Category Archives: Roster

As we learn the passing of Nationals’ first owner Ted Lerner, we look back at the history and moving forward

Posted on February 13, 2023 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

We had to do a quick edit as we learned of the passing of Ted Lerner at the age of 97. Lerner was the first owner of the Washington Nationals in mid-2006, taking over the franchise from MLB as the … Continue reading →

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Counting on too much upside could be a recipe for disaster on a team!

Posted on January 18, 2023 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Counting on too much upside could be a recipe for a disaster on a team! As Washington Nationals‘ general manager Mike Rizzo added veterans to the roster recently, they are all coming off of down years. The odds are, that … Continue reading →

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The 14 new Washington Nationals prospects via International Free Agency

Posted on January 15, 2023 by Nationals Source

Here (pictured above) are 11 of the 14 new Washington Nationals prospects signed officially today as part of this International Free Agency class as reported by Anthony Puesán and @NationalsSource 

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Nats complete their acquisitions for position players with signing of Corey Dickerson

Posted on January 10, 2023 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Can you smell that Spring air? Okay, maybe not yet, but we feel a lot closer today to a Spring Training roster. As we have written for over the month, the Washington Nationals saw an opportunity in a deep left … Continue reading →

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Elian Soto turns 17 today, and in 5 days should be officially signed with the Nats!

Posted on January 10, 2023 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

As Elian Soto celebrated his 17th birthday with family and friends today, the younger brother of Juan Soto should be following in his older brother’s footsteps and signing with the Washington Nationals as an IFA (international free agent) in five days. … Continue reading →

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As of today, more clarity on the starting lineup and the Nats roster!

Posted on January 5, 2023 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

As we read the tea leaves minutes after we confirmed the news that Dominic Smith was signing with the Washington Nationals, our first instinct was to tweet that Joey Meneses was going to play left field — thinking Smith to first base. But some of … Continue reading →

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The final move(s) for the Nats is/are a waiting game.

Posted on December 26, 2022 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The fans can do very little to move things along for the Washington Nationals, either with a sale of the franchise or the signing of a meaningful free agent. These complicated transactions get done at their own pace — and at … Continue reading →

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With the big WAR movers signed elsewhere, Nats team WAR at 28.3

Posted on December 23, 2022 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

While we never expected the Washington Nationals would be “in” on the top free agents, we did expect, rather hoped, that the Nats would make some acquisitions to get the team to a FanGraphs projected WAR of 32.0 which would … Continue reading →

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Half of the player haul from the Trea Turner/Max Scherzer trade of 2021 have been DFA’d

Posted on December 21, 2022 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

On the morning of July 1, 2021, the Washington Nationals were surging on the hot bat of Kyle Schwarber and just 2 ½ games from first place in the NL East. Then Schwarber blew out his hamstring the next day, and … Continue reading →

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Ownership has been silent for over 8 months; Offseason moves and the draft show some progress!

Posted on December 20, 2022 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The silence has been deafening from Washington Nationals’ principal owner Mark Lerner on the direction of the team — and his exploration of the sale of the team that started over eight months ago. What we know about the Lerner family … Continue reading →

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