by Andrew Lang
by Andrew Lang
by Andrew Lang
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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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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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
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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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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After a big league day-off for the Washington Nationals, they are back at it again today. This time in Jupiter, Florida against the Miami Marlins. Yesterday was the start to the Minor Leaguers games against other teams in their Spring Training. Many players have departed for the World Baseball Classic leaving us with a “new look” roster, and new opportunities for those still in West Palm Beach. Continue reading
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The 3-4-1 Washington Nationals have the pitching conundrum on the mound in the form of Patrick Corbin. While he was one of the aces of the 2019 World Series team, his 2020-2022 record has been the opposite of an ace. More like a player taking up space on a $140 million contract with two years remaining. Continue reading
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