The Nats settled with all of their players, except new first baseman Nathaniel Lowe
The Washington Nationals had six players eligible for arbitration, and settled with five of them. The lone exception was new Nationals first baseman Nathaniel Lowe, who is headed to arbitration court. The Nats filed at $10.3 million, while Lowe filed at $11.1 million. The MLB Trade Rumors projection for Lowe was somewhere in the middle at $10.7 million.
The Nationals settled with backup catcher Riley Adams for $850,000. They settled with former All-Star Josiah Gray for $1.35 million, despite the fact the right hander will miss most of next season. They also brought back veteran reliever Derek Law for $2.75 million.
They also agreed to deals with Luis Garcia Jr., and Mackenzie Gore, but the dollar amounts are not available yet. Mason Thompson was also arbitration eligible, but they already agreed to a $770,000 deal.
The only real noteworthy news here is not settling with Lowe. While it is not a massive deal, going to arbitration court over 800,000 dollars is never the best way to start your relationship with your marquee offseason acquisition.