by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears
by Andrew Lang
by Andrew Lang
A recent article Andrew listed his thoughts on the Nationals favorites at each position!. So we thought it might be a fun exercise to start a discussion of the least favorite position player at each position. In the discussion there was lots of agreement and disagreemnt – all in good fun.
So here is my list of least favorite players at each position.
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This past week, Baseball America did a major overhaul to their prospect rankings. The Washington Nationals rankings now have a new look at the top of their farm rankings due to trade acquisitions and having the №1 draft pick in 2025. Unfortunately, some familiar names are completely off this new list. This is a stain on the old front office — not the new one. Before we turn the page, we take a hard look at what went wrong.
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The Washington Nationals media future is complex. I would respectfully suggest to the Nationals who are preparing for their first season free from MASN in 2026, the team has a rare opportunity to build a custom Mid‑Atlantic broadcast network. A partnership built around Nexstar and Tegna could deliver one of the most comprehensive over‑the‑air (OTA) footprints in Major League Baseball. The combination of WDCW and WUSA in Washington, plus Nexstar and Tegna outlets across Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Virginia, creates a clean, unified path to reach millions of fans.
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If Ryan Zimmerman is not on your list of top franchise players, trash it. Inspired by an MLB Network segment about each team in which they named the top players — position by position, we will attempt to do the same. Of course they included the longer history in Montreal with the Expos. Yes, it was fun to see names like Jose Vidro and Chad Cordero — two players who played for both the Expos and Nationals. But how do you leave Zimmerman off of your list? Fortunately, Nationals’ broadcaster, Dan Kolko, had Zim on his list in that MLB Network piece.
There is no doubt that players like Gary Carter, Andre Dawson, and Tim Raines should get mentions on any great Expos list. The Nationals honored all three in their Ring of Honor at Nationals Park. And let’s also mention Frank Robinson who managed the final Expos team as well as the first Nationals teams in 2005 and 2006. Obviously, there are many more great players from the Expos years like Rusty Staub, Vladimir Guerrero, and so many more. Some made the list on this MLB Network special.
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A month from today, Spring Training camp opens. The Washington Nationals haven’t traded MacKenzie Gore yet, and they did add Foster Griffin as a free agent acquisition. While you could say the the starting rotation and the lineup could be slightly better than last year if Gore stays — the bullpen looks even worse on paper. The Nats traded away Jose A. Ferrer, their closer, and can only boast Cole Henry as their leading save guy with just two in his career. This afternoon, the Nats added Paxton Schultz to the bullpen via a waiver claim.
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A lot has changed over the years with analytics bringing on new tools of measurement such as launch angle, exit velo, and bat speed. All objective numbers to be used by whoever wanted to get in front with the knowledge to combine with traditional stats. OBP was already the rage with the Moneyball revolution. And RC, OPS and WAR became the three most important stats to measure a hitter’s worth. While K rates, SLG and HR/9 were important, nobody was willing to pay Adam Dunn the big bucks after posting a lofty .536 SLG and an .889 OPS with the Nats in 2010 at the age of 30. The reason — only a 3.0 WAR. The White Sox signed him to a 4-year $56 million deal to basically DH.
Here’s the cautionary tale — some have compared Dunn to Pete Alonso. And Alonso just finished his age-30 season with a 3.6 WAR and a .524 SLG and an .871 OPS. Very close to Dunn’s numbers. The K rates had Alonso way ahead at 22.8% compared to Dunn at 30.7%. And Alonso just cashed in for a 5-year $155 million deal. Alonso’s RC was 116 and Dunn at 105. Time will tell on this. Dunn had a 117 RC in the year before he went to free agency.
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Does it feel like the squeeze is on with the Washington Nationals in their 2026 roster construction? A source told us that Paul Toboni would have an Opening Day payroll that would at least be slightly above last year’s spending on Opening Day. That number was $140 million a year ago. Our source went on to say there was a possibility that even more money could become available depending on a new TV deal if the numbers exceeded last year’s deal.
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