Washington Nationals 2026
Proj 71–91 DIVNL East · Proj 5th of 5 91
Total WAR +19.1
hWAR +11.1
pWAR +8.0
C+1.4
1B+1.6
2B+0.6
SS+1.6
3B-0.1
LF+1.3
CF+1.3
RF+3.4
DH+0.0
SP+4.3
BP+3.7

Depth chart data updated: May 13, 2026

Infield

C

PlayerPA wRC+FLDWAR
Keibert Ruiz35774-3.4+0.2
Drew Millas23293+2.5+1.2
Replacement (call-up)59750.00.0
Total64881-0.8+1.5

1B

PlayerPA wRC+FLDWAR
Luis García Jr.496101-1.1+1.7
Curtis Mead15266-0.0-0.1
Total64893-1.1+1.7

2B

PlayerPA wRC+FLDWAR
Nasim Nuñez34874+0.4+0.7
Replacement (call-up)300750.00.0
Total64874+0.4+0.7

SS

PlayerPA wRC+FLDWAR
CJ Abrams58395-5.5+1.7
Jorbit Vivas6569-0.1-0.0
Total64892-5.6+1.7

3B

PlayerPA wRC+FLDWAR
Brady House39266+1.9-0.0
José Tena25676-2.8-0.1
Total64870-0.9-0.1
Outfield

LF

PlayerPA wRC+FLDWAR
Daylen Lile465119-5.0+1.4
Replacement (call-up)183750.00.0
Total648107-5.0+1.4

CF

PlayerPA wRC+FLDWAR
Jacob Young43974+5.0+1.0
Joey Wiemer20979+1.2+0.4
Total64876+6.3+1.3

RF

PlayerPA wRC+FLDWAR
James Wood641140-8.2+3.5
Replacement (call-up)7750.00.0
Total648139-8.2+3.5
DH

DH

PlayerPA wRC+FLDWAR
Replacement (call-up)648750.00.0
Total648750.00.0

Starting Rotation

PlayerIPeGS ERAFIPK%WAR
Cade Cavalli100184.424.5320.9%+0.9
Jake Irvin148275.195.3517.8%+0.0
Zack Littell142264.274.5918.9%+1.2
Miles Mikolas119224.944.9216.3%+0.5
DJ Herz IL2044.194.2025.6%+0.2
Trevor Williams IL1734.664.4219.1%+0.1
Mitchell Parker121224.924.8517.0%+0.6
Brad Lord113214.414.4620.5%+1.0

Bullpen

PlayerIPeApp ERAFIPK%WAR
Clayton Beeter IL26264.314.3327.9%+0.2
PJ Poulin 56563.924.1025.1%+0.6
Gus Varland52524.534.2522.8%+0.4
Cole Henry IL21214.614.8422.0%+0.0
Paxton Schultz66664.434.4623.2%+0.5
Orlando Ribalta23235.814.9923.3%+0.0
Ken Waldichuk IL41415.355.3522.2%+0.0
Andrés Machado53534.684.3223.1%+0.4
Jackson Rutledge50505.515.2120.2%+0.0
Sauryn Lao49494.064.0621.9%+0.8
Ryan Loutos42427.984.8020.5%+0.1
Cionel Pérez34344.624.4819.9%+0.2
Jorge López29294.504.2220.6%+0.4
Andre Granillo24244.424.2325.0%+0.2
Matt Barnes884.964.2822.0%+0.1

Future Depth Chart — WSH

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PEAK 2032 · 76W · 30.7 WAR OFF-BOOKS 7YR $157M AGE 26.1 ↗ 27.5 WINDOW no projected contention years
NL East · 2026
#1NYM120#2PHI115#3ATL113#4MIA104#5WSH91
Projected: 68–94 Team WAR: 21.6 Avg Age: 26.1 Est. Payroll: $38M FA Budget Room: $200M (CBT $238M) REBUILD

Position Players

PosPlayerWARSalary
CDrew Millas (28)1.5$0.8M
Kevin Bazzell (23)0.2$0.0M
1BFranchy Cordero (31)0.5$4.1M
Joey Gallo (32)0.0$1.1M
2BLuis García Jr. (26)2.2$17.6M
Nasim Nuñez (25)0.2$0.8M
SSCJ Abrams (25)3.2$4.2M
Phillip Glasser (26)0.1$0.0M
3BJorbit Vivas (25)0.4$0.8M
Brady House (23)0.0$0.8M
LFJames Wood (23)4.4$0.8M
Daylen Lile (23)0.3$0.8M
CFJacob Young (27)1.6$0.8M
Yeremy Cabrera (21)0.0$0.0M
RFDylan Crews (24)0.4$0.6M
DHFA — replacement level0.0

Pitchers

RolePlayerWARSalary
SPJosh Randall (prospect)1.3$0.8M
Alemao Hernandez (prospect)1.1$0.8M
Jose Atencio (prospect)1.1$0.8M
RPJackson Kent (prospect)1.1$0.8M
R.J. Sales (prospect)1.1$0.8M
Yoel Tejeda Jr. (prospect)0.8$0.8M
Off The Books for 2026
No major contracts expired entering this year

Farm System

NamePosLevelAgeCareer WAR
Eli WillitsSSA1852.1
Marconi GermanSSROK1846.1
Daniel HernandezCROK1841.5
Ronny CruzSSA1939.9
Brayan CortesiaSSROK1839.1