Category Archives: Feature

The future of the marriage between Juan Soto and the Washington Nationals

Posted on July 18, 2022 by Dan Keegan

News broke over the weekend via Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic that the Nationals had offered a contract extension to Juan Soto for 15 years, $440 million, and that the offer was declined by Soto. Rosenthal’s report indicates Nationals GM … Continue reading →

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Is one more offer coming to Juan Soto?

Posted on July 17, 2022 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

When news broke yesterday of a confidential offer that Juan Soto turned down at $440 million for 15 years, Soto made it clear he was not happy that the news was made public. Those terms were leaked by Ken Rosenthal … Continue reading →

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Juan Soto/Will Smith could be Part Deux of Bryce Harper/Hunter Strickland!

Posted on July 16, 2022 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The bad blood between Braves’ reliever Will Smith, and superstar Juan Soto go back many years. In their first encounter on August 17, 2020 with no fans in the stands, Soto ambushed Smith on the first pitch he saw in … Continue reading →

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Nats Give Away Commemorative NFT of Ryan Zimmerman’s retirement!

Posted on July 14, 2022 by Andrew Lang

If you haven’t heard, the Washington Nationals gave away commemorative non-fungible tokens (NFTs) during Ryan Zimmerman‘s retirement celebration. Ryan Zimmerman, also known as Mr. National and Mr. Walk-Off, was part of the Nats since their inaugural season in 2005 and … Continue reading →

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Juan Soto will try to make history again in a HR Derby!

Posted on July 12, 2022 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

After last year’s success for Juan Soto, why would he not want to be in this year’s All-Star Home Run Derby? Soto got his groove back last year after the Derby. It was his first time in the HR Derby … Continue reading →

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Hector Gomez report: Nats offer Juan Soto $425 million!

Posted on June 30, 2022 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The baseball world, on a quiet day,  got a jolt when Hector Gomez tweeted that there were additional negotiations and a new offer for Juan Soto.  After the offer of $350 million over 13 years was made over the winter and … Continue reading →

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The Washington Nationals current rotation has gone aces!

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

Did Jackson Tetreault inspire some new-found confidence in the Washington Nationals rotation? He was selected in the 7th round of the 2017 draft, and was never a highly regarded prospect in the Nats’ system and was never a consideration to … Continue reading →

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The complicated history of Beltway baseball

Posted on June 22, 2022 by Marc Goldstein

Even before the Washington Nationals made the move down to Washington, D.C., there has been obvious tension between D.C. and the Baltimore Orioles. Considering how close the teams are geographically, the rivalry is bound to occur. Adding onto that, the … Continue reading →

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The Manager of a struggling/rebuilding team

Posted on June 21, 2022 by Jacob Diament

OPINION: I’ll start this column by getting straight to the point. I think the Washington Nationals should replace Dave Martinez in this mid-season and hire someone who is better with a young team during this process of rebuilding. Now that … Continue reading →

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Defense matters, and the #Nats are really bad at it.

Posted on June 16, 2022 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Nobody is going to say that Erick Fedde pitched great last night, but certainly if groundballs were fielded near league average rates, maybe Fedde throws a six inning scoreless game. All three runs scored on groundball hits. The first one … Continue reading →

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