by Andrew Lang
by Andrew Lang
For the twelfth game of the Grapefruit League schedule, the Nationals will finally play a game against the fourth team in Palm Beach County — the St. Louis Cardinals. What took you so long? Only the schedulers can answer that question. Continue reading
Tim Tebow strikes out swinging. (Photo by Stan for TalkNats)
The Washington Nationals have stormed back into relevance in the all-important Grapefruit League standings, winning both their split-squad games today to improve to 6–4–1. They capped off a 6–2 win at home versus the Detroit Tigers minutes after defeating the division-rival New York Mets 7–3 in Port St. Lucie. Continue reading
If you follow the Nationals closely, you know about Juan Soto. If you do not, he is one of the top prospects in all of baseball at #29 of all players. I have been fortunate to see him play several times and that photo above looked so advanced for an 18 year old. Today, Nats fans who will be in attendance at the FITTEAM Ballpark of the Palm Beaches will get to see Juan Soto as a 19 year old against the Detroit Tigers. It is possible he faces the Tigers starter, 31 year old Alex Wilson. Besides the obvious 12-year age difference, Wilson has 231 more games of Major League experience than the teenager. Today they could face each other, and Wilson has the advantage of experience — Soto has the advantage of equanimity. The Dominican teen plays with a calmness. Continue reading
Victor Robles with a Web Gem
The Nationals didn’t do much off of starter Justin Verlander except for Brian Goodwin, but they sure made the Astros bullpen look bad. By the end of the game, it was a Nationals 8-to-1 win while improving their Grapefruit League record to an even 4-4-1 which translates to 4 wins – 4 losses and 1 tie. Continue reading
Photo by Sol Tucker for TalkNats
The Nationals play the road team against their FITTEAM Ballpark of the Palm Beaches neighbors today in a powerhouse match-up of Justin Verlander and Stephen Strasburg. The two faced each other on this same field a year ago when Verlander was with the Tigers. Continue reading
Photo by Lee Heiman for TalkNats
What normally would be just a Spring Training game against a division rival has turned into a media must-see as Mets rookie manager Mickey Callaway has penciled in Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow to start the game and face 3 x Cy Young winner Max Scherzer. On any paper, this is a severe mismatch if you are playing baseball. For media circus appeal, this is a Kodak moment. As you will see below, this pair has faced each other before. Continue reading
A.J. Cole got the start today, and while he didn’t earn the win, he pitched effectively across two scoreless innings.
The Washington Nationals looked flat early on today taking on the division-rival Atlanta Braves at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at the Walt Disney World Resort in their seventh game of Grapefruit League action. But Washington rallied with a four-run fifth inning and ended up running away 6–2, improving to 2–4–1 on the spring. Continue reading
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