GM: Michael Rizzo
2016: made playoffs · 95–67. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Scherzer | 31 | FA-elig | 34 | 5.8 | 22.1 | -3.3 |
| Daniel Murphy | 31 | FA-elig | 142 | 4.7 | 8.0 | +7.2 |
| Stephen Strasburg | 27 | FA-elig | 24 | 4.2 | 10.4 | +3.2 |
| Wilson Ramos | 28 | FA-elig | 131 | 4.1 | 5.3 | +7.9 |
| Trea Turner | 23 | pre-arb | 73 | 4.0 | 0.2 | +12.8 |
| Anthony Rendon | 26 | arb | 156 | 3.3 | 2.8 | +7.9 |
| Tanner Roark | 29 | arb | 34 | 3.3 | 0.5 | +10.1 |
| Gio Gonzalez | 30 | FA-elig | 32 | 2.7 | 12.0 | -3.2 |
| Joe Ross | 23 | pre-arb | 23 | 2.5 | 0.5 | +7.6 |
| Bryce Harper | 23 | arb | 147 | 1.9 | 5.0 | +1.3 |
| Jayson Werth | 37 | FA-elig | 143 | 1.1 | 21.0 | -17.3 |
| Shawn Kelley | 32 | FA-elig | 67 | 1.1 | 4.0 | -0.5 |
| Danny Espinosa | 29 | FA-elig | 157 | 1.0 | 2.9 | +0.3 |
| Mark Melancon↔ PIT | 31 | FA-elig | 30 | 1.0 | 3.9 | -0.8 |
| Stephen Drew | 33 | FA-elig | 70 | 0.8 | 3.0 | -0.6 |
| Sammy Solís | 27 | pre-arb | 37 | 0.7 | 0.4 | +1.9 |
| Jose Lobatón | 31 | FA-elig | 39 | 0.7 | 1.4 | +0.8 |
| Felipe Vázquez↔ PIT | 24 | pre-arb | 47 | 0.7 | 0.3 | +1.8 |
| Matt Belisle | 36 | FA-elig | 40 | 0.7 | 1.2 | +0.9 |
| Blake Treinen | 28 | pre-arb | 73 | 0.5 | 0.5 | +1.0 |
| Pedro Severino | 22 | pre-arb | 16 | 0.5 | 0.2 | +1.4 |
| Reynaldo López | 22 | – | 11 | 0.5 | 0.1 | +1.4 |
| Michael A. Taylor | 25 | pre-arb | 76 | 0.4 | 0.5 | +0.9 |
| Jonathan Papelbon | 35 | FA-elig | 37 | 0.3 | 11.0 | -9.9 |
| Wilmer Difo | 24 | pre-arb | 31 | 0.3 | 0.2 | +0.9 |
| Oliver Pérez | 34 | FA-elig | 64 | 0.3 | 3.0 | -2.0 |
| Chris Heisey | 31 | FA-elig | 83 | 0.2 | 1.2 | -0.4 |
| Mat Latos↔ CHW | 28 | FA-elig | 6 | 0.2 | 1.1 | -0.3 |
| A.J. Cole | 24 | pre-arb | 8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | +0.6 |
| Marc Rzepczynski↔ OAK | 30 | FA-elig | 14 | 0.1 | 0.6 | -0.1 |
| Brian Goodwin | 25 | – | 22 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +0.3 |
| Matt Grace | 27 | pre-arb | 5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +0.3 |
| Trevor Gott | 23 | pre-arb | 9 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +0.2 |
| Rafael Martín | 32 | pre-arb | 8 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +0.2 |
| Matthew den Dekker | 28 | – | 19 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Spencer Kieboom | 25 | pre-arb | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +0.1 |
| Sean Burnett | 33 | FA-elig | 10 | -0.0 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Koda Glover | 23 | – | 19 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.4 |
| Yusmeiro Petit | 31 | FA-elig | 36 | -0.2 | 2.5 | -3.0 |
| Clint Robinson | 31 | arb | 104 | -0.6 | 0.5 | -2.3 |
| Lucas Giolito | 21 | – | 6 | -0.6 | 0.1 | -2.0 |
| Ben Revere | 28 | FA-elig | 103 | -0.8 | 6.2 | -9.0 |
| Ryan Zimmerman | 31 | FA-elig | 115 | -0.9 | 14.0 | -16.8 |
| Player | fWAR |
|---|---|
| Daniel Murphy | 4.7 |
| Shawn Kelley | 1.1 |
| Mark Melancon | 1.0 |
| Stephen Drew | 0.8 |
| Matt Belisle | 0.7 |
| Reynaldo López | 0.5 |
| Player | 2015 fWAR |
|---|---|
| Jordan Zimmermann | 3.1 |
| Denard Span | 1.6 |
| Ian Desmond | 1.4 |
| Doug Fister | 0.5 |
| Matt Thornton | 0.4 |
| Taylor Jordan | 0.4 |
What the front office was committed to as of 2016, 2016–2022. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2016; arbitration & free-agent years are projected from service time. Hover a figure for its luxury-tax (CBT) & actual-cash values.
| Player | Age | Svc | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Scherzer | 31 | 7.079 | $22.1M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jayson Werth | 37 | 12.102 | $21.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Ryan Zimmerman | 31 | 10.032 | $14.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Gio Gonzalez | 30 | 6.162 | $12.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jonathan Papelbon | 35 | 11.000 | $11.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Daniel Murphy | 31 | 6.109 | $8.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Shawn Kelley | 32 | 6.128 | $4.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Oliver Pérez | 34 | 11.058 | $3.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Stephen Drew | 33 | 9.038 | $3.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Matt Belisle | 36 | 10.019 | $1.2M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Mat Latos | 28 | 6.079 | $1.1M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Sean Burnett | 33 | 8.085 | $86k | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Strasburg | 27 | 5.118 | $10.4M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Ben Revere | 28 | 4.149 | $6.2M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Wilson Ramos | 28 | 5.047 | $5.3M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Bryce Harper | 23 | 3.159 | $5.0M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Mark Melancon | 31 | 5.098 | $3.9M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Danny Espinosa | 29 | 4.113 | $2.9M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Yusmeiro Petit | 31 | 5.016 | $2.5M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jose Lobatón | 31 | 4.138 | $1.4M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Chris Heisey | 31 | 5.042 | $1.2M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Marc Rzepczynski | 30 | 5.132 | $590k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Matthew den Dekker | 28 | 3.000 | — | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Rendon | 26 | 2.130 | $2.8M | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Tanner Roark | 29 | 2.055 | $543k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Clint Robinson | 31 | 2.028 | $535k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Blake Treinen | 28 | 1.065 | $525k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Michael A. Taylor | 25 | 2.000 | $525k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Joe Ross | 23 | 0.094 | $514k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Sammy Solís | 27 | 0.097 | $441k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Felipe Vázquez | 24 | 0.162 | $323k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Trea Turner | 23 | 0.045 | $250k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Wilmer Difo | 24 | 0.051 | $164k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Pedro Severino | 22 | 0.034 | $161k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Koda Glover | 23 | 0.000 | $141k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| A.J. Cole | 24 | 0.047 | $122k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Brian Goodwin | 25 | 0.000 | $119k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Reynaldo López | 22 | 0.000 | $116k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Lucas Giolito | 21 | 0.000 | $108k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Rafael Martín | 32 | 0.080 | $89k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Trevor Gott | 23 | 0.114 | $87k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Matt Grace | 27 | 0.074 | $86k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Spencer Kieboom | 25 | 0.149 | $17k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR. Bars = Nationals 2016; 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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