GM: Michael Rizzo
2014: made playoffs · 96–66. Ranks are vs the 30 teams that season.
Each position lists its starter then backups by games (so platoons & bench show). Starters (mound) & bullpen (left, foul territory) are ranked by WAR; ★ marks the closer (most save chances). MLB Stats API.
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Rendon | 24 | pre-arb | 153 | 6.4 | 1.8 | +16.9 |
| Jordan Zimmermann | 28 | arb | 32 | 5.7 | 7.5 | +9.1 |
| Jayson Werth | 35 | FA-elig | 147 | 5.3 | 20.0 | -4.6 |
| Stephen Strasburg | 25 | arb | 34 | 4.6 | 4.0 | +9.6 |
| Denard Span | 30 | FA-elig | 147 | 4.3 | 6.5 | +5.9 |
| Ian Desmond | 28 | arb | 154 | 4.1 | 6.5 | +5.6 |
| Tanner Roark | 27 | pre-arb | 31 | 3.1 | 0.5 | +8.6 |
| Gio Gonzalez | 28 | FA-elig | 27 | 3.1 | 8.5 | +0.6 |
| Adam LaRoche | 34 | FA-elig | 140 | 2.0 | 12.0 | -6.1 |
| Bryce Harper | 21 | pre-arb | 100 | 1.6 | 2.1 | +2.6 |
| Tyler Clippard | 29 | FA-elig | 75 | 1.5 | 5.9 | -1.4 |
| Doug Fister | 30 | arb | 26 | 1.2 | 7.2 | -3.7 |
| Ryan Zimmerman | 29 | FA-elig | 61 | 1.2 | 14.0 | -10.6 |
| Asdrúbal Cabrera↔ CLE | 28 | FA-elig | 49 | 1.0 | 3.4 | -0.5 |
| Drew Storen | 26 | arb | 65 | 1.0 | 3.5 | -0.6 |
| Wilson Ramos | 26 | arb | 88 | 1.0 | 2.1 | +0.8 |
| Jerry Blevins | 30 | FA-elig | 64 | 0.8 | 1.7 | +0.7 |
| Rafael Soriano | 34 | FA-elig | 64 | 0.8 | 11.0 | -8.8 |
| Craig Stammen | 30 | arb | 49 | 0.7 | 1.4 | +0.8 |
| Aaron Barrett | 26 | – | 50 | 0.7 | 0.4 | +1.6 |
| Blake Treinen | 26 | – | 15 | 0.6 | 0.2 | +1.7 |
| Danny Espinosa | 27 | arb | 114 | 0.6 | 0.5 | +1.2 |
| Jose Lobatón | 29 | arb | 66 | 0.5 | 0.9 | +0.5 |
| Zach Walters↔ CLE | 24 | – | 32 | 0.2 | 0.1 | +0.5 |
| Matt Thornton↔ NYY | 37 | FA-elig | 18 | 0.2 | 1.0 | -0.5 |
| Taylor Hill | 25 | – | 3 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Taylor Jordan | 25 | pre-arb | 5 | 0.1 | 0.5 | -0.2 |
| Tyler Moore | 27 | pre-arb | 42 | 0.1 | 0.5 | -0.3 |
| Jeff Kobernus | 26 | pre-arb | 4 | 0.0 | 0.5 | -0.5 |
| Xavier Cedeño | 27 | arb | 9 | 0.0 | 0.5 | -0.5 |
| Ryan Mattheus | 30 | arb | 7 | -0.0 | 0.5 | -0.6 |
| Michael A. Taylor | 23 | – | 17 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| Ross Detwiler | 28 | FA-elig | 47 | -0.1 | 3.0 | -3.3 |
| Steven Souza Jr. | 25 | – | 21 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.5 |
| Nate McLouth | 32 | FA-elig | 79 | -0.1 | 5.0 | -5.4 |
| Nate Schierholtz↔ CHC | 30 | FA-elig | 23 | -0.2 | 0.9 | -1.4 |
| Sandy León | 25 | pre-arb | 20 | -0.2 | 0.5 | -1.1 |
| Greg Dobbs↔ MIA | 35 | FA-elig | 21 | -0.3 | 1.0 | -2.0 |
| Kevin Frandsen | 32 | FA-elig | 105 | -0.5 | 0.9 | -2.3 |
| Scott Hairston | 34 | FA-elig | 61 | -0.6 | 2.5 | -4.2 |
| Player | fWAR |
|---|---|
| Doug Fister | 1.2 |
| Asdrúbal Cabrera | 1.0 |
| Jerry Blevins | 0.8 |
| Aaron Barrett | 0.7 |
| Blake Treinen | 0.6 |
| Jose Lobatón | 0.5 |
| Player | 2013 fWAR |
|---|---|
| Dan Haren | 1.8 |
| Fernando Abad | 0.4 |
| Corey Brown | 0.1 |
| Zach Duke | -0.0 |
| Eury Pérez | -0.0 |
| David DeJesus | -0.1 |
What the front office was committed to as of 2014, 2014–2020. Pre-2015 has no contract-terms data — forward italic $ are realized actuals (hindsight, not commitments known then). Control labels (ARB/FA) are point-in-time.
