On the face of it, the Nationals aren’t that fascinating. They have misplaced 5 in a row, together with the final 4 to the once-lowly Miami Marlins. They are usually not solely in final place in the National League East, however solely Oakland and Cincinnati have worse data in all of the main leagues. Ouch.
But as I wrote after Monday’s July Fourth sport towards Miami, the Nats are completely at a pivotal level of their historical past. Think of all that awaits in the coming month: They are engaged on a brand new long-term contract with star Juan Soto. They have the fifth decide in the July 17 draft. They are prone to overhaul their roster by buying and selling main league gamers for prospects.
Because of all this, I assumed it could be greatest to convey aboard Nationals beat author Jesse Dougherty — who’s in Philadelphia for the Phillies collection — to assist me navigate some central Nats questions as these points percolate. Join us at 1 p.m. Tuesday for answers, however please submit your questions early at the link under.
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Thomas Floyd, an editor for The Post’s Sports part, produced this Q&A.
