They had a few one-year veteran guys before they were ready to compete. If you look at their 2022 roster a few that jump out include Robinson Chirinos at catcher (ahead of Rutschman), Chris Owings at 2B, Rougned Odor on the bench, and Jordan Lyles in the rotation. They claimed Voth off waivers from us in June that year.
6 of their top 9 starters in '22 were homegrown. The Nats tonight had just 3 homegrown starters - Young, Garcia, and Lipscomb.
