by Andrew Lang
by Andrew Lang
by Andrew Lang
Before you read any of this, use this article for entertainment purposes because it discusses risky gambling in a hedge against buying tickets to see your Washington Nationals.
This idea came from Twitter/X’s, Crabcakes&Football, an account that frequently gets salty about the Nats. And that account certainly isn’t alone in the growing pessimism. A discussion with constant curmudgeon, @dclandofnerds, led to an X.com thread (see below) that inspired this article.
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By: Retired Shrink
Hello all. About ten years ago, I submitted a post dealing with Bryce Harper (after he got tossed for arguing balls and strikes), parents, prodigies and meltdowns. It was fun to see all the discussion. Now that we are in a lull (some might say coma) in the hot stove action and now that I have finished digging out here in Stafford, VA, I decided to dip my toes back into the water once again. This will not focus on any High IQ baseball issues (not my wheel-house), but instead on a lighthearted (or hardcore, depending on your perspective) look at the types of fans we are individually and how it makes for such a successful webpage.
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A lot of attention goes into ranking prospects and debating them. So it’s only natural to clear the table of our own charts, presumptions, MLB.com, Law-BBA clickbaiting and get a feel for whom the Washington Nationals really value in their system, and perhaps, whom they don’t.
If you reside in last place and decide you are sick of it, the first thing to do is get to work and improve. The initiative to draw young players out of their autumnal and early winter rest and recreation to learn and drill their way into customary spring training is clearly constructive. Purists and medical staff might caution that too much early-work increases the potential for injury or fatigue later in the season, as pitch counts accumulate, for example. For me, though, opting to arrange more instruction and development is a great endeavor, particularly when the organization has been staffed with coaches hand-picked for their instructional talent and ability to drill winning into players’ heads.
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After nearly two decades under the shadow of a contentious broadcast partnership, the Washington Nationals are finally heading into a new media era. With Major League Baseball confirming the Nationals would remain on MASN only through the 2025 season, the door officially opened for the franchise to negotiate new local television rights beginning in 2026.
This development ended a prolonged legal and financial dispute that had shaped how Nationals baseball had been delivered to fans across Maryland, Washington D.C., and the surrounding region since the team’s relocation from Montreal in 2005. The outcome will directly impact game access, streaming options, and local fan engagement.
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Healthy, well-nurtured cherry trees can bear fruit for decades. The better the care — the better the bounty. While George Washington could not tell a lie about cutting into his father’s cherry tree, it is now the new President, Paul Toboni, who must protect and nurture Washington’s tree of life that sprung up from the Juan Soto trade like a Montmorency.
With MacKenzie Gore pruned from the tree, that leaves CJ Abrams, Robert Hassell III, Jarlin Susana, and James Wood as the active Washington Nationals’ pieces from the original trade. Friday’s Gore trade with the Washington Senators Texas Rangers brought back five new branches with Yeremy Cabrera, Gavin Fien, Devin Fitz-Gerald, Abimelec Ortiz, and Alejandro Rosario. In all, that is a total of nine players who are now active in the Nats’ system from the Soto trade.
BREAKING NEWS: MacKenzie Gore has been traded to the Washington Senators Texas Rangers in a return of five players featuring Gavin Fien who was the 12th overall draft pick last year plus Abimelec Ortiz, Devin Fitz-Gerald, Alejandro Rosario and Yeremy Cabrera. Ortiz is on the 40-man roster and would conceivably take Gore’s spot. This was a 5-for-1 trade, but no current Top-100 prospects in this package.
Have you ever played the “blame game”? It’s easy to point a finger at others, and when you do that — three fingers are usually pointing back at you. For some, it is difficult to choose accountability as you look into the mirror. After a firing of bosses, some use that as the excuse that the system was flawed — and maybe it was in partial terms. For others, it’s just a clean slate.
Almost every Washington Nationals player should have done their own introspective on what went wrong-and-right in their 2025 season. Some could decide to blame their previous manager and/or coaches for their shortcomings. In fact, only one MLB coach was retained in his previous role, and that is Sean Doolittle who will return as the Assistant Pitching Coach. Per a source, Gerardo Parra will move from being the MLB first base coach to a front office position (TBD) in player development. Even most of the front office personnel weren’t retained.
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This article likely concludes our Most/Least Favorite series. To date, this is our list of recent articles on the all time Most and Least Favorite Nationals:
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