Good morning.
- The big story is the Nationals trade of Daniel Murphy to the Cubs, but I think we have that covered elsewhere. The Nationals also allowed first baseman Matt Adams to go to the Cardinals on waivers. Michael Baumann gives a general overview of what went down with the Nats and what it means going forward.
- Eddie Matz writes that although general manager Mike Rizzo denies that this was a “white flag” deal with the Nats giving up on 2018, it was totally a “white flag” trade.