Author Archives: Andrew Lang

How quickly things change in sports and life. Just two years ago to now — how things have changed. Baseball rosters change often. You never etch anything in stone as Yankees fans just learned. In Washington D.C., we are just … Continue reading →

First of all, a happy 64th birthday to Mike Rizzo, President of Baseball Operations and General Manager of the Washington Nationals. Yes, we are about 15 hours early in Washington, D.C. for Riz’s birthday wishes, and right on time for … Continue reading →

The Winter Meetings usually wrap-up after the Rule-5 draft, but this event actually runs through tomorrow in Dallas, Texas. The Washington Nationals were the surprise lottery winners in the MLB Draft after the ball bounced their way for the first … Continue reading →

The 2024 MLB Winter Meetings open up in Dallas, Texas tonight and will run through Thursday morning. Much of the coverage will be shown on MLB Network. The most important day for the Washington Nationals is on Tuesday when the … Continue reading →

The Winter Meetings open on Sunday night. Washington Nationals GM Mike Rizzo has a shopping list. He has publicly stated that he is actively looking to acquire not just one, but two middle-of-the-order bats to bolster the team’s lineup for the … Continue reading →

We do not know if the Juan Soto “free agent auction” is in the final bidding, but if you followed the BS on Twitter/X, Soto already signed with the Boston Red Sox three days ago. Don’t worry, ESPN’s Jeff Passan … Continue reading →

For most baseball executives, the day after Thanksgiving has few “Black Friday” shopping opportunities. The bargains are out there for most teams as normal with minor leaguers, lower level players, retreads, and finding players looking for rebound contracts. The Washington … Continue reading →

As the Washington Nationals will celebrate their upcoming 20th season, the team’s two home stadiums during their existence have generically gone from RFK Stadium to Nationals Park without any lucrative naming right’s sponsor. One sleeve of the Nationals’ jerseys continues … Continue reading →

Most analytical observers of the Washington Nationals had their doubts about Kyle Finnegan as the team’s closer. But few expected him to be gone at the non-tender deadline. Obviously the motivation went back to his Dollar/WAR. MLB Trade Rumors thought … Continue reading →