by Andrew Lang
by Andrew Lang
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Tonight is a great matchup of young top prospects to start this game. According to MLB.com, this will mark only the second since 2004 that apreseason Top-100 prospects will face each other when one of them is making their debut. Yes, Edward Cabrera is making his debut for the Miami Marlins, and the Nats will have Josiah Gray on the mound. Continue reading
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For three weeks, the Washington Nationals first round pick in this year’s draft had to get acclimated to baseball as a Nats farmhand at the team’s training facility at the Ballpark of the Palm Beaches in West Palm Beach Florida. Continue reading
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Tonight, it was mostly about Erick Fedde who dominated with one earnie and a career high 10 K’s on his way to a win. He is a career 3-0 against the Marlins with a 0.98 ERA. He has only given up 3 earned runs in 27 2/3 innings against Miami in his career. In this game, he delivered the win, and the only run that scored is when one of his inherited runners touched the plate after he departed the game at a pitch count of 103.
The Nats crushed ex-Nats farmhand Jesús Luzardo and sent him to an early shower. The Marlins bullpen did a good job on the Nats, to keep rhe game close. At one point, the Nats had runners on third and first with one out, Marlins’ manager Don Mattingly decided to load the bases by issuing an intentional walk to Juan Soto in order to try to get a doubleplay. It worked for the Marlins, and it was that kind of night for the Nats who easily could have won by a landslide.
For Ryan Zimmerman, he has been around long enough to have home runs against the Florida Marlins, and tonight he hit his 40th home run against the Marlins in his career which is just one home run short of the most by any player. Ryan Howard holds the current record at 41 dingers against the Marlins. Zim’s first home run against the Marlins was way back on July 4, 2006 when he hit his second career walk-off, and it came against Joe Borowski of the Florida Marlins. Zim’s final home run off of the Florida Marlins was against Anibal Sanchez in 2011. Zim also torched ex-teammates Jacob Turner and Dan Haren when they were Marlins. One of his most memorable home runs was an Inside-the-park Home Run against Jose Fernandez of the Miami Marlins. It was the only inside-the-parker of Zim’s career. Continue reading
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The Washington Nationals are back in Miami, or actually they were back in Miami Sunday night, and enjoyed a day-off yesterday by what we could see on social media. Today, the team is back to work. Continue reading
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Cade Cavalli is now one step away from the Major Leagues. It’s yet to be seen how he performs, but if his time in A-ball and Double-A is truly indicative of his abilities, Cavalli won’t be in Rochester very long. The Nationals’ first round pick in 2020 has flown through the minor leagues, starting only 7 games in High-A and only 11 games in AA. If Cavalli can continue to develop at this pace, the Nationals may be able to contend much sooner than people think. Continue reading
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We have made it past the three-quarter mark on the season, and we are down to the home stretch. The Washington Nationals are so far behind that for all intents and purposes the Nats will crawl to the finish line. For the sake of a great draft pick, we can only hope that this team finishes near the fifth worst team to secure one of those top draft picks. Continue reading
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If the Washington Nationals were in the playoff hunt, we would not be seeing all of these newbies in a starting lineup. Sean Nolin as the starting pitcher. Lane Thomas as the lead-off man. Riley Adams at catcher. Luis Garcia at second base. Carter Kieboom at third base. There are only two starters in today’s Nats lineup who were projected on Opening Day: Juan Soto and Josh Bell. Continue reading
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The sample sizes for the newly acquired players at the trade deadline are still small and many have been impressive while some of the incumbent players have rather unimpressive stats in large sample sizes. It has been clear for anyone analyzing Washington Nationals baseball for the last 12 months that Victor Robles should be on the hot seat. This is a results-driven business, but when the processes are bad, it is time for a change. Continue reading
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The Washington Nationals will have 40 games remaining after today. The evaluation process is in full swing as the Nats will have Lane Thomas at leadoff and in center field. Victor Robles will be on the bench today. Is that significant? We will see what the Nats manager, Dave Martinez, says after the game. Continue reading
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