The Washington Nationals have started the rebuild, trading away the likes of Trea Turner, Max Scherzer, and Juan Soto, and stocking their roster and farm with high-end talents with upside.
Ages as of July 1, 2023
| RANK | AGE | PLAYER | POS | OFP |
| 1 | 20 | James Wood | OF | 60 |
Painter is among the elite prospects in baseball and has a chance at four plus pitches, well above-average command, and still is getting better by the day.
| RANK | AGE | PLAYER | POS | OFP |
| 2 | 19 | Elijah Green | OF | 55 |
Green is tooled up like a future star, including plus power, at least plus speed, and a shot to remain in center.
| RANK | AGE | PLAYER | POS | OFP |
| 3 | 21 | Robert Hassell III | OF | 55 |
Hassell sports above-average tool across the board, but is coming off surgery to repair a broken hamate and subpar numbers in a 27-game cup of java in Double-A after the trade from San Diego last summer.
| RANK | AGE | PLAYER | POS | OFP |
| 4 | 20 | Brady House | 3B | 50 |
House has big raw power and was showing above-average plate skills last season until a back injury sidelined him the final two and a half months.
| RANK | AGE | PLAYER | POS | OFP |
| 5 | 24 | Cade Cavalli | RHP | 50 |
Cavalli, the club’s first-round pick in 2020, has a plus fastball and curveball amidts a quality four-pitch mix, but will miss 2023 due to UCL surgery.
| RANK | AGE | PLAYER | POS | OFP |
| 6 | 24 | Jackson Rutledge | RHP | 50 |
It’s a power arsenal for Rutledge, who may end up in the bullpen without batter command.
| RANK | AGE | PLAYER | POS | OFP |
| 7 | 19 | Jarlin Susana | RHP | 50 |
Susana is just getting started, but his 6-foot-6, 235-pound frame offers projection and rotation durability if he can find the zone more often.
| RANK | AGE | PLAYER | POS | OFP |
| 8 | 18 | Cristhian Vaquero | OF | 45 |
Maybe the best athlete in the system, Vaquero has speed to spare, power to dream on, and physical projection to boot.
| RANK | AGE | PLAYER | POS | OFP |
| 9 | 23 | Cole Henry | RHP | 45 |
When Henry commands his fastball his slider and changeup play up enough to suggest a three-pitch starter with a No. 4 ceiling.
| RANK | AGE | PLAYER | POS | OFP |
| 10 | 22 | Jake Bennett | LHP | 45 |
Bennett is a big, physical lefty with a good changeup and average velocity, but his size suggests there may be more in the tank.
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Rankings, OFPs by Joe Doyle.
Player notes by Jason A. Churchill.
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