Category Archives: Feature

50 days to the Winter Meetings and the ownership status!

Posted on October 15, 2022 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

We are 50-days from the Winter Meetings, and the Washington Nationals have to be looking to improve this winter. So much hinges on a resolution of the ownership situation, but general manager Mike Rizzo said last week that it is … Continue reading →

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Ownership, the budget, and Stephen Strasburg!

Posted on October 13, 2022 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

So much hinges on the 2023 budget for player payroll for every team. For the  Washington Nationals, this will be a budget that will have great impact on how much the team can improve in 2023 and beyond. What we … Continue reading →

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The Washington Nationals have some tough roster decisions on Arb-Eligible players!

Posted on October 11, 2022 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Thanks to the fine people at MLB Trade Rumors, we have an early look at projected arbitration salaries for 2023. Modeled by the talented Matt Swartz who consults for the Washington Nationals, we have a good look at the numbers.  … Continue reading →

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Ryan Zimmerman Had an Underrated Career

Posted on October 10, 2022 by Garren Ouellette

Ryan Zimmerman had a career that many people outside of the Washington, D.C. area are overlooking. It isn’t a Hall of Fame career, rather one of the best careers for any player wearing a Washington Nationals uniform. The third baseman … Continue reading →

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Eight reasons for some optimism for the 2023 Washington Nationals!

Posted on October 9, 2022 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

There are certainly reasons to be optimistic about the 2023 Washington Nationals team if you want to have a positive mindset. After this year’s team finished the 2022 season with an horrific 55-107 record, the worst in Nats’ history, some … Continue reading →

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What will Mike Rizzo see when he does his autopsy on the 2022 season?

Posted on October 6, 2022 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

To use the words of Washington Nationals’ general manager Mike Rizzo, he will be performing an autopsy on the team’s 2022 season. It’s the perfect time to do it while the body is still warm, but is he the right … Continue reading →

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The Nats had something special going until Keibert Ruiz was hurt! A .563 Winning Percentage!

Posted on October 4, 2022 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Missing from the photo above is Keibert Ruiz who went down in a heap on September 8th in the sixth inning after he took a foul ball to the groin and would miss the remainder of this 2022 season with … Continue reading →

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Happy 22nd birthday CJ Abrams! Is it time for a present from Mike Rizzo?

Posted on October 3, 2022 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

First of all, happy birthday to CJ Abrams who is celebrating his 22nd birthday today in the Big Apple. Just last week, Abrams hit his first walk-off in his MLB career. The 22-year-old will certainly have a lot of firsts. … Continue reading →

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Atonement for a sin is the beauty of baseball!

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

This is the Jewish holy week with the Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur) next week. While we do not know CJ Abrams religious beliefs, he seemed to atone for his eighth inning sin of not running out a 66.7 mph … Continue reading →

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The “B” word reared it’s ugly head last night.

Posted on September 27, 2022 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The “B” word is defined as “losing a game by five or more runs”, and more commonly known as a BLOWOUT. For shortstop CJ Abrams, he had not been a part of one of those games until last night with … Continue reading →

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