Category Archives: Feature

Pick ’em from the discount aisle; Shopping with the #Nats from Casali to Eugenio Suarez!

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

Putting together a roster in the offseason is complicated, of course. Some of it is choosing from the ala carte menu while some of it feels like you are piecing together an intricate puzzle. If general manager Mike Rizzo is … Continue reading →

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Mike Rizzo admitted the #Nats financial situation was fluid; Nationals are rewarding their best fans!

Posted on December 17, 2020 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

When the Winter Meetings went 100 percent virtual two weeks ago, it was about as exciting as watching paint dry. The normal media scrums that would be held in crammed spaces of a behemoth hotel were replaced by ZOOM meetings … 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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Currently projected, the Nats infield is near the bottom according to FanGraphs!

Posted on December 12, 2020 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

To quote Daniel Murphy when he was with the Washington Nationals, “Do you go to FanGraphs at all?” If you did a deep dive into FanGraphs projections, you might know that your Washington Nationals have one of the lowest rated infields in terms … Continue reading →

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The virtual Winter Meetings has some first day action!

Posted on December 8, 2020 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The first day of the Winter Meetings saw some action in trades. The White Sox traded former Nats top prospect Dane Dunning for Lance Lynn. It was Dunning who was part of the trio of players sent to the White … Continue reading →

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Point-CounterPoint: Lineup Protection? How Valuable Is It? Part 1 of ???

Posted on December 7, 2020 by DonH

Don: As you know I used to be able to download the MLB Game Day data. Something changed at the beginning of 2019 and it stopped working. Well, thanks to having time due to retiring, I think I just figured out my … Continue reading →

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Mets are spending and the Phillies are reportedly selling!

Posted on December 6, 2020 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Everyone believes that the new Mets ownership will be spending in Flushing, but they won’t be flushing “stupid money” down the loo like Phillies owner John Middleton proudly did after he exclaimed those words less than two years ago before … Continue reading →

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Rankings of the non-tenders. Who could the Nats look at?

Posted on December 4, 2020 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Across Major League Baseball, the non-tender moves hit hard even before the actual deadline of 8 pm on the second day of December. Arbitration-eligible players were DFA’d long beforehand like the Nats did with Michael A. Taylor, Roenis Elias, and … Continue reading →

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Let’s Look at the Early Odds for the Nats’ 2021 Season

Posted on December 3, 2020 by Andrew Lang

With nothing much happening in MLB free agent signings, it is a good time to look at where the Washington Nationals are in projections. After posting a (relatively) poor 26-34 record during the disrupted 2020 MLB season, it will not … Continue reading →

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Point-Counterpoint: Starting Pitching #Nats

Posted on November 28, 2020 by Ray Wyvill

Ray: Everyone loves the long ball, but Starting Pitching is what brings home the hardware.  Ten minutes of listening to the pundits on MLB Radio will invariably lead to the discussion that the Angels MUST make a dramatic addition to … Continue reading →

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