Washington is nearing the hiring of Paul Toboni as chief baseball operations, a move aimed at accelerating the franchise’s analytics-driven rebuild. Toboni rose from Red Sox intern to assistant GM, overseeing amateur scouting and driving data-backed decisions. With Rizzo and Martinez out, Washington seeks speedier development of CJ Abrams, Dylan Crews, James Wood, MacKenzie Gore and Eli Willits while pursuing sharper, more aggressive acquisitions.