by Andrew Lang
by Andrew Lang
by Andrew Lang
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The Washington Nationals are in Los Angeles for three games, and the team didn’t need Victor Robles to wear his clown nose to start the pre-game media circus at Juan Soto‘s locker as he was peppered with questions about his future and if he wanted to play for the Dodgers. Soto had all of the right responses to the media that he is still a Washington Nationals’ player. That didn’t end the barrage of questions on the subject. Continue reading
There are many who believe that the NY Post’s Jon Heyman, is a mouthpiece for agent Scott Boras. Is there a push to get Juan Soto to the Yankees? Heyman’s headline is “Yankees must be willing to do whatever it takes to land Juan Soto“ and that is a mouthful. As a former voice for MLB Network, Casey Stern, said over and over “Prospects are cool — Parades are cooler.” Stern championed this time of year to trade big to get the next Yoenis Cespedes that will get you to the World Series. Continue reading
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The Washington Nationals will look to Erick Fedde to salvage a win in Arizona. This feels like a must-win game considering the Nats head to Los Angeles for a series against the Dodgers before the team has a weekend series against the Cardinals back in D.C.
Washington Nationals vs. Arizona Diamondbacks
Stadium: Chase Field, Phoenix, Arizona
1st Pitch: 4:10 pm EDT
TV: MASN2; Bally Sports Arizona, 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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It is almost impossible to read the word “Soto” in any given website or social media without the uncertainty about his future when we are just ten days away from the MLB Trade Deadline. On the night of one of Juan Soto‘s worst games (0-4 with three strikeouts) that ended his 27-game on-base streak, Soto is coming off of almost a full month of a hot streak. Continue reading
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Finesse is a large makeup of this current Washington Nationals pitching staff. It is not necessarily a bad thing unless you are a bad “finesse” pitcher. Gone are the days of the big power arms in the Nats’ rotation, and just by circumstance it is a bunch of pitchers trying to get you out with “stuff” — sort of. Clearly the recipe isn’t working well, but it is what it is. Continue reading
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Mathematically we are not starting the second half of the season, but baseball calls the first game back after the All-Star game as the start to the second half of the season which has always seemed odd. Especially this year that might have Ruthian ramifications if Juan Soto is traded along with the entire middle of the Washington Nationals batting order. Continue reading
When the final Washington Senators team vacated RFK Stadium after the 1971 season, owner Bob Short did not care about the fans — he only cared about his own interests. We did not just lose our Juan Soto of that team, Frank Howard, but we lost everything and everyone.
Gone were some of our favorite Senator players including Dick Bosman, Denny McLain, Paul Casanova, Mike Epstein, Tim Cullen, Toby Harrah, and manager Ted Williams. There was no MLB.TV app or cable TV in those days to watch our favorite players in their new uni’s and pro baseball ended for many of us. Baseball in D.C. was gone for us for nearly two generations.
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The Major League Draft can be overwhelming for fans as they watch their favorite team draft 20 players over the course of three days. Anyone who watched the draft broadcast on days two and three saw players picked at lightning speed – so quick that the analysts couldn’t keep up every once in a while. Continue reading
To make the 2025+ Nationals the Best They Can Be, if Juan Soto (through agent Scott Boras) Never Makes a Solid Counter-Offer the Nats Would Be Foolish Not to Explore Trades When Soto’s Value is Highest. Continue reading
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News broke over the weekend via Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic that the Nationals had offered a contract extension to Juan Soto for 15 years, $440 million, and that the offer was declined by Soto. Rosenthal’s report indicates Nationals GM Mike Rizzo would now be open to trading Soto as early as the 2022 trade deadline; this means Soto’s time in Washington could be over in a matter of weeks, as stunning as that may seem.
There are a number of factors at play here, from the business of baseball to team construction strategy to my now-fragile emotions. So let’s examine some of them.
The Future of the Nationals
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