Category Archives: CoachingStaff

The Nats youth movement brings in the Millenials to replace the Baby Boomers

Posted on November 6, 2025 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The vast majority of the Washington Nationals players are 28-and-under making them part of Gen Z. New manager, Blake Butera, was near the end of the millennial era. The outgoing upper management group was made up of mostly “baby boomers” … Continue reading →

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Coaches, Coaches and More Coaches – Point-CounterPoint

Posted on November 4, 2025 by DonH

Time to discuss who we would like to see newly minted manager, Blake Butera, hire, or at least consider, for each coaching staff position. Steve, Andrew and I will each weigh in with some thoughts. Then it will be your … Continue reading →

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Next steps in the process for the Nats

Posted on November 1, 2025 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

A key is building a staff without groupthink. While newly minted manager, Blake Butera, begins his tenure on paternity leave, he is expected to begin working on Monday. From what we heard, Butera has already been penciling up ideas. His … Continue reading →

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Official: Blake Butera has been named the manager of the Washington Nationals

Posted on October 31, 2025 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

This morning, the Washington Nationals officially named Blake Butera the eighth manager in team history.  Today’s announcement was made by Nationals President of Baseball Operations Paul Toboni. Butera’s name goes next to some of the greats in baseball history like Frank Robinson, Davey … Continue reading →

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Report: Blake Butera will be the next manager of the Washington Nationals

Posted on October 30, 2025 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

After PoBO Paul Toboni was hired by the Washington Nationals, he said that hiring a manager was a top priority. There is no surprise that Toboni went for a minor league manager with a record of success. It was part … Continue reading →

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Remember the discussion about hiring an elite college head coach?

Posted on October 19, 2025 by Andrew Lang

Just six days ago we had an article about going unconventional and hiring a college head coach as the next manager of the Washington Nationals. Specifically named in the article were Jay Johnson of LSU and Tony Vitello of Tennessee. … Continue reading →

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Point-CounterPoint: Who should Toboni Pick as the Nats Manager

Posted on October 13, 2025 by DonH

Andrew L.: I liked the idea before of promoting Matt LeCroy. I also listened to Paul Toboni in a recent radio interview about hiring a manager and giving him a second chance . For some reason, I think he was … Continue reading →

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What is the status with Miguel Cairo and the coaching staff?

Posted on October 9, 2025 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

After all of the news broke yesterday that dozens of people whose employment ended with the Washington Nationals from the clubhouse to the medical staff to the front office, there are three prominent names remaining after the dust settled. Paul … Continue reading →

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Davey Johnson always got more with less, a baseball legend. RIP

Posted on September 6, 2025 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

When Davey Johnson went from special assistant to the General Manager to take over midseason in 2011 as the manager of the Washington Nationals, the team would go to places they had never been before: The Playoffs. In 2012, the … Continue reading →

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What-If In a Parallel Universe . . . .

Posted on August 18, 2025 by DonH

You must be a TalkNats Subscriber to access this content. Subscribers have access to exclusive content on the TalkNats website and can engage in discussions with other Nats fans. Click here to become a subscriber. First two weeks are free … Continue reading →

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