The Nationals appear to have a keeper in infielder Danny Espinosa.
In the latest in a series of player comparisons, David Schoenfield highlighted how close Espinosa's numbers where to those of Brandon Phillips in 2012.
Phillips contributed 3.5 WAR, 18 home runs and hit .281/.321/.429 for the Reds.
Espinosa added 2.4 WAR, 17 home runs and hit .247/.315/.402 for Washington.