Overview
- MLB Network’s Jon Morosi reports the Nationals and Orioles have maintained steady contact on Gore, with no sign a trade is close.
- Washington’s chief baseball executive Paul Toboni says the club will listen on Gore and CJ Abrams but will require a significant return, potentially spanning multiple impact players.
- Gore, 26, is entering his second arbitration year after his first All-Star season and remains under team control through 2027, enhancing his leverage in trade talks.
- Teams have also pressed on Abrams, who is under control through 2028 and is valued by Washington for elite contact skills, speed and athleticism.
- The Nationals have already traded Jose A. Ferrer to the Mariners for catcher Harry Ford and pitching prospect Isaac Lyon and have finalized coaching hires alongside upgrades to player-development technology.