Author Archives: DonH

Revisiting a Starting Pitching Proposal from December

Posted on April 9, 2026 by DonH

As of April 6/7 8 (we started this article Monday before the game and have been updating it – thus the strike-out of the dates), Nationals starters (including Zack Littell who had an opener for 1 inning) only one Nationals … Continue reading →

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Nationals Least Favorite Relief Pitchers

Posted on January 20, 2026 by DonH

This article likely concludes our Most/Least Favorite series. To date, this is our list of recent articles on the all time Most and Least Favorite Nationals:

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Trade Candidates Other Than Gore

Posted on January 17, 2026 by DonH

There has been a lot of discussion this Hot Stove season about trades regarding the Washington Nationals. Not just discussion on TalkNats, but also on the national stage. Some would say that no player has received more trade buzz than … Continue reading →

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Nationals Least Favorite Starting Pitchers

Posted on January 16, 2026 by DonH

To date this is our list of recent articles on Most and Least Favorite Nationals: Continuing with this series, here is my list of least favorite starting pitchers. Permit me to add that “least favorite” is much harder to compile … Continue reading →

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Nationals Fans Least Favorite Player at Each Position

Posted on January 13, 2026 by DonH

A recent article Andrew listed his thoughts on the Nationals favorites at each position!. So we thought it might be a fun exercise to start a discussion of the least favorite position player at each position. In the discussion there … Continue reading →

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Too Many Candidate Starters? How About Stacking Them?

Posted on December 29, 2025 by DonH

In the article, The Evolution of Pitching Roles, we discussed how the role of starting pitchers has changed over the years. We did a simulation by pairing 10 starters, two per game, to see the impact on starter and bullpen … Continue reading →

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The Evolution of Pitcher Roles

Posted on December 1, 2025 by DonH

In 1969 Bob Gibson started 35 games with 28 complete games and a total of 314 innings pitched. Comparisons to Bob Gibson to today’s starting pitchers would be silly. So lets look at Washington Senators pitcher Joe Coleman who started … Continue reading →

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Truthful Answers to Three Questions

Posted on November 24, 2025 by DonH

Let us pretend we have a time machine and you could ask Paul Toboni, or anyone on his staff three questions. And you were guaranteed to receive a complete and truthful answer. What would you ask? And since this is … Continue reading →

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Zim’s Mandate: Bring in Veteran Leadership

Posted on November 20, 2025 by DonH

There was a time when Ryan Zimmerman didn’t say much as a player in public. Sure, he would do the interviews when asked, and often he towed the company line with niceties, baseball clichés and jargon. That is how you … Continue reading →

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How to Spend $50-$60M and Improve the Team

Posted on November 8, 2025 by DonH

Introducing a new feature that Ghost/Steve came up with. Similar to our Point-CounterPoints, but different in that we don’t respond to each other. Instead we change our plan based on what others have said or some have gone and stuck … Continue reading →

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