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Paul Toboni and the Washington Nationals need to find an elite reliever to spearhead the bullpen

Despite strong offensive production and breakout campaigns from starting pitchers like Cade Cavalli and Andrew Alvarez, the Washington Nationals endured a historically difficult 2026 campaign due to late-game collapses. The relief corps established a new Major League Baseball single-season worst mark by surrendering forty-two blown saves.

Although their overall earned run average slightly improved compared to the prior year's league-leading struggles, the abundance of leads provided by the batting order resulted in frequent late failures at Oracle Park and beyond.

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