Can't call the Lerners cheap on this one, it's all on Rizzo. Sure the Nats will be playing meaningful games in September and October, but it certainly would have been nice to have added some depth just in case some of our hitters got banged up, or if some of our arms wore down, or if we decided to go loco and voluntarily shut our guys down. Guess we're just happy to be in the playoffs this year, maybe next year we'll try to contend.
July 31st
“All along we said we like who we are, and we like where we’re at and we like the composition of the roster,” Rizzo said. “We didn’t see a whole lot of holes to fill. It’s not about complacency, but it’s about making good, sound decisions – not taking the short route with rental players that could affect us long-term. We feel we’re in position to play meaningful games this September and beyond and there wasn’t a whole lot of necessity to make a deal.”
Across the National League, other contenders upgraded – of the seven NL clubs with the best records, only the Nationals did not make a trade.
After the games of July 31, Nats were 61-41 and 2.5 games ahead of the Braves.
As of today, the Nats are 89-57 and 5.0 games ahead of the Braves.
It would appear that sticking with the existing roster was the right move for us.
