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As the Super Bowl ends, baseball season begins!

Posted on February 8, 2025 by Andrew Lang

While it is definitely still winter in Washington, D.C., the air feels like spring time in West Palm Beach, Florida. When Super Bowl LIX ends, the baseball season unofficially begins. This is the final weekend before the Washington Nationals open … Continue reading →

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Pitching projections for the 2025 Nats

Posted on February 4, 2025 by Andrew Lang

  The Washington Nationals pitching staff went through a lot of changes when long-time pitchers like Patrick Corbin and Kyle Finnegan headed to free agency. While the starting rotation had a vacant spot with Trevor Williams departure as a free … Continue reading →

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Lineup projection for the 2025 Nats

Posted on February 3, 2025 by Andrew Lang

Let’s assume for a few hours that general manager Mike Rizzo is finished adding starting position players to his Washington Nationals roster. That would give us an opportunity to project a lineup.

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SOURCES: Luis Garcia Jr. has a new agent. He will try to get a contract extension.

Posted on January 30, 2025 by Andrew Lang

On August 6 of last season, Luis Garcia Jr. captured the lead in WAR (Wins Above Replacement) for position players on the Washington Nationals roster. That was a positive impact from Garcia who was demoted a year before in that … Continue reading →

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Two weeks from today, the offseason ends with much work left to accomplish!

Posted on January 29, 2025 by Andrew Lang

Times flies when you’re having fun. Are you? Fans of the Washington Nationals are still probably a little unsettled at this point in the offseason. Building a roster is tedious work for a team trying to transition out of a … Continue reading →

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Nats’ Hot Stove event recap

Posted on January 25, 2025 by Andrew Lang

Today was the annual Hot Stove event at Nationals Park for season ticket holders. This was different from the second we arrived. Gates were not supposed to open until 1:30 pm, and they opened up gates at 1:10 pm since … Continue reading →

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Nats ink Japanese left-hander Shinnosuke Ogasawara to a two-year deal

Posted on January 24, 2025 by Andrew Lang

The Washington Nationals surprised baseball today when they inked a two-year deal for Japanese left-hander Shinnosuke Ogasawara. This is the first time in team history that the Nats signed a player directly from Asia. The team has had Asian born … Continue reading →

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The offseason ends 3-weeks from today!

Posted on January 22, 2025 by Andrew Lang

The calendar is 9-days from turning to February, and you can almost smell the green grass being freshly mowed at the Cacti Park of the Palm Beaches . Yes, three weeks from today marks the opening of Spring Training camp to pitchers … Continue reading →

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Ted Lerner was a visionary. I know he would sign Alex Bregman today!

Posted on January 18, 2025 by Andrew Lang

These days, the quickest route to 10-digit wealth is software. Geniuses with little business sense — but the right connections — just needed to program the right algorithm. In the old days, wealth was built by taking chances on tangible … Continue reading →

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One more hit a week turns Jacob Young into an All-Star

Posted on January 17, 2025 by Andrew Lang

The Statcast™ math on Jacob Young has already highlighted some of his impressive tools. He is not a 5-tool player as nobody expects him to be a power hitter. Is he a 3½-tool player? He has loud tools with elite … Continue reading →

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