Category Archives: Analysis

The value of power/speed and premium defense puts CJ Abrams in rare air!

Posted on August 25, 2023 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The combination of power/speed with being a premium defender are three of the most prized weapons in baseball when one player possesses all of those. With one more home run, CJ Abrams would join an exclusive club in Washington Nationals … Continue reading →

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Dave Martinez wants another contract with the Nats

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

Going with no facial hair is Washington Nationals’ manager Dave Martinez‘s newest look. When he had his beard, it had gone all gray on his chin. Losing tends to age most people as does stress. Losing and stress usually go … Continue reading →

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Sweeping with a walk-off as seen from Tokyo

Posted on August 14, 2023 by Forensicane

Greetings from Tokyo, where I was awake for the 8th and 9th inning, and have been drawn in by this Washington Nationals team not to “blow it” by giving up. This is the best of the Nats we saw in … Continue reading →

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Davey-isms: Go 1-0, The Little Things, Play to the 27th out — or in this case, the 26th out, and the 26th man (Jeter Downs)!

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

In the most improbable of wins while down 7-2 heading into the 9th inning, the Washington Nationals pulled off the shocker in a 6-run walk-off Curly W. It is like choreographing a complex finish to a Disney movie where fiction … Continue reading →

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It’s [mostly] all about the starting pitching

Posted on August 12, 2023 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

On May 31, the Washington Nationals were in the top half of starting rotations in baseball. Even with Chad Kuhl‘s struggles, the starters had a combined 4.40 ERA and Josiah Gray was at 2.77, MacKenzie Gore at 3.57, and Trevor … Continue reading →

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MLB Pipeline rankings are updated on the same day as Nats top prospects rake!

Posted on August 11, 2023 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

In consecutive games, James Wood and Robert Hassell III smashed home runs as part of their multi-hit games. Almost across the board, the Washington Nationals top prospects had big nights, and it kept going this morning as Elijah Green started … Continue reading →

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Hassell and Green said, “What about us?”

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

After monster nights on Tuesday for the three top prospects, Dylan Crews, James Wood, and Brady House , transition to Wednesday, and Wood and House shined again, but none as much as Robert Hassell III who went homer, double, and … Continue reading →

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Lane Thomas: a Position Player Version of John Lannan for the Next Nationals Window?

Posted on August 8, 2023 by Mike C

There has been considerable chatter pre- (and now post-) 2023 trade deadline about Lane Thomas. He’s been having a great 2023 (topped off by his enduring appreciation for the Great American SmallPark in Cincinnati). This led to two extreme positions … Continue reading →

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Championship calibration or recalibration?

Posted on August 7, 2023 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

It was just two and a half weeks ago that super agent Scott Boras was in Nationals Park to introduce another of his high profile clients as an incoming Washington Nationals player. The path to the next D.C. baseball championship … Continue reading →

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Dylan Crews promoted to Class-A Fredericksburg

Posted on August 4, 2023 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

It was two weeks ago that Dylan Crews signed his pro baseball contract with the Washington Nationals to start his career. After reporting to West Palm Beach last week and taking some ‘live’ BP as we reported off of teammates … Continue reading →

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