7 0.4 +0.3 $4.1M 1.02× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $1.5M AAV
Javy Guerra↔ 2019 +0.2 +0.8 0.6 +0.2 $4.1M 0.67× –
Austin Adams↔ 2019 -0.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 – 0.67× –
James Bourque 2019 -0.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.2 – 0.67× –
Jonny Venters↔ 2019 +0.0 +0.3 0.6 -0.3 $11.9M 0.67× –
Tres Barrera 2019 -0.0 -0.2 0.1 -0.3 – 0.52× –
Michael Blazek 2019 -0.1 -0.4 0.0 -0.4 – 0.67× –
Aaron Barrett 2019 -0.1 -0.7 0.1 -0.7 – 0.67× –
Dan Jennings 2019 -0.1 -0.6 0.1 -0.8 – 0.67× –
Wilmer Difo 2019 -0.0 -0.2 0.6 -0.8 – 0.61× –
Raudy Read 2019 -0.2 -0.9 0.1 -1.0 – 0.52× –
Adrián Sanchez 2019 -0.2 -0.9 0.3 -1.1 – 0.58× –
Jake Noll 2019 -0.1 -0.6 0.6 -1.2 – 0.56× –
Austen Williams 2019 -0.2 -0.8 0.5 -1.3 – 0.67× –
Jeremy Hellickson 2019 -0.0 -0.2 1.3 -1.5 – 1.02× –
Kyle McGowin 2019 -0.3 -1.5 0.1 -1.6 – 0.67× –
Kurt Suzuki 2019 +0.5 +2.2 4.0 -1.8 $7.7M 0.52× –
Michael A. Taylor 2019 +0.2 +1.1 3.2 -2.2 $19.8M 0.83× –
Justin Miller 2019 -0.3 -1.8 0.6 -2.4 – 0.67× –
Hunter Strickland↔ 2019 -0.3 -1.7 1.1 -2.8 – 0.67× –
Matt Grace 2019 -0.4 -2.2 0.6 -2.8 – 0.67× –
Roenis Elías↔ 2019 -0.3 -2.8 0.1 -2.9 – 1.34× –
Carter Kieboom 2019 -0.6 -3.1 0.0 -3.1 – 0.61× –
Yan Gomes 2019 +0.9 +3.6 7.1 -3.5 $8.3M 0.52× –
Matt Adams 2019 -0.2 -0.8 3.0 -3.8 – 0.56× –
Kyle Barraclough↔ 2019 -0.6 -3.1 1.3 -4.4 – 0.67× –
Trevor Rosenthal↔ 2019 -0.3 -1.8 3.8 -5.6 – 0.67× –
Ryan Zimmerman 2019 +0.0 +0.1 18.0 -17.9 $1207.0M 0.56× –
Total—+50.4+713.5203.3+510.0—

Trades

Every graded 2019 deal involving the Nationals — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 3 total.

2019 · SEA / WSN
SEA · Jerry Dipoto +$3.2M
Austin Adams
WSN · Michael Rizzo −$3.2M
Nick Wells
SEA came out ahead by $3.2M
2019 · SEA / WSN
SEA · Jerry Dipoto +$1.6M
Aaron Fletcher, Elvis Alvarado, Taylor Guilbeau
WSN · Michael Rizzo −$1.6M
Hunter Strickland, Roenis Elías
SEA came out ahead by $1.6M
2019 · WSN / TOR
WSN · Michael Rizzo +$0.8M
Daniel Hudson
TOR · Mark Shapiro −$0.8M
Kyle Johnston
WSN came out ahead by $0.8M

Current & Historical Payroll

2019 payroll
$203.3M
2020 guaranteed
$0M

What the front office was committed to as of 2019, 2019–2025. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2019; 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)

PlayerAgeSvc2019202020212022202320242025
Stephen Strasburg308.118$38.3MFREE AGENT
Max Scherzer3410.079$37.5MFREE AGENT
Ryan Zimmerman3413.032$18.0MFREE AGENT
Patrick Corbin296.105$12.9MFREE AGENT
Brian Dozier326.100$9.0MFREE AGENT
Adam Eaton306.030$8.4MFREE AGENT
Yan Gomes316.083$7.1MFREE AGENT
Sean Doolittle326.122$6.0MFREE AGENT
Aníbal Sánchez3512.099$6.0MFREE AGENT
Howie Kendrick3512.091$4.0MFREE AGENT
Kurt Suzuki3511.112$4.0MFREE AGENT
Trevor Rosenthal297.000$3.8MFREE AGENT
Fernando Rodney4215.137$3.6MFREE AGENT
Matt Adams306.033$3.0MFREE AGENT
Jeremy Hellickson328.041$1.3MFREE AGENT
Asdrúbal Cabrera3311.027$1.0MFREE AGENT
Tony Sipp3510.000$1.0MFREE AGENT
Javy Guerra338.000$627kFREE AGENT
Daniel Hudson328.106$522kFREE AGENT
Gerardo Parra329.145$253kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (9)

PlayerAgeSvc2019202020212022202320242025
Anthony Rendon295.130$18.8MFREE AGENT
Michael A. Taylor285.000$3.2MFREE AGENT
Kyle Barraclough293.059$1.3MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Hunter Strickland303.163$1.1MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joe Ross263.067$1.0MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jonny Venters345.159$562kFREE AGENT
Dan Jennings325.171$124kFREE AGENT
Aaron Barrett313.034$78kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Roenis Elías303.069$76kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (21)

PlayerAgeSvc2019202020212022202320242025
Trea Turner262.135$3.7MARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Justin Miller322.128$593kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Wilmer Difo272.110$581kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Juan Soto200.134$578kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Grace302.065$576kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Wander Suero270.123$562kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Andrew Stevenson250.158$559kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Victor Robles220.052$558kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jake Noll250.000$555kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Austen Williams260.030$516kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tanner Rainey260.023$403kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Erick Fedde260.150$355kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Austin Voth270.036$338kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Adrián Sanchez280.160$256kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kyle McGowin270.027$116kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Raudy Read250.032$90kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tres Barrera240.000$66kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Michael Blazek302.089$45kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Carter Kieboom210.000$30kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Austin Adams280.043$14kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
James Bourque250.000$12kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2019 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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