Author Archives: Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The Winter Meetings start this weekend

Posted on November 27, 2023 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The Winter Meetings begin on Sunday in Nashville, Tennessee, and the last time the Washington Nationals were in that city for the Winter Meetings was back in 2015. Turn-back-the-clock to that time in 2015, and the Nats had just hired … Continue reading →

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125 days to Opening Day, 80 days to Spring Training camp, 0 days to waste in improving this team!

Posted on November 24, 2023 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

As we move past Thanksgiving, most teams have not added new acquisitions to their MLB roster, and the Washington Nationals are one of them. There is a lot of work to get done to get to a Spring Training roster, … Continue reading →

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Slow week expected — but you never know!

Posted on November 20, 2023 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Baseball usually goes into a Thanksgiving hibernation as it gears up for the Winter Meetings late next week in Nashville, Tennessee. But never be surprised if a signing or trade happens. Rumors broke over Thanksgiving last year that Jeimer Candelario … Continue reading →

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“The Love Me Tender” deadline for Arb-Eligible players

Posted on November 17, 2023 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The Washington Nationals came into the off-season with nine arbitration-eligible players — and with a few signings, and a a couple of DFA’s, the team is in a position today to move forward with all of their four remaining players … Continue reading →

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Shockers of today’s Nats roster moves make the non-tender deadline less complicated

Posted on November 14, 2023 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The Washington Nationals selected four Rule-5 eligible pitchers for the Nats 40-man roster with DJ Herz being an obvious move along with Mitchell Parker who emerged this week as a near-lock. General Manager Mike Rizzo also added RH reliever Zach … Continue reading →

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A big week for Rule 5 protection and non-tender decisions!

Posted on November 13, 2023 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Tomorrow is “Rule 5 day” to add any eligible players, that a team wants to protect, to their 40-man roster, and Friday is the non-tender deadline. For the Washington Nationals, they should have a clear path to the Rule 5, … Continue reading →

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The Washington Nationals 2024 coaching staff is set!

Posted on November 10, 2023 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The Washington Nationals announced their 2024 Major League coaching staff today, and the biggest surprise was the coaches who were retained. Both pitching coach Jim Hickey, and hitting coach Darnell Coles had their contracts extended after the Nats posted a … Continue reading →

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Mike Rizzo speaks before the stomach flu abruptly ends the GM Meetings

Posted on November 9, 2023 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The GM meetings started on Tuesday and were supposed to have concluded today in Scottsdale, Arizona, until a bad case of stomach flu hit dozens of attendees. At first they thought it might have been food poisoning — but once … Continue reading →

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Baseball America’s prospect projections for the Washington Nationals and FanGraphs numbers

Posted on November 8, 2023 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Didn’t the 1971 Washington Senators just win the World Series? To see two of baseball’s Top-7 overall prospects donning Senators jerseys has to bring back some visions of grandeur. The 2024 Washington Nationals will almost certainly be tapping in on … Continue reading →

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The General Manager’s meetings start tomorrow

Posted on November 6, 2023 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

There are only 30 GM jobs in MLB, and it makes it one of the most coveted jobs in the world. In the new-age era of moneyball-to-analytics, the GM’s job spills over on many teams to almost make some of … Continue reading →

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