Category Archives: Roster

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

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!

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!

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.

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

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

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!

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!

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!

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

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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