Category Archives: Feature

Nationals 2021 Top Draft Picks – Changing the Approach to Change the Organization

Posted on July 15, 2021 by Forensicane

The 2021 draft is done! Now, we wait for the new draftees to sign their contracts then the slow cooking as the talents show first glimpses before the season winds down. Will any of the talents sign quickly enough to … Continue reading →

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Two-week warning to the 2021 trade deadline!

Posted on July 14, 2021 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

While the Washington Nationals went from possible “buyers” on June 30th at 2.0 games from 1st place — to wait-and-see mode as of today — the team has two weeks to determine the future direction. Do they stay the course, sell … Continue reading →

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Juan Soto is ready to fix his swing in the HR Derby!

Posted on July 12, 2021 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The All-Star Home Run Derby is set for Coors Field in Colorado. MLB officials are not hiding the fact that the derby baseballs will not be placed in a humidor. Many expect we will see home runs soar 500+ feet. … Continue reading →

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In Day-2 of the draft, we remember Jordan Zimmermann. On Day-1, how’s about the impact of the 2014 Draft on today’s Nats?

Posted on July 12, 2021 by Andrew Lang

The stars of any draft mostly come from the first round picks. You usually get about a 40 percent from every year that have good MLB careers and only a handful become All-Stars. The 2014 draft brought a trio of … Continue reading →

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The 2021 Draft begins and the Nats had the 11th pick overall and they chose Brady House!

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

The Washington Nationals have not chosen this high in a draft since 2011 when they chose Anthony Rendon at № 6 overall. Today, general manager Mike Rizzo has the 11th pick overall and a chance to get a top prospect … Continue reading →

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The #Nats All-Stars are now a quartet with Scherzer added!

Posted on July 10, 2021 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Snubs happen all the time with All-Star rosters, and MLB just righted things by adding Max Scherzer to the All-Star team. It will be his 8th consecutive game (no game in 2020). He joins Trea Turner, Kyle Schwarber, and Juan … Continue reading →

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Gut punch losses happen; How you handle the next game is more important.

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

Sometimes you just can’t explain baseball results. That is lesson #1 when you try to rationalize a fluke. Sure, Max Scherzer melted down in the 4th inning in epic proportions. It happens. A relief pitcher with one career at-bat finds … Continue reading →

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The stars were shining bright as Turner, Soto, Schwarber all earn first All-Stars!

Posted on July 5, 2021 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Count them: Three Should be: Five There were three Washington Nationals stars who will don that modified Curly W gear in Colorado for this year’s installment of the All-Star game. Writer, Ken Rosenthal, made a case for three Nats also in … Continue reading →

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Knocked to the canvas, can the Nats get back up?

Posted on July 3, 2021 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

There are so many sports clichés that we could use at a time like this, but the reality of the situation is the sum of all fears were reached yesterday. The Washington Nationals lost their two best position players to … Continue reading →

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Who will be the emergency infielder?

Posted on July 2, 2021 by Ryan Morris

The Nationals need an emergency middle-infielder, and they need one soon. Usually the protocol for having both of your shortstops injured would be to call up someone from the minors, unfortunately for the Nats, their two most MLB ready call … Continue reading →

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