Nationals — Front Office

Player	Age	Service	G	fWAR	Salary $M	Surplus $M
Juan Soto	22	arb	151	6.8	8.5	+13.5
Trea Turner↔ LAD	28	FA-elig	96	4.4	8.4	+5.8
Josh Bell	28	arb	144	2.2	6.3	+0.7
Max Scherzer↔ LAD	36	FA-elig	19	2.1	21.9	-15.1
Josh Harrison↔ OAK	33	FA-elig	90	2.1	0.7	+6.1
Yan Gomes↔ OAK	33	FA-elig	63	2.0	3.7	+2.7
Joe Ross	28	FA-elig	22	1.7	1.5	+4.0
Kyle Schwarber↔ BOS	28	FA-elig	72	1.6	4.5	+0.6
Lane Thomas↔ STL	25	pre-arb	45	1.4	0.2	+4.4
Alcides Escobar	34	FA-elig	75	1.4	0.3	+4.2
Paolo Espino	34	pre-arb	35	1.2	0.5	+3.3
Daniel Hudson↔ SDP	34	FA-elig	31	1.0	3.4	-0.2
Tres Barrera	26	pre-arb	30	0.8	0.2	+2.3
Erick Fedde	28	pre-arb	29	0.8	0.6	+1.9
Starlin Castro	31	FA-elig	87	0.8	7.0	-4.5
Keibert Ruiz↔ LAD	22	pre-arb	23	0.5	0.1	+1.5
Riley Adams↔ TOR	25	–	35	0.5	0.2	+1.3
Ryan Zimmerman	36	FA-elig	110	0.4	1.0	+0.3
Alex Avila	34	FA-elig	34	0.4	1.5	-0.3
Patrick Murphy↔ TOR	26	pre-arb	17	0.3	0.2	+0.7
Adrián Sanchez	30	pre-arb	16	0.3	0.1	+0.7
Yadiel Hernandez	33	pre-arb	112	0.2	0.7	+0.0
Patrick Corbin	31	FA-elig	31	0.2	24.4	-23.7
Jon Lester↔ STL	37	–	18	0.2	0.8	-0.2
Gabe Klobosits	26	–	11	0.2	0.1	+0.4
Brad Hand↔ NYM	31	FA-elig	41	0.1	6.3	-5.9
Jhon Romero	26	–	5	0.1	0.0	+0.4
Josiah Gray↔ LAD	23	–	12	0.1	0.2	+0.2
Kyle Finnegan	29	pre-arb	68	0.1	0.6	-0.2
Stephen Strasburg	32	FA-elig	5	0.1	35.0	-34.7
Kyle McGowin	29	pre-arb	27	0.1	0.5	-0.2
Jordy Mercer	34	FA-elig	46	0.1	1.0	-0.8
Jakson Reetz	25	–	2	0.1	0.0	+0.2
Will Harris	36	FA-elig	8	0.0	8.0	-7.9
Joan Adon	22	–	1	0.0	0.0	+0.1
René Rivera↔ CLE	37	–	4	0.0	0.1	+0.0
Sean Nolin	31	pre-arb	10	0.0	0.2	-0.1
Austin Voth	29	pre-arb	49	0.0	0.6	-0.5
Andrés Machado	28	pre-arb	40	0.0	0.3	-0.2
Jonathan Lucroy↔ ATL	35	–	5	0.0	0.0	-0.0
Cody Wilson	24	–	1	-0.0	0.0	-0.1
Luis Avilán	31	FA-elig	4	-0.1	0.9	-1.1
Sam Clay	28	–	58	-0.1	0.5	-0.7
Ryne Harper	32	pre-arb	34	-0.1	0.3	-0.6
Humberto Arteaga	27	pre-arb	1	-0.1	0.0	-0.3
Josh Rogers	26	pre-arb	6	-0.1	0.1	-0.4
Kyle Lobstein	31	–	3	-0.1	0.0	-0.3
Alberto Baldonado	28	–	14	-0.2	0.1	-0.6
Mason Thompson↔ SDP	23	–	27	-0.2	0.2	-0.9
Andrew Stevenson	27	pre-arb	109	-0.2	0.5	-1.3
Hernán Pérez	30	FA-elig	10	-0.3	0.1	-1.0
Jefry Rodriguez	27	pre-arb	14	-0.3	0.2	-1.2
Gerardo Parra	34	FA-elig	53	-0.3	1.0	-2.0
Victor Robles	24	pre-arb	107	-0.3	0.5	-1.5
Javy Guerra	35	FA-elig	6	-0.3	0.1	-1.1
Justin Miller↔ STL	34	–	5	-0.3	0.1	-1.1
Tanner Rainey	28	pre-arb	38	-0.3	0.4	-1.6
Wander Suero	29	pre-arb	45	-0.5	0.5	-1.9
Luis García Jr.	21	–	70	-0.7	–	–
Carter Kieboom	23	pre-arb	62	-1.1	0.2	-3.7

60 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 59 of them (98%). 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.

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

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

2021 roster — every player, value & surplus

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

Trade ledger (realized WAR, all-time)