Game #16 Cade Cavalli against the Mets in Port St. Lucie!

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The Washington Nationals had a stunning come-from-behind win yesterday with five runs in the bottom of the eighth inning to shock the Astros. The team’s №1 draft pick from last year, Elijah Green, came up big with a hustle triple that would have been a stand-up double for most. Green plated two runs with the triple and then Michael Chavis put the winner in the books with a two-run homer. Sure, they weren’t facing the Astros’ closer or even a player who will make their roster, but you take what the game gives you.  Continue reading

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Game #15 The world is abuzz about Joey Meneses!

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In Spring Training, Joey Meneses departed a week ago to meet up with Team Mexico in Arizona for the World Baseball Classic. To that point, it was a lackluster first big league camp for Meneses and the Washington Nationals. He was batting at ‘Mendoza’ with a .438 OPS. Four singles and no extra-base hits in just 20 ABs. Some began questioning the kid from Culiacán as if he was one and done. Nats fans have seen it before with others, and skepticism will always be there until you prove them wrong. Continue reading

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Game #14 MacKenzie Gore is pitching again at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium!

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First things first, did you turn your clocks forward an hour? Great, we have 1:05 pm ET game today against the Cardinals in Jupiter. Many of the Cardinals are participating in the WBC, and the Washington Nationals are sending most of their starters to play in this game which is just north of West Palm Beach. The 14-mile drive up I-95 is a close one for Nats’ fans to attend games there. Continue reading

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Game #13 comes in the glow of the Keibert Ruiz extension!

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The difference a day makes as Keibert Ruiz has changed the overall tenor in the fan base by signing an 8-year extension with two years of team options. When you are coming off a 107-loss season, you can understand why so many in the fan base are deflated. This was a pick-me-up for so many to put some air back into the sails.

The 4-7-1 Washington Nationals have Josiah Gray back on the mound against the Mets. The Nats were supposed to be facing Kodai Senga but he was scratched due to a finger injury.   Continue reading

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Keibert Ruiz, Nationals agree on terms for a 8-year extension

Photo by Sol Tucker for TalkNats

After a decade of success, the Washington Nationals are rebuilding following two consecutive losing seasons of 97 or more games. At the trade deadline in 2021, the Nationals’ traded away All-Stars Trea Turner and Max Scherzer. In return, Washington received a big haul, including pitcher Josiah Gray and catcher Keibert Ruiz. Continue reading

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Game #12 Corbin is back on the mound!

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The 4-6-1 Washington Nationals have Patrick Corbin back on the mound against the Marlins. Time flies as Corbin is staying on a 5-day schedule. The last time we saw him pitch was against the Astros, and Corbin went 2 1/3 innings and 50 pitches while surrendering two runs.  We will see if Corbin will be able to build on that start. Continue reading

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Talk Nats 2023 Season Positional Preview – First Base

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Exhibition Game: Nats host Team Israel!

Photo by Stephen Lasnick for TalkNats

The 4-6-1 Washington Nationals are hosting Team Israel before they jump into the WBC’s toughest bracket. The Nats have Cade Cavalli on the mound and James Wood, the team’s consensus  №1 prospect, in center field. Team Israel is made up of all American-born players who have Jewish lineage, and might be best known for some of their coaching staff made up of a few former All-Stars. Many of the WBC team’s are built with some connection to the host country by nationality or citizenship.

Team Israel’s most recognizable player is Joc Pederson, and he is not playing in his game. In the D.C. area, Matt Mervis is a big deal. He grew up in Montgomery County, Maryland and dominated the travel ball scene and high school play at Georgetown Prep. He was actually drafted by the Washington Nationals but decided to go to Duke on a baseball scholarship, and he is now a top prospect for the Cubs.  Continue reading

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Daylen Lile waves his bat to let everyone know he’s back!

Photo via Daylen Lile‘s Twitter

That day in 2021 was met with a lot of questions. Once again the Washington Nationals went into a second round pick to take a player that was seen as a back of the round or a later round talent. Sometimes you do that to save some money for another pick, but the Nats didn’t want to risk Daylen Lile, being gone when the team got to their point in the third round at pick №82.  Lile was the 80th-ranked draft prospect in his class on MLB Pipeline, and Baseball America was more bullish at 62 to place him in the second round. The evaluators did not see Lile as an outfielder who would hit for power, but they liked the ‘hit’ tool.  The Nats drafted him at №47 in that second round and felt great about that pick.

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Game #11 Nats travel to the Joker!

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For the first twelve seasons of the Washington Nationals existence, road trips were always long bus rides of at least an hour which is why the move from isolated Viera, Florida to West Palm Beach was a necessity. Today is reminiscent of the Viera days of yesteryear as the buses were loading before the sun was rising. The destination is Publix Field at Joker Marchant Stadium in Lakeland, Florida which is situated between Orlando and Tampa near Route 4. Continue reading

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