Category Archives: Lerners

Mike Rizzo makes a sales pitch for Ohtani; Talks about his Nationals, Bryce Harper, and his own future

Posted on November 28, 2017 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Washington Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo appeared on MLB Network yesterday. To open the segment, he was asked to give a sales pitch to Shohei Ohtani who is the most discussed potential free agent this off-season. Here is what Rizzo … Continue reading →

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Potential Impact of the MLB Competitive Balance Tax on the Nats Payroll

Posted on November 28, 2017 by Power Boater

Having crossed the MLB Competitive Balance Tax threshold for the first time possibly in 2017, the luxury tax will start to have a major impact on the Nats’ payroll decisions in the upcoming years, that is a fact. What that … Continue reading →

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Nats News & Notes| Zimmerman, Scherzer, Harper, Storen, Papelbon, and more

Posted on January 22, 2017 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The Hot Stove isn’t working, and Baby It’s Cold Outside! Mike Rizzo and the Lerner’s can change all of that for us, but in the meantime we will do another episode of Nats News & Notes. Both Mr. Clean and Musil12 … Continue reading →

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Scene & Heard, Heard & Seen, Hide & Seek, The #Nats Off-Season

Posted on January 20, 2017 by Andrew Lang

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Washington Nationals (@nationals) The scene at The Ballpark at the Palm Beaches was photographed at sunrise with the lake in the foreground and the stadium in the background.

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Bryce Harper is now earning more than the #Nats 2016 MVP

Posted on January 15, 2017 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The pencil shavings and eraser crumbs were sprinkled all over Mike Rizzo’s desk yesterday as he kept sharpening his pencil over and over until Bryce Harper, Anthony Rendon, Tanner Roark, and Derek Norris all agreed to their 2017 salaries. Of … Continue reading →

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Media suggesting Ian Desmond and Matt Wieters. What payroll flexibility do the Nats have?

Posted on October 25, 2016 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Get ready for the constant deluge from the media tying the Nats to all the top free agents as it has already started with Tom Boswell’s mentioning of a fit with free agent Ian Desmond  which was then followed up … Continue reading →

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MASN files more Motions vs MLB and the Nats

Posted on June 19, 2016 by Power Boater

In case you missed it, the paperwork and accusations are flying again in this MASN dispute. Lots of new cross motions being filed between MASN, MLB, and the Nationals over the past few weeks. An already bitter fight between the … Continue reading →

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The Draft is on Thursday and the #Nats have picks!

Posted on June 6, 2016 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

It has been a while since the Washington Nationals fans have had some buzz around draft day since it has been a long time now that the Nats have picked twice in the 1st round.  The Nats had 3 picks … Continue reading →

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New MASN Filing Exposes The Profits Retained by the Orioles!

Posted on May 7, 2016 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

This morning Eric Fisher of the Sports Business Journal was putting out new information on the MASN dispute.

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Book Report: Lawyerball: Os vs the #Nats

Posted on April 1, 2016 by Power Boater

Name the title, author, and the number of pages: Lawyerball: The Courtroom Battle of the Orioles Against the Nationals and MLB for the Future of Baseball, Charles H. Martin, 242 pages Identify the type of book: Non-fiction Identify the main … Continue reading →

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