MLB trade rumours: Washington Nationals likely to lose Stephen Strasburg & Anthony Rendon

It looks like Washington Nationals are set to lose both Anthony Rendon and Stephen Strasburg in MLB off-season. Both have held talks with different teams this week if latest American media reports are to be believed. While Rendon is reportedly in discussions with both Texas Rangers and Los Angeles Dodgers, things are pretty straightforward for Strasburg, who is one of New York Yankees’ prime targets and is being pursued by Philadelphia Phillies.

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MLB trade rumours: Washington Nationals to lose Stephen Strasburg & Anthony Rendon?

Washington Nationals general manr Mike Rizzo has publicly said that y’re trying to reunite both Anthony Rendon and Stephen Strasburg, but it seems unlikely how things stand. Rizzo, during premiere of World Series movie, said that he did t need to hold discussions with both free nts, considering history both stars have at club. Anthony Rendon and Stephen Strasburg were both first-round picks by Washington Nationals in 2009 and 2011.

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MLB trade rumours: Washington Nationals won't be held 'host'

While Washington Nationals are willing to let both players decide ir fate, Rizzo made it clear that y won’t wait much longer as club cant be held ‘host’ by one or two players. Nationals had reportedly made a $210-215 million for seven years when it comes to Anthony Rendon back in September. Some rumours suggest that Nationals could turn to Josh Donaldson (who, MLBTR projects, will get a 3-year/$75M deal in free ncy) if y don’t think Rendon is coming back.

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MLB trade rumours: Rendon, Strasburg power Nationals to World Series Title

Anthony Rendon and Stephen Strasburg both played stellar roles for Nationals in ir World Series win last season. Stephen Strasburg was this year’s World Series MVP, finishing fifth in National League CY Young voting with a 3.32 ERA in 33 starts after going 18-6. right-hander was first pick in draft, taken by Nationals in 2009 and went 5-0 with a 1.98 ERA in six postseason games (five starts), leading Washington Nationals to ir first World Series title. Anthony Rendon led NL with 44 doubles for second year in a row and also led majors in RBIs (126). Rendon had best walks/strikeouts ratio in NL (0.93) and made contact with 88.3% of pitches he swung, which is also most by any player. Rendon also hit for a 1.003 OPS in postseason to help lead Nationals to ir first World Series championship. He hit crucial home runs in Games 6 and 7 of World Series.

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