2005 Washington Nationals season
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| Owner(s) | Major League Baseball |
| General manager(s) | Jim Bowden |
| Manager(s) | Frank Robinson |
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MASN WDCA (UPN 20) WTTG (Fox 5) (Mel Proctor, Ron Darling, Kenny Albert) |
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WFED WWZZ (Charlie Slowes, Dave Shea) |
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The Washington Nationals' 2005 season was the first for the team formerly known as the Montreal Expos since moving to Washington, D. C. and 37th overall for the franchise. The team signed four key free agents during the off-season: Vinny Castilla, José Guillén, Cristian Guzmán and Esteban Loaiza.
On November 9, 2004, the Nationals traded Maicer Izturis and Juan Rivera to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim for José Guillén. On November 24, 2004, the Nationals traded minor-leaguer Antonio Sucre to the Pittsburgh Pirates for J. J. Davis. On January 19, 2005, they signed Esteban Loaiza as a free agent. On February 7, 2005, they signed Melvin Nieves, also as a free agent. On February 13, 2005, the Nationals traded minor-leaguer Jerry Owens to the Chicago White Sox for Alex Escobar. On February 15, 2005, they traded Alejandro Machado to the Boston Red Sox for a player to be named later; the Red Sox sent minor-leaguer Carlos Torres to the Nationals on March 28, 2005, to complete the trade. Meanwhile, on March 22, 2005, the Nationals traded minor-leaguer A. J. Wideman to the Toronto Blue Jays for Tyrell Godwin and on March 24, 2005, they traded Seth Greisinger to the Atlanta Braves as part of a conditional deal.
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