The Nationals have countless areas that they need to improve on for next season. Developing and acquiring talented pitchers and hitters takes time and is difficult, but there is one area that the Nationals already have the talent to excel at: base running.
The Nationals are already have a fast team. The average sprint speed for the team is 27.5 feet per second which is good enough for 12th best in MLB. Moreover, players like Jacob Young, Daylen Lile, Dylan Crews, Robert Hassell III, Nasim Nunez, CJ Abrams and James Wood all have sprint speeds that are well above league average.