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The Washington Nationals are currently 51-51 on the regular season, 8.0 games back in the NL East, and only 1.5 games out of the NL Wild Card.
But, this team is not expected to be all-in buyers, nor all-out sellers. Instead, they're more likely to sell a few pieces who are on expiring deals, but keep CJ Abrams-type players under control. With that in mind, one trade candidate comes to mind as likely to move.
Will Sammon and Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reported that rival MLB executives believe that the Nationals trading away 2.68 ERA left-hander Foster Griffin is "inevitable" this summer.
"Some rival executives believe a Foster Griffin trade is inevitable," Rosenthal and Sammon write. "The Washington Nationals, however, are still ****** sing whether to deal, extend or keep the starting pitcher through the end of the season, according to people familiar with the club's thinking who were granted anonymity to speak freely."

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