Tag Archives: Mike Rizzo

2026 Hot Stove Luncheon

Posted on January 30, 2026 by Power Boater

The Washington Nationals Hot Stove lunch is coming up on Saturday, January 31st for season plan holders. With no Winterfest again this year, this is the only chance for fans to hear directly from team upper management on the team … Continue reading →

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Updated: Whither the Washington Nationals? #Nats have top pick in Sunday’s MLB Draft

Posted on July 13, 2025 by SaoMagnifico

Lest we forget, amidst the drama of the abrupt dismissal of Manager Dave Martinez and President of Baseball Operations Mike Rizzo, we are now closing in on hearing the words: “With the first pick in the 2025 MLB Draft, the … Continue reading →

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Yankees’ fans can sort of thank the Nats for Juan Soto

Posted on October 25, 2024 by Andrew Lang

First off, happy 26th birthday and feliz cumpleaños to Juan Soto — and good luck in the World Series. While the Washington Nationals did not trade Soto directly to the Bronx Bombers, they traded him to San Diego, and the … Continue reading →

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It would take a miraculous run of wins to avoid being partial sellers at the trade deadline

Posted on July 9, 2024 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

You must be a TalkNats Subscriber to access this content. Subscribers have access to exclusive content on the TalkNats website and can engage in discussions with other Nats fans. Click here to become a subscriber. First two weeks are free … Continue reading →

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The Nationals 2019 World Series MVP, Stephen Strasburg, officially retires!

Posted on April 6, 2024 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Real life can throw you curveballs beyond your control. In normal life, retirement is reserved for sexagenarians, generally speaking. In baseball terms, the mid-30’s is a very common point for a player to retire. When Stephen Strasburg opted-out of his … Continue reading →

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Trade Deadline is less than 2 weeks away

Posted on July 19, 2023 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

This year’s trade deadline is on August 1 at 6 pm ET. We are officially on “hug” watch. The Washington Nationals are going to make trade(s) of players on the final years of their contracts. Of course teams want healthy … Continue reading →

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The Nats draft Dylan Crews at #2 overall. An historic day for the franchise.

Posted on July 9, 2023 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The Washington Nationals made it official with a pick of Dylan Crews after the Pittsburgh Pirates shocked the baseball world and drafted Paul Skenes at No. 1 overall. General manager Mike Rizzo said the team would go slow to start … Continue reading →

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Rethinking 2019 after the World Series parade!

Posted on October 25, 2022 by 2019Nats

You must be a TalkNats Subscriber to access this content. Subscribers have access to exclusive content on the TalkNats website and can engage in discussions with other Nats fans. Click here to become a subscriber. First two weeks are free … Continue reading →

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Lessons learned in a long season; The parallels of 2019 to 2021

Posted on May 3, 2021 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

There are many lessons learned in a marathon baseball season. Lesson No. 1 is that slow and steady usually wins the race. Of course you need talent and everyone rowing in the same direction to win enough games to get … Continue reading →

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A look back on 2019 and 2020 and on to 2021 and how COVID will affect the budget and new contracts!

Posted on September 28, 2020 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

We are officially in the Washington Nationals off-season. It should be a “glass half full” vision of the future if you are an optimist. A sixty game stretch should have been an hors d’oeuvre to a main course of ribeye … Continue reading →

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