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Nationals WSN

202255–107 (0.340)
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GM: Michael Rizzo

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2022, 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
$122M
Surplus $M
-92
Win %
0.340
TAB
-24.2
WAB
-24.9
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
8.1
Dead money %
63%
Depth Players
2.0
Dead WAR
-9.1

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2022 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

BKeibert Ruiz106
RRiley Adams44
RTres Barrera19
RIsrael Pineda4

1B

BJosh Bell⇄103
RJoey Meneses40
RLuke Voit⇄15
RMaikel Franco4
RRiley Adams1

2B

BCésar Hernández126
LLuis García Jr.33
BIldemaro Vargas⇄4
RAlcides Escobar2

3B

RMaikel Franco99
BIldemaro Vargas⇄43
BCésar Hernández9
BLucius Fox4

SS

LLuis García Jr.59
LCJ Abrams⇄44
RAlcides Escobar37
BIldemaro Vargas⇄15
LDee Strange-Gordon13
BLucius Fox6

LF

LYadiel Hernandez79
RLane Thomas73
RAlex Call⇄22
BCésar Hernández10
LJoshua Palacios9
BEhire Adrianza⇄9
LDee Strange-Gordon3
RJoey Meneses3

CF

RVictor Robles128
RLane Thomas56
RAlex Call⇄5
LDee Strange-Gordon4

RF

RLane Thomas43
RJoey Meneses22
LJoshua Palacios12
RAlex Call⇄6
LYadiel Hernandez1

DH

RNelson Cruz123
RLuke Voit⇄38
LYadiel Hernandez10
RMaikel Franco3
LJoshua Palacios3
RRiley Adams2
RVictor Robles2
RAlex Call⇄2
LDee Strange-Gordon1
LJuan Soto⇄1
BEhire Adrianza⇄1
BKeibert Ruiz1
RLane Thomas1

Starters

LPatrick Corbin0.7 WAR
RErasmo Ramirez0.3 WAR
RErick Fedde0.3 WAR
RJoan Adon0.1 WAR
RCade Cavalli0.1 WAR
RStephen Strasburg0.0 WAR
LEvan Lee-0.1 WAR
RAaron Sanchez⇄-0.1 WAR
RJackson Tetreault-0.1 WAR
RPaolo Espino-0.2 WAR
RAnibal Sanchez-0.2 WAR
LJosh Rogers-0.3 WAR
RTommy Romero⇄-0.4 WAR
RCory Abbott-0.5 WAR
RJosiah Gray-0.7 WAR

Bullpen

★ RTanner Rainey12 sv
RKyle Finnegan14 h
RCarl Edwards Jr.13 h
RVictor Arano7 h
RHunter Harvey6 h
RSteve Cishek6 h
RErasmo Ramirez5 h
RAndres Machado3 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 2021)

PlayerfWAR
Joey Meneses1.7
Ildemaro Vargas1.4
Hunter Harvey1.0
César Hernández0.5
Alex Call0.4
Erasmo Ramírez0.3

Key subtractions (gone from 2021)

Player2021 fWAR
Trea Turner4.4
Max Scherzer2.1
Josh Harrison2.1
Yan Gomes2.0
Kyle Schwarber1.6
Daniel Hudson1.0

