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Overworked early, Doolittle rested and returned to form late

Overworked early, Doolittle rested and returned to form late
As our offseason coverage kicks into high gear, we're going to review each significant player on the Nationals roster. We continue today with Sean Doolittle, who was overused early, saw his season fall apart during the late summer but then returned healthy and effective at the end. PLAYER REVIEW: SEAN DOOLITTLE Age on opening day 2020: 33 How acquired: Traded with Ryan Madson from Athletics for Blake Treinen, Jesús Luzardo and Sheldon Neuse, July 2017 MLB service time: 7 years, 122...
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Like his team, Sánchez turned season around and won big

Like his team, Sánchez turned season around and won big
As our offseason coverage kicks into high gear, we're going to review each significant player on the Nationals roster. We continue today with Aníbal Sánchez, who (much like the team as a whole) completely turned his season around after a wretched start. PLAYER REVIEW: ANÍBAL SÁNCHEZ Age on opening day 2020: 36 How acquired: Signed as free agent, December 2018 MLB service time: 13 years, 83 days 2019 salary: $8 million ($2 million deferred to 2021) Contract status: Signed for $9...
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Corbin lives up to the hype in first season with Nats

Corbin lives up to the hype in first season with Nats
As our offseason coverage kicks into high gear, we're going to review each significant player on the Nationals roster. We continue today with Patrick Corbin, who in his first year in D.C. made exactly the kind of impact the club hoped he would. PLAYER REVIEW: PATRICK CORBIN Age on opening day 2020: 30 How acquired: Signed as free agent, December 2018 MLB service time: 7 years, 105 days 2019 salary: $12.5 million (plus $2.5 million signing bonus) Contract status: Signed for $19 million in 2020,...
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Strasburg delivered just in time to merit huge payday

Strasburg delivered just in time to merit huge payday
As our offseason coverage kicks into high gear, we're going to review each significant player on the Nationals roster. We continue today with Stephen Strasburg, who made it through a full season healthy for the first time in five years and then topped it off with a history-making postseason. PLAYER REVIEW: STEPHEN STRASBURG Age on opening day 2020: 31 How acquired: First-round pick, 2009 draft MLB service time: 9 years, 118 days 2019 salary: $35 million Contract status: Free agent after opting...
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Assistant hitting coach Dillon gets lead position in Philly

Assistant hitting coach Dillon gets lead position in Philly
Joe Dillon, who earned praise throughout the Nationals organization for his work the last two seasons as assistant hitting coach, has been hired by the Phillies for their lead hitting coach position. Dillon joins manager Joe Girardi's new staff in Philadelphia, where he'll be reunited with Bryce Harper and get the first opportunity of his career to be a team's lead major league hitting coach. The 44-year-old joined the Nationals' big league staff in 2018 as Kevin Long's assistant and...
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After gutting through 2019, what's in store for Scherzer in 2020?

After gutting through 2019, what's in store for Scherzer in 2020?
As our offseason coverage kicks into high gear, we're going to review each significant player on the Nationals roster. We continue today with Max Scherzer, who was headed toward another Cy Young Award campaign before back injuries forced him to gut his way through the rest of the season. PLAYER REVIEW: MAX SCHERZER Age on opening day 2020: 35 How acquired: Signed as free agent, January 2015 MLB service time: 11 years, 79 days 2019 salary: $35 million Contract status: Signed for $35 million in...
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Lefty Braymer is Nats' lone addition to 40-man roster

Lefty Braymer is Nats' lone addition to 40-man roster
The Nationals have added Ben Braymer to their 40-man roster, protecting the minor league left-hander from being swooped up by another club in next month's Rule 5 draft. Facing an 8 p.m. Eastern time deadline to add prospects to their 40-man roster, the Nats so far have only announced the selection of Braymer, who went 4-10 with a 4.53 ERA in 26 starts between Double-A Harrisburg and Triple-A Fresno this season. Braymer, 25, was an 18th round draft pick in 2016 who was named the organization's...
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Popular Parra signs with Japanese club

Popular Parra signs with Japanese club
Baby Shark is swimming across the Pacific to begin a new chapter in his career. Gerardo Parra, who surprisingly became a major contributor to the Nationals' World Series title on and off the field, signed overnight with the Yomiuri Giants of the Japanese Central League, dashing any hope the popular outfielder would return to Washington for another season. Parra agreed to a deal that includes a $2 million guaranteed salary, plus $500,000 in bonuses and a $3 million vesting option for 2021,...
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Could lightning strike twice for Parra in D.C.?

Could lightning strike twice for Parra in D.C.?
As our offseason coverage kicks into high gear, we're going to review each significant player on the Nationals roster. We continue today with Gerardo Parra, whose mid-May acquisition didn't seem significant at the time but proved to be among the most important developments of the season. PLAYER REVIEW: GERARDO PARRA Age on opening day 2020: 32 How acquired: Signed as free agent, May 2019 MLB service time: 10 years, 145 days 2019 salary: $555,000 (Nats were responsible for $429,677) Contract...
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Gomes stepped up when needed but now is a free agent

Gomes stepped up when needed but now is a free agent
As our offseason coverage kicks into high gear, we're going to review each significant player on the Nationals roster. We continue today with Yan Gomes, who had a rough regular season but stepped up in September and October when Kurt Suzuki was injured. PLAYER REVIEW: YAN GOMES Age on opening day 2020: 32 How acquired: Traded from Indians for Jefry Rodríguez, Daniel Johnson and Andruw Monasterio MLB service time: 7 years, 83 days 2019 salary: $7,083,334 Contract status: Free agent 2019...
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Ex-Nats Soriano and Dunn make Hall of Fame ballot

