Category Archives: CoachingStaff

Nats’ Christmas Stockings – Twas the day before Christmas and all through NatsTown….

Posted on December 24, 2015 by ArVaFan aka Laura Peebles

Oh the joy of Hot Stove season! Photo Credit to the San Francisco Chronicle What I think the Nats should find in their Christmas stocking on Christmas morning:

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Does Dusty Do Platoons? #Nats

Posted on December 20, 2015 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

There are some GMs like Billy Beane and Managers like Don Mattingly who embrace the platoon concept and many times it’s out of circumstance rather than design. Some would say you need the right personnel to make a good platoon … Continue reading →

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Let’s visit the rumor mill and Mike Rizzo

Posted on December 16, 2015 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Let’s start by reiterating the words of Mike Rizzo from November, “The 2016 Nats will be younger, less experienced but more athletic and speedier. A little transformation…We would like to get more left-handed.”  Those are Mike Rizzo’s own words. A … Continue reading →

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Politics: The back of the bullpen is occupied by Papelbon and Storen

Posted on December 15, 2015 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Washington DC mixes business and politics all the time so why not the business of baseball?  Senate Majority leader Mitch McConnell who is a die-hard Nats fan gave his 2¢ when it came to Jonathan Papelbon (video below) as he … Continue reading →

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Mike Rizzo and Dusty Baker are back to the grind!

Posted on December 14, 2015 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The timing of the Nats WinterFest was actually perfect for Rizzo to set up a dinner at near the Marriott Marquis on Saturday night so Dusty Baker and his coaches could finally meet their players.  Mike Maddux and Chris Speier made the trip … Continue reading →

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NatsFest is NatsWinterFest and players and Dusty are all on the same page.

Posted on December 13, 2015 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

There are those teams that believe “United we stand, divided we fall” and we heard many soundbites in the last 24 hours along those lines on the Papelbon and Harper relationship. As we reported in the comments section on Friday … Continue reading →

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Your 2016 Washington Nationals roster, payroll, projections as of today!

Posted on December 11, 2015 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Mike Rizzo wrapped up his last few hours in Nashville to pull off a trade that needed to be done at some point this off-season.  No, not Papelbon, it was Yunel Escobar who was traded from the Nats along with … Continue reading →

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Does Dusty Baker subscribe to statistical splits in setting line-ups and roles?

Posted on December 10, 2015 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Baseball managers sometimes suffer from paralysis by analysis as there are reams of stats available that go well beyond the summary or game data found in the typical Baseball Reference databases.  For instance, if you wanted to know how Bryce … Continue reading →

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Rizzo actively talking trades. Mike Leake rumor surfaces! #Nats #WinterMeetings

Posted on December 9, 2015 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Mike Leake is one of the most sought after Free Agents still available on the market.  He got his start in 2010 for the Reds while Dusty Baker was his manager. There is no Qualified Offer on Leake and Ken … Continue reading →

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Dusty Baker did have other things to say in his interviews at the #WinterMeetings

Posted on December 9, 2015 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Dusty Baker did have other things to say yesterday at the Winter Meetings, and had a better early evening interview on the MLB Network Radio on Sirius/XM which was much better for Dusty as his old friend Casey Stern who … Continue reading →

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