Category Archives: Awards

Jacob Young, a Gold Glove (finalist) was the bright spot in a poor Nats defense

Posted on November 3, 2024 by Andrew Lang

With no spin on the Washington Nationals defense, it was awful overall in the 2024 season. The Nats ranked as the 5th worst defensive team in baseball, and that includes having the best defender in all of baseball with Jacob Young in center … Continue reading →

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The Washington Nationals youth movement is ascending

Posted on July 23, 2024 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The Washington Nationals youth movement is ascending. James Wood, Dylan Crews, and Brady House had all homered over the weekend. Seaver King, the team’s 2024 1st round draft pick from earlier in the month, participated in batting practice with the … Continue reading →

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The Nats All-Star is CJ Abrams

Posted on July 7, 2024 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The 2024 All-Star Game starters were revealed on Wednesday for the July 16 Midsummer Classic at Arlington’s Globe Life Field. We all knew that no Washington Nationals player were close to even the Top-5 in the fan vote. But every … Continue reading →

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James Wood moves to the top of Baseball America as their new №1

Posted on July 3, 2024 by Andrew Lang

The Washington Nationals just promoted James Wood on Monday to make his MLB debut, and this morning he was named as Baseball America‘s №1 prospect in all of baseball. Of course Wood will keep his prospect ranking while playing for … Continue reading →

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What’s the Ceiling for CJ Abrams

Posted on April 24, 2024 by Andrew Lang

One of the highlights for the Washington Nationals early in the 2024 season has been the play of shortstop CJ Abrams. The centerpiece of the Juan Soto trade has continued to build off of a promising end to the 2023 … Continue reading →

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What is the Prospect Promotion Incentive?

Posted on February 26, 2024 by Nationals Source

The Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) that is in place now from 2022, put measures in-place to discourage service time manipulation. One measure is the Prospect Promotion Incentive and for the first time, it could impact the Washington Nationals. What impact … Continue reading →

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Lane Thomas is a Gold Glove finalist

Posted on October 18, 2023 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

This afternoon, Rawlings Sporting Goods announced Lane Thomas as one of the three finalists for the Gold Glove Award for right fielders in the National League. The Washington Nationals right fielder is going up against Mookie Betts and Fernando Tatis, … Continue reading →

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Milestone reached: Lane Thomas goes 20/20

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

The 2023 season has seen a few Washington Nationals emerge as players with the potential to get this team to postseason contention in the future. This is what rebuilds are all about in finding those players who will be parts … Continue reading →

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The Nats future is bright beyond the bullpen

Posted on July 20, 2023 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Let us state the obvious right now that the Washington Nationals bullpen is a mess. Okay, we got that out of the way. The future is bright, and that takes no sugarcoating. James Wood, Dylan Crews, Brady House, Robert Hassell … Continue reading →

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Luis García and Cole Henry are TalkNats’ MiLB Co-Players of the Month!

Posted on May 1, 2022 by Alex Hill

After much deliberation, we decided that infielder Luis García and right-handed pitcher Cole Henry both deserve the honor of TalkNats April MiLB Player of the Month. As you can tell, there was no shortage of contenders for the award. The … Continue reading →

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