The Washington Nationals have been the subject of a lot of pressing topics so far in the 2025 season in some capacity, as the organization is in the midst of undergoing a ton of dramatic change. They were one of several teams that needed a new manager heading into the 2026 season and beyond, and luckily they were able to address it early.
While other teams have gone in other directions than the Nationals did, who hired the youngest big league manager in over 50 years with Blake Butera, some of those other teams are taking some big risks in their own right.