Overview
- ESPN’s Jeff Passan first reported the move, which was later corroborated by outlets including the Associated Press, USA TODAY and the Boston Globe.
- Washington has not made an official announcement, and questions remain about Toboni’s exact title, the front-office structure and the status of interim GM Mike DeBartolo.
- Toboni rose from Red Sox intern to assistant GM after directing amateur scouting and overseeing scouting-plus-development, earning credit for drafts that produced Roman Anthony, Marcelo Mayer and Kristian Campbell.
- The Nationals dismissed longtime baseball chief Mike Rizzo and manager Dave Martinez in July, with DeBartolo guiding the July draft that began with No. 1 pick Eli Willits.
- Toboni inherits a last-place club with young standouts such as James Wood, C.J. Abrams and MacKenzie Gore, an average farm system by recent assessments, and a manager search that follows interim skipper Miguel Cairo.