The Nationals have almost nothing on the books. What could it look like if they spend?
District Territory
The Athletic’s Spencer Nusbaum and Eric Shellhouse (The Bat Boys) join forces to launch District Territory: A Washington Nationals podcast. Hear uniqu…82 clip(s)
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The Washington Nationals will enter this winter with approximately $57.3 million on their books, almost $25 million less than any other major-league team. There should, then, be savvy moves available to augment last year’s 77-85 roster. Otherwise, the Nationals would enter 2027 with a conspicuously paltry payroll, have fans yell at the Lerners, and run it back with a bullpen that just set the single-season record for blown saves. We talk through the budgetary scenarios that could be available and the players available in those buckets.
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