Jon Lester #34 of the Washington Nationals pitches during a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on July 24, 2021 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images)
When the Washington Nationals opened up shop the day before the trading deadline, they must have hung signs which read, “everything must go.” When the team decided to tear down and rebuild we knew the Nationals were going to try to get something in return for all their rental players.
Apparently, they were able to get something in return for Jon Lester as well.