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Nationals WSN

202026–34 (0.433)
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GM: Michael Rizzo

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2020, 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
$170M
Surplus $M
-115
Win %
0.433
TAB
-18.3
WAB
-16.4
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
7.5
Dead money %
63%
Depth Players
2.0
Dead WAR
-4.7

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2020 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RKurt Suzuki30
RYan Gomes30

1B

LEric Thames27
BAsdrúbal Cabrera25
RHowie Kendrick6
RJake Noll4
LBrock Holt⇄2
RJosh Harrison1

2B

LLuis García Jr.37
RStarlin Castro16
RJosh Harrison12
BWilmer Difo4
RHowie Kendrick1

3B

RCarter Kieboom31
BAsdrúbal Cabrera17
LBrock Holt⇄10
RJosh Harrison10
BWilmer Difo2
RJake Noll1

SS

RTrea Turner59
BWilmer Difo4
LLuis García Jr.3

LF

LJuan Soto36
RMichael A. Taylor14
LAndrew Stevenson9
LBrock Holt⇄5
RJosh Harrison5
BEmilio Bonifácio1

CF

RVictor Robles52
RMichael A. Taylor11
LAndrew Stevenson1

RF

LAdam Eaton41
RMichael A. Taylor11
LJuan Soto6
LAndrew Stevenson4
LBrock Holt⇄2
RJosh Harrison2
LYadiel Hernandez1

DH

RHowie Kendrick19
LEric Thames12
BAsdrúbal Cabrera11
LYadiel Hernandez7
RJosh Harrison6
LJuan Soto5
RKurt Suzuki2
RMichael A. Taylor2
LBrock Holt⇄1
RCarter Kieboom1
RJake Noll1

Starters

RMax Scherzer1.8 WAR
LPatrick Corbin1.2 WAR
RAnibal Sanchez0.2 WAR
LBen Braymer0.2 WAR
RPaolo Espino0.1 WAR
RStephen Strasburg0.0 WAR
RAustin Voth-0.2 WAR
RErick Fedde-0.3 WAR
RWil Crowe-0.5 WAR

Bullpen

★ RDaniel Hudson10 sv
RTanner Rainey9 h
RWander Suero7 h
RWill Harris6 h
RJavy Guerra5 h
RKyle Finnegan4 h
RDakota Bacus2 h
RRyne Harper1 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 2019)

PlayerfWAR
Kyle Finnegan0.3
Ben Braymer0.2
Josh Harrison0.2
Starlin Castro0.1
Will Harris0.1
Paolo Espino0.1

Key subtractions (gone from 2019)

Player2019 fWAR
Anthony Rendon6.8
Brian Dozier1.5
Fernando Rodney0.5
Tony Sipp0.3
Gerardo Parra0.3
Jonny Venters0.0

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 2020; everyone else is shown as a 2020 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Juan Soto 2020 +2.5 +32.1 0.2 +31.9 $0.1M 1.60× Free Agent · 2026–2039 · $51.0M AAV
Trea Turner 2020 +2.8 +26.0 7.5 +18.6 $2.7M 1.18× Free Agent · 2023–2033 · $27.3M AAV
Andrew Stevenson 2020 +0.9 +5.8 0.1 +5.7 $0.1M 0.83× –
Wander Suero 2020 +0.5 +2.8 0.2 +2.6 $0.4M 0.67× –
Kyle Finnegan 2020 +0.3 +1.8 0.2 +1.6 $0.6M 0.67× Free Agent · 2026–2028 · $9.5M AAV
Tanner Rainey 2020 +0.3 +1.4 0.2 +1.2 $0.8M 0.67× –
Ben Braymer 2020 +0.2 +0.9 0.1 +0.8 $0.4M 0.67× –
Kyle McGowin 2020 +0.1 +0.6 0.1 +0.6 $0.7M 0.67× –
Paolo Espino 2020 +0.1 +0.7 0.0 +0.6 $0.3M 1.02× –
Josh Harrison 2020 +0.2 +0.7 0.3 +0.4 $2.1M 0.56× –
Javy Guerra 2020 +0.0 +0.3 0.4 -0.1 $7.5M 0.67× –
Aaron Barrett 2020 -0.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.2 – 0.67× –
Jake Noll 2020 -0.0 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 – 0.56× –
Ryne Harper 2020 -0.0 -0.1 0.1 -0.2 – 0.67× –
Sam Freeman 2020 +0.0 +0.0 0.2 -0.2 $30.4M 0.67× –
Dakota Bacus 2020 -0.1 -0.3 0.1 -0.4 – 0.67× –
Seth Romero 2020 -0.1 -0.5 0.1 -0.6 – 0.67× –
Asdrúbal Cabrera 2020 +0.4 +1.7 2.5 -0.8 $6.6M 0.56× –
Emilio Bonifácio 2020 -0.1 -0.7 0.1 -0.8 – 0.83× –
James Bourque 2020 -0.2 -0.8 0.1 -1.0 – 0.67× –
Victor Robles 2020 -0.1 -0.8 0.2 -1.0 – 0.83× Extension · 2025–2027 · $4.9M AAV
Yadiel Hernandez 2020 -0.2 -0.9 0.0 -1.0 – 0.69× –
Carter Kieboom 2020 -0.2 -1.0 0.2 -1.2 – 0.58× –
Austin Voth 2020 -0.2 -1.7 0.2 -1.9 – 1.02× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Luis García Jr. 2020 -0.4 -2.0 0.1 -2.1 – 0.56× –
Wilmer Difo 2020 -0.2 -1.1 1.0 -2.1 – 0.56× –
Brock Holt↔ 2020 -0.2 -0.7 1.4 -2.2 – 0.58× –
Erick Fedde 2020 -0.3 -2.2 0.2 -2.4 – 1.02× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $1.5M AAV
Yan Gomes 2020 +0.4 +1.5 4.0 -2.5 $11.1M 0.52× –
Wil Crowe 2020 -0.5 -3.8 0.0 -3.8 – 1.02× –
Michael A. Taylor 2020 -0.1 -0.8 3.3 -4.2 – 0.83× –
Starlin Castro 2020 +0.1 +0.6 5.0 -4.4 $36.2M 0.56× –
Aníbal Sánchez 2020 +0.2 +1.6 7.0 -5.4 $36.6M 1.02× –
Kurt Suzuki 2020 +0.1 +0.6 6.0 -5.4 $42.5M 0.52× –
Eric Thames 2020 -0.6 -2.7 3.0 -5.7 – 0.56× –
Howie Kendrick 2020 -0.2 -1.2 6.2 -7.5 – 0.69× –
Will Harris 2020 +0.1 +0.5 8.0 -7.5 $91.2M 0.67× –
Sean Doolittle 2020 -0.3 -1.3 6.5 -7.8 – 0.67× –
Daniel Hudson 2020 -0.4 -4.3 5.0 -9.3 – 1.34× –
Patrick Corbin 2020 +1.2 +9.7 19.4 -9.7 $16.3M 1.02× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $1.0M AAV
Adam Eaton 2020 -0.3 -2.1 9.5 -11.6 – 0.83× –
Max Scherzer 2020 +1.8 +21.8 35.9 -14.1 $19.6M 1.49× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $3.0M AAV
Stephen Strasburg 2020 +0.0 +0.4 35.0 -34.6 $753.6M 1.02× –
Total—+7.5+82.2169.6-87.9—

