Nationals ex-Gold Glover & Silver Slugger Becoming Trade Candidate—Inquiries Already Made

May 21, 2025 ,


The Washington Nationals will be sellers at some point this season. At 22-27, they are once again not looking like a team that will be in the playoff chase come the trade deadline in July. And while they have a few trade candidates, they've already received some interest on former Gold Glove first baseman and Silver Slugger Nathaniel Lowe. 

Red Sox insider Sam McAdam suggests that it's likely that Boston is the team that was poking around on Lowe.

At least one team has contacted the Washington Nationals of late to inquire about the availaiblity of Nathaniel Lowe. I don't know for a fact that that was the Red Sox, but it seems likely it was. There are not a lot of other teams in the market in mid-May for a first baseman. 

However, the Nationals have told teams that "they are not interested. They want Lowe around for his veteran leadership, (and are) not ready to wave the white flag," added McAdam.

To sour teams on asking about Lowe, the Nats have apparently posted a ridiculous price tag on him right now, says the insider, which is double what they might be expected to ask a couple of months from now at the deadline. 

The timing for the Red Sox is, of course, more urgent.  Triston Casas suffered an ugly season-ending injury a couple of weeks back, and a legit in-house replacement, Rafael Devers, has refused the team's request to move to first. With Washington's stance right now, Boston will have to look elsewhere in their search. 

Lowe batted .302 in 2022 with the Texas Rangers, with 27 homers and an .851 OPS to win the AL Silver Slugger at first base. He won the Gold Glove the following year for his strong defensive work at the bag.

He's hitting just .223 this year with the Nats, though he does have eight homers and 34 RBIs. 

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