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The future of the marriage between Juan Soto and the Washington Nationals

Posted on July 18, 2022 by Dan Keegan

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 … Continue reading →

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Is one more offer coming to Juan Soto?

Posted on July 17, 2022 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

When news broke yesterday of a confidential offer that Juan Soto turned down at $440 million for 15 years, Soto made it clear he was not happy that the news was made public. Those terms were leaked by Ken Rosenthal … Continue reading →

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Juan Soto/Will Smith could be Part Deux of Bryce Harper/Hunter Strickland!

Posted on July 16, 2022 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The bad blood between Braves’ reliever Will Smith, and superstar Juan Soto go back many years. In their first encounter on August 17, 2020 with no fans in the stands, Soto ambushed Smith on the first pitch he saw in … Continue reading →

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Juan Soto will try to make history again in a HR Derby!

Posted on July 12, 2022 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

After last year’s success for Juan Soto, why would he not want to be in this year’s All-Star Home Run Derby? Soto got his groove back last year after the Derby. It was his first time in the HR Derby … Continue reading →

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Game #84 Juan Soto DH

Posted on July 6, 2022 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Last night, the Washington Nationals were missing two of their big bats in the lineup as Juan Soto was nursing his calf strain, and Nelson Cruz was dealing with a stomach issue. Cruz, the team’s DH, is out again today, … Continue reading →

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Hector Gomez report: Nats offer Juan Soto $425 million!

Posted on June 30, 2022 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The baseball world, on a quiet day,  got a jolt when Hector Gomez tweeted that there were additional negotiations and a new offer for Juan Soto.  After the offer of $350 million over 13 years was made over the winter and … Continue reading →

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Game #64 is the Jackson Tetreault MLB debut; Night off for Juan Soto!

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

We knew that the Washington Nationals would be making several moves today due to Stephen Strasburg getting scratched from his start and going on the 15-day IL with a stress reaction in his ribs. Making his MLB debut in Strasburg’s … Continue reading →

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Is it time to move Juan Soto back to LF?

Posted on May 24, 2022 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The news is not good. Juan Soto as measured by defensive WAR (-6.5) tied for last for all fielders, and in StatCast’s Outs Above Average, which is a factual measurement of a fielder’s ability, ranks Juan Soto dead last in … Continue reading →

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The days when Lucius Fox was rated higher than Juan Soto; The Nats finally get Cesar Hernandez. So much more going on!

Posted on December 1, 2021 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

There were five moves yesterday by the Washington Nationals that began with a waiver claim of Lucius Fox from Baltimore. The night ended with the Nats biggest free agent signing of the off-season, so far, with Cesar Hernandez committing to … Continue reading →

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The G.O.A.T. aka Juan Soto turned 23 today! Happy Birthday!

Posted on October 25, 2021 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The 2021 season opened bittersweet for the Washington Nationals. They won on a walk-off hit by Juan Soto on the rescheduled Opening Day. It was the first walk-off of Soto’s career as the team beat the Atlanta Braves. Covid had … Continue reading →

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