Nationals Expected To Activate Josiah Gray, Mason Thompson
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The Washington Nationals are entering what appears to be a full rebuild.
General manager Mike Rizzo vowed to be aggressive whichever way he opted to play Friday’s trade deadline buying or selling but with the Nationals 7.5 games back of the National League East, the decision became clearer. And while starter Max Scherzer, on the final year of his contract, appeared a likely trade candidate, star shortstop Trea Turner appears to be joining Scherzer in a trade to the Los Angeles Dodgers.
The Dodgers are approaching a deal for the two Washington stars as the deadline nears, according to ESPN’s Jeff Passan, in what will yield a large prospect return. Rizzo had said in a radio interview Wednesday that he wants to retool the team for additional championship runs, but the inclusion of Turner in a deal casts doubt over Washington’s immediate ability to contend for another World Series.
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Trea Turner from the Nationals. In exchange, Los Angeles would send back four prospects, including two of the top young talents in baseball. Catcher
Donovan Casey are all expected to go to Washington. The deal can’t become official unless Scherzer agrees to waive his no-trade rights, but reports suggest he’s willing to do so to head to Los Angeles.
It had become clear in recent days the Nationals were likely to trade Scherzer, but the saga took its share of twists and turns along the way. The division-rival Padres were reportedly close to landing the three-time Cy Young award winner earlier in the afternoon. Other teams the Dodgers among them lurked on the periphery, though, and Los Angeles jumped in as the Nationals’ talks with San Diego never got across the finish line. In the process, the Dodgers also look likely to add one of the game’s best position players as part of a jaw-dropping package deal.
Across three minor league seasons, Ramirez has a 2.72 ERA with 112 strikeouts and 27 walks in 27 games, 26 of which were starts.
Schwarber was one of the Nationals’ hottest hitters before he strained his hamstring. He clubbed 16 homers in a stretch of 18 games before his early July injury, but he’s been working his way back to fitness. With an American League team, he could be a prime candidate to slot in as a designated hitter.
The Padres are receiving Washington’s best late-inning reliever, and the Nationals already moved closer Brad Hand to the Toronto Blue Jays earlier Thursday. Hudson has a 2.20 ERA in 32 2/3 innings this year, mostly in high-leverage situations.
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