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 2022; everyone else is shown as a 2022 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Josh Bell↔ 2022 +2.8 +23.7 6.6 +17.1 $2.4M 1.07× Free Agent · 2026–2027 · $7.0M AAV
Juan Soto↔ 2022 +2.5 +26.7 11.3 +15.4 $4.5M 1.33× Free Agent · 2026–2039 · $51.0M AAV
Joey Meneses 2022 +1.7 +11.3 0.7 +10.6 $0.4M 0.81× –
Keibert Ruiz 2022 +1.5 +9.4 0.7 +8.7 $0.5M 0.76× Pre-arb extension · 2023–2032 · $6.2M AAV
Lane Thomas 2022 +1.4 +9.1 0.7 +8.4 $0.5M 0.83× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $5.2M AAV
Ildemaro Vargas↔ 2022 +1.4 +6.6 0.1 +6.5 $0.1M 0.58× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $1.2M AAV
Kyle Finnegan 2022 +0.6 +6.3 0.7 +5.6 $1.2M 1.34× Free Agent · 2026–2028 · $9.5M AAV
Hunter Harvey 2022 +1.0 +5.3 0.7 +4.6 $0.7M 0.67× Free Agent · 2026–2027 · $6.0M AAV
Alex Call↔ 2022 +0.4 +2.9 0.1 +2.7 $0.3M 0.83× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $1.6M AAV
Erasmo Ramírez 2022 +0.3 +1.7 0.1 +1.6 $0.3M 0.67× –
Tanner Rainey 2022 +0.2 +2.4 0.9 +1.6 $3.8M 1.34× –
Victor Robles 2022 +0.4 +2.8 1.6 +1.1 $4.0M 0.83× Extension · 2025–2027 · $4.9M AAV
Víctor Arano 2022 +0.3 +1.7 0.9 +0.8 $2.9M 0.67× –
Yadiel Hernandez 2022 +0.2 +1.3 0.7 +0.6 $3.5M 0.83× –
Luis García Jr. 2022 +0.2 +1.0 0.5 +0.5 $2.3M 0.61× –
Cade Cavalli 2022 +0.1 +0.5 0.2 +0.3 $2.6M 1.02× Arbitration · 2026–2027 · $0.9M AAV
Erick Fedde 2022 +0.3 +2.4 2.1 +0.3 $7.3M 1.02× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $1.5M AAV
Joan Adon 2022 +0.1 +0.6 0.3 +0.3 $3.7M 1.02× –
Jordan Weems 2022 +0.1 +0.5 0.3 +0.2 $3.4M 0.67× –
Mason Thompson 2022 +0.0 +0.2 0.5 -0.3 $11.6M 0.67× –
Patrick Murphy 2022 -0.1 -0.3 0.1 -0.4 – 0.67× –
Austin Voth↔ 2022 -0.1 -0.3 0.4 -0.7 – 0.67× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Evan Lee 2022 -0.1 -0.3 0.5 -0.8 – 0.67× –
Tyler Clippard 2022 -0.1 -0.7 0.1 -0.8 – 0.67× –
Reed Garrett 2022 -0.1 -0.7 0.2 -0.9 – 0.67× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $1.3M AAV
Aaron Sanchez↔ 2022 -0.1 -0.9 0.1 -1.0 – 1.02× –
Francisco Pérez 2022 -0.2 -0.9 0.1 -1.0 – 0.67× –
Israel Pineda 2022 -0.2 -0.9 0.1 -1.0 – 0.52× –
Sam Clay↔ 2022 -0.2 -1.0 0.1 -1.0 – 0.67× –
Jake McGee↔ 2022 -0.0 -0.3 0.9 -1.1 – 1.34× –
Andrés Machado 2022 -0.1 -0.8 0.6 -1.3 – 0.67× –
CJ Abrams↔ 2022 -0.2 -1.2 0.1 -1.3 – 0.61× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $4.2M AAV
Jackson Tetreault 2022 -0.1 -1.1 0.4 -1.6 – 1.02× –
Paolo Espino 2022 -0.2 -0.9 0.7 -1.6 – 0.67× –
Joshua Palacios 2022 -0.2 -1.5 0.2 -1.7 – 0.83× –
César Hernández 2022 +0.5 +2.1 4.0 -1.9 $8.5M 0.56× –
Tres Barrera 2022 -0.4 -1.8 0.3 -2.1 – 0.52× –
Josh Rogers 2022 -0.3 -1.8 0.4 -2.2 – 0.67× –
Dee Strange-Gordon 2022 -0.4 -2.1 0.3 -2.4 – 0.61× –
Luke Voit↔ 2022 -0.1 -0.5 2.1 -2.6 – 0.69× –
Alcides Escobar 2022 -0.3 -1.7 1.0 -2.7 – 0.61× –
Maikel Franco 2022 -0.4 -2.1 0.7 -2.8 – 0.58× –
Lucius Fox 2022 -0.6 -2.8 0.1 -2.9 – 0.61× –
Steve Cishek 2022 -0.3 -1.8 1.8 -3.6 – 0.67× –
Tommy Romero↔ 2022 -0.4 -3.6 0.0 -3.7 – 1.02× –
Aníbal Sánchez 2022 -0.2 -2.0 2.0 -4.0 – 1.02× –
Cory Abbott 2022 -0.5 -4.2 0.3 -4.4 – 1.02× –
Riley Adams 2022 -1.0 -4.0 0.5 -4.5 – 0.52× –
Ehire Adrianza↔ 2022 -0.7 -4.4 1.3 -5.7 – 0.83× –
Josiah Gray 2022 -0.7 -5.9 0.7 -6.6 – 1.02× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $1.4M AAV
Nelson Cruz 2022 -0.5 -2.6 12.0 -14.6 – 0.69× –
Patrick Corbin 2022 +0.7 +5.8 23.4 -17.6 $32.7M 1.02× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $1.0M AAV
Stephen Strasburg 2022 +0.0 +0.0 35.0 -35.0 $13443.9M 1.02× –
Sean Doolittle 2022 +0.3 +1.5 1.5 -0.0 $5.5M 0.67× –
Carl Edwards Jr. 2022 +0.1 +1.1 – – – 1.34× –
Total—+8.3+73.8121.7-48.9—

Trades

Every graded 2022 deal involving the Nationals — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 5 total.

