Mike Rizzo and Co. in Washington’s front office were hard at work with 2023’s MLB Trade Deadline approaching, though the GM in D.C. said as of Sunday nothing was imminent on the trade front. He did say the Nationals were receiving calls about a number of their available assets.
“You’re busy as can be as can be no matter if you make a trade or make 10 trades,” Rizzo explained. “You put in the work like each trade is going to be your last, and that’s why you appreciate other General Managers who kind of cut to the point and don’t make you do a lot of work for a deal that’s never really going to come to fruition.