Category Archives: Roster

The Nats starting pitchers on Opening Day 2026 will be?

The Washington Nationals starting pitchers as a group escaped being the worst in baseball only because Colorado pitches half their games in the highest altitude in baseball. With a combined ERA of 5.18 and that placed the Nats’ starters at 2nd from last … Continue reading

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Paul Toboni names some of the needs in Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS — The dice were flying last night at the craps tables, and super agent Scott Boras was playing his game of craps with the media. The GM Meetings have all but wrapped up for this year. The rumors … Continue reading

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The 2025 season has been a study in patience, persistence, and promise for the Washington Nationals

While the standings don’t tell the whole story, the energy inside the clubhouse certainly does. This season, the Nationals didn’t just play baseball; they grew up. From clutch late-inning drama to breakout performances from emerging stars, a handful of moments … Continue reading

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The 40-man roster purge cut deep for the Nats

Today was a big roster purge day for the Washington Nationals as they pared their strategic 40-man roster this afternoon to 34-players. They actually DFA’d three players and added back four injured players per the rules for those on the … Continue reading

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Do the Nats have to course-correct?

The Washington Nationals rebuild suffered cracks in its foundation. Can a patch-job fix it, or is this a partial teardown to rebuild again? PoBO Paul Toboni spoke about building a strong foundation. What Toboni wants to build on starts with the … Continue reading

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A crowded OF is a good problem to have for the Nats

At the end of July, the Washington Nationals traded Alex Call at the trade deadline from their crowded outfield. Ho hum, he’s in the World Series with the Dodgers. The Nats had six outfielders at the time and pared that … Continue reading

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Baseball, hot dogs, apple pie and Chevrolet

They go together in the good ole USA 🇺🇸 Do you think Abner Doubleday ever would have imagined that corporate titans in the biggest cities would be running teams like S&P 500 companies? Compiling teams in different sports where revenues … Continue reading

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Best laid plans can go awry; Don’t reinvent the wheel, just build a better one!

The only way is up. The Washington Nationals pitching staff was so statistically bad at a 5.35 ERA that they set a mark for the worst in team history and second worst in MLB in 2025. If there is any … Continue reading

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The Washington Nationals Biggest Priorities Entering the MLB Offseason

Photo by Andrew Lang for TalkNats Another year, another MLB season in which the Washington Nationals failed to sniff a winning season, let alone a playoff berth. So…what’s next? This is the question the Nats are tasked with tackling over … Continue reading

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The Nats’ September Blueprint: 3 Key Moves Defining Washington’s Future

Photos by Sol Tucker for TalkNats The 2025 season has been a challenging one for the Washington Nationals, marked by a “frustrating brand of baseball” and key injuries. As a non-contending team for the sixth consecutive season, the newly led … Continue reading

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