WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Last July the Nationals traded 20-year-old pitching pitcher Jesus Luzardo as part of a deal to the Oakland A’s that netted Washington veteran relievers Ryan Madson and Sean Doolittle.
Following the 2016 season a trio of young right-handers — minor leaguer Dane Dunning, Lucas Giolito and Reynaldo Lopez — were traded by the Nationals to the Chicago White Sox for Adam Eaton, slated to play left field this year.
And in the summer of 2016 lefty Felipe Rivero of Washington was dealt to the Pittsburgh Pirates for veteran closer Mark Melancon, now with San Francisco.