Spring Training Game #3 and a Sunday recap

All eyes in the ‘informed’ baseball world are on James Wood as he made headlines and the lede for MLB Network’s morning show today after he obliterated two baseballs in his first five at-bats. But hey, Dylan Crews smoked to liners to the outfield that were caught. Both were well over 100 mph, and BABIP didn’t work for him — a different story for Robert Hassell III who has the highest batting average of this trio (small sample size alert) at .600. Hassell has smoked three line drives into the outfield with two going oppo.

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Spring Training Game #2 has Nats in Jupiter for a matchup with the Marlins. Plus a recap of last night…

The Washington Nationals travel to Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium and that is a mouthful. At one time it was just Roger Dean Stadium. The largest self-described Corvette dealer of the southeast is a big deal in Palm Beach County. Not a far drive for the Nats and many have homes closer to Jupiter than West Palm Beach. MacKenzie Gore is set to start this game against ex-Nats draftee Jesus Luzardo in a battle of young lefties. Game time is 1:10 pm and only on radio unless the Marlins put up a video camera like they often did last year.

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Spring Training Game #1 – Opening Day at CACTI Park

We have semi-real baseball today as it is Opening Day for the Washington Nationals Spring Training schedule in the Grapefruit League. This will be a 6:05 pm start and the game will be available on TV via the Houston feed, and on Nats Radio via MLB.com.

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Is there a competition for the starting rotation?

That photo says it all in Trevor Williams kicking dirt after being pulled from a game. Considering there were no complete games by Washington Nationals starting pitchers, manager Dave Martinez pulled his starting pitcher 162 times in 2023. That is not uncommon in baseball these days. But looking at the five main starting pitchers from last year, should they all be guaranteed spots in the 2024 rotation?

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What Are the Nats up to in 2024?

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Just prove them all wrong!

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The Nats are a small-market revenue team but some of that is self-inflicted

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Back To The Future is all about the starting pitchers and the willingness to spend!

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A sale of the Nats is over; it kind of has been over for awhile…now it is just official!

There was no shortage of chatter and sightings that Washington Nationals principal owner, Mark Lerner, was more engaged, and around his team more than he had been in years, during the 2023 season. And even though the team was technically “for sale”, sources said that was more of a facade since the team was still under the contractual process when they engaged the investment banking firm, Allen & Co., to explore a possible sale in early 2022. Two years later, and here we are with the team officially taken off the market as Lerner told the Washington Post that the team is no longer for sale. A Nationals spokesperson confirmed the Post’s report.

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Could there be 3 players in Nats’ camp competing for center field?

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