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AP reports the Washington Nationals exceeded the 2017 tax threshold

Posted on December 20, 2017 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

For over a month, the news on whether or not the Nationals were going to exceed the Competitive Balance Tax threshold has been a bouncing ball. On November 13th, the USA Today came out with a 2017 recap of the teams who … Continue reading →

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The new “Luxury Tax” is keeping some teams from moving into a “gated community of Playoffville”

Posted on December 19, 2017 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

For the first time, we are seeing the new “Luxury Tax” is keeping some teams from moving into a “gated community of Playoffville”. The “Luxury Tax” aka “The Competitive Balance Tax” has been the source of some new Boras-isms as … Continue reading →

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Potential Impact of the MLB Competitive Balance Tax on the Nats Payroll

Posted on November 28, 2017 by Power Boater

Having crossed the MLB Competitive Balance Tax threshold for the first time possibly in 2017, the luxury tax will start to have a major impact on the Nats’ payroll decisions in the upcoming years, that is a fact. What that … Continue reading →

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Another game, another hit for the teenage prospect Luis Garcia and the man who scouted him: Jonny DiPuglia!

Posted on March 9, 2020 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Okay, Jonny DiPuglia has no hits to his record, but the players he has scouted and signed have plenty of key hits on their record and helped the Washington Nationals win a World Series. Another one of Jonny’s youngsters is … Continue reading →

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Why Mike Rizzo has not moved in a new direction

Posted on December 29, 2019 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Impatience among the fanbase seems like part of the natural progression in the “Help Wanted” needs for the Washington Nationals who have been looking for a new third baseman ever since word broke on December 11 that Anthony Rendon was … Continue reading →

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Who’s on third? #Nats still have big decisions to make!

Posted on December 10, 2019 by SaoMagnifico

The Washington Nationals struck quickly on the first full day of the Winter Meetings in San Diego, re-signing World Series MVP Stephen Strasburg to return their all-world rotation from 2019.

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A look at the free agent system that is not working!

Posted on November 17, 2019 by Jacob Diament

As we enter a new season of player movement, we observe the landscape where several aspects seem pretty obvious: The normally top spending teams are restrained by the luxury tax thresholds particularly potential repeat offenders. ($208 million CBT in 2020) … Continue reading →

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The party is over….for now; The business side of baseball takes over!

Posted on November 3, 2019 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The “Hot Stove” fully lit up the second after Daniel Hudson struck out Michael Brantley for the final out of the World Series. Prior to that there were 28 teams that were early entries into the offseason, and now it … Continue reading →

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The #Nats old relievers did their job…the new ones did not…but the offense found a way via the walk-off!

Posted on August 30, 2019 by SaoMagnifico

We’ve seen it before. We saw it again tonight. The 2019 Washington Nationals, their backs up against the wall, found a way to win a game it looked like they were about to lose.

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Can $200 million buy you happiness — so far it has bought .500 baseball!

Posted on April 5, 2019 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Everything seemed rosy on paper for the Washington Nationals and their burgeoning payroll that with incentives will be over $200 million and among the tops in baseball next to the Red Sox and Cubs. How they got to $200 million … Continue reading →

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