The Washington Nationals are in a tough spot. They’ve signed some prominent names to longer term deals, like Stephen Strasburg and Patrick Corbin. They’ve also got some young, controllable talent, like Juan Soto and Trea Turner, the latter to a lesser extent. But on the flip side of that, there’s not much within the organization to fill out a competitive roster in the imminent future, which leaves the front office scrambling to fill the ranks of the team with free agent veterans.
That leaves the Nationals in a weird state of limbo, which is a frightening place to be in.