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NL East · Washington
Washington Nationals 2026 Roster
Source MLB Statcast dataThrough Ratings refreshed nightly
77-85 · 4th NL EastSeason complete
2026 Payroll$101.6MSigned-contract AAV $18.9M
Luxury-tax roomData pendingno tax-line source staged
The full 54-player Washington Nationals roster for 2026, rated with real Statcast data and refreshed nightly. At the plate it's led by James Wood (92 OVR); on the mound by Cade Cavalli (90 OVR). The Nationals are strongest at left field, where the top options average 81 OVR. CJ Abrams paced the team with 33 home runs in the 2026 regular season.
2026 season complete · no scheduled games in the staged schedule feed
| Team | W-L | Pct | GB |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Braves | 94-68 | .580 | - |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 88-74 | .543 | 6.0 |
| Miami Marlins | 80-82 | .494 | 14.0 |
| Washington Nationals | 77-85 | .475 | 17.0 |
| New York Mets | 74-88 | .457 | 20.0 |
- 09-21Cole HenryReleased
- 09-17Wyatt MillsReleased
- 09-02Buddy KennedySigned as Free Agent
Run diff+6
Last 10Pending
2026 payroll$101.6M
Players on IL (40-man)5
Nationals Top 12 Players
| # | Player | Pos | OVR | AVG | OPS | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  James Wood | LF | 92 | 0.265 | 0.891 | 30 | 77 |
| 2 |  Jacob Young | CF | 85 | 0.252 | 0.708 | 10 | 50 |
| 3 |  CJ Abrams | SS | 82 | 0.261 | 0.833 | 33 | 106 |
| 4 |  Joey Wiemer | LF | 76 | 0.286 | 0.912 | 3 | 12 |
| 5 |  Daylen Lile | RF | 75 | 0.246 | 0.725 | 22 | 89 |
| 6 |  Dylan Crews | RF | 74 | 0.223 | 0.663 | 13 | 44 |
| 7 |  Andrew Pinckney | LF | 74 | 0.280 | 0.790 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 |  Brady House | 3B | 70 | 0.247 | 0.710 | 10 | 46 |
| 9 |  Andrés Chaparro | 1B | 68 | 0.263 | 0.885 | 13 | 39 |
| 10 |  Yohandy Morales | 1B | 66 | 0.255 | 0.851 | 4 | 10 |
| 11 |  Jorbit Vivas | 2B | 65 | 0.238 | 0.653 | 3 | 31 |
| 12 |  Harry Ford | C | 61 | 0.190 | 0.664 | 3 | 10 |
| # | Player | Role | OVR | W | ERA | WHIP | K/9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Cade Cavalli | SP | 90 | 13 | 3.02 | 1.16 | 10.6 |
| 2 |  Andrew Alvarez | SP | 82 | 2 | 3.43 | 1.30 | 9.1 |
| 3 |  Will Dion | RP | 80 | 3 | 3.62 | 1.19 | 10.0 |
| 4 |  Connelly Early | SP | 79 | 7 | 3.33 | 1.23 | 8.9 |
| 5 |  Brad Lord | SP | 76 | 5 | 3.78 | 1.22 | 8.3 |
| 6 |  Orlando Ribalta | RP | 75 | 1 | 3.77 | 1.21 | 8.8 |
| 7 |  Matt Krook | RP | 75 | 0 | 10.80 | 2.28 | 9.7 |
| 8 |  Jared Simpson | RP | 75 | 1 | 10.38 | 1.85 | 8.3 |
| 9 |  DJ Herz | RP | 71 | 0 | 10.29 | 2.00 | 7.7 |
| 10 |  Riley Cornelio | RP | 71 | 3 | 3.68 | 1.50 | 9.8 |
| 11 |  Clayton Beeter | CL | 70 | 6 | 4.50 | 1.40 | 8.8 |
| 12 |  Ken Waldichuk | SP | 68 | 0 | 6.75 | 1.50 | 7.7 |
Top 12 by Legends Deck card rating (0-100, Statcast-driven). Full roster tables below.
