Category Archives: Analysis

Nationals, Joey Gallo reportedly agree to one-year deal

Posted on January 23, 2024 by Ben Belford-Peltzman

The Nationals have finally addressed their need for a left-handed power threat and made their their largest dollar commitment to a player during this off-season. TalkNats first sourced a report in December after the Nick Senzel signing that their final … Continue reading →

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Yesterday marked the 9th anniversary of the signing of Max Scherzer to the Washington Nationals

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

Can you believe that yesterday marked the 9th anniversary of the signing of Max Scherzer by the Washington Nationals? What made Scherzer so special? It was his desire to always be improving and never being satisfied with the past. Scherzer made his … Continue reading →

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The Nats really are a small-market revenue team, plus the impact of the commercial real estate decline!

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

That 2004 contract that MLB and Baltimore divvied up to bring the Montreal Expos to Washington D.C. was always going to put a governor on the Washington Nationals revenues. That contract stated that the Orioles had to receive the same … Continue reading →

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Center Field? Youth? Defense? Injury Prone? Who will be the Nats Center Fielder in 2024

Posted on January 18, 2024 by Matthew Larson

The Nats 2024 season is getting closer by the day, and pretty soon, before we know it — pitchers and catchers will be reporting to West Palm Beach. With the upcoming season, there is growing concern on the uncertainty of … Continue reading →

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Official Spring Training camp news, and Baseball America Top-100 prospect rankings

Posted on January 17, 2024 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Do you want the good news or the bad news? Okay, it isn’t really bad news — more like no news. It has been well over a month since Dylan Floro was added to the Washington Nationals roster on December … Continue reading →

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Sean Doolittle’s New Role: Evolving The Pitching Coach Role????

Posted on January 16, 2024 by DonH

When Steve and I do Point-CounterPoint articles, we typically have plenty of time for our back and forth. This one is different because of this breaking news on Sean Doolittle joining the coaching staff as a pitching strategist. So both … Continue reading →

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UPDATED: The Washington Nationals announced their 2024 International Free Agent class of 20 players today!

Posted on January 15, 2024 by Andrew Lang

Here (pictured above) were 11 of the 14 new Washington Nationals prospects signed officially one year ago today as part of this International Free Agency (IFA) class of 2023 as reported by Anthony Puesán and @NationalsSource. Today, the Nats will announce … Continue reading →

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It is all about the pitching for the Nats

Posted on January 13, 2024 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

While the 2023 Washington Nationals were compared to the 2010 team, it is not like a parent comparing their own children with a shared DNA. The only similarities between the two teams are the general manager, owners, stadium, and name … Continue reading →

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The pool of pitchers shrinks in free agency while the lefty bats are still available

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

The free agent market for starting pitching has shrunk considerably in the past few weeks while the left-handed bats are all still available. Pitching is the need that every team has, and most cannot compete in the deep end of … Continue reading →

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UPDATED: Arbitration money day, and Nats ink all of their players to 2024 salaries!

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

(UPDATED at the bottom of the article) There are a quartet of Nats players who are arbitration-eligible and have not agreed to their 2024 salaries. Lane Thomas, Kyle Finnegan, Hunter Harvey, and Luis Garcia have until today at the 1 … Continue reading →

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