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This is a Tank. This is also what Washington did this season. Photo credit: some German newspaper; does it really matter? \ud83d\ude42<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

(quick personal note: apologies for the radio silence here. I have not posted since September 9th, more than 6 weeks ago. Not that there was a ton to post about; when the team emptied its coffers of all remaining players with any trade value, it wasn’t a surprise how the rest of the season was going to play out. That being said, we moved at the end of August and i’m working multiple consulting gigs, and, well, its been tough to put the time in on this blog with so many other items pressing for my time. I hope to do better this off-season, doing some typical non-tender, arbitration, rule-5 posts, etc).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It seems typical that the Nats would manage to finish with their worst record since moving to 2005 (and nearly their worst record ever as a franchise, being only pipped by the amazingly bad 52-110 1969 Montreal debut season) in the exact same year that MLB goes to a draft lottery at the top of the draft. So, instead of having the biggest bonus pool and first crack at the top draft talent … we have to wait to see where we actually pick. Perhaps this is penance for the amazing set of circumstances that led us to pick 1st overall two years in a row, which netted us both Stephen Strasburg<\/strong> and Bryce Harper<\/strong> and set the franchise on a pathway towards multiple playoff runs and the 2019 World Series title. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

How quickly the tides turn, and this year we finished 55-107, which guaranteed us the worst record in the league by a full 5 games over the Oakland Athletics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, how does the lottery work? Tanks to this excellent NBCsports article<\/a>, here’s how it works:<\/p>\n\n\n\n