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Good Morning, Washington Nationals fans. Here are your headlines, news analysis, and more for today, Tuesday, December 17, 2024.

A bit of a programming note: there will be no Morning Briefings between Hanukkah and New Year unless there is some breaking news to enjoy some time with my family during the holiday, so this will be the last week of Morning Briefings for 2024! Thank you to our amazing subscribers and supporters for your support during 2024! Here's to 2025 and another amazing year!

📌 DRIVING THE DAY HERE AT THE NATS REPORT.

📌 Get to know this name: Jace LaViolette. Since the Washington Nationals now have the first pick in the 2025 MLB Draft, we will spotlight some of the top prospects in the draft. One of the top prospects is Jace LaViolette, an outfielder from Texas A&M. Get to know him in this video. (X Link)

📌 Married over the weekend. Congratulations! to Washington Nationals for catching prospect Drew Millas. Over the weekend, Drew got married in St. Louis. (X Link)

📌 Right-hander Tomoyuki Sugano and the Baltimore Orioles agree on a one-year, $13 million contract. Sugano, 35, was one of the best pitchers in Japanese baseball this year, posting a 1.67 ERA and walking 16 against 111 strikeouts over 156.2 innings.

⏳ SPEED READS: What we think the Washington Nationals front office is reading this morning.

📌 2025 ZiPS Projections: Washington Nationals (Fan Graphs)

📌 Luis Castillo to Red Sox? Suggesting MLB trades, signings to bolster 6 would-be contenders (The Athletic)

📌 MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred Says Contract Deferrals Can Become 'Problematic' (The Bleacher Report)

This day in history: 1903: The Wright brothers, Wilbur and Orville, make aviation history with the first successful manned powered flights near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, using their experimental craft, the Wright Flyer. It was in the air for 12 seconds.

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