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Nationals Stat Leaders
Home Runs · CJ Abrams33 HR
Batting Average (qualified) · James Wood.265 AVG
Stolen Bases · Nasim Nuñez49 SB
ERA (qualified) · Cade Cavalli3.02 ERA
2026 regular season, Nationals stints only. Team batting-average leaders need 3.1 plate appearances per team game and ERA leaders 1 inning per team game (MLB's official qualifiers, counted with that club only). Counting stats are unqualified.
| # | Player | Pos | OVR ▾ | AVG | OPS | HR | RBI | SB | Barrel% | Exit Velo | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Wood | LF | 92 | 0.265 | 0.891 | 30 | 77 | 21 | 18.6% | 95.4 | View card › |
| 2 | Jacob Young | CF | 85 | 0.252 | 0.708 | 10 | 50 | 18 | 5.7% | 87.7 | View card › |
| 3 | CJ Abrams | SS | 82 | 0.261 | 0.833 | 33 | 106 | 34 | 10.6% | 89.6 | View card › |
| 4 | Joey Wiemer | LF | 76 | 0.286 | 0.912 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 10.0% | 88.8 | View card › |
| 5 | Daylen Lile | RF | 75 | 0.246 | 0.725 | 22 | 89 | 15 | 9.6% | 88.6 | View card › |
| 6 | Dylan Crews | RF | 74 | 0.223 | 0.663 | 13 | 44 | 12 | 9.4% | 90.3 | View card › |
| 7 | Andrew Pinckney | LF | 74 | 0.280 | 0.790 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 11.8% | 94.8 | View card › |
| 8 | Brady House | 3B | 70 | 0.247 | 0.710 | 10 | 46 | 3 | 9.5% | 90.1 | View card › |
| 9 | Andrés Chaparro | 1B | 68 | 0.263 | 0.885 | 13 | 39 | 0 | 13.1% | 89.9 | View card › |
| 10 | Yohandy Morales | 1B | 66 | 0.255 | 0.851 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 15.6% | 91.7 | View card › |
| 11 | Jorbit Vivas | 2B | 65 | 0.238 | 0.653 | 3 | 31 | 2 | 3.0% | 82.9 | View card › |
| 12 | Harry Ford | C | 61 | 0.190 | 0.664 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 9.7% | 84.9 | View card › |
| 13 |  José Tena | 3B | 60 | 0.222 | 0.672 | 7 | 25 | 6 | 8.3% | 90.6 | View card › |
| 14 |  Nasim Nuñez | SS | 60 | 0.209 | 0.535 | 1 | 37 | 49 | 0.9% | 85.2 | View card › |
| 15 |  Keibert Ruiz | C | 57 | 0.280 | 0.759 | 10 | 48 | 2 | 5.0% | 88.1 | View card › |
| 16 |  Drew Millas | C | 54 | 0.185 | 0.539 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 3.2% | 83.6 | View card › |
| 17 |  Abimelec Ortiz | 1B | 46 | 0.188 | 0.572 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 7.5% | 89.7 | View card › |
| # | Player | Role | OVR ▾ | W | ERA | WHIP | K/9 | BB/9 | HR/9 | xERA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cade Cavalli | SP | 90 | 13 | 3.02 | 1.16 | 10.6 | 2.5 | 0.9 | 3.68 | View card › |
| 2 | Andrew Alvarez | SP | 82 | 2 | 3.43 | 1.30 | 9.1 | 4.1 | 0.6 | 4.21 | View card › |
| 3 | Will Dion | RP | 80 | 3 | 3.62 | 1.19 | 10.0 | 3.1 | 1.4 | 3.35 | View card › |
| 4 | Connelly Early | SP | 79 | 7 | 3.33 | 1.23 | 8.9 | 3.2 | 1.4 | 4.27 | View card › |
| 5 | Brad Lord | SP | 76 | 5 | 3.78 | 1.22 | 8.3 | 3.6 | 1.1 | 3.92 | View card › |
| 6 | Orlando Ribalta | RP | 75 | 1 | 3.77 | 1.21 | 8.8 | 3.8 | 1.1 | 3.68 | View card › |
| 7 | Matt Krook | RP | 75 | 0 | 10.80 | 2.28 | 9.7 | 10.8 | 2.2 | 7.86 | View card › |
| 8 | Jared Simpson | RP | 75 | 1 | 10.38 | 1.85 | 8.3 | 14.5 | 0.0 | 8.89 | View card › |
| 9 | DJ Herz | RP | 71 | 0 | 10.29 | 2.00 | 7.7 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 11.82 | View card › |
| 10 | Riley Cornelio | RP | 71 | 3 | 3.68 | 1.50 | 9.8 | 7.1 | 0.5 | 3.95 | View card › |
