2020 Washington Nationals Free Agents
Tracking the status and signings of all 2020 MLB free agents.
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| Player (10) | Pos. | Age | From | To | Yrs | Dollars | Average Salary | Signed | 2019 WAR | 2020 WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Rendon | 3B | 30 | WSH | LAA | 7 | $245,000,000 | $35,000,000 | 12/11/19 | 6.33 | |
| Stephen Strasburg | SP | 31 | WSH | WSH | 7 | $245,000,000 | $35,000,000 | 12/09/19 | 6.29 | |
| Will Harris | RP | 35 | HOU | WSH | 3 | $24,000,000 | $8,000,000 | 01/02/20 | 2.07 | |
| Starlin Castro | 2B | 30 | MIA | WSH | 2 | $12,000,000 | $6,000,000 | 01/03/20 | 0.75 | |
| Daniel Hudson | RP | 33 | WSH | WSH | 2 | $11,000,000 | $5,500,000 | 01/06/20 | 1.1 | |
| Yan Gomes | C | 32 | WSH | WSH | 2 | $10,000,000 | $5,000,000 | 11/28/19 | 1.25 | |
| Howie Kendrick | 2B | 36 | WSH | WSH | 1 | $6,250,000 | $6,250,000 | 12/06/19 | 2.64 | |
| Eric Thames | 1B | 33 | MIL | WSH | 1 | $4,000,000 | $4,000,000 | 01/06/20 | 1.57 | |
| Asdrubal Cabrera | 2B | 34 | WSH | WSH | 1 | $2,500,000 | $2,500,000 | 01/04/20 | 0.23 | |
| Brian Dozier (minor) | 2B | 33 | WSH | SD | 1 | $2,200,000 | $2,200,000 | 02/23/20 | 0.74 | |
| Ryan Zimmerman | 1B | 35 | WSH | WSH | 1 | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | 01/25/20 | -0.17 | |
| Matt Adams (minor) | 1B | 31 | WSH | NYM | 1 | $1,250,000 | $1,250,000 | 01/31/20 | 0 | |
| Emilio Bonifacio (minor) | CF | 35 | TB | WSH | 1 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | 01/28/20 | ||
| David Hernandez (minor) | RP | 35 | WSH | CLE | - | - | - | 07/04/20 | -1.86 | |
| Hunter Strickland (minor) | RP | 31 | WSH | NYM | - | - | - | 06/29/20 | -0.17 | |
| J.B. Shuck (minor) | LF | 33 | PIT | WSH | - | - | - | 02/13/20 | 0.08 | |
| Welington Castillo (minor) | C | 33 | TEX | WSH | - | - | - | 01/24/20 | -0.24 | |
| Matt Grace (minor) | RP | 31 | WSH | ARI | - | - | - | 01/21/20 | -0.5 | |
| Fernando Abad (minor) | RP | 34 | SF | WSH | - | - | - | 12/20/19 | 0.13 | |
| Justin Miller (minor) | RP | 32 | WSH | TOR | - | - | - | 12/02/19 | ||
| Fernando Rodney | RP | 43 | WSH | TBD | - | - | -0.55 | |||
| Jonny Venters | RP | 35 | WSH | TBD | - | - | -0.85 | |||
| Jeremy Hellickson | RP | 33 | WSH | TBD | - | - | -0.36 | |||
| Javy Guerra | RP | 34 | WSH | TBD | - | - | 0.18 | |||
| Michael Blazek | RP | 31 | WSH | TBD | - | - | -0.03 | |||
| Mac Williamson | RF | 29 | WSH | TBD | - | - | -0.38 | |||
| Luis Sardinas | SS | 27 | WSH | TBD | - | - | ||||
| Henderson Alvarez | SP | 30 | WSH | TBD | - | - | ||||
| J.J. Hoover | RP | 32 | WSH | TBD | - | - | ||||
| Logan Ondrusek | RP | 35 | WSH | TBD | - | - | ||||
| George Kontos | RP | 35 | WSH | TBD | - | - | ||||
| Moises Sierra | RF | 31 | WSH | TBD | - | - | ||||
| Josh Edgin | RP | 33 | WSH | TBD | - | - | ||||
| 30 | $566,200,000 | $18,873,333 | ||||||||