The Nationals are, as of now, still in rebuild mode, as evidenced by all the big-league talent they traded away at the deadline for prospects. The safest strategy for them going forward would be to stay in rebuild mode until they feel like they’ve assembled a stronger core, at which point they could start adding established talent to it. However, they’ve been in rebuild mode since at least July 2021—that’s a long time. Here are their top 5 likely holes this offseason, ranked in order of severity, outside of coaching, the front office, and player development. Even if Cavalli performs well, that would still leave the Nationals with two potential holes in their rotation.