Paul Toboni has many tough decisions to make as he approaches his first offseason as the Nationals' new president of baseball operations. While there are many tantalizing free agents for Toboni to potentially pursue, there are three players with connections to Nationals history that make sense to bring to D.C. for the 2026 team: Lucas Giolito
Aaron Judge's health situation was a major component in these trade discussions, and the Yankees' entire deadline direction. Judge hurt his elbow while making a throw from right field on July 22, and the discomfort continued when the star outfielder was clearly having some issues throwing in the Bronx Bombers' 12-5 loss to the Phillies on July 25. A trip to the 10-day injured list followed, and Judge was limited to DH duty for over a month after returning from that fairly minimal IL stint.