Nationals acquire much-needed 1B bat in trade with Rangers

[ad_1] Despite the fact that they've misplaced greater than 90 video games 4 years in a row, the Washington Nationals have began to assemble a very proficient younger workforce with some critical upside.

Now the time has come for them to begin including some complementary veteran items round that younger core, and they're reportedly including a big one on Sunday afternoon by touchdown first baseman Nathaniel Lowe from the Texas Rangers.

In trade for Lowe, the Nationals are sending left-handed reduction pitcher Robert Garcia to the Rangers.

Lowe hit .265 with 16 dwelling runs and 69 RBI a yr in the past for the Rangers.

Whereas he isn't a famous person or the kind of participant that may single-handedly change the course of a franchise, he has been a persistently above common hitter within the Main Leagues for his whole profession and by no means completed a season with an OPS+ beneath 100 (100 being a league-average hitter). He has been above 112 in every of the previous 4 seasons.

He brings a veteran method to the plate that may see him draw a whole lot of walks and get on base lots. Two issues the Nationals desperately want.

He additionally received a Gold Glove in 2023 and a Silver Slugger award in 2022.

Between shortstop CJ Abrams, outfielders James Wooden and Dylan Crews, catcher Keibert Ruiz, beginning pitcher MacKenzie Gore and the No. 1 total decide within the 2025 MLB draft there's an simply identifiable younger core in place. Including a veteran bat with a monitor report of success solely provides to that.

Much more essential for the Nationals is that Lowe continues to be underneath workforce management for an additional two full seasons, whereas all that they had to surrender was a reduction pitching. It's a win-win deal for an bettering Nationals workforce.