O Little Team of Washington

Posted on December 25, 2022 by ArVaFan aka Laura Peebles

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Oh little team of Washington
How still we see thee lie!
As other teams fulfill their dreams
The Nats are standing by. Continue reading →

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Nats fans lament 2023

Posted on December 24, 2022 by ArVaFan aka Laura Peebles

Should auld acquaintance be forgot?

They’re all on other teams!

Through trading or free agency

The current team is lean.

The NL East will be a beast,

For now and years to come,

But Nationals (and Marlins, too)

Just haven’t got much done.

Rizz signed some guys, some bargain buys

Of “hopeful” quality. Continue reading →

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With the big WAR movers signed elsewhere, Nats team WAR at 28.3

Posted on December 23, 2022 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

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Half of the player haul from the Trea Turner/Max Scherzer trade of 2021 have been DFA’d

Posted on December 21, 2022 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

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Ownership has been silent for over 8 months; Offseason moves and the draft show some progress!

Posted on December 20, 2022 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

COLLEGE PARK, MD: (L-R) Maryland Governor-elect Wes Moore, Mark Lerner, and Under Armour’s Kevin Plank (Photo by Sol Tucker for TalkNats/TalkTerrapins)

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 is that they stay quiet in the public, and don’t crave the spotlight. But they have not been officially heard from since April 11 when they said they were going to explore a sale of the team. Continue reading →

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Joey Meneses was named to the Topps All-Star Rookie team!

Posted on December 19, 2022 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

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The balance between best defense and best lineup for the Nats!

Posted on December 14, 2022 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

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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 the credit goes to players improving their own game like Victor Robles, and Ildemaro Vargas turned in Gold Glove defense at third base. Lane Thomas shifted to right field and was a marked improvement over the poor defense from Juan Soto. But let’s face it, Thomas is no Soto with the bat, and that begs the question of where do you place your position players on paper for the 2023 season without Soto in this lineup?

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The Washington Nationals 2023 starting rotation

Posted on December 13, 2022 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Photo of Cade Cavalli in Triple-A Rochester  (Stephen Lasnick for TalkNats)

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 more clarity after general manager Mike Rizzo is finished making offseason acquisitions. You can almost expect the left-handed MacKenzie Gore and Nats’ top pitching prospect Cade Cavalli as pieces of the puzzle. Continue reading →

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The Rebuild: How did we get here, where do we go?

Posted on December 12, 2022 by Dan Zaudtke

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Here we go again. For those of us who have followed this team since then-mayor, Anthony Williams, uttered those magical words “…there will be baseball in Washington in 2005,” this is not unfamiliar territory, if unwanted. When this team moved here, they were barren from years of cheap and horrible mismanagement by the MLB stewards. The Lerners purchased the team and built a winner in six years, in spite of having Jim Bowden’s inept leadership until he resigned, shamefully, in March, 2009. A decade later, we were World Champions. Since that magical run, we have run into hard times. We have gone from the top of the mountain to the depths of the worst record in baseball, quickly. What happened? Continue reading →

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The one ball that could change the fortunes of the Washington Nationals was realized!

Posted on December 10, 2022 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

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