Author Archives: Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The Nat have 38 players on their 40-man roster with free agent acquisitions needed

Posted on November 20, 2024 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The Washington Nationals added Robert Hassell III and Andry Lara to their 40-man roster. The number of players increased from 36-to-38 to protect Hassell and Lara from the Rule-5 draft. With two open spots on the roster until Spring Training … Continue reading →

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The early free agent rumors tie the Nationals to 2 Gold Glovers who can hit!

Posted on November 8, 2024 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The rumor mill has not tied the Washington Nationals to any significant free agent in years … until now. In the span of a few days, the Nats have been tied to three of the top free agents in baseball with reports … Continue reading →

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The Nats and Juan Soto need to tango

Posted on November 2, 2024 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The phrase, “Takes Two to Tango“, actually came from a song that was written and composed in 1952 by Al Hoffman and Dick Manning, and sung by Pearl Bailey in 1952. Since, it has been used in a lot of sports idioms. LeBron James … Continue reading →

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Check swing video technology debuted last night

Posted on October 23, 2024 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Technology has come a long way since the Fred Flintstone days. Yabba, dabba, dooo, baseball now has the technological advances to challenge just about anything — but MLB is still only using limited video challenges for now, and not using … Continue reading →

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The balance of defense and offense on the Nats’ roster

Posted on October 4, 2024 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

As we discussed a few days ago, if the Washington Nationals pitched to their Fielding Independent Pitching (FIP) as their ERA, they would be in the postseason. That did not happen, so let’s talk reality. What we know is that WAR and … Continue reading →

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Defense Matters and you see it in the ERA/FIP comparison

Posted on October 2, 2024 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

If the Washington Nationals pitched to their FIP as their ERA, they would be in the postseason. The Nats finished the season with the 9th best FIP in baseball at 3.94 while turning in an horrific season as a defensive team. FIP … Continue reading →

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My Nats offseason rant……….

Posted on October 1, 2024 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

MY RANT: Yesterday, after seeing a few posts on social media of players disbursing to their offseason homes, you look at the calendar — and it was only September 30th. These 130+ day offseasons stink. We all hate it, and … Continue reading →

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The top priorities for the 2025 season

Posted on September 29, 2024 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The offseason has started for the Washington Nationals. At the end of tomorrow’s doubleheader between the Mets and Braves, there will be 18-teams that are setting tee times for golf. The front offices of those 18-teams are getting to work, … Continue reading →

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Game #162 The Final Game of 2024

Posted on September 29, 2024 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The Washington Nationals season will end today. After the game will begin the process for the offseason. There is still a game to be played today. Yesterday, the Nats needed an ace performance from MacKenzie Gore to bring them their … Continue reading →

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Game #161 MacK needs to be the Knife

Posted on September 28, 2024 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The Washington Nationals needed an ace performance from Trevor Williams to bring them the 70th win — and he delivered — again. In the process, Williams lowered his ERA to 2.03 — a Nats’ record, and the Nats were 10-3 … Continue reading →

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