The Nationals biggest move this offseason was trading for Nathaniel Lowe. He was brought in to provide stability to the first base position. Over the past few years, the Nats have struggled to find impact players at that spot. Josh Bell was a solid pickup the first time around, but it has been ugly since then outside of a magical Joey Meneses run.
Lowe was brought in to fix that. He was supposed to be the next Josh Bell or Adam LaRoche, stabilizing the position for the next couple of years. However, after a hot start, Lowe has been lackluster to say the least.