The Washington Nationals have an enormous off-season ahead of them in 2018. Bryce Harper, Daniel Murphy, and Gio Gonzalez are all entering contract years, and may play elsewhere in 2019.
However, the Nats have another contract ending in 2018 that nobody talks about; that of Mike Rizzo. Rizzo is currently serving as the Nats’ general manager and president of baseball operations, and is one of the best executives in the league.
Rizzo worked as a scout for years, eventually working his way up to becoming the director of scouting for the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2000.