PT TOMORROW: NL East—Free agent decisions await

After detailing 2018 playing-time situations throughout the past five months, the final installment of PT Tomorrow for the NL East will take a look at the significant pending free agents for each team and how the club may cover their possible absence.

 

Washington Nationals

The Nats are facing the toughest offseason task of any team in the NL East. Surely, the club wants to remain contenders. After all, they have a pair of aces and several impactful bats. But to stay in contention, they need to find solutions to the following situations.

First and foremost, Bryce Harper (OF, WAS) is poised to be arguably the most desirable hitter on the free-agent market. Casual baseball fans will look at his mediocre batting average, but those in MLB...

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