Last summer the Washington Nationals officially entered their "re-build" or "re-tool" or whatever you want to call it. Here is an update on the state of the six trades that Mike Rizzo made at the July 31, 2021 deadline:
Of the 8 players traded by the Washington Nationals, only SS Trea Turner remains with the team he was traded to.
The other 7:
Max Scherzer traded to the LA Dodgers, now with the New York Mets
Brad Hand was traded to the Toronto Blue Jays now with the Philadelphia Phillies
Kyle Schwarber was traded to the Boston Red Sox, now with Philadelphia Phillies
Daniel Hudson was traded to San Diego Padres, now with the Los Angeles Dodgers
Yan Gomes traded to Oakland Athletics, now with the Chicago Cubs
Josh Harrison traded to Oakland Athletics, now with the Chicago White Sox
Jon Lester was traded to the St. Louis Cardinals now retired.
12 players received in return, half are in the majors right now:
Keibert Ruiz
Josiah Gray
Lane Thomas
Riley Adams
Mason Thompson (though currently on 10-day IL)
Donovan Casey (just promoted from minors to replace Dee Strange-Gordon on 10-day IL)
Of the 6 others, 4 are on the Washington Nationals' "Top 30 Prospects" list at numbers 7, 11, 20, and 28.
The other 2 had been on the list in the high 20s but just dropped off when the latest was posted. All 12 players received in the trades remain with the Washington Nationals.