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This is what this stage of a rebuild/reboot, or “mini retool” looks like.

In their 2024 Season in Review, Washington’s Nationals noted how they, “... played [a total of] 15 rookies this season, matching the third-most they’ve used in a season since 2005, trailing only 2021 (17) and 2006 (18).”

GM and President of Baseball Operations Mike Rizzo acknowledged late in September, in one of his weekly visits with Audacy’s The Sports Junkies, that fielding this young a team comes with its pros and cons, obviously.

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