Category Archives: Feature

The Core Six is now the Core Four; Strasburg is a Nat for life and is it time to extend two more?

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

Baseball free agency allows players to choose their future employers much like the private sector. While the grass may not be greener on the other side, sometimes it is, and also the avenue to higher income. Corporations that covet top … Continue reading →

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A chapter closed on Donaldson in the NL East

Posted on January 15, 2020 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

We won’t miss Josh Donaldson in the NL East. We also won’t miss the daily dose of B.S. rumors on the mega contract that Josh Donaldson was going to sign, and how the Washington Nationals fit into those rumors. He … Continue reading →

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The players who need to step up for the 2020 Washington Nationals

Posted on January 13, 2020 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

For this 2020 Washington Nationals team, manager Dave Martinez will need some players to step up their game this season beyond the projections. With a +42.9 team WAR as Fangraphs has computed as of this date, that probably is not … Continue reading →

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Nats, News, & Notes: Winterfest happenings

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

No, Gerardo Parra was not part of the Nats alumni at Winterfest, and technically right now Ryan Zimmerman is part of that alumni and he was not in attendance either even though he lives thirty minutes away from the stadium. … Continue reading →

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Winterfest eve as the World Champs are back in D.C.

Posted on January 10, 2020 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

This year’s Winterfest at Nationals Park is sold-out on Saturday, and it will feel more like Springfest as temperatures in Washington, D.C. will feel like early April. So Play Ball! The World Champion Washington Nationals are back in town! This … Continue reading →

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Best player available works for MLB Draft but does it work for signing free agents?

Posted on January 2, 2020 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

In the last offseason, Patrick Corbin was considered the top pitcher available in free agency. He was not considered the top free agent available, but was the pitching prize for sure. For general manager Mike Rizzo of the Washington Nationals, … Continue reading →

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Last year was quite the year for doing it the #Nats way!

Posted on January 1, 2020 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

We can now say “last year” or “last season” when we refer to the Nats’ World Series 2019 season since the calendar turned to 2020. General manager Mike Rizzo has less than ten days to ink players to get them … Continue reading →

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New Years and the Nats; What a year 2019 was for the Washington Nationals!

Posted on December 31, 2019 by ArVaFan aka Laura Peebles

There was no point in doing New Year’s Resolutions for the Nationals, because they would have all been the same: “Win Another World Series.”

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Laura’s annual Christmas stockings for the Washington Nationals!

Posted on December 24, 2019 by ArVaFan aka Laura Peebles

Ho ho ho home run Ho-wie Kendrick! It is that time of year again, and while the Astros had Cole in their stockings, the Nats got rings in theirs! A tip of the cap to Casey Stern because nobody can … Continue reading →

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Days of Rest – Why Only for Pitchers? Could the Howie system work for Zim?

Posted on December 23, 2019 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Baseball analytics cover most anything you want to analyze including days-of-rest statistics if you can crunch the numbers yourself for position players. If you go to the Baseball-Reference and look at the splits for pitchers, you see their numbers broken … Continue reading →

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