by Andrew Lang
by Andrew Lang
by Andrew Lang
A huge part of the haul that the Washington Nationals received for Juan Soto was the Padres №1 prospect, OF Robert Hassell III in that blockbuster trade that yielded five top players to the Nats. These are players we will certainly discuss many times here in the future. Per MLB Pipeline, Hassell is now the Nats new №1 prospect, so let’s take a deep dive into his background to learn more about him.
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Pitching change; A too familiar sight lately with Nationals manager Dave Martinez (Photo Sol Tucker | TalkNats )
It did not matter that Bryce Harper has been on the IL for over a month and missed this series with a broken thumb. The Phillies have smashed the Washington Nationals’ starting pitching in the first three games of this four game series. With Patrick Corbin lasting only 2/3 of an inning again, he has taxed the bullpen, and the Nats will add a fresh arm in Mason Thompson to the bullpen today as opener Cory Abbott will try to go deep for the Nats. Continue reading
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Since Patrick Corbin earned the win as the relief pitcher in Game 7 of the 2019 World Series, we will see the lefty in his 65th consecutive start with no appearances out of the bullpen. From the 2020 forward, Corbin has recorded ERAs of 4.66-to-5.82 in 2021, and this season so far, he has regressed further with a 6.57. Is it insanity to keep doing the same thing over and over again and expect a different result? Corbin has thrown some gems since the end of the 2019 season, but his last gem was against the light hitting Marlins on July 4. He’s had five excellent starts of his 22 so far this year. That’s not a good percentage as 78 percent would not be excellent. Continue reading
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Rain was the issue last night for the rare 4½ inning final. The Nats were a few feet from tying the game before the skies opened up, and it certainly seems like that is the story of the season in which the Nats lose a game by being thrown put at home. Paolo Espino pitched 4.0 innings and got credited with his first career complete game last night. Continue reading
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The Washington Nationals cut Alcides Escobar last night to make room for Luke Voit who the team got as the sixth player from the San Diego Padres in their blockbuster deal this week. Continue reading
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How can you not be romantic about baseball? Think of all the ways to fall in love with this sport. You might love the idyllic summer afternoon, a cold beer and a country song and a hot dog while the local nine plays in the background of a good time with your friends and family. You might love the highwire acts of October baseball, the chess match between the game’s most fearsome closer and all-star slugger with a pennant on the line. You might get a kick out of the innocence of youth ball, or the promise of college kids in a wood bat league, or the various ways the game has evolved in international leagues, or an old-timer’s day at the stadium. Maybe you first fell in love with baseball cards, or understand the sport through the egghead lens of the sabermetrician, or marvel at the athletic prowess of MLB’s brightest stars. Maybe you can’t help but understand baseball as America, its triumphs and its evils, the history of capital vs labor and western expansion and civil rights and television stardom intertwined with a game. Maybe it’s all of the above. Continue reading
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