Category Archives: Roster

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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Joey Meneses was named to the Topps All-Star Rookie team!

Posted on December 19, 2022 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

While Joey Meneses led all qualified 2022 MLB rookies in many key offensive categories including batting average, slugging, OPS, OPS+, wOBA, and wRC+, he did not receive one Rookie of the Year vote across all ballots from first place to … Continue reading →

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The balance between best defense and best lineup for the Nats!

Posted on December 14, 2022 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The Washington Nationals were dead last in team defense until August 15 of this season, and from August 16 forward and the installation of CJ Abrams at shortstop, the entire team was transformed into a Top-10 defense. A lot of … Continue reading →

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The Washington Nationals 2023 starting rotation

Posted on December 13, 2022 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The 2023 Washington Nationals starting rotation will look different from the previous season’s version with the addition of free agent Trevor Williams who will join incumbents Patrick Corbin and Josiah Gray in the rotation. The other two spots will get … Continue reading →

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Trevor Williams adds pitching flexibility to the Nats roster!

Posted on December 9, 2022 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

“Many times, teams set the framework for a deal at the Winter Meetings, and will wrap deals up shortly” afterwards which is what we wrote during the Winter Meetings. It looks like general manager Mike Rizzo got a pitcher to … Continue reading →

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The Nats 2023 roster revisited and projections from FanGraphs!

Posted on November 28, 2022 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

When we try to project a 2023 roster for the Washington Nationals, much of it will depend on the ownership and payroll budget for the team — and how they want general manager Mike Rizzo to approach free agency. If the … Continue reading →

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FA Starters Who Eat Innings, and Who Would You Choose?

Posted on November 19, 2022 by SteveR SteveR

With Erick Fedde non-tendered you have to hope that the Nationals are serious about signing some FA pitchers. DonH, Ghost and I collaborated on creating this table. Ideally pitchers who both eat innings and have quality starts are desirable. A … Continue reading →

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Third base will have some competition in Spring Training!

Posted on November 16, 2022 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

At the Washington Nationals’ Ballpark Bash, general manager Mike Rizzo said that he expected Carter Kieboom to be back and healthy to compete during Spring Training for the third baseman’s position for the 2023 season. But Rizzo said he would … Continue reading →

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