This off-season appears to be a relatively quiet one for the Washington Nationals, but there will still be rumors swirling around the team throughout this week’s Winter Meetings. Pete Kerzel of MASN recently reported that the Nats could possibly trade Gio Gonzalez this off-season, which came out of nowhere.
While the thought of trading Gonzalez does not make much sense on the surface, it is certainly plausible.
First, Gonzalez’s trade value is as high as it has been in several years. 2017 rivaled 2012 as his best seasons during his six-year tenure with the Nats, and he finished sixth in voting for the National League Cy Young Award.