Will the Washington Nationals ultimately pull the trigger on an outgoing trade for CJ Abrams? It's a possibility ahead of the trade deadline
Could the Washington Nationals ultimately trade star shortstop and two-time All Star CJ Abrams? With nearly one week until the trade deadline, it’s a definite possibility.
President of baseball operations Paul Toboni has been open about the fact that Abrams has drawn trade interest around the league, which doesn’t come as a surprise given the San Francisco Giants made an offseason trade push. So did the Milwaukee Brewers, but whether Washington opts to more seriously entertain offers for the shortstop on pace for a career season remains a consistent question.
The New York Yankees have checked on Abrams while the Brewers are expected to renew trade efforts ahead of the deadline, per The Athletic, as the shortstop has consistently been tabbed one of the top players on the trade market. While some have been skeptical on the odds that Washington ultimately trades Abrams, how the Nationals ultimately fare over the next week will impact the front office’s thinking.
While Toboni made clear the club wasn’t listening to offers for outfielder James Wood, fresh off consecutive All Star appearances, what teams’ offers for Abrams materialize into could dictate the fate the second time around. Yet as Washington evaluates, not shops, the offers around the league with the days dwindling until Aug. 3, Washington is expected to evaluate the incoming interest and offers for Abrams.
With the Nationals enjoying a season where the organization has blown past preseason expectations and remained consistently at or near .500 through the regular season, a departure for Abrams would mark a significant blow for a fanbase who views the two-time All Star as a cornerstone within the organization. Abrams ranks top ten in MLB in both RBIs and HRs — two of the many categories he’s already set new career highs in. He’s also recorded four home runs and nine RBIs in the first week of the second half, accentuating his consistent trade profile after both he and James Wood saw their production sputter over the second half of the 2025 season. Abrams is also hitting .288 this season to rank inside the top-20 among all hitters this season.
With Foster Griffin presenting maybe the more pressing question, will the Nationals end up having a second major roster question to answer over the next week? While new leadership also agreed to the offseason deal that sent right handed pitcher MacKenzie Gore to the Texas Rangers, the next week may pose the first true challenge for the new front office to navigate through amid a season filled with much more optimism than gloom.
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