The Washington Nationals are finalizing a deal to hire Blake Butera as their next manager, multiple media outlets reported on Thursday morning. At 33, Butera will be the youngest manager in Major League Baseball since the Minnesota Twins hired Frank Quilici in 1972, per reports.
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The Washington Nationals have hired a new manager. Blake Butera has agreed to a deal to become the new manager of the Nationals, ESPN’s Jeff Passan reported on Thursday.
The Washington Nationals are heading into a new era in the 2026 season with a new manager in tow. After firing Dave Martinez and GM Mike Rizzo during the season, they have made an outside-the-box hire.
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One of the things that Paul Toboni and his new front office will have to assess when it comes to this Washington Nationals roster is who they believe is expendable.
Some news broke on Wednesday regarding the Washington Nationals' managerial search. According to Andrew Golden of The Washington Post (subscription required), interim manager from this past season, Miguel Cairo, is not longer being considered for the job opening after he interviewed last week.
Because Paul Toboni doesn't have a history of running a front office yet, imaginations can run wild when it comes to how the Washington Nationals are going to attack this offseason.
Bullpen arms are probably going to be at the top of the list when it comes to players who are linked to the Washington Nationals this offseason. That is what happens after that unit finished with the worst ERA this year.
As a fan of a struggling team you get to learn a lot about the MLB Draft every year. It is what provides fans of rebuilding teams hope. While you can’t get the instant impact from draft picks like NBA or NFL teams do, you can still strike gold.
Improving the bullpen should be priority No. 1 for the Washington Nationals this offseason. Whether it's by pulling off savvy trades, promoting some younger
Building strong bullpens was never a strong suit of Nationals’ former GM Mike Rizzo, and that fact was on clear display this season, as the Nats’ relief unit was as bad as bullpens come, finishing last in baseball with a 5.59 ERA and second to last with a 4.86 FIP.
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The Washington Nationals finished the 2025 season with a losing record for the sixth straight year. Washington hasn’t reached the playoffs since winning the World Series in 2019.
The 2025 season did not go as planned for the Washington Nationals. After back-to-back 71-win rebuild seasons, the Nationals were poised to progress forward and show some signs of turning a corner in 2025, but instead finished with 66 wins.