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Today is a new day and lessons learned

Posted on June 25, 2024 by Andrew Lang

A year ago at this time, the Padres crushed the Washington Nationals in a Friday night game on June 23, in a 13-3 drubbing. On Saturday, ex-teammate Juan Soto was making gestures into the Nats’ third base dugout. Maybe that … Continue reading →

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Cleaning up the mistakes even in wins must be part of the process

Posted on June 22, 2024 by Andrew Lang

Normally when you make two fielding errors, two base running blunders, and give up three home runs — you lose the game. Saved by 11 runs on offense in the Colorado thin air at altitude, the Washington Nationals faux pas … Continue reading →

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Defense, defense, defense!

Posted on June 21, 2024 by Andrew Lang

You cannot have a closer seat to the action behind the center fielder than my seats in the front row at Nationals Park. From all of my years of watching games at Nationals Park, there have been few who have … Continue reading →

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What’s the Ceiling for CJ Abrams

Posted on April 24, 2024 by Andrew Lang

One of the highlights for the Washington Nationals early in the 2024 season has been the play of shortstop CJ Abrams. The centerpiece of the Juan Soto trade has continued to build off of a promising end to the 2023 … Continue reading →

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Mitchell Parker, Stephen Strasburg, and Jordan Zimmermann all have notched an elusive Curly W in a debut

Posted on April 16, 2024 by Andrew Lang

The scouting report on Mitchell Parker was that he lacked pinpoint control on his fastball, and walked too many batters. So what did Parker do in his MLB debut against an offense featuring Mookie Betts, Shohei Ohtani, and Freddie Freeman? … Continue reading →

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“Hope Row” is around the corner from Bumpy Road

Posted on March 13, 2024 by Andrew Lang

Leave it to Washington Nationals manager Dave Martinez to nickname a block of lockers, belonging to his top prospects, as “Hope Row”. This is the same man who waxed poetic after his World Series win that, “Bumpy roads lead to … Continue reading →

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UPDATED: The Washington Nationals announced their 2024 International Free Agent class of 20 players today!

Posted on January 15, 2024 by Andrew Lang

Here (pictured above) were 11 of the 14 new Washington Nationals prospects signed officially one year ago today as part of this International Free Agency (IFA) class of 2023 as reported by Anthony Puesán and @NationalsSource. Today, the Nats will announce … Continue reading →

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Is Top Prospect Dylan Crews from LSU going to make the Nationals a Postseason Team in 2024?

Posted on September 5, 2023 by Andrew Lang

As the dust of the 2023 MLB Draft settles, Washington Nationals fans will spend the offseason on free agency and will turns their attention to the promising minor league top prospects hoping to revitalize and redefine this team. One such … Continue reading →

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Washington Nationals and Commanders collaborate for the first time!

Posted on August 26, 2023 by Andrew Lang

For the first time in the Washington Nationals 18+ year existence, they have an official collaboration with the Washington Commanders football team. Both teams will have crossover games with players in attendance and special tailgate packages. The Nats will have … Continue reading →

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The future of the Nats’ ownership!

Posted on February 11, 2023 by Andrew Lang

Today marks the 10th month since the Lerner ownership group announced that they would be exploring a sale of the Washington Nationals. It also marks 10 full months that the Lerner ownership group has spoken publicly on their future plans. … Continue reading →

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