by Andrew Lang
by Andrew Lang
Alberto Baldonado; Photo by Stephen Lasnick Media for TalkNats
September call-ups used to be limited to fifteen as teams would get their big league rosters close to 40 players. Rule changes now limit rosters in September at 28 in total. At first they wanted those 28 to be split to 14 pitchers and 14 position players but they loosened that rule. Continue reading
Photo by Sol Tucker for TalkNats
News broke this afternoon that the Washington Nationals have finally made the difficult decision to demote Victor Robles back to the minors. We had suggested it numerous times, and while a move has been justified for months, there was not a better option on the Nats depth chart until Lane Thomas was acquired. Unfortunately, Robles’ backup at the time, Andrew Stevenson, had worse stats as a starter. When Thomas was activated, Stevenson was sent down, and now Thomas has a clear path to capitalize on this opportunity and keep it — if he can produce. Continue reading
Keibert Ruiz; Photo by Ryan Morris for TalkNats
Who would have expected exactly two months ago when the Washington Nationals were 19-9 in the month of June and surging towards first place — just 2.0 games behind the Mets, that this team would be where they are today? Then two injuries happened to start July and their fortunes would change so significantly. Maybe we can look back to the swoon after June as a blessing in disguise. Continue reading
Photo by Kevin Nibley for TalkNats
For the 2021 season, the Washington Nationals will be finished with games in New York after today’s series finale. The Nats and Mets will meet next weekend in a rare wrap-around weekend series that carries into Monday on Labor Day. They will actually play five games over the four-game series due to a makeup game that dates back to the postponements from the COVID postponed Opening Day series. Continue reading
Lane Thomas is another player acquired at the trade deadline who is making an impact (Photo by Sol Tucker)
After the Washington Nationals took the first game in the series last night, it is a pitching mismatch tonight in favor of the New York Mets. But there is a reason we play the games. It was the Nats who traveled to NYC with very little sleep, but it was the Mets who were flat. Continue reading
Photo by Sol Tucker for TalkNats
Sometimes you come to the ballpark and see something you have never seen before. What a ninth inning for the Washington Nationals in a squeaker win at a final score of 2-1. In baseball, you do not win many games when you only score two runs, and tonight those two runs held up. Continue reading
Photo by Kevin Nibley for TalkNats
If feels like the Washington Nationals were just in New York — and they were just 15 days ago. The Nats actually did not even arrive into New Jersey’s Newark Airport until 2:52 AM today, and they finally got to their hotel rooms in Manhattan near 4 AM. If they cannot fix the travel times in the new CBA, then the MLBPA does not care about the health of their players they represent. Continue reading
Photo by Craig Nedrow for TalkNats
We get to see another Patrick Corbin start, and we have to focus on the process and not the results as Corbin is tinkering with his mechanics and also his pitch sequencing. He has been great the last three times out with an ERA of 0.82 the first two times through the batting orders. Not as great the third time through the opposing batting order. But Corbin arguably turned in his best performance of his season last weekend with no walks in that game. Continue reading
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