Bleacher Report presents an unpopular trade idea for the Nationals

In a recent Bleacher Report article made by Zachary D. Rymer, he proposed unpopular trade ideas for each MLB team. Some of the ideas included suggesting that big time names like Vladimir Guerrero Jr. should be traded by the Toronto Blue Jays or that the Oakland, scratch that, Las Vegas Athletics should NOT look to deal Brent Rooker. Simply put, this piece was another vintage Bleacher Report article, in that many of the ideas outlined are very outlandish, but are based on generating lots of clicks and engagement.

For the idea they presented about our beloved Washington Nationals, they suggested that the organization should look to trade outfielder Jacob Young. His logic is somewhat understandable although harsh, stating that the 25-year-old Young offers little offensively outside of "solid bat-to-ball skill and speed on the basepaths," even comparing him to Guardians outfielder Myles Straw.

While I don't love this comparison for Young, he does also make a good point that the Astros were able to turn Straw, who had just an 81 OPS+ in his time with the team to go along with great defense, into a pair of solid relievers that upgraded their bullpen immediately in Phil Maton and Yainer Diaz. Perhaps he is right that if the Nationals were to deal Young, they'd be able to get a better return, but to me it just doesn't make a ton of sense...for now.

Young is a finalist to win his first career Gold Glove award for his outstanding defense in center field, and was able to provide a steady presence at the bottom of the order for the Nationals due to his blazing speed on the base paths and ability to create chaos. Unless the team was to get an upgrade in a corner outfield spot that would significantly upgrade the lineup and allow Dylan Crews to slide over to center field from right, then I would hold on to Young if for nothing else other than keep his spectacular glove in the outfield.

To Rymer's credit, he did say that these ideas would be unpopular, and the Nationals dealing Jacob Young would be far less unpopular than many of the other ideas he proposed for other teams in his article. I for one would love to see if Jacob Young could take another step at the plate and show off a bit more gap power, and I'd be willing to give him some more time to prove himself.

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