Category Archives: Roster

What are your near-term roster changes?

Posted on May 22, 2024 by DonH

The roster will have a decision to make shortly when Lane Thomas is activated off of the 10-day IL with a knee sprain. He is currently playing rehab games at Double-A Harrisburg. But there are other moves to make as … Continue reading →

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Nats offense has up a ‘Help Wanted’ sign

Posted on May 15, 2024 by DonH

Steve: Where did the Nats offense go? Two consecutive shutouts at the hands of the Chicago White Sox. I expect Joey Gallo to be called up for the Phillies series this weekend. But a lot more is needed IMHO just … Continue reading →

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When James Wood makes his MLB debut, what will the Nats’ roster look like?

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

Expect by June 14, the Washington Nationals will have a very different looking roster if the team stays competitive. There are players on the mend like Cade Cavalli (mid-June from TJ), Stone Garrett (leg and ankle), Victor Robles (hamstring), Lane … Continue reading →

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The mixed bag of pitching results has a silver lining

Posted on April 8, 2024 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Some might point to the addition of Sean Doolittle to the Washington Nationals coaching staff as a reason for optimism. Others believe that the only way to go was up. But so far, it has been a mixed bag of … Continue reading →

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Final roster revealed for the Nats!

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

Baseball’s deadline was Thursday at noon to submit Opening Day rosters to MLB. The Washington Nationals basically set their roster today with only IL move(s) remaining and possibly a retirement announcement on Stephen Strasburg. Unfortunately, Trey Lipscomb did not make … Continue reading →

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Final thoughts from the Nats’ Grapefruit League

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

Spring Training camp opened on Valentine’s Day and closed 39 days later with a mix of optimism and pessimism. When you embrace the reality that the Washington Nationals are still in a rebuild, you will understand that this team still … Continue reading →

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Another round of cuts, and a few surprises!

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

We all knew this third round of cuts would part ways with a most of the top prospects, and dreaded the inevitable. The surprises were that the Washington Nationals cut James Wood at this point. Other surprises were Richard Bleier, … Continue reading →

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The roster has had two rounds of cuts; More to come.

Posted on March 18, 2024 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

While the dream is still alive for some, it is flickering for others — and over for now — for several players. To date, perhaps the most significant move in Washington Nationals’ camp was the DFA of former 2016 first … Continue reading →

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Extend Everyone! Really?

Posted on February 27, 2024 by DonH

In a recent comment thread about extensions, specifically the idea of extended Josiah Gray, one of the comments was that you can’t extend everybody. But no one had suggested extending everyone. The idea of extending everyone is somewhat amusing and … Continue reading →

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Could there be 3 players in Nats’ camp competing for center field?

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

Yesterday was that rainy day in West Palm Beach as the top prospects all checked-in officially for big league camp. The media was swarming before 9 AM inside the facilities at the CACTI Park of the Palm Beaches. While that … Continue reading →

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