The Washington Nationals just wrapped up their best month in almost three years, so perhaps their farm system has receded to the back of your mind. It probably shouldn’t.Their pitchers are throwing harder and missing more bats. Their hitters are lifting the ball more — a lot more — and chasing less. Team executives and coaches across levels are communicating more than ever before. While that means marathon meetings, the organization has never been more aligned. At every level, they’re now assigning the same homework, employing the same format in hitters’ meetings, and speaking the same language.“Gosh, I’m probably talking to 25 to 30 people a day,” High-A Wilmington hitting coach Hudson Byorick said. “But … when guys come up from Fredericksburg, their plan doesn’t change. When someone goes up to Double A, it’s the same. Like, ‘This is what a player was doing, this was working for him, this is what happened when I communicated this to him on deck.’”It is helping them thrive at both ends of the developmental arc. This week, Wilmington and Class-A Fredericksburg matched their home run totals from 2025. And the Nationals? They just completed their first month with a groundball rate under 40 percent since June 2019.All stats are as of the start of play SundaySeaver King (INF)Current level (age): Triple-A Rochester (23)