The Washington Nationals have been stuck in the baseball wilderness since winning the World Series in 2019. While their 2022 trade of Juan Soto was largely praised at the time, they haven’t been able to capitalize on the talent they got in return. In fact, they took a step back in 2025 and won just 66 games after winning 71 games in the previous two seasons.
As such, they fired manager Dave Martinez and hired 33-year-old Blake Butera to be their manager. And, as a part of that new era, could potentially listen on some of the players on their roster, one of whom is shortstop CJ Abrams.