Category Archives: Bullpen

Mike Rizzo does the Nashville 2-step! #Nats #WinterMeetings

Posted on December 8, 2015 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

There was breaking news Sunday night that Jonathan Papelbon had filed a grievance against the Nats to receive payment pertaining to his 4 game suspension from the Nats to finish the 2015 season.  This seemed like breaking news as in “current … Continue reading →

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The Day O’Day reminded us of Dollars and Sense #Nats

Posted on December 6, 2015 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

There are those reminders that sports franchises (not named the Dodgers and Yankees) have to operate with a certain business sense, and shouldn’t spend “stupid” money and move away from organizational philosophies. Some franchises with low payrolls (Orioles) can certainly … Continue reading →

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Perez is back! #Nats “It’s like déjà vu all over again” —Yogi Berra

Posted on December 4, 2015 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Not Odalis Perez, it’s Oliver Perez who is back! “It’s like déjà vu all over again” —Yogi Berra.

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Drew Storen – The Good, the Bad & the incredibly Ugly

Posted on December 2, 2015 by DonH

One of the recurring issues that comes up on many of our discussions is the bullpen, and specifically Papelbon and Storen.  There are lots of opinions about both of them. As both a fan (and fans, by definition, are not … Continue reading →

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Non-Tender deadline tomorrow night! #Nats

Posted on December 1, 2015 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Before the clock strikes midnight EST tomorrow night, teams must submit to the league office a list of all tenders and non-tenders from players eligible for arbitration. The Nats now have 8 arbitration eligible players after Carpenter’s DFA: Stephen Strasburg  … Continue reading →

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Projecting the starting rotation for the 2016 Washington Nationals

Posted on November 24, 2015 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

At the GM Meetings in Boca Raton, Mike Rizzo was asked about the starting rotation for the 2016 season and said, “I’m happy sliding Tanner and Joe in the rotation. With that said, you can never have enough good starting pitching.” … Continue reading →

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The Closer. Not all relievers are created equally. Mike Maddux must mentor and teach.

Posted on November 23, 2015 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

As Nats fans, the postseason heartache is all too painful with wins turned into losses from BS (Blown Saves) from the Closer spot. Mike Rizzo has tried and tried to upgrade the closer spot and this off-season will prove to … Continue reading →

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Pre-Black Friday shopping list for Mike Rizzo #Nats

Posted on November 22, 2015 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Mike Rizzo has to buy some gifts for his new manager Dusty Baker, and we aren’t talking about a shirt and tie combination.  Rizzo has only given Dusty some housewarming gifts in Mike Maddux, Chris Speier, Davey Lopes, Jacque Jones, … Continue reading →

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Who are your Free Agent Reliever Targets? #Nats

Posted on November 9, 2015 by DonH

It is pretty clear that Mike Rizzo needs to build a better bullpen for 2016 than he did in 2015. Continuing our Rizzo for a Day series, who are your free agent reliever targets?

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The Bullpen. Who is in, who is out.

Posted on October 21, 2015 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The bullpen was like reliving the good, the bad, and the ugly.  It seemed when the situation was Low Lev the bullpen was nails.  Clippard and Blevins were both traded in the off-season and Rafael Soriano departed for Free Agency. … Continue reading →

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