2026 SEASON · DEPTH CHARTWashington NationalsWSH
Projected7686.470
NL East4thof 5
Park HR100NEUTRAL
YTD48-49+ROS PROJ28-37=TOTAL76-86
Total WAR +11.9
hWAR +5.2
pWAR +6.7
C+0.3
1B+0.7
2B+0.6
SS+0.6
3B-0.3
LF+0.8
CF+0.6
RF+1.9
DH+0.0
SP+4.1
BP+2.6

Depth chart data updated: July 16, 2026

Infield
CTHIN
age 28148 PA proj
WAR-0.1
wRC+74
FLD-3.4
Drew MillasIL PA108 wRC+90 WAR+0.4
Riley Adams PA3 wRC+69 WAR-0.0
Position TotalPA259wRC+81FLD-3.3WAR+0.3
1BTHIN
age 26192 PA proj
WAR+0.7
wRC+106
FLD-1.1
Joey Gallo PA45 wRC+94 WAR+0.1
Andrés Chaparro PA22 wRC+87 WAR+0.0
Position TotalPA259wRC+102FLD-0.6WAR+0.7
2BTHIN
age 25201 PA proj
WAR+0.6
wRC+82
FLD+0.1
·Replacement (call-up)PA58wRC+75WAR+0.0
Position TotalPA259wRC+80FLD+0.1WAR+0.6
SSTHIN
CJ Abrams B/L
age 25252 PA proj
WAR+0.6
wRC+100
FLD-4.8
Jorbit Vivas PA7 wRC+73 WAR-0.0
Position TotalPA259wRC+99FLD-4.9WAR+0.6
3BWEAK
age 25180 PA proj
WAR-0.3
wRC+76
FLD-0.4
Brady House PA79 wRC+74 WAR+0.1
Position TotalPA259wRC+75FLD-0.1WAR-0.3
Outfield
LFTHIN
age 23258 PA proj
WAR+0.8
wRC+112
FLD-1.2
·Replacement (call-up)PA1wRC+75WAR+0.0
Position TotalPA259wRC+112FLD-1.2WAR+0.8
CFTHIN
age 27192 PA proj
WAR+0.5
wRC+75
FLD+3.5
Dylan Crews PA67 wRC+84 WAR+0.1
Position TotalPA259wRC+77FLD+4.0WAR+0.6
RFAVERAGE
age 23259 PA proj
WAR+1.9
wRC+147
FLD-0.9
Position TotalPA259wRC+147FLD-0.9WAR+1.9
DH
DH THIN
No projected starter — call-up at replacement level
Position Total PA259 wRC+75 FLD0.0 WAR+0.0
Rotation
ROTATIONSTRONGStarting Rotation
156 IP · 28 GS
WAR+1.9
ERA3.44
FIP3.41
K%24.4
WPA/GS+2.7%
160 IP · 29 GS
WAR+0.0
ERA4.82
FIP5.12
K%16.0
WPA/GS-3.6%
145 IP · 26 GS
WAR+0.7
ERA5.00
FIP4.97
K%13.5
WPA/GS-5.5%
Jake IrvinSP4ILIP98GS18ERA4.32K%21.5WPA/GS-0.7%WAR+0.1
Andrew AlvarezSP5IP85GS15ERA3.81K%21.9WPA/GS+0.6%WAR+0.6
Brad LordSP6ILIP106GS19ERA3.98K%20.3WPA/GS+0.7%WAR+0.1
Mitchell ParkerSP7ILIP83GS15ERA4.54K%18.0WPA/GS-1.6%WAR+0.7
Section TotalIP333GS61WAR+4.1
Bullpen
BULLPENAVERAGEBullpen
40 IP · 40 App
WAR+0.2
ERA3.98
FIP4.17
K%29.9
WPA/App-0.1%
Orlando RibaltaSUHI-LEVIP35App35ERA4.60K%22.8WPA/App-1.0%WAR+0.0
PJ PoulinSUIP54App54ERA3.99K%21.3WPA/App-0.1%WAR+0.4
Riley CornelioMRIP48App48ERA4.49K%21.6WPA/App-0.9%WAR+0.0
Cionel PérezMRIP65App65ERA4.53K%18.8WPA/App-0.9%WAR+0.0
Ken WaldichukMRILIP47App47ERA5.31K%21.5WPA/App-2.0%WAR+0.0
Paxton SchultzMRIP46App46ERA3.92K%22.5WPA/App-0.0%WAR+0.0
Gus VarlandMRIP46App46ERA4.31K%21.9WPA/App-0.6%WAR+0.1
Jackson RutledgeMRIP28App28ERA5.10K%20.8WPA/App-1.7%WAR+0.0
Andrés MachadoMRIP24App24ERA4.47K%23.3WPA/App-0.8%WAR+0.1
Andry LaraMRIP23App23ERA5.08K%13.7WPA/App-1.7%WAR+0.0
Cole HenryMRIP22App22ERA4.64K%20.7WPA/App-1.1%WAR+0.0
Andre GranilloMRIP21App21ERA3.65K%25.9WPA/App+0.3%WAR+0.4
Trevor WilliamsMRILIP20App20ERA4.53K%16.8WPA/App-0.9%WAR+0.5
Sauryn LaoMRIP18App18ERA3.98K%21.4WPA/App-0.1%WAR+0.5
Ryan LoutosMRIP16App16ERA4.87K%18.5WPA/App-1.4%WAR+0.0
Jorge LópezMRIP15App15ERA4.41K%20.3WPA/App-0.7%WAR+0.2
Eddy YeanMRIP15App15ERA5.63K%14.7WPA/App-2.4%WAR+0.0
Max KranickMRIP10App10ERA4.49K%17.8WPA/App-0.8%WAR+0.1
Matt BarnesMRIP3App3ERA4.37K%22.0WPA/App-0.7%WAR+0.1
Section TotalIP239WAR+2.6

