Category Archives: Feature

Spending other people’s money and the search for a left fielder for the Nats!

Posted on January 8, 2023 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

There are plenty of fans that wanted to see the Washington Nationals spend “big” in free agency. From our sources, the Nats have been “in” on deals that did not work out, but none of them were long-term deals. Part … Continue reading →

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Point-CounterPoint – The Nats Offensive Woes

Posted on January 7, 2023 by DonH

It does not take any analytics to conclude that the Nats gave up too many runs and did not score nearly enough runs in 2022, or for that matter in 2021 also. So I decided to look at the stats … Continue reading →

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Source: Nats are signing Dom Smith to an MLB deal

Posted on January 3, 2023 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The last time we saw Dominic Smith, he was in a Mets uniform. Nobody was surprised when he was DFA’d in November which stirred up the speculation that he would be signed by the Washington Nationals. A source told us … Continue reading →

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Nats Sales and Marketing for 2023

Posted on January 2, 2023 by Power Boater

The Nationals attendance in 2022 wasn’t too bad, considering they set the franchise record for the worst run differential, they still sold over two million tickets. But you could see that on nights when 20,000 tickets were announced as sold … Continue reading →

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Nats are just 55 days away from their first Spring Training game — but how many days to new ownership?

Posted on January 1, 2023 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Happy New Year to 2023, and we can finally, and properly refer to 2022 as last year. For the Washington Nationals, that was a year to file away in the “not repeat” file. With 107 losses and the trade of … Continue reading →

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The big storylines for the Nats start with the ownership situation, the draft, the farm system and the core!

Posted on December 29, 2022 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

For a Washington Nationals team coming off of a 107-loss season, you would not expect much excitement — or lengthy storylines. But there is plenty to talk about when your team is potentially for sale. Let’s talk about the biggest stories … Continue reading →

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Jingle deals, Jingle deals!

Posted on December 25, 2022 by ArVaFan aka Laura Peebles

Hot Stove moves! Hot Stove moves!GMs on their phones!Oh what fun it is to seeOff-season deals get done!I thought I’d watch a gameRecorded Nationals’ win—But looking at the last three yearsThe pickings were quite thin.Hot Stove moves! Hot Stove moves!Where’d … Continue reading →

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O Little Team of Washington

Posted on December 25, 2022 by ArVaFan aka Laura Peebles

Oh little team of WashingtonHow still we see thee lie!As other teams fulfill their dreamsThe Nats are standing by.

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Nats fans lament 2023

Posted on December 24, 2022 by ArVaFan aka Laura Peebles

Should auld acquaintance be forgot? They’re all on other teams! Through trading or free agency The current team is lean. The NL East will be a beast, For now and years to come, But Nationals (and Marlins, too) Just haven’t … Continue reading →

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With the big WAR movers signed elsewhere, Nats team WAR at 28.3

Posted on December 23, 2022 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

While we never expected the Washington Nationals would be “in” on the top free agents, we did expect, rather hoped, that the Nats would make some acquisitions to get the team to a FanGraphs projected WAR of 32.0 which would … Continue reading →

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