The Washington Nationals have acquired first baseman Nathaniel Lowe from the Texas Rangers in change for lefty reliever Robert Garcia, the groups introduced Sunday.

Lowe, 29, is a former Silver Slugger and Gold Glove Award recipient who will not qualify without cost company till after the 2026 marketing campaign. Over the past three seasons, he hit .277/.360/.438 (124 OPS+) with 20 residence runs on common. His contributions had been price a complete of 8.5 Wins Above Alternative, per Baseball Reference’s estimates. 

Lowe will slot into what ought to be an improved Nationals lineup. Washington ranked twenty fifth in runs scored and twenty fourth in wRC+, a catch-all metric housed at FanGraphs that adjusts for ballpark and different variables. Whereas Lowe is the primary exterior addition the Nationals have made to their beginning lineup, they ought to profit from having younger outfielders James Wooden and Dylan Crews of their lineup for a full season.

In Garcia, Texas has added a succesful reliever whose 4.22 ERA understates his expertise. Throughout 59 innings final season, he averaged 11.3 strikeouts per 9 innings and 4.69 strikeouts per stroll. Garcia, a low-slot lefty, depends closely on a fastball-changeup mixture that each function considerable armside motion. 

The Rangers shifting Lowe additionally means releasing up funds for different potential pursuits, even after buying Jake Burger earlier this offseason from the Miami Marlins. Matt Swartz’s arbitration projection mannequin at MLB Commerce Rumors has Lowe making $10.7 million subsequent season.

Lowe is the most recent in a weekend filled with first basemen on the transfer. On Saturday alone, the New York Yankees signed veteran Paul Goldschmidt to a one-year pact and the Cleveland Guardians each traded their incumbent first sacker (Josh Naylor, to the Arizona Diamondbacks) and signed an outdated buddy in Carlos Santana.