Category Archives: Analysis

Defense Matters and you see it in the ERA/FIP comparison

Posted on October 2, 2024 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

If the Washington Nationals pitched to their FIP as their ERA, they would be in the postseason. The Nats finished the season with the 9th best FIP in baseball at 3.94 while turning in an horrific season as a defensive team. FIP … Continue reading →

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My Nats offseason rant……….

Posted on October 1, 2024 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

MY RANT: Yesterday, after seeing a few posts on social media of players disbursing to their offseason homes, you look at the calendar — and it was only September 30th. These 130+ day offseasons stink. We all hate it, and … Continue reading →

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The top priorities for the 2025 season

Posted on September 29, 2024 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The offseason has started for the Washington Nationals. At the end of tomorrow’s doubleheader between the Mets and Braves, there will be 18-teams that are setting tee times for golf. The front offices of those 18-teams are getting to work, … Continue reading →

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Four bad stretches, leadership, and the adult in the room

Posted on September 27, 2024 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The Washington Nationals season was projected by the experts to be worse than last year. But the team was built to be better than those projections. The starting pitching took an early blow when Josiah Gray‘s season was really over … Continue reading →

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The value of 1-run and the little things: Part 27

Posted on September 25, 2024 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Yes, you can win games by a score of 1-0 as the Royals showed last night. The Nationals went into the top of the 10th inning last night in a 0-0 tie, and lost after an error on a ball … Continue reading →

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The offseason starts 1 week from today. Has the plan changed?

Posted on September 23, 2024 by Andrew Lang

The Washington Nationals will finish with a losing record for the fifth consecutive season since winning the 2019 World Series. Repeating a World Series win hasn’t been done since the year 2000 and that is almost a quarter-century of showing … Continue reading →

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A FredNats Championship develops winners for the future Nats

Posted on September 19, 2024 by Andrew Lang

When the final out was recorded in the Fredericksburg Nationals, Single-A Championship game for the Carolina League, you have to be ecstatic about the young players being developed in the Nats minor league system.

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The value of 1-run, and the little things

Posted on September 17, 2024 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Yes, you can win games by a score of 1-0. The Nationals went into the bottom of the 8th inning last night with a 1-0 lead. Six outs from a victory if they could have prevented a run from scoring. … Continue reading →

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“Every day I see those guys — I dream on the future” — Dave Martinez

Posted on September 15, 2024 by Andrew Lang

The Washington Nationals have had two №1 prospects named as the best in baseball this summer with outfielder James Wood and outfielder Dylan Crews. When Wood graduated to rookie status after he made his 130th at-bat in early August, Crews … Continue reading →

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19-games remain in this season, and 199-days to Opening Day 2025

Posted on September 9, 2024 by Andrew Lang

This 2024 season is almost over for 18-teams that will not be heading to the postseason. The Washington Nationals will be one of those 18. With just over 10 percent of this season remaining, the Nationals will continue to evaluate … Continue reading →

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