Category Archives: Roster

With a roster at 29-players, Mike Rizzo can get started on adding players!

Posted on October 29, 2020 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

With the 40-man roster sitting at 29 current players, Washington Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo can now embark on his off-season journey of building a better mousetrap. Putting together talent is subjective based on the eye of a scout who … Continue reading →

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We are officially in the off-season and the free agent clock has started!

Posted on October 28, 2020 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

“Next year STARTS NOW” was how the tweet read from the Washington Nationals official Twitter feed moments after the last out was recorded in the World Series last night which advanced the clock officially to the off-season. The free agency … Continue reading →

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The baseball economics for 2021 will create the largest drop in baseball payrolls in history!

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

Last year, free agency went better than projected for several players like Gerrit Cole, Stephen Strasburg, and Anthony Rendon who all cashed in on their Powerballs and each pocketed well over $200 million. COVID-19 threw a wrench into the cog … Continue reading →

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Our top-10 priorities were set back in September, and we check Josh Harrison off of the list!

Posted on October 22, 2020 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The Washington Nationals have clear priorities for next year, and we took a deep dive into a Top-1o. We kind of rolled more names into the list, and sure, things changed quickly when manager Dave Martinez opted to make changes … Continue reading →

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Priority #3, the #Nats are in need of a #4 starting pitcher!

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

As we work in priority order, we look at what we set as the third priority for this Washington Nationals team which is the spot that Anibal Sanchez held in the starting rotation during the 2019 and 2020 seasons. For … Continue reading →

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Multiple DFA’s bring more clarity to the #Nats roster

Posted on October 16, 2020 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

In early October, the Washington Nationals wasted no time in making roster moves. They had until December 2 to make non-tender decisions for arbitration-eligible players, but the team announced that Michael A. Taylor was designated for assignment (DFA), cleared waivers, … Continue reading →

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A look back on 2019 and 2020 and on to 2021 and how COVID will affect the budget and new contracts!

Posted on September 28, 2020 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

We are officially in the Washington Nationals off-season. It should be a “glass half full” vision of the future if you are an optimist. A sixty game stretch should have been an hors d’oeuvre to a main course of ribeye … Continue reading →

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The Nats were built for marathons and short sprints; Officially eliminated, what’s next?

Posted on September 24, 2020 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

You probably heard that the Washington Nationals were officially eliminated from the postseason late last night. Not a shocker at all when you start a 60-game season at 19-31. The next time you see the Washington Nationals after Sunday, it … Continue reading →

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After winning the World Series, we should be proud of 2019 and skip right to 2021! We name names for a 2021 roster!

Posted on September 14, 2020 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

We will hopefully look back at the year 2020, and remember all of those blown games like yesterday as an opportunity that put the Washington Nationals in a position to draft players they would not have reached if they had … Continue reading →

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The silver lining of a woeful losing record is picking at the top of the draft!

Posted on September 1, 2020 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Suckitude has its privileges. A top draft seeding is the only silver lining to a woefully under-performing season. The darkest years in Nats history from 2008-2010 yielded three top of the draft prizes in Stephen Strasburg, Bryce Harper, and Anthony … Continue reading →

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