My week in Nats camp is over; What did I see, let’s talk Nats camp!

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The main observation of Washington Nationals camp in West Palm Beach is technology, work ethic, and smiles. It is everywhere. There is effort with a purpose and positivity. At every turn there are player development people monitoring multiple screens of information. You have heard about the Rapsodo, Trackman, Statcast, and Trajekt Arc. There is much more than that. Now they have incorporated new training tools and wearable technology in addition to other tech.

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Spring Training Game #12 Nats and Mets

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The Washington Nationals beat a stacked Venezuela WBC team last night by a final score of 5-1 in a game capped by a 3-run homer by Keibert Ruiz who is Venezuelan. Ruiz was born in  Valencia, Venezuela, and probably wanted to show his countrymen that he should have been on their roster. Another proud Venezuelan, Anibal Sanchez, threw out the ceremonial first pitch as a distinguished member of the Nats 2019 World Series team.

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Keeping up Foreign Relations: Nats win exhibition game versus Venezuela: A recap

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The Nationals got the privilege last night of playing the Venezuelan national team in West Palm Beach before they begin WBC (World Baseball Classic) pool play later this week. A neat opportunity for the Nats to face a lineup featuring names like Ronald Acuna Jr., Luis Arraez, Salvador Perez, Jackson Chourio, Eugenio Suarez, Wilyer Abreu, Willson Contreras, and Andres Gimenez. Even cooler, the Nationals not only won, but held Venezuela to just one run.

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Exhibition game against the Venezuelan World Baseball Classic team

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After a team day-off on Tuesday, the Washington Nationals are back at it tonight for an exhibition game against the Venezuelan team assembled for the World Baseball Classic. This will also be the spring debut for Foster Griffin who has only pitched on the minor league side of camp to this point. Griffin received the largest contract amount of any Nats acquisition during the offseason.

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MLB Pipeline ranks the Nats Top-30 prospects and more!

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Last week, we got Forensicane‘s Top-50 Washington Nationals prospect report, and this week we finally get MLB Pipeline‘s Top-30 prospects for the Nats. They were the last of all of the main evaluators reporting the top prospect rankings.

The rankings between MLB Pipeline and Baseball America in the Top-9 were very similar. We give a look at the best dozen prospects. Here is a side-by-side:

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Remember when Ryan Zimmerman and Paul Toboni seemed to be on the same page on leadership?

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Spring Training Game #11 Josiah Gray 2026 ST debut

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By the 11th game of Spring Training, you might not expect a significant debut. Well, this is Josiah Gray‘s first Spring Training start since 2024. It’s actually been over two years since Gray stepped onto a Grapefruit League mound for his first start in the 2024 season on his way to being the team’s Opening Day pitcher that season. Baseball threw Gray a curveball — and we will see how the rest of his career is defined as he makes his way back from TJ surgery during that 2024 season.

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Mixed Weekend: Nats go 1-1-1 on the weekend in spring action: A Recap

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It was a 1-1-1 weekend for the Nationals in Grapefruit League play that started with a 4-4 tie on Friday to a 3-2 win over the Mets on Saturday, and a 3-0 loss to the Marlins on Sunday. While that offensive output doesn’t have you or me jumping up and down, there were some really encouraging signs from the pitching staff this weekend. Another thing to consider, especially in Spring Training, the arms are always going to be ahead of the bats at the outset. It takes time for these hitters to get their timing back into full gear and get comfortable against elite-level pitching, so low-scoring games in the spring are nothing to be overly concerned about yet.

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Spring Training Game #10 The Lord’s day on the mound!

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The Washington Nationals have been alternating their primary starters every other game in kind of a half-in and half-out method that most teams put together early in Spring Training. At some point, those projected starters will play a little deeper into games. That also doesn’t mean that the half-out crew isn’t working on the backfields back at the Nats’ Spring Training complex. Today, RHP Brad Lord gets the start for the Nationals.

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A March 1st look at a potential Nats starting lineup!

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