2022 · WSN / CHW Apr 21, 2022
WSN · Michael Rizzo +$0.0M
Garvin Alston
CHW · Kenny Williams +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
Too soon to call unsettled
2022 · WSN / SEA Dec 8, 2022
WSN · Michael Rizzo +$0.0M
Frankie Tostado
SEA · Jerry Dipoto +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
Too soon to call unsettled
2022 · WSN / MIL Jul 16, 2022
WSN · Michael Rizzo +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
MIL · David Stearns +$0.0M
Matt Lipka
Too soon to call unsettled
2022 · WSN / ATL Aug 1, 2022
WSN · Michael Rizzo +$2.4M
Trey Harris
ATL · Alex Anthopoulos −$2.4M
Ehire Adrianza
Too soon to call unsettled
2022 · WSN / SDP Aug 2, 2022
WSN · Michael Rizzo +$156.8M
CJ Abrams, James Wood, Robert Hassell, MacKenzie Gore, Jarlin Susana, Luke Voit
SDP · AJ Preller −$156.8M
Josh Bell, Juan Soto
Too soon to call unsettled

Current & Historical Payroll

2022 payroll
$121.7M
2023 guaranteed
$0M

What the front office was committed to as of 2022, 2022–2028. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2022; 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 (15)

PlayerAgeSvc2022202320242025202620272028
Stephen Strasburg3311.118$35.0MFREE AGENT
Patrick Corbin329.105$23.4MFREE AGENT
Nelson Cruz4114.082$12.0MFREE AGENT
César Hernández327.154$4.0MFREE AGENT
Aníbal Sánchez3815.083$2.0MFREE AGENT
Steve Cishek3610.143$1.8MFREE AGENT
Sean Doolittle359.122$1.5MFREE AGENT
Ehire Adrianza327.131$1.3MFREE AGENT
Alcides Escobar3514.000$1.0MFREE AGENT
Jake McGee3512.000$857kFREE AGENT
Maikel Franco298.000$700kFREE AGENT
Dee Strange-Gordon349.154$321kFREE AGENT
Tyler Clippard3715.000$100kFREE AGENT
Erasmo Ramírez327.059$100kFREE AGENT
Carl Edwards Jr.307.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (6)

PlayerAgeSvc2022202320242025202620272028
Juan Soto233.134$11.3MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Josh Bell295.053$6.6MFREE AGENT
Erick Fedde293.099$2.1MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Luke Voit313.169$2.1MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Victor Robles253.033$1.6MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Aaron Sanchez295.069$61kFREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (34)

PlayerAgeSvc2022202320242025202620272028
Víctor Arano272.020$900kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tanner Rainey292.127$860kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kyle Finnegan302.000$726kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Lane Thomas262.014$724kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Paolo Espino351.075$716kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Yadiel Hernandez341.028$714kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Josiah Gray240.075$704kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Keibert Ruiz230.064$701kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joey Meneses300.000$700kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Hunter Harvey272.047$662kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Andrés Machado290.120$553kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mason Thompson240.080$518kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Riley Adams260.092$491kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Evan Lee25–$485k
Luis García Jr.222.000$475kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jackson Tetreault26–$435k
Josh Rogers271.143$415kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Austin Voth302.127$405kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tres Barrera270.084$335kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jordan Weems291.031$288kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joan Adon230.001$273kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Cory Abbott260.017$258kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joshua Palacios260.024$224kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Reed Garrett290.053$204kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Cade Cavalli230.000$153kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Alex Call270.000$149kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
CJ Abrams210.000$143kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Lucius Fox240.003$135kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Francisco Pérez240.027$100kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Israel Pineda220.000$100kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ildemaro Vargas302.097$84kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Patrick Murphy271.002$82kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Sam Clay290.161$56kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tommy Romero24–$9k

Graphs

How each 2022 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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