It is reported,

Entering the extra -season season, there were different positions that are thrown around, as the areas that Washington nationals can target with their newly opened money.

The first and third bases were the popular areas that were speculating, but there was also a thought that they could return to the ACE lottery to pair one of the high -quality agent starters with Mackenzie Gore on the top of their rotation for years to come S

It turned out that this was not the case.

The nationals decided to return Trevor Williams to a short -term deal, while handing over to Michael Soroka, “prove it” for the 2025 season after the injuries derailed the career of the former choice of the first round.

With Blake Snell, Corbin Burns, Max Fried and some other pitchers at the elite level available at a free agency, it was surprising to see.

But there seems to be a reason for it.

“Nats did not like left Max Fried, who signed for eight years and $ 218 million with the Yankees or his colleague Southpaw Blake Snell, who signed with World Series Champion Los Angeles Dodgers for five years and 182 million dollars. Who went for six years and $ 210 million in Arizona, “writes Barry Strluga of The Washington Post.

This is quite surprising.

Two of the best starting steels that hit the market this winter and even the last few cycles were not players that this organization liked.

Svrluga does not share why nationals “did not love” these two.

Max Fried was someone they had looked at well over the years since he had accumulated with division rival Atlanta Bravs, and perhaps this was the story of the injury that the southern paw had accumulated during his career, which made them look for elsewhere S

As for Blake Snell, it is clear that he is one of the best start -ups in Major League’s baseball when he is fine by winning two CY Young awards during his career. But as Fried, he had concerns about injury during his career.

Only speculation can be collected from this, and given the amount of money signed as signed, it can only be assumed that this is a combination of injuries and price that made Washington a ball.

Corbin Burns is a different story.

The right hand has been a working horse throughout his career and the addition of this type of star to the left-sided mixture would be a home running.

However, this would cost them much more than $ 210 million he received from Arizona Diamondbacks.

Burns wanted to stay in the country where he is currently living, rejecting offers and opportunities elsewhere for this to happen. And with the condition of this franchise, overpayment would be the only way to convince him to join this list.

So, the nationals sat on this cycle on the top of the market and went with a short -term approach, hoping that their young weapons could bloom in the types of players, fried, Snell and Burnes were during their careers.