Washington Nationals depth chart and fantasy outlook

James Wood is the Nationals' best fantasy player for 2027, ranked 14 overall. The rotation as the club lists it starts with Cade Cavalli, Jake Irvin, Connelly Early. They went 77-85 in 2026, scoring 821 runs and allowing 815.

Lineup depth chart

Catcher

1.Keibert Ruiz#532
2.Harry Ford#974
3.Drew Millas(Injured 60-Day)#1017

First base

1.Andrés Chaparro#1006
2.Abimelec Ortiz#1156
3.Yohandy Morales

Second base

Third base

1.Brady House#743
2.Jorbit Vivas#1018
3.José Tena#956
4.Andrés Chaparro#1006
5.Yohandy Morales

Shortstop

Left field

1.Daylen Lile#47
2.James Wood#14

Center field

Right field

Designated hitter

1.James Wood#14
2.Daylen Lile#47
3.Abimelec Ortiz#1156
4.Andrés Chaparro#1006
5.Yohandy Morales

Pitching staff

Rotation

1.Cade Cavalli#95
2.Jake Irvin#948
3.Connelly Early#182
4.Andrew Alvarez#316
5.DJ Herz

Bullpen

1.Brad Lord#416
2.Josiah Gray
3.Orlando Ribalta#747
4.Will Dion#439
5.Matt Waldron(Injured 60-Day)#856
6.Erik Tolman
7.Riley Cornelio#565
8.Yovanny Cruz
9.Richard Lovelady#749
10.Gus Varland#774
11.Jack Sinclair

Nationals on the 2027 fantasy board

Washington Nationals players on the 2027 fantasy board
Rank	Player	Age	2027 projection	Value
14	James Wood OFWSH	24	25 HR, 85 R, 75 RBI, 17 SB, .266 AVG	+8.5
26	CJ Abrams SSWSH	26	23 HR, 83 R, 75 RBI, 28 SB, .259 AVG	+7.1
47	Daylen Lile OFWSH	24	18 HR, 74 R, 73 RBI, 13 SB, .266 AVG	+5.6
95	Cade Cavalli SPWSH	28	11 W, 3.37 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 164 K	+3.7
182	Connelly Early SPWSH	25	8 W, 3.40 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, 114 K	+1.3
292	Jacob Young OFWSH	27	8 HR, 57 R, 45 RBI, 20 SB, .250 AVG	-0.5
316	Andrew Alvarez SPWSHSP/RP	28	2 W, 3.50 ERA, 1.27 WHIP, 117 K	-0.8
326	Dylan Crews OFWSH	25	14 HR, 57 R, 44 RBI, 17 SB, .229 AVG	-0.9
370	Nasim Nuñez 2BWSH2B/SS	26	6 HR, 56 R, 41 RBI, 36 SB, .227 AVG	-1.3
416	Brad Lord SPWSHSP/RP	27	4 W, 4.04 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, 72 K	-1.7
420	Clayton Beeter RPWSH	28	6 SV, 4.30 ERA, 1.32 WHIP, 53 K	-1.7
439	Will Dion RPWSH	27	3 W, 3.83 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 52 K	-1.8
473	PJ Poulin SPWSHSP/RP	30	3 W, 3.53 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, 40 K	-2.1
532	Keibert Ruiz CWSH	28	10 HR, 43 R, 48 RBI, 3 SB, .254 AVG	-2.4
565	Riley Cornelio RPWSH	27	3 W, 3.89 ERA, 1.37 WHIP, 44 K	-2.6
743	Brady House 3BWSH	24	11 HR, 48 R, 49 RBI, 6 SB, .250 AVG	-3.5
747	Orlando Ribalta RPWSH	29	2 W, 4.54 ERA, 1.37 WHIP, 48 K	-3.5
749	Richard Lovelady SPWSHSP/RP	31	3 W, 4.54 ERA, 1.52 WHIP, 39 K	-3.5
774	Gus Varland RPWSH	30	2 W, 5.01 ERA, 1.49 WHIP, 40 K	-3.7
790	Kyle Nicolas RPWSH	28	2 W, 4.58 ERA, 1.46 WHIP, 31 K	-3.8
794	Cole Henry RPWSH	27	1 W, 4.69 ERA, 1.39 WHIP, 37 K	-3.8
809	Jake Bird RPWSH	31	3 W, 4.95 ERA, 1.45 WHIP, 51 K	-3.9
831	Mitchell Parker RPWSH	27	4 W, 5.20 ERA, 1.37 WHIP, 48 K	-4.0
832	Andre Granillo RPWSH	27	2 W, 4.96 ERA, 1.43 WHIP, 27 K	-4.0
843	Max Kranick RPWSH	29	2 W, 5.09 ERA, 1.41 WHIP, 30 K	-4.1

Nationals prospects on our top 100

Leandro Pineda
RFWSHAAA, age 25
#4
Jackson Kent
PWSHAAA, age 24
#46
Seaver King
SSWSHAAA, age 24
#76
Yohandy Morales
1BWSHAAA, age 25
#84
Cayden Wallace
2BWSHAAA, age 25
#100

The full top 100 prospects

By the Parlae deskDepth chart updated Oct 14, 2026 at 7:53 AM ETHow this is built Report a wrong number