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The FotF hangs em up, and becomes the face of the 2021 Nats to Oblivion class. Photo via WashingtonTimes.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n

Note: this is a recurring post, and large chunks of the older material is recycled.\u00a0 I’ve updated the research for older players as needed.\u00a0<\/p>\n

I have not done this post for several years … but I always enjoy doing this research.\u00a0 I was spurred into updating it this year when I read the news<\/a> of\u00a0Gerardo Parra<\/strong> retiring; he’s now officially a “Nats to Oblivion” 2021 class member in perpetuity.<\/p>\n

See here for the 2018 version<\/a>,\u00a0\u00a02017 version<\/a>,\u00a0\u00a02015 version<\/a>, \u00a02014’s version<\/a>,\u00a0\u00a02013’s version<\/a>, and\u00a02012’s version of this post<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Even though I know most of this data is repeated from past years, I still find myself reading the whole way down just for a crazy trip down memory lane each time I do this post.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Background behind this post: many years ago (November 2010)\u00a0Mark Zuckerman<\/strong>\u00a0initially\u00a0posted a fascinating analysis<\/a>\u00a0he titled “From Nats to Oblivion.” \u00a0It chronicled the astoundingly high number of players that the early incarnations of the Nats were using who, once the Nats released them, never again appeared in a MLB game. \u00a0I thought the analysis was so interesting that I kept up the same data and have been keeping it up-to-date with the whereabouts of Nats-to-Oblivion candidates ever since. \u00a0So with apologies to Zuckerman for stealing his original idea, here’s an interesting visit to the Nat’s darker past.<\/p>\n

It is nearly impossible for a team to field an entire year’s worth of players who will not fall into this “Oblivion” category. \u00a0Every MLB team has guys playing out the string or near retirement, and every MLB team calls up guys through out the season from the minors who eventually show themselves as unable to compete on the MLB level and who never make it back. \u00a0So a 0% oblivion measure isn’t a goal.\u00a0 The best this team has ever done is 4 players (the 2013 team).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

For your reminiscing pleasure, here is the summary data updated to the 2021 season:<\/p>\n