Future Depth Chart — WSH

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PEAK 2029 · 88W · 40.6 WAR OFF-BOOKS 7YR $173M AGE 25.2 ↗ 29.4 WINDOW contention window 2028–2029
NL East · 2026
#1NYM120#2PHI120#3ATL120#4MIA120#5WSH111
Projected: 78–84 Team WAR: 31.4 Avg Age: 25.2 Est. Payroll: $41M FA Budget Room: $197M (CBT $238M) FRINGE

Position Players

PosPlayerWARSalary
CKeibert Ruiz (28)1.6$6.2M
Riley Adams (30)0.2$1.0M
1BCurtis Mead (25)1.9$0.3M
Franchy Cordero (31)0.1$4.9M
2BLuis García Jr. (26)3.2$6.9M
Nasim Nuñez (25)0.2$0.8M
SSCJ Abrams (25)4.7$4.2M
Eli Willits (18)0.4$0.0M
3BYohandy Morales (24)2.4$0.0M
Cayden Wallace (24)0.3$0.0M
LFJames Wood (23)7.0$7.8M
Sam Petersen (23)0.2$0.0M
CFJacob Young (27)1.1$0.8M
Joey Wiemer (27)0.1$0.8M
RFDylan Crews (24)-0.1$1.6M
Harold Ramírez (31)-0.1$1.0M
DHFA — replacement level0.0

Pitchers

RolePlayerWARSalary
SPTravis Sykora (prospect)2.5$0.8M
Jackson Kent (prospect)1.4$0.8M
Jarlin Susana (prospect)1.3$0.8M
RPJose Feliz (prospect)1.1$0.8M
Alemao Hernandez (prospect)1.0$0.8M
Josh Randall (prospect)0.9$0.8M
Off The Books for 2026
No major contracts expired entering this year

Farm System

NamePosLevelAgeCareer WAR
Eli WillitsSSA1827.9
Travis SykoraPAA2219.1
Jarlin SusanaPAA2214.4
Landon HarmonPA1914.0
Jose FelizPROK2013.7