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Updated: Today is “cut” day to 28 and on the surface it seems clear, but it never is. The 2 cuts were Bonifacio and Bourque.

Teams will be trying to trade players as one option to get to twenty-eight players which is now the new limit for roster sizes for the rest of the year. MLB was supposed to have one more cut to twenty-six … Continue reading

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Signs, signs, everywhere were signs! Sign stealing, sign confiscating, and sign waving! The #Nats 2019 season of signs!

Signs in baseball are usually thought of as the sign language used by catchers and pitchers in communicating a pitch call. That system has been used for nearly four score and seven years. Simply one finger down is the fastball … Continue reading

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You’ve been here all year while others jump on the Nats bandwagon! Welcome!

When a member of the media like Kelly Collis gets into the stadium with a Nats Plus pass and e-tickets at the centerfield gates instead of a press pass, you have to be impressed. The Nats Plus pass signifies that … Continue reading

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A day of fundamentals in #Nats camp

February 21, 2019 Report Apparently I look like I know some stuff. Fans, stadium staff, waiters and others asked me a lot of baseball questions today. (Unfortunately, more than half were about he-who-is-still-not-signed).

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We are in the “Cold Stove” portion of the year with HOF inductees. #Nats

Yesterday, Sonny Gray was traded and that was the only move going into the final week and a half of January. Reports seemed to indicate that the Washington Nationals were not “in” on Sonny Gray which was no surprise as … Continue reading

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The Winter Meetings end with a lot of unfinished business!

Nobody draws a crowd like Scott Boras who is the super agent representing Bryce Harper. He is like the ole E.F. Hutton commercials “When E.F. Hutton talks, people listen”. Boras draws standing-room only crowds. His speeches are filled with Boras-isms … Continue reading

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Four of the five NL East teams believe they can win it all in 2019

On Fangraphs initial projections for 2019 team WAR, they are only able to compute their numbers based on personnel on the 40-man roster. Some might think that the Braves who won the NL East are getting no respect, but they … Continue reading

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Good, Bad, Interesting — Vol. 3

Our monthly look at the leaders, trailers, and outliers in the Washington Nationals minor leagues. SYRACUSE CHIEFS – 33-46, 6th Place I.L. North, 13 games behind Good Jacob Wilson .298/.364/.442 Jimmy Cordero 0HR in 33IP Bad Andrew Stevenson .535 OPS … Continue reading

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12 Things to Discuss about the #Nats

A dozen thoughts for a Monday morning: 1) Keep in mind: You are never as bad as you appear to be when things are going poorly but you are never as good as things appear to be when things are … Continue reading

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Victor Who?

By now, you may have heard about Juan Soto. But if you haven’t you may be F.P. Santangelo, here’s a quick summary: Believe the hype.

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