Perhaps the most surprising element of the decision is its timing -- right before the draft and the July 31 MLB trade deadline. Why would the Nationals fire their GM and manager now, with the MLB draft and trade deadline just around the corner? 1 pick in Sunday's MLB draft? Two MLB draft prospects, two ex-player dads Two of this year's top prospects share a home state, have ex-MLB outfielders for dads -- and took two very different paths to the top of the draft. There's a new brain trust running the Nationals' draft, and it had its first class last year.