Category Archives: Roster

Decision week on tender/non-tender players! #Nats

Posted on November 25, 2018 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

By Friday, teams will have made their decisions on tender/non-tender for 2019 contracts to unsigned players who are not signed to set contracts and this includes arbitration eligible players. The Nationals have seven players who are arbitration eligible, and here … Continue reading →

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Nationals only add one player to the roster from the Rule 5 eligibles!

Posted on November 20, 2018 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

After the build-up to the Rule 5 draft reserve list, the Nationals only protected one player and that was James Bourque who is a hard-throwing right-handed reliever who pitched last year for the High-A PNats and the Double-A Harrisburg Senators. … Continue reading →

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Mike Rizzo goes quick strike again and reacquires Kurt Suzuki

Posted on November 19, 2018 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Washington Nationals general manager continued his quick strike approach this off-season with his third major acquisition before Thanksgiving as he has signed Kurt Suzuki according to reports to a two-year deal. This is another back to the future deal as … Continue reading →

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Rule 5 and Non-Tender decisions coming up!

Posted on November 19, 2018 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Tomorrow, the Rule 5 draft reserve lists must be submitted of unprotected players by 8pm EDT which also means Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo must decide which players to protect and not expose to the Rule 5 draft. The Rule … Continue reading →

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G.M. Mike Rizzo reiterates his desire to acquire a frontline catcher!

Posted on November 8, 2018 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

With Matt Wieters declared as a free agent, the Washington Nationals have been in “search” mode for a frontline catcher. We can cut and paste our early October article on the subject as Mike Rizzo made this clear at that time it … Continue reading →

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Part IV: GM Meetings start today. What moves would you make going forward for the #Nats?

Posted on November 6, 2018 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

As the General Manager’s Meetings get going today, there will be a lot of framework set in place for trades. This off-season, general manager Mike Rizzo made an early trade for Kyle Barraclough, and Rizzo might not be done. He … Continue reading →

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Part III: What moves would you make going forward for the #Nats?

Posted on November 5, 2018 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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Part II: What moves would you make going forward for the #Nats?

Posted on November 3, 2018 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

On Thursday, we did our version of “virtual armchair G.M.” leading up to the tease if it was possible for the Nationals to re-sign Bryce Harper while improving the starting rotation, catcher, and even re-sign Daniel Murphy as the 2nd … Continue reading →

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What moves would you make going forward for the #Nats?

Posted on November 1, 2018 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

That photo above is the actual Nationals G.M. in an armchair which gives the perfect image of the “armchair G.M.” that we can turn into the  “virtual armchair G.M.”, and we do it every off-season. The priorities for this team … Continue reading →

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Mike Rizzo goes “quick strike” to bolster the bullpen with 2 former closers!

Posted on October 31, 2018 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Already twice during the Natioanls’ off-season, they have been on “quick strike” to add to their bullpen. On October 10th, the Nationals added Kyle Barraclough to the bullpen via a trade, and today following that theme they made the first … Continue reading →

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