Nationals making 5 MLB players available for trade deadline deals

With the Washington Nationals out of the playoff picture, this time of year turns into a trade market.

Who is available?

USA Today's Bob Nightengale lists five Nats that will be on the trading block:

• Kyle Finnegan
• Josh Bell
• Amed Rosario
• Michael Soroka
• Nate Lowe

Finnegan is probably the most widely desired piece of that quintet. As a strong right-handed reliever, almost any contender could use him.

Bell and Lowe are just first base/DH guys at this point in their career. Bell has the benefit of being a switch-hitter.

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Rosario is a utility guy who can still hit well against lefties.

Soroka has experience recently as both a starter and reliever, so he could fill a swingman role for a contender.

Washington will hope to get a few intriguing prospects back and aim for better things next season.

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