Category Archives: Feature

We are officially in the off-season and the free agent clock has started!

Posted on October 28, 2020 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

“Next year STARTS NOW” was how the tweet read from the Washington Nationals official Twitter feed moments after the last out was recorded in the World Series last night which advanced the clock officially to the off-season. The free agency … Continue reading →

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The baseball economics for 2021 will create the largest drop in baseball payrolls in history!

Posted on October 26, 2020 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Last year, free agency went better than projected for several players like Gerrit Cole, Stephen Strasburg, and Anthony Rendon who all cashed in on their Powerballs and each pocketed well over $200 million. COVID-19 threw a wrench into the cog … Continue reading →

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“The door was never closed” for Kevin Long, and he is back!

Posted on October 23, 2020 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

When you are the youngest National League player to ever win a batting crown, you must thank your hitting coach. That is exactly what Juan Soto did with a bear hug that lifted hitting coach Kevin Long off the ground … Continue reading →

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Our top-10 priorities were set back in September, and we check Josh Harrison off of the list!

Posted on October 22, 2020 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The Washington Nationals have clear priorities for next year, and we took a deep dive into a Top-1o. We kind of rolled more names into the list, and sure, things changed quickly when manager Dave Martinez opted to make changes … Continue reading →

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Priority #3, the #Nats are in need of a #4 starting pitcher!

Posted on October 21, 2020 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

As we work in priority order, we look at what we set as the third priority for this Washington Nationals team which is the spot that Anibal Sanchez held in the starting rotation during the 2019 and 2020 seasons. For … Continue reading →

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The Nationals name Jim Hickey as their new pitching coach

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

With Paul Menhart‘s spot as the pitching coach available, it did not take Washington Nationals manager Dave Martinez an extended period to fill that spot. Reportedly, Martinez will go with a pitching coach he was very familiar with from their … Continue reading →

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Dusty Baker can do something so rare in baseball that only the 2004 Red Sox have pulled off!

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

Manager Terry Francona led his 2004 Boston Red Sox team to a 98-64 record. They swept the Angels in the ALDS and then faced the hungry Yankees in the ALCS. The Bronx Bombers took a 3-0 lead in the series, … Continue reading →

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Multiple DFA’s bring more clarity to the #Nats roster

Posted on October 16, 2020 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

In early October, the Washington Nationals wasted no time in making roster moves. They had until December 2 to make non-tender decisions for arbitration-eligible players, but the team announced that Michael A. Taylor was designated for assignment (DFA), cleared waivers, … Continue reading →

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The 2020 MLB ‘exhibition’ season is at its Final Four

Posted on October 15, 2020 by Andrew Lang

Baseball is still being played in two cities, and soon it will be down to one as MLB is using bubble host cities for the NLCS and the ALCS. They are also playing every day without the usual travel days … Continue reading →

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The “Law of averages” does not guarantee anything!

Posted on October 14, 2020 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

If you want a manager to get you into the playoffs, Dusty Baker is your man. He has done it with all five franchises he has managed, unfortunately the previous four franchises all parted ways with Baker when the main … Continue reading →

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