Category Archives: Analysis

Pitching projections for the 2025 Nats

Posted on February 4, 2025 by Andrew Lang

  The Washington Nationals pitching staff went through a lot of changes when long-time pitchers like Patrick Corbin and Kyle Finnegan headed to free agency. While the starting rotation had a vacant spot with Trevor Williams departure as a free … Continue reading →

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Lineup projection for the 2025 Nats

Posted on February 3, 2025 by Andrew Lang

Let’s assume for a few hours that general manager Mike Rizzo is finished adding starting position players to his Washington Nationals roster. That would give us an opportunity to project a lineup.

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It is Feb. 1, and 55-days to Opening Day. The Nats roster still needs upgrades!

Posted on February 1, 2025 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Rizzo spent $40 million so far on new acquisitions, but why didn’t he spend some of that on a top free agent? Was it all about the money — or was it about how the money was spent? Another local … Continue reading →

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SOURCES: Luis Garcia Jr. has a new agent. He will try to get a contract extension.

Posted on January 30, 2025 by Andrew Lang

On August 6 of last season, Luis Garcia Jr. captured the lead in WAR (Wins Above Replacement) for position players on the Washington Nationals roster. That was a positive impact from Garcia who was demoted a year before in that … Continue reading →

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Two weeks from today, the offseason ends with much work left to accomplish!

Posted on January 29, 2025 by Andrew Lang

Times flies when you’re having fun. Are you? Fans of the Washington Nationals are still probably a little unsettled at this point in the offseason. Building a roster is tedious work for a team trying to transition out of a … Continue reading →

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Is it time for a change in how pitchers are used? – Point-CounterPoint

Posted on January 27, 2025 by DonH

The Nats have at least seven starting pitcher candidates to be on the Opening Day roster. Three righties and four lefties: Michael Soroka (R), Trevor Williams (R), Jake Irvin (R), MacKenzie Gore (L), DJ Herz (L), Mitchell Parker (L), and … Continue reading →

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Nats’ offseason facts over fiction

Posted on January 23, 2025 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

As they say, you might not like the process in how the sausage is made, and that has a parallel to how a roster is built. The behind-the-scenes process isn’t pretty. So let’s deal with some facts and not the … Continue reading →

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The offseason ends 3-weeks from today!

Posted on January 22, 2025 by Andrew Lang

The calendar is 9-days from turning to February, and you can almost smell the green grass being freshly mowed at the Cacti Park of the Palm Beaches . Yes, three weeks from today marks the opening of Spring Training camp to pitchers … Continue reading →

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MLB Needs a Cap and a Floor – How Should They Be Determined?

Posted on January 20, 2025 by DonH

The comments from the previous TalkNats article contained an interesting discussion regarding whether MLB was broken. Looking forward to the next CBA, is a Cap/Floor needed? Here’s my 2cents: ABSOLUTELY POSITIVELY YES. MLB Trade Rumors did a poll on this … Continue reading →

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Jon Heyman says “156 MLB players are still waiting for deals as spring training approaches.”

Posted on January 17, 2025 by Stan4Nats

The sun rises over the Cacti Park of the Palm Beaches as hopes and dreams are encapsulated in a new season of promise. That complex is the home to the Washington Nationals’ facility in West Palm Beach, Florida. In 26-days, … Continue reading →

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