By design, it’s been a rough season in the District of Columbia. The Nationals are 33-48, and their 2019 championship still stands out as one of the great runs of recent history because of how quickly that roster fell apart. Once Anthony Rendon and Bryce Harper departed and Stephen Strasburg’s body failed him, and neither Victor Robles nor Carter Kieboom stepped up to fill those voids, their braintrust wasted little time hitting the reset button, trading a combined four years of production from Max Scherzer, Trea Turner, and Juan Soto for a boatload of unproven talent. They’ve been losing ever since, and while they don’t have a whole lot to offer the Yankees in this moment, there do remain a few players who might be useful down the stretch — or beyond.
Yankees potential trade partner: Washington Nationals