| Player | Age | Svc | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jayson Werth | 35 | 10.102 | $20.0M | $21.0M | $21.0M | $21.0M | FREE AGENT | ||
| Ryan Zimmerman | 29 | 8.032 | $14.0M | $14.0M | $14.0M | $14.0M | $14.0M | $18.0M | FREE AGENT |
| Adam LaRoche | 34 | 10.000 | $12.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Rafael Soriano | 34 | 11.057 | $11.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Nate McLouth | 32 | 7.152 | $5.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Asdrúbal Cabrera | 28 | 6.027 | $3.4M | FREE AGENT | $2.5M | $2.5M | |||
| Scott Hairston | 34 | 8.102 | $2.5M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Greg Dobbs | 35 | 10.000 | $992k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Matt Thornton | 37 | 9.129 | $984k | $3.5M | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gio Gonzalez | 28 | 4.162 | $8.5M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Jordan Zimmermann | 28 | 4.154 | $7.5M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Doug Fister | 30 | 4.058 | $7.2M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Denard Span | 30 | 5.111 | $6.5M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Ian Desmond | 28 | 4.027 | $6.5M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Tyler Clippard | 29 | 4.148 | $5.9M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Stephen Strasburg | 25 | 3.118 | $4.0M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Drew Storen | 26 | 3.140 | $3.5M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Ross Detwiler | 28 | 4.002 | $3.0M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Wilson Ramos | 26 | 3.047 | $2.1M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Jerry Blevins | 30 | 4.081 | $1.7M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Craig Stammen | 30 | 3.160 | $1.4M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Nate Schierholtz | 30 | 5.078 | $943k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Kevin Frandsen | 32 | 4.151 | $900k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Ryan Mattheus | 30 | 3.123 | $520k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryce Harper | 21 | 1.159 | $2.1M | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Anthony Rendon | 24 | 0.130 | $1.8M | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Jose Lobatón | 29 | 2.138 | $900k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Danny Espinosa | 27 | 2.113 | $541k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Tyler Moore | 27 | 1.106 | $508k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Xavier Cedeño | 27 | 1.019 | $508k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Tanner Roark | 27 | 0.055 | $506k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Taylor Jordan | 25 | 1.047 | $504k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Jeff Kobernus | 26 | 0.162 | $501k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Sandy León | 25 | 0.131 | $501k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Aaron Barrett | 26 | 0.000 | $352k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Steven Souza Jr. | 25 | 0.000 | $197k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Blake Treinen | 26 | 0.000 | $178k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Michael A. Taylor | 23 | 0.000 | $101k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Zach Walters | 24 | 0.027 | $71k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Taylor Hill | 25 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR. Bars = Nationals 2014; the black line = the league-average player at each slot that season. Staying above the line deep into the roster is the depth edge; dropping below it = holes & dead weight.
| Regime | Seasons | Win % | Playoff % | Pennant % | WS % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WINDOW | 289 | 52.2 | 30.1 | 4.8 | 1.0 |
| CONTEND | 311 | 56.8 | 63.0 | 19.3 | 10.3 |
| FORCED-SPEND | 260 | 47.9 | 8.8 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| REBUILD | 328 | 43.3 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
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