The Lerners will say they were smart to wait out a deal because you should know what the landscape is before you spend. The reality is that all the players worth signing are going to try like hell and sign before the lockout deadline tomorrow night. Of course that means the Nats can legitimately suck for 1st place next year, but ownership will seriously never publicly state that.
2022 is definitely a tank year...that was determined at the 2021 trade deadline...
