Orlando, Fla. -- Three years ago, the Nationals acquired left-hander MacKenzie Gore and shortstop CJ Abrams in the Juan Soto blockbuster with the vision of them becoming centerpieces of the club's future. This offseason, Gore and Abrams are at the forefront of trade buzz at the 2025 Winter Meetings.

The Nationals, under the new leadership of president of baseball operations Paul Toboni , have received interest in both young players. Per MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand, multiple executives expect Gore to be on the move, and they view Abrams as a player who “could be traded.”

“I think it would just be kind of negligent to not entertain it,” Toboni said on Monday. “CJ or otherwise, we’ll have our ears open. And the worst that can happen is we say ‘no’ and we go back to having our regularly

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