Category Archives: DaveMartinez

Where do the #Nats go from here?

Posted on January 11, 2021 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

With Josh Bell, Kyle Schwarber, and Josh Harrison all signed, what moves will Washington Nationals’ general manager Mike Rizzo have up his winter sleeves? With a 40-man roster showing five vacancies, we can expect at least five moves and most … Continue reading →

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Official: Nats sign Kyle Schwarber as a free agent! Time to pencil in a new lineup!

Posted on January 9, 2021 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

We had several scenarios for a Kyle Schwarber signing with the hopes he could play first base for the Washington Nationals. After the Josh Bell signing, the thoughts of adding Schwarber faded until rumors had surfaced from The Athletic’s Ken … Continue reading →

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Washington Nationals hold ZOOM calls, and we have quotes for the future!

Posted on December 15, 2020 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Normally during the Winter Meetings, the Washington Nationals hold their center court time at the official hotel, but everything went virtual this year due to COVID, and we never heard from the President of Baseball Operations and General Manager, Mike … Continue reading →

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Could the Nats pivot to an infielder as their top acquisition?

Posted on November 16, 2020 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Mum’s the word. There has been little chatter from general manager Mike Rizzo and manager Dave Martinez of the Washington Nationals this offseason. Our sourced intel has produced little as to the direction of acquisitions as the information is being … Continue reading →

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Fangraphs WAR rankings for the 2021 Nats and a COVID-19 vaccine!

Posted on November 9, 2020 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

How are WAR rankings related to a COVID vaccine? Few teams are as dependent on fan revenue as the Washington Nationals and if the COVID vaccine is here earlier than expected, the Nats could raise their outlook on revenues and … Continue reading →

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Necessity is the mother of invention as baseball must reinvent itself!

Posted on November 7, 2020 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

In 2014, Royals’ general manager Dayton Moore took his team to the World Series with a very different formula than the dominant San Francisco Giants. Moore’s team did not have one starting position player at an .800 OPS over over … Continue reading →

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How would you spend Lerner’s money?

Posted on November 3, 2020 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

How the Washington Nationals approach this off-season will be dependent on the money that general manager Mike Rizzo has to spend, and the players who will say “yes” to him. As they say, “It takes two to tango” which basically … Continue reading →

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With a roster at 29-players, Mike Rizzo can get started on adding players!

Posted on October 29, 2020 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

With the 40-man roster sitting at 29 current players, Washington Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo can now embark on his off-season journey of building a better mousetrap. Putting together talent is subjective based on the eye of a scout who … Continue reading →

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We are officially in the off-season and the free agent clock has started!

Posted on October 28, 2020 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

“Next year STARTS NOW” was how the tweet read from the Washington Nationals official Twitter feed moments after the last out was recorded in the World Series last night which advanced the clock officially to the off-season. The free agency … Continue reading →

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The Nationals name Jim Hickey as their new pitching coach

Posted on October 19, 2020 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

With Paul Menhart‘s spot as the pitching coach available, it did not take Washington Nationals manager Dave Martinez an extended period to fill that spot. Reportedly, Martinez will go with a pitching coach he was very familiar with from their … Continue reading →

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