Category Archives: Analysis

People should remember how Stephen Strasburg shined in October!

If you want to dwell in the negative, have at it. There is plenty of that surrounding Stephen Strasburg. But remember this, there is no Nats’ World Series trophy if it wasn’t for Stras. Maybe the Nats don’t even get … Continue reading

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Single best ideas from the Nats’ front office

In the old days, they called it ‘brainstorming’ and that has evolved in front offices that go around the table for single best ideas for the coming season. Open Innovation is a techie concept, but it works with any type … Continue reading

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Slow starts, fast starts, and trying to make sense of it all!

There is commonsense and no rhyme or reason sometimes. A team that wins 111 games in the regular season and gets bounced in their first round is not the way it is supposed to work. But it’s baseball. The team … Continue reading

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MLB Pipeline names their All-Rookie team and Joey Meneses is the 1B!

Before August, how many people really ever heard of Joey Meneses? He put the baseball world on notice quickly after he arrived on August 2. The 30-year-old rookie was named to MLB Pipeline’s 1st team of rookies at first base. … Continue reading

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50 days to the Winter Meetings and the ownership status!

We are 50-days from the Winter Meetings, and the Washington Nationals have to be looking to improve this winter. So much hinges on a resolution of the ownership situation, but general manager Mike Rizzo said last week that it is … Continue reading

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Ownership, the budget, and Stephen Strasburg!

So much hinges on the 2023 budget for player payroll for every team. For the  Washington Nationals, this will be a budget that will have great impact on how much the team can improve in 2023 and beyond. What we … Continue reading

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Eight reasons for some optimism for the 2023 Washington Nationals!

There are certainly reasons to be optimistic about the 2023 Washington Nationals team if you want to have a positive mindset. After this year’s team finished the 2022 season with an horrific 55-107 record, the worst in Nats’ history, some … Continue reading

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What will Mike Rizzo see when he does his autopsy on the 2022 season?

To use the words of Washington Nationals’ general manager Mike Rizzo, he will be performing an autopsy on the team’s 2022 season. It’s the perfect time to do it while the body is still warm, but is he the right … Continue reading

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The Nats had something special going until Keibert Ruiz was hurt! A .563 Winning Percentage!

Missing from the photo above is Keibert Ruiz who went down in a heap on September 8th in the sixth inning after he took a foul ball to the groin and would miss the remainder of this 2022 season with … Continue reading

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Happy 22nd birthday CJ Abrams! Is it time for a present from Mike Rizzo?

First of all, happy birthday to CJ Abrams who is celebrating his 22nd birthday today in the Big Apple. Just last week, Abrams hit his first walk-off in his MLB career. The 22-year-old will certainly have a lot of firsts. … Continue reading

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