Two years ago to the day, the Washington Nationals made a big trade at the Winter Meetings to acquire outfielder Adam Eaton. Though it wasn’t quite the big addition the fans had hoped for after hearing Chris Sale and Andrew McCutchen linked with the team, it was still a big deal.
To acquire Eaton from the Chicago White Sox, the Nationals had to part with pitching prospects Lucas Giolito, Reynaldo Lopez and Dane Dunning. The idea was that Eaton would patrol centerfield with Jayson Werth in leftfield and Bryce Harper in rightfield to form an impressive trio.