Category Archives: Analysis

Dylan Crews turns on the reigning Cy Young

Posted on August 28, 2024 by Andrew Lang

There were low expectations for Dylan Crews‘ second MLB game because he had to face the reigning Cy Young pitcher, Gerrit Cole, in a tough righty-righty matchup. But it turned out that Crews was ready for Cole’s cutter in his … Continue reading →

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Dylan Crews’ debut brought lots of national media focus

Posted on August 27, 2024 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

From yesterday to this morning, the media is abuzz with Washington Nationals content spurred on by the MLB debut of Dylan Crews. Having Juan Soto in Nationals Park for the first time before his impending free agency just added extra … Continue reading →

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The big positive surprises for the 2024 Nats at this point

Posted on August 22, 2024 by Andrew Lang

With the season headed towards the 80 percent completion mark during the mid-game on Saturday, this is a good time to look at some of the positives with the Washington Nationals at this point in time. We want to look … Continue reading →

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Accountability starts at the top

Posted on August 21, 2024 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Accountability is good to see from the top-down in the inverted triangle management theory. The Seattle Mariners’ President of Baseball Operations, Jerry DiPoto, is not a happy man. His team is not scoring enough runs and they are the third … Continue reading →

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“…Shrewd offseason acquisitions…” — said Nats’ Mike Rizzo

Posted on August 19, 2024 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

What a Sunday to remember with Jake Irvin dominating on the mound for his first 5.0 innings, and a blast to remember from the youngest player on the field, James Wood, who hit a 417 foot shot off of the … Continue reading →

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Well my mama told me there’ll be days like this

Posted on August 16, 2024 by Andrew Lang

Remember when Van Morrison sung about days like this? He probably wasn’t thinking about baseball, however you had to think that a bunch of blowouts were a possibility when looking at the pitching matchups in Philadelphia. The first three games … Continue reading →

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What was the rush on the coaching staff?

Posted on August 15, 2024 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The season is almost 75 percent complete with just over 40-games to play in 2024. While some of the Washington Nationals coaches named Sean Doolittle and Kevin Long could have been in high-demand this offseason, what was the rush to … Continue reading →

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The trade deadline, and the draft signing deadline!

Posted on July 25, 2024 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The 2021 trade deadline signaled the beginning to the first rebuild in Mike Rizzo’s tenure as President of Baseball Operations and General Manager of the Washington Nationals. He recently said that, “You can see the light at the end of … Continue reading →

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Changes coming up soon for the Nats

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

The trade deadline is on July 30 at 6 p.m. EDT, and that is now less than two weeks from today. While considering trades, teams will simultaneously be working on signing their drafted players to contracts with a deadline of … Continue reading →

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Mike Rizzo and his staff pulled off a 4-D chess move that turned 1.41 years of Harvey into: Wallace and Lomavita

Posted on July 16, 2024 by Andrew Lang

Numerous times, Washington Nationals’ general manager Mike Rizzo has made it clear that he would have to be blown away to trade key players like Hunter Harvey, Kyle Finnegan, and Lane Thomas, who all had team control that extended into … Continue reading →

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