Garcia’s Hot Streak Could Shake Up Nationals | Washington Nationals News

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It's July 5th. Welcome to Washington Nationals News Today, AI-powered coverage of your squad. Luis Garcia Jr of the Washington Nationals has been on an absolute tier lately.
He hit two home runs on Friday, and then added another on Sunday. This hot streak is really something, especially since the calendar flip to June. He's already launched 11 long balls this month, which is more than double what he hit in the previous three months combined. He's now got 10 home runs in his last 15 games. This surge has him hitting 2A2 with a slugging percentage of Fort 561, and his weighted runs created plus puts him among the top 30 hitters in all of, Major League Baseball. With another year of team control after this season, the 26-year-old is shaping up to be a prime trade piece for the Nationals. Now, the Nationals are in an interesting spot. There are few games out of the final wild card spot, so their president of baseball operations, Paul Taboni, might try to balance adding players for a playoff push with selling off some of their valuable assets for future prospects. Garcia, who mashes right-handed pitching, could be exactly what other teams are looking for. He's been particularly strong against righties, with 17 homers and 54 RBIs in that split.
Defensively, he's solid at first base. This makes him one of the most intriguing sluggers who could become available before the trade deadline. Trading Garcia could bring in some exciting young talent for Washington. They've got Avamalek Ortiz waiting in AAA, who was expected to be their future star at first base anyway.
If Garcia can fetch a high-end prospect or two, it might give to Boney the confidence to trade some of their top guys for pitching help to make a playoff run this year.