Category Archives: Analysis

Rob Manfred Interview: The ABS and More

Posted on April 10, 2025 by DonH

Recently, The Athletic had a Q&A with Rob Manfred, M.L.B.’s Commissioner, on the Future of Baseball that was published in the New York Times on April 6. The link is gifted and so it is not paywalled. I would encourage … Continue reading →

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2025 Season Predictions: Can the Nationals Surpass Last Year’s 71 Wins?

Posted on April 9, 2025 by Stan4Nats

The Washington Nationals are looking poised to make waves in the 2025 season, aiming to surpass their 71-win benchmark from last year. While the team continues its planned rebuild, the addition of seasoned hitters like Josh Bell and Nathaniel Lowe … Continue reading →

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The season is 5.5% complete. Nats win their first series of 2025!

Posted on April 6, 2025 by Andrew Lang

Relying on limited data makes it unreliable to base projections on just 5.5 percent of a full season’s data. How great would it be if Mitchell Parker won 32-games with a 0.73 ERA this season? Both Nathaniel Lowe and CJ … Continue reading →

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Opening Series Analysis of the Washington Nationals

Posted on March 30, 2025 by Andrew Lang

The Nationals find themselves tied for 3rd place with the Mets in the NL East after the first series of the season The Washington Nationals held scoring leads in every game in the opening series against the Phillies. A key … Continue reading →

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MacKenzie Gore was the Ace of Aces yesterday

Posted on March 28, 2025 by Andrew Lang

Gore’s Opening Day domination set a personal record for him while also setting the best Opening Day starting pitching performance in Nationals’ history! Now you see it — now you don’t. Yesterday on Opening Day, MacKenzie Gore was performing illusions … Continue reading →

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Getting down to the final Nats’ 26-player roster

Posted on March 25, 2025 by Andrew Lang

The Washington Nationals must submit their Opening Day 26-player roster by noon ET on Thursday, March 27, 2025. This deadline applies to the active roster, which teams are required to reduce to from their Spring Training rosters. There is a … Continue reading →

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The Opening Day roster for the Nationals

Posted on March 14, 2025 by SaoMagnifico

How I see it today for the Washington Nationals Opening Day roster. Much of the roster will depend on health, and the only projected players for that roster with injuries are Amed Rosario with a knee issue, and Andres Chaparro … Continue reading →

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Did Robert Hassell III get unintentionally blocked?

Posted on March 11, 2025 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

In August of 2023, the Washington Nationals promoted that year’s №2 overall draft pick Dylan Crews to Double-A Harrisburg after just 62 at-bats in Single-A Fredericksburg. That promotion set into motion a Harrisburg outfield of Crews, Robert Hassell III and James Wood. … Continue reading →

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Clean baseball turned to slop. 18 unearned runs, base running mistakes, and wild pitches.

Posted on March 11, 2025 by Stan4Nats

Spring Training camp on the Washington Nationals side of the CACTI Park of the Palm Beaches had a different vibe from past years. Players showed up early. The air you breathed felt like this was about winning now. “The future … Continue reading →

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Nats’ Opening Day roster battles

Posted on March 10, 2025 by SaoMagnifico

The Washington Nationals fly out of Florida in two weeks from tomorrow to head to Washington, D.C. Most likely, they will bring about 30-to-32 players with them for the exhibition game on March 24, and then they will quietly have … Continue reading →

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