Sunken season makes players more tradable

NEW YORK | With nearly 100 games to go in the season, the Washington Nationals' hope of anything but abject failure is already slim. That's not just a present reality, though. It's also a possible mandate for a trading strategy this summer. For a team that entered Wednesday challenging the 1962 New York Mets for the worst record in a 162-game season, the Nationals have a few movable assets - though they have even more with hefty contracts. Chief among the tradable could be first baseman Nick Johnson, whose strong start and impending free agency have already made him the ... Email </a