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If big free agent signings are your thing, the Washington Nationals short-changed you again this offseason. But if you want some optimism to go with the West Palm Beach sunshine, we can blow some of that sunshine up your hot stove! Yes, we can cherry-pick the outliers of media analysts who not only think the Nats had an A- offseason, but also the №6 farm system in all of baseball in another report.
Beauty is in the eye’s of the beholder, and former Nats’ GM Jim Bowden believes the Nats achieved their offseason objectives of trading MacKenzie Gore for some top prospects as well as acquiring what Bowden called a full-time player, Harry Ford, for a reliever in Jose A. Ferrer. On top of that, Bowden liked the other short-term moves while keeping some cash for potential contract extensions for core players. Bowden gave an A- to the Nationals in The Athletic.
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