The Washington Nationals fell to the Houston Astros on Tuesday night by a score of 7-4, although the Nationals did have their chances to make it a legitimate game. The loss spelled the end of a brief but fun 3-game winning streak for a club that is less than 72 hours away from looking a whole lot different.
That would be because the 2025 MLB Trade Deadline is scheduled to arrive with its typical fireworks, and the Nationals are sure to be the ones lighting them off into the sky. While we are still awaiting for some more big news on a potential MacKenzie Gore deal to develop into anything more than rumors, we do have some slightly more concrete evidence around the trade profiles of a couple other players.