by Andrew Lang
by Andrew Lang
by Andrew Lang
Photo by Katie Moran for TalkNats
Today’s news broke that the Washington Nationals lost infielder Starlin Castro to a paid suspension due to allegations of domestic violence per multiple reports. He will be out for a while, and the Nats activated Jordy Mercer from the 10-day IL to take his place on the roster. The Nats also signed veteran catcher Rene Rivera to a deal and optioned Jakson Reetz back to Triple-A. Continue reading
Brady House with high school teammate Trevor Maddox; Photo provided by Trevor Maddox
The 2021 draft is done! Now, we wait for the new draftees to sign their contracts then the slow cooking as the talents show first glimpses before the season winds down. Will any of the talents sign quickly enough to make an impact? Certainly. Will we know what we have before mid to late next year? Certainly not. Players who set themselves off for their tools and performance in 2021 will make it to the Instructional League camps this fall, where the heavy polishing begins, especially for the pitchers. Then, how they mature and transition into the pro game slowly begins to take shape, from months to years. Continue reading
Photo by Andrew Lang for TalkNats
While the Washington Nationals went from possible “buyers” on June 30th at 2.0 games from 1st place — to wait-and-see mode as of today — the team has two weeks to determine the future direction. Do they stay the course, sell or buy? Continue reading
Photo by Nats social media of the 4 Nats players named to the All-Star team
Tonight is the mid-summer classic, and while the Washington Nationals are represented by four All-Stars, only Max Scherzer will be in the starting lineup as the National League’s starting pitcher. At some point, Trea Turner and Juan Soto will come off the bench to sub into the game. Kyle Schwarber is on the 10-day IL and will not play in the game. Continue reading
The All-Star Home Run Derby is set for Coors Field in Colorado. MLB officials are not hiding the fact that the derby baseballs will not be placed in a humidor. Many expect we will see home runs soar 500+ feet. If you love home runs, this is the event for you. Continue reading
In Nats history, the only impact player from the 2nd round; Photographer Cathy Taylor
The stars of any draft mostly come from the first round picks. You usually get about a 40 percent from every year that have good MLB careers and only a handful become All-Stars.
The 2014 draft brought a trio of Washington Nationals together, each picked by a different team. The fourth overall pick was Kyle Schwarber by the Cubs, thirteenth overall was Trea Turner by the Padres, and eighteenth overall was Erick Fedde by the Nationals. That particular draft has only seen one high school kid emerge and that was Jack Flaherty of the Cardinals at thirty-four in the first round. That year the first-rounders were evenly split 20-20 between college and high school players. The failure rate for high school kids is much higher. Continue reading
Photo by Sol Tucker for TalkNats
Losing games and losing Kyle Schwarber happened as the team was 40-39 during that July 2nd game, The Washington Nationals were very much in the pennant race at that time. Since then, their chances are fading. The team was 0-4 in that same stretch without Trea Turner, and now the team will be without catcher Yan Gomes and Schwarber for the foreseeable future, and of course Stephen Strasburg has been gone most of the season and Joe Ross just joined him on the IL. The imperfect storm has also shown the presumed strength of the team, the starting pitching, as a struggling part of the equation recently. Continue reading
Photo by Sol Tucker for TalkNats
The hits just keep coming as Yan Gomes was place on the 10-day IL just a few minutes ago. One of the top performers on the team, Gomes joins a long list of players on the IL including their other catcher, Alex Avila. The team just got back Kyle Finnegan and Daniel Hudson from the 10-day IL.
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