Category Archives: Analysis

When James Wood makes his MLB debut, what will the Nats’ roster look like?

Posted on April 30, 2024 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Expect by June 14, the Washington Nationals will have a very different looking roster if the team stays competitive. There are players on the mend like Cade Cavalli (mid-June from TJ), Stone Garrett (leg and ankle), Victor Robles (hamstring), Lane … Continue reading →

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Nats find some more magic on April 28

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

The Washington Nationals stormed back like a Florida hurricane to turn a 7-0 deficit into a 12-9 win over the Miami Marlins. The Nationals have won the first 3-games in this series with the finale tomorrow in a weekend wrap-around … Continue reading →

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WAR stats and having fun with the math

Posted on April 22, 2024 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

You want to get optimistic on your Washington Nationals knowing that Patrick Corbin pitches in the next game with his 8.06 ERA against James Paxton and his miniscule 2.81 ERA. A Nats’ win, and they are back to .500. A … Continue reading →

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An evolving starting rotation

Posted on April 22, 2024 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Last week, when Mitchell Parker checked into the team hotel at the Beverly Wilshire, a Four Seasons 5-star property, he knew something was different in his new life. In his near-term future, no more Holiday Inns of year’s past or … Continue reading →

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Mitchell Parker, Stephen Strasburg, and Jordan Zimmermann all have notched an elusive Curly W in a debut

Posted on April 16, 2024 by Andrew Lang

The scouting report on Mitchell Parker was that he lacked pinpoint control on his fastball, and walked too many batters. So what did Parker do in his MLB debut against an offense featuring Mookie Betts, Shohei Ohtani, and Freddie Freeman? … Continue reading →

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James Wood, now or later?

Posted on April 12, 2024 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

In one game yesterday, James Wood matched Eddie Rosario‘s hit total for the season, and then Wood beat his home run total in his final at-bat before the rains cut Thursday’s game short in the 8th inning. Wood was a … Continue reading →

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Early season observations on the Nats

Posted on April 11, 2024 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

We are just a dozen games into this 2024 baseball season, and the early results will shed just a little light on the small sample sizes of what stands out. First off, relying on three starts by Patrick Corbin, five … Continue reading →

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The mixed bag of pitching results has a silver lining

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

Some might point to the addition of Sean Doolittle to the Washington Nationals coaching staff as a reason for optimism. Others believe that the only way to go was up. But so far, it has been a mixed bag of … Continue reading →

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Another round of cuts, and a few surprises!

Posted on March 22, 2024 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

We all knew this third round of cuts would part ways with a most of the top prospects, and dreaded the inevitable. The surprises were that the Washington Nationals cut James Wood at this point. Other surprises were Richard Bleier, … Continue reading →

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Roster projections, and caution to the wind on Spring Training

Posted on March 11, 2024 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The second batter of today’s game, Lane Thomas, hit a no-doubt 2-run home run to left field until it was in-doubt. The ball got caught up in a brisk Floridian coastal wind blowing in, and towards right field, that knocked … Continue reading →

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