Category Archives: Breaking

Breaking: Hunter Harvey has been traded to the Royals

Posted on July 13, 2024 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

While the Washington Nationals came back from a 5-0 deficit to win a shocker over the Milwaukee Brewers, it was bittersweet after teammates were saying goodbye to top set-up reliever, Hunter Harvey, who was traded officially minutes ago to the … Continue reading →

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The wait is over and the product will improve on July 1 with the call-up of James Wood

Posted on June 28, 2024 by Andrew Lang

One way to improve the product is by replacing the weakest parts with better parts, and you usually do that incrementally. News broke today that the Nats’ top prospect, and a Top-5 consensus prospect in all of baseball, James Wood, … Continue reading →

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The Nationals 2019 World Series MVP, Stephen Strasburg, officially retires!

Posted on April 6, 2024 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Real life can throw you curveballs beyond your control. In normal life, retirement is reserved for sexagenarians, generally speaking. In baseball terms, the mid-30’s is a very common point for a player to retire. When Stephen Strasburg opted-out of his … Continue reading →

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A sale of the Nats is over; it kind of has been over for awhile…now it is just official!

Posted on February 19, 2024 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

There was no shortage of chatter and sightings that Washington Nationals principal owner, Mark Lerner, was more engaged, and around his team more than he had been in years, during the 2023 season. And even though the team was technically … Continue reading →

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BREAKING: The Orioles could be sold to two private equity firm billionaires per reports. What is the impact of that sale on the Nationals?

Posted on January 30, 2024 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

News has been breaking that an agreement has been made to sell the Baltimore Orioles to two private equity firm billionaires with David Rubenstein, 74, taking over as principal owner from the Angelos family that has run the team for … 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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Sean Doolittle’s New Role: Evolving The Pitching Coach Role????

Posted on January 16, 2024 by DonH

When Steve and I do Point-CounterPoint articles, we typically have plenty of time for our back and forth. This one is different because of this breaking news on Sean Doolittle joining the coaching staff as a pitching strategist. So both … Continue reading →

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Baseball lost a great one in Frank Howard

Posted on October 31, 2023 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

If you are 50 years old or younger, you missed seeing “The Capital Punisher” in a Washington Senators uniform. Fortunately, I saw Frank Howard in-person from Section 528 of the upper deck in 1965. The man hit moonshots. RFK Stadium … Continue reading →

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One Era Ends; Another Begins; Stephen Strasburg to Retire

Posted on August 24, 2023 by Ben Belford-Peltzman

We all knew this day was coming — we just did not know when — and the news broke that Stephen Strasburg is set to officially retire in September with the headlines that we had feared for many months, and … Continue reading →

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Report: Nationals extend Martinez, nearing new deal for Rizzo

Posted on August 21, 2023 by Ben Belford-Peltzman

The Washington Nationals, who have dramatically turned things around from last season and are on track for a 74-win season, have reached an agreement with manager Dave Martinez and are nearing a deal with President of Baseball Operations Mike Rizzo. … Continue reading →

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