Connelly Early
LHPFrom Red Sox · for Curtis Mead
3.442026 ERA
91.2 IP · 93 K · 5 yrs control
Most similar
MacKenzie Gore
Lefty starter with mid-90s heat and a deep mix — Gore’s arm-side twin in upside.
Trade Deadline · 2026 · Aug 3, 2026
NATSSTATS12 acquisitions · player comps
Deadline Haul
Washington flipped rentals and big-league bats for arms with upside. Here’s every acquisition from the 2026 deadline, paired with a most-similar MLB comp.
Ben Grable
RHPFrom Yankees · for Luis García Jr.
38%K rate
2.45 ERA · 36.2 IP · High-A/AA
Most similar
Chad Green
Riding high-90s FB + slider — Pipeline’s Chad Green clone.
Yovanny Cruz
RHPFrom Yankees · for Luis García Jr.
100FB mph
1.69 ERA · 30% K in MLB cup
Most similar
Ryan Helsley
Late-blooming triple-digit arm with newfound strike-throwing.
Josh Hartle
LHPFrom Guardians · for Foster Griffin
3.86AA ERA
93.1 IP · grounders + soft contact
Most similar
Kyle Hendricks
Soft-tossing lefty who wins with grounders and location, not velo.
Will Dion
LHPFrom Guardians · for Foster Griffin
29%MLB K%
4.58 ERA · 3.5% BB in 19.2 IP
Most similar
Brad Hand
Command lefty who misses bats without needing mid-90s heat.
Jake Bird
RHPFrom Yankees · for Luis García Jr.
3.69SIERA
5.93 ERA · .364 BABIP smoke
Most similar
Adam Ottavino
Veteran slider-first reliever whose peripherals outrun the ERA.
Jack Cebert
RHPFrom Yankees · for Luis García Jr.
4.03MiLB ERA
82.2 IP · 96 K · NYY No. 14
Most similar
Seth Lugo
College righty stretched into a starter with strikeouts and control.
Kendeglys Virguez
RHPFrom Guardians · for Foster Griffin
101FB touch
4.13 ERA · 45 K in 28.1 IP
Most similar
Andrés Muñoz
Triple-digit Venezuelan with a wipeout slider and walk risk.
Nick Mitchell
OFFrom Guardians · for Foster Griffin
19SB
.240/.358/.360 · AA · 3 OF spots
Most similar
Brett Gardner
Lefty bat who gets on, runs, and covers grass — power secondary.
Joe Glassey
RHPFrom Orioles · for Christian Franklin
42%K rate
2.64 ERA · 30.2 IP · A/AA
Most similar
Mason Miller
Undrafted miss machine — Miller’s K-rate profile in a smaller package.
Kyle Nicolas
RHPFrom Orioles · for Randal Diaz
4.96Career ERA
Big arm · two breakers · walk issues
Most similar
Jhoan Duran
Violent stuff with zone problems — Duran’s path from wild heat to wipeout.
Tom Cosgrove
LHPFrom Astros · for Cash
54MLB G (’23)
Low slot · tough on LHH · command chase
Most similar
Aaron Loup
Low-slot lefty matchup arm who lives on awkward angles.
Comps are archetype matches from stuff, role, and production — not projections. Source: MLBTR Trade Tracker.
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DEADLINE HAUL → PLAYER COMPS 🔴⚪ The Nats brought in 12 new pieces at the 2026 trade deadline. We matched each to the MLB player he most resembles: • Connelly Early ≈ MacKenzie Gore • Ben Grable ≈ Chad Green • Yovanny Cruz ≈ Ryan Helsley • Josh Hartle ≈ Kyle Hendricks • Will Dion ≈ Brad Hand • Jake Bird ≈ Adam Ottavino • Jack Cebert ≈ Seth Lugo • Kendeglys Virguez ≈ Andrés Muñoz • Nick Mitchell ≈ Brett Gardner • Joe Glassey ≈ Mason Miller • Kyle Nicolas ≈ Jhoan Duran • Tom Cosgrove ≈ Aaron Loup Arms for García. Arms for Griffin. A hometown lefty for Mead. Full graphic → natsstats.app/deadline #Nationals #Natitude #MLBDeadline
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Acquisition list as of Aug 3, 2026 via the MLB Trade Rumors 2026 Trade Tracker. Player comps are editorial archetype matches (stuff, role, and production), not projection models.