Game #124 There was a time when Fedde and Ray were in the same farm system!

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There will be a few roster moves tonight as Erick Fedde comes off of the IL and will start tonight in Seattle. The Washington Nationals mad to move a pitcher off of the roster, and it turned out to be Tyler Clippard who was DFA’d. Manager Dave Martinez already said that Cory Abbott would not stay in the starting rotation, and would move to the bullpen. Also, Tres Barrera was sent back to Triple-A and changed places with Riley Adams. Continue reading

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The 2023 roster of the Washington Nationals

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Game #123 Patrick Corbin again

Meneses, Abrams, Vargas and Padres 3rd base coach Matt Williams at Petco Park; Photo Steve Mears for TalkNats

The Washington Nationals probably could have lined up Erick Fedde to come off of the Injured List today, but instead, it is Patrick Corbin on the mound in the final game in San Diego this year. Continue reading

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Game #122 Nats going for the series win tonight!

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Washington Nationals vs. San Diego Padres 
Stadium:  Petco Park, San Diego, California
1st Pitch:  8:40 pm EDT
TV: MASN2; Bally Sports Network; MLB App (out-of-network only)
Nats Radio: 106.7 The Fan and via the MLB app

Lineups (subject to change without notice):

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Game #121 Nats pulled off the upset last night!

CJ Abrams with another key 9th inning hit; Photo by Steve Mears for TalkNats


Washington Nationals vs. San Diego Padres 
Stadium:  Petco Park, San Diego, California
1st Pitch:  9:40 pm EDT
TV: MASN2; Bally Sports Network; MLB App (out-of-network only)
Nats Radio: 106.7 The Fan and via the MLB app

Lineups (subject to change without notice):

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Game #120 Nats are in San Diego for 4 games

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For some fans who have been out of it for a while they might be wondering why Josh Bell and Juan Soto are in Padres jerseys, and C.J. Abrams is in a Washington Nationals jersey. That blockbuster trade has propelled the Nationals farm system into a top-half of the Majors’ farm system. It is much better than the Nats’ preseason rankings of bottom of the barrel — that’s for sure. The Nats have Abrams starting at shorstop tonight, and MacKenzie Gore is on the 15-day IL and will do some throwing this week as he recovers from some arm soreness.  Continue reading

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The 30 Year Rookie Who is Tearing Up The MLB

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Game #119 Nats have a series to win!

Photo by Marlene Koenig for TalkNats

The Washington Nationals have a series to win today versus the Cubs. After today’s game, the Nats will fly to San Diego for a 4-game series on a west coast trip.

The team still does not have a walk-off win this year and failed last night to get their first walk-off of the season. In full seasons in baseball history, 1995 Expos and the 1978 Cardinals went an entire season without a walk-off (h/t Marc Goldstein).  The Nationals are the only team in the last 75 years without a grand slam home run in a season. With only 44-games remaining, we are running out of time for 2022. Continue reading

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Game #118 Nats are giving Corbin another chance

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Yes, the Washington Nationals are giving Patrick Corbin his 24th chance of this season to start tonight’s game, which comes after 31 chances last year. In back-to-back seasons, Corbin leads the league in losses,and earned runs surrendered. His 7.02 ERA is not acceptable, but advanced metrics used to blame the defense for a large portion of the failures. Used to. Much of this is on Corbin and the hard contact he is giving up, and the lack of a putaway pitch. In his last two starts, he did not even make it out of the first inning. Last week, the Nats skipped his start in the rotation. So, Corbin should have a fresh arm. Should. Will this productive side-session that Corbin had with coaches and the analytics team make a difference? I guess we will see. Continue reading

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Game #117 CJ Abrams makes his Nats debut!

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Today’s story begins with the Washington Nationals calling up their top prospect per the Baseball America rankings. Yes, CJ Abrams gets the call after Luis Garcia injured his groin and was put on the 15-day IL.  Manager Dave Martinez also said that when Garcia returns, he will play at second base rather than shortstop where Abrams will be playing. That move should help the team defense. If you don’t know why, read this article. Continue reading

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