In one of the franchise’s biggest ever offseasons, the Washington Nationals have made defense a huge priority. So far, with the moves that they’ve made so far this winter, they should see drastic improvement on the defensive side of their game.
Last year, the Nationals were among some of the worst teams in the game defensively. Take your pick of the defensive stats, they were usually in the bottom third. They ranked 25th in the majors in Defensive Runs Saved, 22nd in Ultimate Zone Rating, 20th in FanGraphs Defensive Rating.