GM: Michael Rizzo
2017: made playoffs · 97–65. 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 | 32 | FA-elig | 31 | 6.7 | 22.1 | +0.4 |
| Stephen Strasburg | 28 | FA-elig | 28 | 6.0 | 18.3 | +1.9 |
| Anthony Rendon | 27 | arb | 147 | 5.9 | 5.8 | +14.1 |
| Bryce Harper | 24 | arb | 111 | 4.1 | 13.6 | +0.3 |
| Daniel Murphy | 32 | FA-elig | 144 | 3.6 | 12.0 | +0.3 |
| Gio Gonzalez | 31 | FA-elig | 32 | 3.5 | 12.0 | -0.1 |
| Ryan Zimmerman | 32 | FA-elig | 144 | 3.5 | 14.0 | -2.2 |
| Trea Turner | 24 | pre-arb | 98 | 3.1 | 0.6 | +9.9 |
| Michael A. Taylor | 26 | arb | 118 | 2.9 | 0.6 | +9.2 |
| Tanner Roark | 30 | arb | 32 | 2.5 | 4.3 | +4.0 |
| Wilmer Difo | 25 | pre-arb | 124 | 1.2 | 0.5 | +3.5 |
| Sean Doolittle↔ OAK | 30 | arb | 30 | 1.1 | 1.5 | +2.1 |
| Matt Albers | 34 | FA-elig | 63 | 1.0 | 1.1 | +2.1 |
| Ryan Madson↔ OAK | 36 | FA-elig | 20 | 0.9 | 2.6 | +0.6 |
| Adam Lind | 33 | FA-elig | 116 | 0.9 | 1.0 | +2.0 |
| Adam Eaton | 28 | arb | 23 | 0.8 | 4.0 | -1.4 |
| Joe Ross | 24 | pre-arb | 20 | 0.7 | 0.4 | +1.9 |
| Koda Glover | 24 | pre-arb | 23 | 0.6 | 0.5 | +1.6 |
| Howie Kendrick↔ PHI | 33 | FA-elig | 52 | 0.6 | 5.7 | -3.7 |
| Brian Goodwin | 26 | pre-arb | 74 | 0.5 | 0.4 | +1.3 |
| Enny Romero | 26 | arb | 53 | 0.4 | 0.6 | +1.0 |
| Oliver Pérez | 35 | FA-elig | 50 | 0.4 | 4.0 | -2.7 |
| Blake Treinen↔ OAK | 29 | arb | 37 | 0.4 | 0.3 | +1.0 |
| Brandon Kintzler↔ MIN | 32 | FA-elig | 27 | 0.3 | 1.1 | -0.1 |
| Matt Grace | 28 | pre-arb | 40 | 0.3 | 0.4 | +0.6 |
| A.J. Cole | 25 | pre-arb | 11 | 0.2 | 0.2 | +0.6 |
| Adrián Sanchez | 26 | – | 34 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
| Sammy Solís | 28 | pre-arb | 30 | 0.1 | 0.5 | -0.4 |
| Victor Robles | 20 | – | 13 | -0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Austin Adams | 26 | – | 6 | -0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Ryan Raburn | 36 | FA-elig | 25 | -0.0 | 0.3 | -0.4 |
| Stephen Drew | 34 | FA-elig | 46 | -0.1 | 3.5 | -3.7 |
| Raudy Read | 23 | – | 8 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| Grant Green | 29 | – | 2 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.3 |
| Trevor Gott | 24 | pre-arb | 4 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.3 |
| Jeremy Guthrie | 38 | – | 1 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.3 |
| Edwin Jackson↔ BAL | 33 | FA-elig | 19 | -0.1 | 2.1 | -2.6 |
| Jayson Werth | 38 | FA-elig | 70 | -0.1 | 21.0 | -21.5 |
| Joe Blanton | 36 | FA-elig | 51 | -0.2 | 4.0 | -4.6 |
| Pedro Severino | 23 | pre-arb | 17 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -1.0 |
| Rafael Bautista | 24 | – | 17 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -1.0 |
| Alejandro De Aza | 33 | – | 28 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -1.1 |
| Andrew Stevenson | 23 | – | 37 | -0.3 | 0.2 | -1.2 |
| Erick Fedde | 24 | – | 3 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -1.1 |
| Jacob Turner | 26 | FA-elig | 18 | -0.4 | 1.5 | -3.0 |
| Chris Heisey | 32 | FA-elig | 38 | -0.5 | 1.4 | -3.2 |
| Jose Lobatón | 32 | FA-elig | 51 | -0.6 | 1.6 | -3.6 |
| Shawn Kelley | 33 | FA-elig | 33 | -1.1 | 5.5 | -9.3 |
| Matt Wieters | 31 | FA-elig | 123 | -1.2 | 10.5 | -14.4 |
| Player | fWAR |
|---|---|
| Sean Doolittle | 1.1 |
| Matt Albers | 1.0 |
| Ryan Madson | 0.9 |
| Adam Lind | 0.9 |
| Adam Eaton | 0.8 |
| Howie Kendrick | 0.6 |
| Player | 2016 fWAR |
|---|---|
| Wilson Ramos | 4.1 |
| Danny Espinosa | 1.0 |
| Mark Melancon | 1.0 |
| Felipe Vázquez | 0.7 |
| Matt Belisle | 0.7 |
| Reynaldo López | 0.5 |
What the front office was committed to as of 2017, 2017–2023. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2017; arbitration & free-agent years are projected from service time. Hover a figure for its luxury-tax (CBT) & actual-cash values.
