“Nobody wants to aim to win 70 games in a season,” Nationals’ GM and President of Baseball ops Mike Rizzo told reporters, as quoted by MASN’s Bobby Blanco, late last season when Washington hit the 70-win plateau before adding another W for 71 total on the year, a 16-game jump for the club from 2022.
“We want to win 97 games in the season,” Rizzo explained. “So that’s our goal.
“That’s always been our goal. But this is a good step in the right direction to that. I’m really excited about what’s coming down the pike and the players that are going to be the next core group of the championship team that plays in Nationals Park.