At the 2021 MLB trade deadline, Mike Rizzo made the decision to blow it up. After a Kyle Schwarber led run in June, a mid July slump sent the Nationals tumbling out of the playoff picture. After nearly a decade of contention, Mike Rizzo decided to in his words ‘retool’.
The biggest trade of the deadline was when the Nats sent stars Max Scherzer and Trea Turner to the Dodgers for a monster prospect haul. The Nats received a pair of top 50 prospects in Josiah Gray and Keibert Ruiz. They also got a pair of interesting fliers in Gerardo Carillo and Donavan Casey.