Nats Spring Training TV/Radio schedule!

Much ado about nothing as it turned out Mr. Shakespeare. As Benedick said, “In a false quarrel — there is no true valour.” Lights — camera — action. Direct from Opening Day of Spring Training on February 21, we have Washington Nationals.TV baseball for the first time without the MASN anchor tied around its ankles.

The Nationals have officially published their Spring Training radio and TV broadcast schedule. This does not include games broadcasted by the opposing teams that the Nationals will be playing — and that will add additional air time. There will certainly be more games to watch via the traditional MLB app, and if you kept MASN on your cable bill — that March 22nd game will be televised by them at 1:35 pm.

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Paul Toboni wants to be judged by his actions. But shouldn’t you also be judged by what you say?

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An age-old proverb, “Actions speak louder than words” rings true in sports. The hype machine means nothing. President of Baseball Operations, Paul Toboni, literally said “I hope that everyone in this room (at the Hot Stove event) judges us on the actual actions of the players and the decisions we make” and then there was a pause and Toboni added, “as opposed to whatever I say today” as if that shouldn’t count? Huh? This is Washington, D.C. People hang on every word. Toboni said it the day he was hired that we “keep score for a reason” and “accountability” is part of his culture.

And Paul, we expect that you will follow through with what you have said. We are your customers. We are adults in the room, not the 15-year-old you described as Paul Toboni the teenage San Francisco Giants fan.

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Farm rankings of the Nats system have ranged from №6 to №16

Ranking prospects and farm systems are based on a healthy dose of formulas and projections that come from statistics in varying sample sizes and a lot of subjective analysis. How else do you get numbers with variations so large that you question the validity of the work behind those numbers? Maybe Keith Law of The Athletic was too bullish on the Nats’ system placing them at №6, and Baseball America was too passive at №16.

You know the old saying on opinions, right? Everyone has one, and some stink. The real truth on all of this will be connected far into the future. Will Daylen Lile show the evaluators were all wrong because they never had him as a Top-100 prospect? Time will tell.

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Improving the fan experience is a major priority

At the Washington Nationals event on Saturday called the Hot Stove, season ticket holders of the team packed the room beyond what seemed like normal capacity. This was their opportunity to hear it from the mouths of an all new executive team. There was Jason Sinnarajah, President of Business Operations, Paul Toboni, President of Baseball Operations, and Blake Butera, the manager of the baseball team.

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The on-line bullies in the sports talk world

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Blake Butera, as a young manager, has to make sure he isn’t treated like the substitute teacher!

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The 2026 Hot Stove featured Toboni, Butera and Sinnarajah

This was the first Hot Stove event for the new Washington Nationals executives. In fact, incoming President of Business Operations, Jason Sinnarajah, said that he’s only been in his position for two weeks. Manager Blake Butera was hired officially on Halloween, and President of Baseball Operations, Paul Toboni, was hired at the end of September.

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With Gore gone, the roster has more holes than Swiss cheese!

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2026 Hot Stove Luncheon

The Washington Nationals Hot Stove lunch is coming up on Saturday, January 31st for season plan holders. With no Winterfest again this year, this is the only chance for fans to hear directly from team upper management on the team direction heading into the 2026 season.

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Nats Fantasy Camp 2026

John (L) and Mike (R) living the dream at the Nationals’ West Palm Beach complex.

My brother John (d_c_guy) and I just attended the Washington Nationals inaugural Fantasy Camp held from 18-23 January at the Nationals Spring Training complex in West Palm Beach also known as the CACTI Park of the Palm Beaches. This article tries to capture that experience and hopefully encourage others to attend future camps. I apologize for the length of this article, but there is a LOT to talk about!

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