by Andrew Lang
by Andrew Lang
by Andrew Lang
Nats Farm Report
Looking around the Washington Nationals’ affiliates and MLB squad, we take a look at the top prospects and how they fared on this day. Brady House is once again the Player of the Day going 3-5 with some really nice oppo hitting. Darren Baker also had a nice game in High-A Wilmington, and Jackson Cluff went 2-4 at Harrisburg Double-A. Also for Harrisburg, Gerardo Carrillo had a 2 K inning of work with no runs in a relief appearance. Continue reading
Photo by Andrew Lang for TalkNats
The Washington Nationals and the Atlanta Braves are tied for third place, and there is a little nervousness in the A.T.L. They made one more DFA from their 2021 team as Jacob Webb is gone. They’ve called up their top pitching prospect, RHP Bryce Elder, to start this one. He had a great Spring Training and the 5th round pick from 2020 was decent in Double-A last year with a 3.21 ERA. Continue reading
Truist Park, Atlanta Georgia; Photo by Sol Tucker for TalkNats
The Washington Nationals really needed a win on Sunday, and they got it before boarding their flight last night to Atlanta. Continue reading
SALISBURY, MD; The Nationals’ top position prospect; Photo by Andrew Lang for TalkNats
Unlike most of you, I am a Nationals fan who graduated from years of Expos loyalty. And perhaps for that reason, I am not as demoralized and crushed by the poor prognosis of the season and its early failures. For many years I endured bad Expos teams, and my loyalty was eventually rewarded in part, but then the yearly disappointments of coming close and fading, then watching the team lose a procession of players with ripening free agency to other locations where they would star. Continue reading
Photo by Sol Tucker for TalkNats
Yeah, yeah, yeah, you’re never as bad as you look when you’re losing… Whatever. We knew this team was going to lose 90ish games. They were built to lose. That is no secret, and that it would take a miracle to change that. This roster has more holes than Swiss cheese, and fans are wondering who they should blame. Relax, this is part of what you do when you are in a rebuild. People forget about “The Plan” put into motion for the 2007 season that propelled the Nats from the worst farm system in baseball when they came over from Montreal to a playoff team in just five full seasons after the Lerners took control of ownership from MLB.
The good news, it will not take a five year rebuild this time around. Some of the building blocks are in place, and patience is needed, and yes, a lot of cash will need to be spent. The starting pitching does not look good, and the offense is hitting below their weight. You don’t want to judge everything on just three games.
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The matchup we all waited to see; Photo by Sol Tucker for TalkNats
The starting pitching has looked uninspiring so far by the Washington Nationals. If the Nats starting pitchers were openers, then it would be mission accomplished — but falling apart in the fourth inning has doomed the Nats in the first two games of the season. Tonight, they send the inexperienced Joan Adon to the mound for the 0-2 Nats. Continue reading
Photo by Marlene Koenig for TalkNats
The Washington Nationals started the 2022 season as expected. Now they face Max Scherzer in a Mets jersey, and it is a reminder of the best and worst of the Nats team history and a reminder of the cyclical nature of sports. For Scherzer, he left at a good time, and one of the players he was traded for, Josiah Gray, takes the mound to face the former Nats’ ace. Continue reading
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Few remember that the Washington Nationals entered the 2021 with lofty goals, and they were actually in second place and 2.5 games from first place on July 1. Maybe it was the dual injuries to Kyle Schwarber and Trea Turner that sunk the ship, or it was just the rocks they hit that are a sailor’s reminder of the rough seas that ruin a good charted course. Continue reading
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