Willits is the rare player to be selected first overall by an interim general manager. The Nationals fired GM Mike Rizzo, as well as manager Dave Martinez, last Sunday and had Mike DeBartolo, previously Rizzo's assistant general manager, take over as interim GM.

The Washington Nationals will soon make the top overall pick in the 2025 MLB Draft. Whom they'll take remains unknown, even at this late hour, but what is certain is that the Nats are already in a critical period of recent franchise history.