As the month of July comes to a close, the Washington Nationals have left themselves a razor thin margin for error. They currently sit in third place in the NL East, 5 games behind the second place Braves and 5.5 behind the Phillies. With nine current members on the roster eligible for free agency after the season, including high profile Bryce Harper, Mike Rizzo had a potential franchise defining choice in front of him.
- He could try and trade off players like Harper, Gio Gonzalez, Daniel Murphy, and Kelvin Herrera to try to pick up pieces that would be more likely to help the team contend in 2019 and beyond.