Washington Nationals DVOA, Stats, & MLB Rankings

Washington Nationals second baseman Luis Garcia Jr. hit a two-run home run in Sunday's 4-1 win over the Reds, his third of the season. The 24-year-old got off to a slow start to the season but has started to turn things around recently, collecting two home runs and three multi-hit games in his last nine games played. His slash line still looks disappointing at .234/.282/.360, but he has delivered a useful power and speed combination with three home runs and six stolen bases.

Washington Nationals outfielder James Wood went 4-for-6 with a double, two runs, and a stolen base during their victory over the Cincinnati Reds. Wood would hit his double in the third inning off Cincinnati southpaw Nick Lodolo. This was Wood's second-straight game stealing at least one base. Over his last 12 games, the sophomore outfielder has posted an impressive .348/.464/.587 slash line with five doubles, two home runs, two stolen bases, and a 15:10 K:BB. Prior to this recent surge at the plate, the 22-year-old held a .232/.337/.524 line across his first 22 games of the season. Under the hood, Wood has generated a .392 xwOBA with a 52.3 percent hard-hit rate, which suggests he should continue to enjoy a breakout campaign. He remains a must-start option in all formats on Sunday when he faces Cincinnati right-hander Nick Martinez.

Washington Nationals second baseman Luis Garcia Jr. went 2-for-4 with a double, a run, an RBI, and two stolen bases in a 4-2 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday. Garcia gave the Nationals a 3-1 lead with his RBI single in the sixth inning. The veteran infielder is now hitting .253 with five doubles, two homers, 15 runs, nine RBI, and six steals across 99 at-bats in 2025. Garcia stole 22 bases last season and is worth a look in deeper fantasy leagues for managers who need stolen bases.

Washington Nationals starting pitcher Brad Lord posted arguably his best outing of the season versus the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday. Lord kept the Phillies silenced through the first four innings of this contest. He was tagged for a few runs after that, but Lord finished his day with five innings, two earned runs on six hits, while striking out four batters. He earned his first career win and needed only 69 pitches to do it. He'll take a 4.43 ERA, 1.66 WHIP, and 17:10 K:BB into his next outing against the Cleveland Guardians. Fantasy managers might want to see him do it again before considering grabbing Lord off the waiver wire.

Washington Nationals relief pitcher Kyle Finnegan bounced back nicely on Thursday after blowing a save earlier in the week. On Thursday, Finnegan took the mound with a two-run lead against the Philadelphia Phillies in the ninth inning. He retired the first two batters before giving up a two-out triple to Johan Rojas. He was able to work around the damage and earn his 10th save of the season. He holds a 2.92 ERA, 1.54 WHIP, and 13/7 K/BB ratio over 12 2/3 innings this season. Finnegan is worth rostering in most fantasy formats where saves matter.