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The Nats’ roster uncertainty starts with CJ Abrams. Fix him or deal him?Blake Butera, the Nationals’ new manager, is no stranger to working with young players. Abrams may be on the trade block, but the kipper sees potential.

The Nats select pitcher in Rule 5 draft, then stock up minor league systemIn McGarry, the Nationals add a pitcher with an electric arsenal who hasn’t been able to harness it over the plate.

Nationals take a chance on a left-hander who lands a second MLB shotFoster Griffin, 30, spent the past three seasons in Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball.

Nationals’ Paul Toboni hires his No. 2: A 31-year-old GM The hiring of Anirudh Kilambi from the Phillies as the new GM aligns perfectly with the Nats’ Venn diagram: Young, from a competitive organization and steeped in data.

Anirudh Kilambi, 31, aims to bring fresh perspective as the Nats’ new GMThe hire gives the Nationals the youngest manager, GM and president of baseball operations in the majors. They’re more than fine with that.

He did a bit of a study abroad in Japan. It changed him as a pitcher.The Nationals signed Foster Griffin, a left-hander who throws seven pitches, to a one-year contract worth up to $6.5 million.

The Nats’ new hitting coach wants to keep things simpleMatt Borgschulte, 35, has four years of coaching experience at the big league level, which makes him a seasoned veteran on Manager Blake Butera’s staff.

Nats avoid the awkwardness of arbitration with all but one playerInfielders CJ Abrams and Luis García Jr. and pitchers MacKenzie Gore and Jake Irvin agreed to contracts for the upcoming season. Cade Cavalli and the club remain at odds.

Ahead of spring training, some Nats minor leaguers will get an extra campThe Nationals are expected to have around 60 minor leaguers participate in a supplemental training camp at the team’s facility in West Palm Beach, Florida.

Nationals leave MASN, partner with MLB to broadcast games in 2026Under a deal announced Wednesday, Nationals games will be available via streaming and on to-be-determined television networks this season.

Nationals ship ace MacKenzie Gore to Rangers

They were traded for MacKenzie Gore. Here’s what MLB evaluators see.

Spencer Nusbaum

(Noah K. Murray/AP)

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