Are the Nats building a coaching staff like the NY Yankees?

Posted on November 25, 2025 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

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Truthful Answers to Three Questions

Posted on November 24, 2025 by DonH

Let us pretend we have a time machine and you could ask Paul Toboni, or anyone on his staff three questions. And you were guaranteed to receive a complete and truthful answer. What would you ask? And since this is pure fastasy (complete and truthful?), given that we have a time machine we can get Toboni to answer using the knowledge he has gained by Opening Day.

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Paul Toboni has a plan. Will it work?

Posted on November 23, 2025 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

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The Nats tendered 7 contracts and added a whole lot of questions to the future

Posted on November 22, 2025 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

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The first Non-Tender deadline looms for Paul Toboni

Posted on November 20, 2025 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

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Zim’s Mandate: Bring in Veteran Leadership

Posted on November 20, 2025 by DonH
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There was a time when Ryan Zimmerman didn’t say much as a player in public. Sure, he would do the interviews when asked, and often he towed the company line with niceties, baseball clichés and jargon. That is how you stay out of trouble by saying the right words. He is still an employee of the Washington Nationals so he has never spoken outside of the lines in public. But in this new Paul Toboni era where you can speak your mind more than years past — Zimmerman opened up yesterday on his 11th Inning Podcast.

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Accountability, Little Things, Run a Hard-90

Posted on November 19, 2025 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

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The True Cost of a Call-Up: Which Nationals Prospect Has the Best Shot at a 2026 Award?

Posted on November 19, 2025 by Stan4Nats
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This article offers a detailed scout-style breakdowns of Washington Nationals players who could contend for MVP and Rookie of the Year award from the organization — how their tools stack up, what their service time and eligibility look like, and how the “true cost” of promoting them factors into their ROY and MVP chances. While public sentiment around these former top prospects continue to evolve, discussions comparing their paths have even begun influencing analysis conversations on sports betting apps, especially in preseason futures markets.

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Today is Rule-5 Protection Day

Posted on November 18, 2025 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

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Blake Butera’s introductory presser as the Nats 8th full-time manager in their history

Posted on November 17, 2025 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

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