by Andrew Lang
by Andrew Lang
by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears
by Grant Cole
A New Year brings new dreams. Everyone should dream of what could be. And we can finally say “last year” when we refer to 2024. We begin 2025 with everyone deciding their own outlook on life, the world, and of course baseball. Even FanGraphs is looking optimistically on the Washington Nationals to win over 75-games based on the moderate changes on the roster to improve over the 71-wins from last year.
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The air crackles with anticipation. This isn’t just another season; it’s a rebirth. The Washington Nationals, forged in the fires of adversity, are ready to rise.
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News broke in the past 24-hours that two former Washington Nationals players are returning. Both Josh Bell and Trevor Williams have reportedly agreed to terms on salaries of $6 million and $7 million respectively. In the past two weeks with the signing of Michael Soroka and trading for Nathaniel Lowe, the Nats have added approximately $33 million in new payroll for the 2025 season to bring the CBT payroll up to $123 million.
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Whether or not to sign Alex Bregman is a topic of much debate here. There are a variety of concerns. Some relate to blocking prospects; while others are concerned about the length of the deal. Bottom line — however you look at it — signing Bregman makes the team much better in 2025.
Of course news broke that Josh Bell was acquired as a free agent which keeps Bregman as a possibility, but most likely removes the Nats from going after Anthony Santander.
Included here are some different scenarios that address the concerns relating to blocking prospects.
Hopefully, the declining market for 3B will convince Bregman to accept a 6-year deal. He is currently holding out for 7-years per rumors.
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There is a penalty for signing a free agent who had a qualifying offer (Q.O.) attached. The Washington Nationals would have to forfeit their second-highest draft pick of the 2025 draft if they signed a QO’d free agent.
Actually, the full penalty to the Nats if they signed a QO’d free agent would translate to forfeiting their second round draft pick at approximately pick No. 49, and also $500,000 would be reduced from the Nats’ bonus pool during the Jan. 2026 international signing period.
That potential No. 49 draft pick would be near the top of the second round. While that hurts, there are only a dozen players ever picked at No. 49 that put up a career of 2.5 WAR or more. The most notable pick in that slot was Carlos Beltran in 1995, and in the past 15-years, only one pick, Jesse Winker, has put up those minimal numbers of 2.5 WAR or more in their career. In the past 60-years of drafts, your odds of signing a star at No. 49 is not too good.
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Part 2 of our Point-CounterPoint. We are addressing pitching. Part 1 was What Position Players to Sign, That is the Question – Point CounterPoint 1 of 2. One of the biggest holes defensively and in terms of the lineup was addressed with the trade for Nathaniel Lowe.
Spring Training camp officially opens in 60-days. This is a good time to talk about that one impactful signing that Washington Nationals fans are hoping for at this time of year. This makes the perfect time for another Point-CounterPoint debate and discussion. For convenience we’ve repeated our personal opinions about what we want to see in 2025.
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Most baseball fans across the country are wishing for a big signing today. Nats fans remember nine years ago when rumors broke that the Washington Nationals were signing Daniel Murphy. Christmas Eve signings don’t happen often, but you can certainly hope for a Christmas miracle.
Fortunately for Nats fans, there was a collective exhale this weekend when news broke that the Nationals had acquired their first baseman in Nathaniel Lowe. A few days before that, it was pitcher Michael Soroka. The Nationals just committed to about $20 million in new salaries for the 2025 season. But we know there is more work to be done.
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The Washington Nationals had a need for a Gold Glove first baseman — and they got him. The Nats traded for 29-year-old Nathaniel Lowe. He is controlled for two seasons right now and will be due a projected $10.4 million as an arb-eligible player. This first baseman was at the top of our wish-list.
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The first base free agent crop had four key names to start the offseason with Christian Walker and Paul Goldschmidt now off the board. That leaves Pete Alonso (Qualifying Offer), Carlos Santana, and nearly a dozen others in a thinning list of top players.
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In honor of Bob Dylan, and the movie that was released about his life, it is an opportune time to quote his words from The Times They Are A-Changin’: “Come writers and critics who prophesize with your pen, and keep your eyes wide [because] the chance won’t come again. And don’t speak too soon for the wheel’s still in spin, and there’s no tellin’ who that it’s namin’. For the loser now — will be later to win, for the times they are a-changin’.” Dylan believed that cycles could go from losing to winning. Dylan Crews talked about the same from his time at LSU when he won the National Championship in his final season.
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