The Washington Nationals could lose some players to next month’s Rule 5 Draft, but this particular prospect looms over the others. The Rule 5 Draft is baseball’s way of saying that you can’t hang onto prospects forever. Held each December at Major ...

The 25-year-old was acquired from the Cubs in the Michael Soroka trade over the summer, so it's no surprise the Nationals are protecting him from the upcoming Rule 5 Draft. Franklin spent the year at the Triple-A level between the two organizations and posted an .817 OPS with 12 homers and 19 steals in 117 games.

The deadline for adding players to 40-man rosters is approaching. Teams have until 4 p.m. ET on Tuesday to protect them from the Rule 5 Draft, which will take place Dec. 10 at the Winter Meetings in Orlando,

The Washington Nationals have had a busy 24 hours of draft news, as they won the lottery and then decided to select a player in the 2024 Rule 5 draft with their No. 5 overall selection by taking right-handed Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Evan Reifert. Since this ...

Multiple people familiar with Washington’s plans suggested the Nationals needed to hire around 40 positions on the baseball side this offseason.

The Nationals had a lot of weaknesses in 2025, but none were worse than the bullpen. They had the worst bullpen ERA in baseball at 5.59, and it was not even close. There were actually a couple of points where the unit looked alright, but as a whole, it was a dumpster fire. Major changes will be needed to make this even an average bullpen.