Ex-Nats Soriano and Dunn make Hall of Fame ballot
Though they spent more time playing for other franchises in other cities, Alfonso Soriano and Adam Dunn both are remembered fondly for their time with the Nationals. And so there were probably more than a few hearts warmed today when both players were included among the 32 candidates on this year's Hall of Fame ballot. Neither Soriano nor Dunn is expected to receive anywhere close to the 75 percent support necessary for enshrinement in Cooperstown, and there's a chance neither receives even...
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Cabrera's cheap in-season signing proved huge for Nats

Cabrera's cheap in-season signing proved huge for Nats
As our offseason coverage kicks into high gear, we're going to review each significant player on the Nationals roster. We continue today with Asdrúbal Cabrera, a seemingly minor midseason pickup who wound up playing a major role during the World Series run. PLAYER REVIEW: ASDRÚBAL CABRERA Age on opening day 2020: 34 How acquired: Signed as free agent, August 2019 MLB service time: 12 years, 27 days 2019 salary: $3.5 million (Nats were only responsible for $170,000) Contract status: Free...
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After more October heroics, what's Taylor's future with Nats?

After more October heroics, what's Taylor's future with Nats?
As our offseason coverage kicks into high gear, we're going to review each significant player on the Nationals roster. We continue today with Michael A. Taylor, who spent most of the year in the minors but wound up a significant contributor in the postseason. PLAYER REVIEW: MICHAEL A. TAYLOR Age on opening day 2020: 29 How acquired: Sixth-round pick, 2009 draft MLB service time: 4 years, 129 days 2019 salary: $3.25 million Contract status: Arbitration-eligible in 2020, free agent in 2022 2019...
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Healthy all year, Eaton finally showed his true value to Nats

Healthy all year, Eaton finally showed his true value to Nats
As our offseason coverage kicks into high gear, we're going to review each significant player on the Nationals roster. We continue today with Adam Eaton, who in his third season with the Nats finally showed what a healthy version of himself can do to help a team win. PLAYER REVIEW: ADAM EATON Age on opening day 2020: 31 How acquired: Traded from White Sox for Lucas Giolito, Reynaldo Lopez and Dane Dunning, December 2016 MLB service time: 7 years, 30 days 2019 salary: $8.4 million Contract...
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Robles flashed plenty of potential during eventful rookie year

Robles flashed plenty of potential during eventful rookie year
As our offseason coverage kicks into high gear, we're going to review each significant player on the Nationals roster. We continue today with Victor Robles, who in his first full big league season delivered some big moments at the plate along with consistently stellar play in center field. PLAYER REVIEW: VICTOR ROBLES Age on opening day 2020: 22 How acquired: Signed as international free agent, July 2013 MLB service time: 1 year, 52 days 2019 salary: $557,800 Contract status: Under club...
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Rendon finishes a distant third in NL MVP vote

Rendon finishes a distant third in NL MVP vote
The best season of Anthony Rendon's career was good enough for a third-place finish in a hotly contested MVP race. Rendon was revealed tonight as the third-place finisher, behind winner Cody Bellinger and runner-up Christian Yelich, in this year's National League MVP balloting. Bellinger won the award, receiving 19 first-place votes and 362 total points. Yelich finished right behind him with 10 first-place votes and 317 total points. Rendon received 242 points and one first-place vote among...
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Nats ensure draft pick compensation if Strasburg, Rendon leave

Nats ensure draft pick compensation if Strasburg, Rendon leave
Stephen Strasburg and Anthony Rendon, to no one's surprise, turned down qualifying offers from the Nationals before today's deadline, leaving both free agents open to sign with any of Major League Baseball's 30 clubs while ensuring the Nats would receive draft pick compensation if either of them plays elsewhere in 2020. The one-year, $17.8 million qualifying offer was extended to 10 major league free agents, including Strasburg and Rendon, on Nov. 4. The players could have accepted the offer...
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In only two years, Soto has proven he's one of MLB's best hitters

In only two years, Soto has proven he's one of MLB's best hitters
As our offseason coverage kicks into high gear, we're going to review each significant player on the Nationals roster. We continue today with Juan Soto, whose second big league season was even more impressive than his historic rookie campaign. PLAYER REVIEW: JUAN SOTO Age on opening day 2020: 21 How acquired: Signed as international free agent, July 2015 MLB service time: 1 year, 134 days 2019 salary: $578,300 Contract status: Under club control, arbitration-eligible in 2022, free agent in...
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Scherzer finishes third, Strasburg fifth in NL Cy Young vote

Scherzer finishes third, Strasburg fifth in NL Cy Young vote
Jacob deGrom won his second straight National League Cy Young Award this evening, the Mets ace honored again for a season that while short on wins was dominant in every other capacity. In receiving 29 of 30 first place votes and 202 total points, deGrom easily bested Dodgers left-hander Hyun-Jin Ryu (one first-place vote, 88 points) and Nationals right-hander Max Scherzer (72 points). Scherzer's third place finish means he's been in the top five in Cy Young Award voting for the seventh...
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Perfectly timed career year sets Rendon up for huge payday

Perfectly timed career year sets Rendon up for huge payday
As our offseason coverage kicks into high gear, we're going to review each significant player on the Nationals roster. We continue today with Anthony Rendon, who picked the perfect time to put together an MVP-caliber regular season and postseason. PLAYER REVIEW: ANTHONY RENDON Age on opening day 2020: 29 How acquired: First-round pick, 2011 draft MLB service time: 6 years, 130 days 2019 salary: $18.8 million Contract status: Free agent 2019 stats: 146 G, 646 PA, 545 AB, 117 R, 174 H, 44 2B, 3...
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