In the history of baseball, few teams have crashed harder following a World Series run than the Nationals. The wild card darlings of the 2019 season, who overcame the Dodgers, Cardinals, and cheating Astros to win a championship have seen the castle quickly crumble, finishing dead last in the NL East the last three years, including a dismal, by-far-worst-in-MLB 55-107 mark in 2022. Juan Soto is gone, Stephen Strasburg is hurt (again), and it seems a lengthy rebuild is on the horizon.
At least the 2019 flag will fly forever.
Nationals Offseason Transactions
- Signed outfielder/DH Stone Garrett to a one-year, major league contract
- Signed third baseman Jeimer Candelario to a one-year, $5 million contract
- Selected pitcher Thad Ward from the Red Sox in the Rule 5 Draft
- Signed pitcher Trevor Williams to a two-year, $13 million contract
- Claimed pitcher A.