After failing to complete a deal for Chris Sale or Andrew McCutchen at MLB’s Winter Meetings, the Washington Nationals on Wednesday acquired outfielder Adam Eaton from the Chicago White Sox in exchange for pitchers Lucas Giolito, Reynaldo Lopez and Dane Dunning.
Eaton, 28 on Tuesday, is a really good player. Like, really good. He’s a 3.5-4.0 oWar player that provides significant defense at the corner outfield spots and passable defense in center, though the metrics prefer him much more at the corners. He’ll be expected to play in center for the Nats — at least in 2017.