Category Archives: Analysis

The offseason ends in just 10-days

Posted on February 3, 2024 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Most of the Washington Nationals players and staff are taking advantage of those two-month rentals and have already taken occupancy of their Spring Training homes on Feb 1. They hope their occupancy will run through March 24 in West Palm … Continue reading →

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Mike Rizzo’s “State of the Union” address

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

The Washington Nationals had their annual “Hot Stove” event on Saturday for top season ticket planholders. With general manager Mike Rizzo and his field manager Dave Martinez giving their state of the union addresses, the takeaways gave a few clues … Continue reading →

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“I Don’t Care How Fast You Throw Ball Four” — GM Mike Rizzo

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

The Hot Stove event is really the best season ticket planholder’s perk if you ask me. That annual event was held today with a huge crowd that was described to me as the largest ever — and that is because … Continue reading →

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FanGraphs projections for the Washington Nationals in 2024

Posted on January 26, 2024 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The offseason has just 19-days remaining before we click into preseason mode as Spring Training camp opens for the Washington Nationals on Valentine’s Day. While we expect another starting pitcher to be signed by the Nats, nothing is certain — … Continue reading →

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Washington 2024 MLB Season Chances

Posted on January 25, 2024 by Stan4Nats

Pre-season is a quiet time of year for lovers of Major League Baseball. There are no games on the schedule, and with the new campaign still a few weeks away, it can begin to feel like a long and boring … Continue reading →

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Starting Pitcher FAs – Take 2

Posted on January 24, 2024 by DonH

Time to turn our attention back to what FA pitcher(s) to sign. An update to a previous post on Starting Pitchers. Steve: First off Don, that left-handed power bat article that we started writing in December kind of nailed it … Continue reading →

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Nationals, Joey Gallo reportedly agree to one-year deal

Posted on January 23, 2024 by Ben Belford-Peltzman

The Nationals have finally addressed their need for a left-handed power threat and made their their largest dollar commitment to a player during this off-season. TalkNats first sourced a report in December after the Nick Senzel signing that their final … Continue reading →

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Yesterday marked the 9th anniversary of the signing of Max Scherzer to the Washington Nationals

Posted on January 22, 2024 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Can you believe that yesterday marked the 9th anniversary of the signing of Max Scherzer by the Washington Nationals? What made Scherzer so special? It was his desire to always be improving and never being satisfied with the past. Scherzer made his … Continue reading →

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The Nats really are a small-market revenue team, plus the impact of the commercial real estate decline!

Posted on January 20, 2024 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

That 2004 contract that MLB and Baltimore divvied up to bring the Montreal Expos to Washington D.C. was always going to put a governor on the Washington Nationals revenues. That contract stated that the Orioles had to receive the same … Continue reading →

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Center Field? Youth? Defense? Injury Prone? Who will be the Nats Center Fielder in 2024

Posted on January 18, 2024 by Matthew Larson

The Nats 2024 season is getting closer by the day, and pretty soon, before we know it — pitchers and catchers will be reporting to West Palm Beach. With the upcoming season, there is growing concern on the uncertainty of … Continue reading →

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