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Certainly this has been a watershed season for Rizzo and the Nationals, who despite winning four division titles and finishing second three other times from 2012-2018, never got out of the first round in four trips to the postseason, losing four times to wild card teams
One of the reasons the Nationals had so much trouble getting past the first round of the postseason was Rizzo’s inability to fix one of the worst bullpens in baseball. He tried last year, trading two top pitching prospects to the A’s for All-Star closer Sean Doolittle and set-up man Ryan Madson.
In addition to Hudson, Rizzo made two other under-the-radar second half acquisitions: lefty-hitting outfielder-first baseman Gerardo Parra off waivers from the Giants
Also, Pete Vuckovich didn't get included on the list of former players.