{"id":25936,"date":"2026-08-03T09:00:34","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T04:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=25936"},"modified":"2026-08-03T09:00:34","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T04:00:34","slug":"this-team-is-best-bet-to-land-nationals-cj-abrams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=25936","title":{"rendered":"This Team is &#8216;Best Bet&#8217; to Land Nationals&#8217; CJ Abrams"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"Paragraph-module-scss-module__0ovlkG__blockParagraph\" blockindex=\"0\" articletitle=\"This Team is \u2018Best Bet\u2019 to Land Nationals\u2019 CJ Abrams\">The Washington Nationals almost certainly aren&#8217;t going to trade shortstop CJ Abrams&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph-module-scss-module__0ovlkG__blockParagraph\" blockindex=\"1\" articletitle=\"This Team is \u2018Best Bet\u2019 to Land Nationals\u2019 CJ Abrams\">&#8230; but if they did!<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph-module-scss-module__0ovlkG__blockParagraph\" blockindex=\"2\" articletitle=\"This Team is \u2018Best Bet\u2019 to Land Nationals\u2019 CJ Abrams\">The Boston Red Sox have the highest chances to be the superstar shortstop&#8217;s landing spot, according to ESPN&#8217;s Jeff Passan and Buster Olney.<\/p>\n<section class=\"RelatedStoriesV2-module-scss-module__Hqo30W__container\" data-gtm-action=\"Read_More\" data-variant=\"v2\" data-loading=\"true\" aria-busy=\"true\" aria-label=\"Loading related stories\">\n<p><h4 class=\"RelatedStoriesV2-module-scss-module__Hqo30W__headlineText\"><span class=\"RelatedStoriesV2-module-scss-module__Hqo30W__headlinePrefix\">Read More<!-- --> on <\/span><span>MLB<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"Paragraph-module-scss-module__0ovlkG__blockParagraph\" blockindex=\"4\" articletitle=\"This Team is \u2018Best Bet\u2019 to Land Nationals\u2019 CJ Abrams\">&#8220;If Abrams were to move, Boston would be the best bet, though the likelihood is minimal,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/story\/_\/id\/49507316\/mlb-trade-deadline-2025-intel-rumors-updates-buster-olney-jeff-passan-phillies-yankees-mets-red-sox-neto\" id=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/story\/_\/id\/49507316\/mlb-trade-deadline-2025-intel-rumors-updates-buster-olney-jeff-passan-phillies-yankees-mets-red-sox-neto\">Passan wrote<\/a> on Sunday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageBlock-module-scss-module__rUGLEG__container\">\n<div class=\"ImageBlock-module-scss-module__rUGLEG__imageContainer\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%\"><img id=\"12275776\" alt=\"CJ Abrams #5 of the Washington Nationals is seen in the on deck circle during the seventh inning against the Atlanta Braves at Truist Park on August 1, 2026 in Atlanta, Georgia. 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Passan described them as &#8220;aggressive&#8221; and said there&#8217;s at least a small chance that one of the teams looking to sell could try to take advantage.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph-module-scss-module__0ovlkG__blockParagraph\" blockindex=\"9\" articletitle=\"This Team is \u2018Best Bet\u2019 to Land Nationals\u2019 CJ Abrams\" id=\"artend_links\">It&#8217;s coming down to the wire, though, so they all need to make their decisions rather quickly.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Washington Nationals almost certainly aren&#8217;t going to trade shortstop CJ Abrams&#8230; &#8230; but if they did! 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