Category Archives: FreeAgents

Balling On A (Lerners) Budget: A numbers-based plan of attack for this offseason

Posted on December 4, 2025 by Ryan MacReynolds

Happy holidays, everyone! It’s been over a month since we’ve seen live baseball, and over two since the Nats have been allowed to muddy our day. With that, we’ve entered the time of year where GMs and amateur couch GMs … 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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Arb numbers give us a start to a payroll projection for the Nats

Posted on October 7, 2025 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

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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The №1 priority is to acquire a veteran star who can be a leader on a long-term deal

Posted on October 3, 2025 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The №1 priority for the Washington Nationals is to acquire a veteran star who can be a leader on a long-term deal. The reason you need a long-term deal is to have that continuity. Signing a veteran player to a … Continue reading →

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Happy 22nd birthday CJ Abrams! Is it time for a present from Mike Rizzo?

Posted on October 3, 2022 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

First of all, happy birthday to CJ Abrams who is celebrating his 22nd birthday today in the Big Apple. Just last week, Abrams hit his first walk-off in his MLB career. The 22-year-old will certainly have a lot of firsts. … Continue reading →

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Who’s on third? #Nats still have big decisions to make!

Posted on December 10, 2019 by SaoMagnifico

The Washington Nationals struck quickly on the first full day of the Winter Meetings in San Diego, re-signing World Series MVP Stephen Strasburg to return their all-world rotation from 2019.

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Is the Hot Stove heating up? Does it matter for the #Nats?

Posted on February 11, 2018 by SaoMagnifico

There are, roughly speaking, two schools of thoughts about the Washington Nationals at this juncture. Although the long, dark winter without baseball is nearly at an end, the off-season has moved very slowly for free agents. Yu Darvish, projected as … Continue reading →

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2014-2016 Top 20 Free Agent Analysis

Posted on November 15, 2016 by Andrew Ross

The Free Agent market is heating up and we’re debating here at TalkNats about signing Fowler or Cespedes or perhaps going “cheap” with a guy like Jon Jay or Carlos Gomez.  Free Agency started forty years ago in 1976, and … Continue reading →

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The #Nats make additional roster moves as Trea Turner is sent to AAA

Posted on March 28, 2016 by Andrew Lang

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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Is Ian Desmond greedy, an idiot of historic proportions, or… what?

Posted on February 29, 2016 by NatsRed4DinDC

I’ve posted thousands of comments over the years. This is my first article. Much of the commentary following Ian Desmond’s reported deal with the Rangers depicts him as motivated primarily, or solely, by “greed”. Others depict him and his advisers … Continue reading →

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