| Player | Age | Svc | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Scherzer | 32 | 8.079 | $22.1M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jayson Werth | 38 | 13.102 | $21.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Stephen Strasburg | 28 | 6.118 | $18.3M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Ryan Zimmerman | 32 | 11.032 | $14.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Gio Gonzalez | 31 | 7.162 | $12.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Daniel Murphy | 32 | 7.109 | $12.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Matt Wieters | 31 | 7.129 | $10.5M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Howie Kendrick | 33 | 10.091 | $5.7M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Shawn Kelley | 33 | 7.128 | $5.5M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Oliver Pérez | 35 | 12.144 | $4.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Joe Blanton | 36 | 10.158 | $4.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Stephen Drew | 34 | 10.038 | $3.5M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Ryan Madson | 36 | 11.155 | $2.6M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Edwin Jackson | 33 | 11.031 | $2.1M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Chris Heisey | 32 | 7.000 | $1.4M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Matt Albers | 34 | 9.141 | $1.1M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Adam Lind | 33 | 9.058 | $1.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Ryan Raburn | 36 | 9.109 | $348k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Alejandro De Aza | 33 | 10.000 | $137k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jeremy Guthrie | 38 | 10.130 | $3k | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryce Harper | 24 | 4.159 | $13.6M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Anthony Rendon | 27 | 3.130 | $5.8M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Tanner Roark | 30 | 3.055 | $4.3M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Adam Eaton | 28 | 4.030 | $4.0M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Jose Lobatón | 32 | 5.138 | $1.6M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jacob Turner | 26 | 3.111 | $1.5M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Sean Doolittle | 30 | 4.122 | $1.5M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Brandon Kintzler | 32 | 5.003 | $1.1M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Michael A. Taylor | 26 | 3.000 | $558k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trea Turner | 24 | 0.135 | $555k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Enny Romero | 26 | 1.072 | $551k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Sammy Solís | 28 | 1.084 | $546k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Koda Glover | 24 | 0.051 | $538k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Wilmer Difo | 25 | 0.110 | $538k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Joe Ross | 24 | 1.094 | $434k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Brian Goodwin | 26 | 0.044 | $427k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Matt Grace | 28 | 0.145 | $377k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Blake Treinen | 29 | 2.065 | $290k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Adrián Sanchez | 26 | 0.000 | $246k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Andrew Stevenson | 23 | 0.000 | $175k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| A.J. Cole | 25 | 0.092 | $167k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Pedro Severino | 23 | 0.094 | $137k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Erick Fedde | 24 | 0.000 | $105k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Rafael Bautista | 24 | 0.000 | $102k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Austin Adams | 26 | 2.002 | $102k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Raudy Read | 23 | 0.000 | $91k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Victor Robles | 20 | 0.000 | $73k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Grant Green | 29 | 2.033 | $26k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Trevor Gott | 24 | 0.145 | $20k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR. Bars = Nationals 2017; 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 |
Not enough history to chart.
'; return; } const f=+document.getElementById('yfrom').value, t=+document.getElementById('yto').value, w=+document.getElementById('win').value; document.getElementById('yflab').textContent=f; document.getElementById('ytlab').textContent=t; document.getElementById('winlab').textContent = w===1?'raw':(w+'-yr'); const dark=document.documentElement.getAttribute('data-theme')==='dark'; const ink=dark?'#cdd4dc':'#1d2630', grid=dark?'#2c313a':'#d6dbe2', refc=dark?'#5a636d':'#9aa3ad', dirc=dark?'#ffffff':'#1d2630'; const col=contrastColor(TEAMCOL,dark); function sm(a,w){const h=(w-1)/2,o=[];for(let i=0;iPick a wider year range.
'; return; } const s=sm(raw,w),n=s.length,X=s.map(d=>Math.round(d[1]*100)/100),Y=s.map(d=>Math.round(d[2]*10)/10),yr=s.map(d=>d[0]); let xa=Math.min(1,...X),xb=Math.max(1,...X),ya=Math.min(0,...Y),yb=Math.max(0,...Y); const px=(xb-xa)*.12+.04,py=(yb-ya)*.12+1.5;xa-=px;xb+=px;ya-=py;yb+=py; const k=Math.max(0,n-3), ann=[]; [['WINDOW','#15b6a0',xa<1&&yb>0,xa,yb,'left','top'],['CONTEND','#2f7ed8',xb>1&&yb>0,xb,yb,'right','top'], ['FORCED-SPEND','#ec5a3c',xb>1&&ya<0,xb,ya,'right','bottom'],['REBUILD','#f0a91c',xa<1&&ya<0,xa,ya,'left','bottom']].forEach(q=>{ if(q[2]) ann.push({x:q[3],y:q[4],xref:'x',yref:'y',text:q[0],showarrow:false,xanchor:q[5],yanchor:q[6],font:{size:10,color:q[1]},opacity:.85});}); ann.push({x:X[n-1],y:Y[n-1],ax:X[n-1]-0.5*(X[n-1]-X[k]),ay:Y[n-1]-0.5*(Y[n-1]-Y[k]),xref:'x',yref:'y',axref:'x',ayref:'y',showarrow:true,arrowhead:2,arrowsize:1.3,arrowwidth:1.7,arrowcolor:dirc,text:''}); Plotly.newPlot('orbit',[{x:X,y:Y,mode:'lines+markers',line:{color:col,width:2.6,shape:'spline',smoothing:0.7}, marker:{color:col,size:s.map((d,i)=>5+7*(i/Math.max(1,n-1))),line:{color:dark?'#1b1e23':'#fff',width:0.6}}, text:yr,hovertemplate:'%{text}