Category Archives: Roster

The international signings period begins in a dozen days! #Nats could add some key prospects to the farm like Armando Cruz!

Posted on January 3, 2021 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

We are just a dozen days away from the start to the international signing period that opens on January 15, and the Nats are supposed to make a big splash by signing shortstop Armando Cruz who is currently ranked № … Continue reading →

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Cade Cavalli is the Baseball America #1 Nats prospect! He’s working out in Tulsa at the Sports Performance Institute!

Posted on December 30, 2020 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The year of 2020 has been abnormal in almost every way. The MLB Draft during this year was a 5-round truncated version of its former self. With the 22nd pick in the first round of the 2020 draft the Washington … Continue reading →

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With the Josh Bell acquisition, the #Nats starters are coming into focus!

Posted on December 26, 2020 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Hocus pocus, things are coming into focus. Acquiring Josh Bell via the Christmas Eve 2020 trade with the Pirates was a much needed first step for a team that had the best record in the NL East for the previous … Continue reading →

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Point-CounterPoint: Who Is the Backup First Baseman?

Posted on December 24, 2020 by DonH

Don: So lets talk about who the backup first baseman should be. I think we both agree that someone new needs to brought in to take the bulk of the At Bats. But who should the back-up be. Steve: Sounds … Continue reading →

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Howie Kendrick went out on his own terms and as a Washington Nationals’ star!

Posted on December 21, 2020 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Before the news was announced by the media through some anonymous sourced report, Howie Kendrick beat everyone to it by publishing his own words on his Instagram account regarding the decision to retire from baseball. For months he spoke about … Continue reading →

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Currently projected, the Nats infield is near the bottom according to FanGraphs!

Posted on December 12, 2020 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

To quote Daniel Murphy when he was with the Washington Nationals, “Do you go to FanGraphs at all?” If you did a deep dive into FanGraphs projections, you might know that your Washington Nationals have one of the lowest rated infields in terms … Continue reading →

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Possibly the greatest hitter ever, Juan Soto is the real deal!

Posted on December 10, 2020 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Nats Single-A hitting coach Jorge Mejia was Juan Soto’s mentor coming up through the Nationals system, and Mejia checks in often on him and in-person during the offseason. It is a process and Soto also had hitting coach Kevin Long working … Continue reading →

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Rankings of the non-tenders. Who could the Nats look at?

Posted on December 4, 2020 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Across Major League Baseball, the non-tender moves hit hard even before the actual deadline of 8 pm on the second day of December. Arbitration-eligible players were DFA’d long beforehand like the Nats did with Michael A. Taylor, Roenis Elias, and … Continue reading →

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Let’s Look at the Early Odds for the Nats’ 2021 Season

Posted on December 3, 2020 by Andrew Lang

With nothing much happening in MLB free agent signings, it is a good time to look at where the Washington Nationals are in projections. After posting a (relatively) poor 26-34 record during the disrupted 2020 MLB season, it will not … Continue reading →

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A non-tender day like no other in baseball’s history; Nats agree with Joe Ross and can sit back and watch!

Posted on December 2, 2020 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The Washington Nationals took care of their non-tender decisions early. Actually very early. When the team parted ways with Michael A. Taylor, Roenis Elias, and Javy Guerra in early October, they were essentially done. They could have waited until the … Continue reading →

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