| 11 | Clayton Beeter | CL | 70 | 6 | 4.50 | 1.40 | 8.8 | 5.8 | 1.5 | 4.79 | View card › |
| 12 | Ken Waldichuk | SP | 68 | 0 | 6.75 | 1.50 | 7.7 | 5.8 | 3.9 | 7.21 | View card › |
| 13 |  Matt Waldron | SP | 66 | 2 | 6.54 | 1.59 | 7.0 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 3.55 | View card › |
| 14 |  Jake Bird | RP | 65 | 1 | 5.35 | 1.42 | 9.5 | 3.0 | 1.4 | 4.30 | View card › |
| 15 |  Josiah Gray | SP | 64 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 4.5 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 2.34 | View card › |
| 16 |  Erik Tolman | RP | 61 | 1 | 2.93 | 1.43 | 10.0 | 5.3 | 0.6 | 3.60 | View card › |
| 17 |  Jackson Kent | SP | 59 | 2 | 5.94 | 1.79 | 7.4 | 6.2 | 0.5 | 5.44 | View card › |
| 18 |  Julian Fernández | RP | 58 | 0 | 2.25 | 1.25 | 6.8 | 4.5 | 2.3 | 3.81 | View card › |
| 19 |  PJ Poulin | RP | 58 | 3 | 2.70 | 1.31 | 6.1 | 5.2 | 1.0 | 5.44 | View card › |
| 20 |  Paxton Schultz | RP | 58 | 1 | 6.40 | 1.70 | 8.9 | 3.3 | 1.4 | 5.05 | View card › |
| 21 |  Richard Lovelady | RP | 57 | 3 | 4.11 | 1.86 | 8.0 | 6.2 | 1.3 | 5.73 | View card › |
| 22 |  Mitchell Parker | RP | 55 | 3 | 6.58 | 1.49 | 7.7 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 5.23 | View card › |
| 23 |  Eddy Yean | RP | 54 | 0 | 2.45 | 0.91 | 5.7 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 3.10 | View card › |
| 24 |  Gus Varland | SP | 53 | 2 | 6.55 | 1.76 | 8.7 | 4.1 | 1.9 | 6.98 | View card › |
| 25 |  Justin Lawrence | RP | 51 | 0 | 7.34 | 1.95 | 11.3 | 7.3 | 2.4 | 6.47 | View card › |
| 26 |  Jake Irvin | SP | 50 | 2 | 5.48 | 1.40 | 9.3 | 4.0 | 1.7 | 5.37 | View card › |
| 27 |  Jack Sinclair | RP | 50 | 1 | 2.45 | 0.91 | 6.5 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 4.06 | View card › |
| 28 |  Yovanny Cruz | RP | 49 | 0 | 5.06 | 1.56 | 8.4 | 5.1 | 1.1 | 5.40 | View card › |
| 29 |  Zak Kent | RP | 48 | 0 | 5.51 | 1.65 | 6.6 | 4.4 | 1.6 | 5.30 | View card › |
| 30 |  Tom Cosgrove | RP | 47 | 1 | 7.71 | 1.47 | 7.7 | 3.3 | 1.6 | 4.35 | View card › |
| 31 |  Miles Mikolas | SP | 46 | 3 | 5.82 | 1.38 | 4.5 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 5.47 | View card › |
| 32 |  Jackson Rutledge | RP | 45 | 0 | — | 6.00 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 0.0 | 8.21 | View card › |
| 33 |  Andre Granillo | RP | 45 | 0 | 9.64 | 2.25 | 2.9 | 7.7 | 1.9 | 7.07 | View card › |
| 34 |  Carson Palmquist | RP | 44 | 0 | 7.71 | 1.78 | 8.3 | 4.4 | 0.6 | 4.89 | View card › |
| 35 |  Cole Henry | RP | 42 | 0 | 7.90 | 1.76 | 9.9 | 4.6 | 2.6 | 6.23 | View card › |
| 36 |  Max Kranick | RP | 40 | 0 | 9.33 | 2.18 | 5.4 | 6.4 | 2.0 | 6.03 | View card › |
| 37 |  Luis Perales | RP | 39 | 0 | 11.45 | 2.55 | 10.6 | 10.6 | 4.1 | 7.07 | View card › |
| Player | Pos | Type | Yrs | AAV | Value | Thru |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cade Cavalli | SP | Extension Arbitration | 4 | $11.8M | $47.0M | 2031 |
| Keibert Ruiz | C | Extension Pre-Arbitration | 8 | $6.3M | $50.0M | 2032 |
| Cade Cavalli | SP | Arbitration | 1 | $0.9M | $0.9M | 2027 |
Source Spotrac contract terms (contracts-3523), as of 2026-10-25. Combined AAV $18.9M. Player names carry no StatsAPI crosswalk, so they render as plain text (lib/contracts.ts link-guard law).
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