Trades

Every graded 2020 deal involving the Nationals — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 2 total.

2020 · WSN / PIT
WSN · Michael Rizzo +$24.0M
Josh Bell
PIT · Ben Cherington −$24.0M
Eddy Yean, Wil Crowe
WSN came out ahead by $24.0M
2020 · MIN / WSN
MIN · Derek Falvey +$0.8M
Hunter McMahon
WSN · Michael Rizzo −$0.8M
Ryne Harper
MIN came out ahead by $0.8M

Current & Historical Payroll

2020 payroll
$170.1M
2021 guaranteed
$0M

What the front office was committed to as of 2020, 2020–2026. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2020; 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 (18)

PlayerAgeSvc2020202120222023202420252026
Max Scherzer3511.079$35.9MFREE AGENT
Stephen Strasburg319.118$35.0MFREE AGENT
Patrick Corbin307.105$19.4MFREE AGENT
Adam Eaton317.030$9.5MFREE AGENT
Will Harris356.102$8.0MFREE AGENT
Aníbal Sánchez3613.099$7.0MFREE AGENT
Sean Doolittle337.122$6.5MFREE AGENT
Howie Kendrick3614.000$6.2MFREE AGENT
Kurt Suzuki3612.112$6.0MFREE AGENT
Starlin Castro309.150$5.0MFREE AGENT
Daniel Hudson339.106$5.0MFREE AGENT
Yan Gomes327.083$4.0MFREE AGENT
Michael A. Taylor296.000$3.3MFREE AGENT
Asdrúbal Cabrera3412.027$2.5MFREE AGENT
Brock Holt326.052$1.4MFREE AGENT
Javy Guerra349.000$370kFREE AGENT
Josh Harrison328.033$348kFREE AGENT
Emilio Bonifácio357.135$83kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (4)

PlayerAgeSvc2020202120222023202420252026
Trea Turner273.135$7.5MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Eric Thames334.063$3.0MARB 3FREE AGENT
Wilmer Difo283.016$1.0MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Sam Freeman334.066$213kARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (21)

PlayerAgeSvc2020202120222023202420252026
Juan Soto211.134$233kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Victor Robles231.052$220kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Wander Suero281.123$216kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tanner Rainey270.158$212kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Austin Voth280.127$211kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kyle Finnegan280.000$209kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Erick Fedde271.098$209kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Carter Kieboom220.012$178kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Seth Romero240.000$143kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryne Harper311.020$143kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Luis García Jr.200.000$140kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dakota Bacus29–$140k
James Bourque260.005$112kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kyle McGowin280.069$81kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Andrew Stevenson261.063$72kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ben Braymer260.000$65kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Yadiel Hernandez320.000$50kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jake Noll260.017$44kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Aaron Barrett322.170$40kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Wil Crowe250.000$28kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Paolo Espino330.059$22kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2020 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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