by Andrew Lang
by Andrew Lang
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The Washington Nationals enter Coors Field in Colorado after winning a series in San Francisco. The Nats bats came alive in the City by the Bay, and now they hope to continue the hot hitting in the Rocky Mountains. Continue reading
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Last weekend, the Nationals did something no one anticipated: winning a series in San Francisco. Coming into the series, the Nats were suffering through an eight game losing streak, including a sweep at the hands of the Giants in DC. The offense was, oddly enough, sparked by three games in a pitcher-friendly park and facing one of the best pitching staffs. They scored 28 runs against the Giants as they prepare to play in the most hitter friendly venues in the sport. The Rockies and the Nats meet at Coors Field, a ballpark at which the Nationals have not fared well over the years. A record of 24-30 in the Mile High City is misleading as the Nats have been unable to truly take advantage of some lackluster Rockies teams. Continue reading
One month down, five to go in the minor league baseball season. Above are the qualified leaders as of May 1.
As pitchers accumulate the qualifying number of innings pitched, some new names will pop up in the leaderboards. A prime example of that is, my favorite underrated prospect, Jose Ferrer. I’ve mentioned Ferrer in my pre-season prospect watchlist and in numerous other pieces. Now the southpaw showing everyone what he’s made of. The hard-throwing 22-year-old has yet to yield a run in 10 innings coming out of the pen and, maybe more impressively, has not walked or hit a batter. Continue reading
The FredNats are winning their series 3-2 and will try to secure the series win while also extending their first-place lead. Continue reading
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Time flies when the schedulers have you finished with a team by May 1. That is the case between the Washington Nationals and the San Francisco Giants. This is the rubber game in this 3-game series. Josiah Gray starts for the Nats and Alex Cobb comes off of the 10-day IL for the Giants. Continue reading
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After much deliberation, we decided that infielder Luis García and right-handed pitcher Cole Henry both deserve the honor of TalkNats April MiLB Player of the Month. As you can tell, there was no shortage of contenders for the award.
The 18-year-old phenom, Brady House, is hitting .341 in his first full month of playing in Single-A, and given his age and experience — that’s impressive. Sammy Infante is leading the system with seven long balls, doing so in only 16 games played. Evan Lee has a 1.93 ERA in 9 1/3 innings, and his Senators teammate, Matt Cronin has yet to allow an earned run through 7 2/3. By far the biggest surprise of the season, Rodney Theophile is pitching to a 0.86 ERA with 30 strikeouts in 21 innings in Single-A Fredericksburg. Continue reading
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The good news for Joan Adon is that he will not have to face Joc Pederson in this game. The lefty slugger got Adon for a home run to lead-off the matchup last week and then added a sacrifice fly and a double. The only player with two World Series rings in the last two years, Pederson will sit today with an abductor strain. Also, the lefty Brandon Belt is on the 10-day IL, and Adon will face a lineup that will look much different than the players he faced just a week ago. Continue reading
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We have another Apple TV+ game tonight for the Washington Nationals, and that will be the only way to watch this game tonight unless you are in Oracle Park in-person. This team is West Coasting it, and starts this road trip in the City By The Bay. Hopefully more luck will be found for the Nats on this road trip. Continue reading
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