While the Washington Nationals missed the postseason this year, ESPN analyst Sean Doolittle sees a bright future for the franchise. He believes their rebuild is starting to take hold and that they'll have long-term solutions at key positions next season. With Patrick Corbin's contract coming off the books, the Nationals will have ample financial flexibility to make strategic moves in free agency.
examined what went wrong for each MLB team that missed the postseason, the Nationals were declared as 'not ready for prime time' right now.
As the writer pointed out later, Washington will have plenty of money to work with in the winter thanks to the massive contract of Patrick Corbin finally coming off the books. Another starting pitcher will likely be one of the biggest goals, as they have a couple of promising arms but are lacking a true ace as of now.Mitchell Parker and Jake Irvin also established themselves as starters this season, but that was more planned.
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