Author Archives: Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Improving the roster with House, Crews, other prospects, trades, and Free Agents

After the 2023 MLB draft, nearly a year ago, a discussion was started as to the future callups of the top prospects on the Washington Nationals. The team had just drafted Dylan Crews, and the Nats had James Wood and … Continue reading

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Game #109 is a salvage game in Arizona

The Washington Nationals got past the trade deadline and went on to get blown-out in Arizona by a final score of 17-0. Yes, that looks like a football score. After the shocking loss in the first game of this series, … Continue reading

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Game #108 Floro traded and Finnegan retained

The Washington Nationals lost another 1-run game (10-15 on the season), and this one really stung as Kyle Finnegan had a 4-run lead in the 9th inning and fell apart to give up 5-runs and a walk-off. Well, Finnegan was … Continue reading

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Game #107 Three game series in Arizona

The Washington Nationals lost another 1-run game (10-14 on the season), and that is how the series ended in St. Louis. For the next 3-days, the Nats are in Arizona to face the reigning NL Champs.

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Game #106 This part of the road trip wraps up in St. Louis; Winker traded

The Washington Nationals won in a blow-out last night as the Nats’ offense pushed across two touchdowns in a 14-3 final in St. Louis. Today wraps up this part of the road trip as the team will head to Arizona … Continue reading

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Game #105 Business trip vibes

The Washington Nationals needed a clutch hit with two outs last night in the 10th inning, and the birthday boy, Jacob Young, delivered with a bases-clearing 3-run triple to seal the victory for the Nats. We are just 3-days to … Continue reading

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Game #104 Road trip!

The Washington Nationals had a page to turn when they jumped on their charter jet to St. Louis. With the sprint to the finish, the Nats hope to replicate what they did last weekend when they swept the Cincinnati Reds. … Continue reading

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The trade deadline, and the draft signing deadline!

The 2021 trade deadline signaled the beginning to the first rebuild in Mike Rizzo’s tenure as President of Baseball Operations and General Manager of the Washington Nationals. He recently said that, “You can see the light at the end of … Continue reading

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Game #103 Salvage game against the Padres

The Washington Nationals will have just 59-games remaining in the 2024 season after today. For the Padres, this is their sprint to the finish, and the Nats would like to spoil their day with a salvage win. We are just … Continue reading

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Checkmate: Rizzo’s 4-D chess move officially landed Caleb Lomavita to go with Wallace

There were some who were nervous as to whether Caleb Lomavita would sign after he dropped 21 spots from the No. 18 ranking that Baseball America had him at as a draft prospect. Not to fear, Lomavita officially signed today … Continue reading

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