{
  "id": 17813204,
  "title": "The Washington Nationals will have plenty of roster decisions to make today",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/the-washington-nationals-will-have-plenty-of-roster-decisions-to-make",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-02T15:10:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/washington-nationals-plenty-roster-decisions-151000004.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Washington Nationals are preparing to make roster decisions today as the MLB offseason begins. Roster sizes must be cut to 40 players by 5 PM Eastern, with no players allowed on the 60-day IL during the offseason. The Nats currently have five players on the 60-day IL who must be dealt with or re-added to the 40-man roster. These players include Mitchell Parker, PJ Poulin, Ken Waldichuk, Matt Waldron and Drew Millas. The Nationals may DFA some of these players while others could be re-added. This will not be the only team making roster adjustments, as the Giants are also dealing with a 40-man roster crunch. The Nationals' new regime, led by Paul Toboni, is focused on optimizing the back of the 40-man roster. With the Collective Bargaining Agreement set to expire in a month, the Nats, along with other teams, are expected to make numerous moves in the coming hours and days.",
  "summary": "Paul Toboni will have to manage the edges of his 40-man roster with players having to come off the 60-day IL",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}