Category Archives: MikeRizzo

Necessity is the mother of invention as baseball must reinvent itself!

Posted on November 7, 2020 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

In 2014, Royals’ general manager Dayton Moore took his team to the World Series with a very different formula than the dominant San Francisco Giants. Moore’s team did not have one starting position player at an .800 OPS over over … Continue reading →

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Free agent suggestions for the Nats all require one thing: BIG MONEY!

Posted on November 5, 2020 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

We asked readers to spend the Lerner’s money to build the 2021 Washington Nationals roster. Several people participated, and many more critiqued the suggestions. The one name that came up the most in the discussions was an inexpensive choice at … Continue reading →

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How would you spend Lerner’s money?

Posted on November 3, 2020 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

How the Washington Nationals approach this off-season will be dependent on the money that general manager Mike Rizzo has to spend, and the players who will say “yes” to him. As they say, “It takes two to tango” which basically … Continue reading →

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With a roster at 29-players, Mike Rizzo can get started on adding players!

Posted on October 29, 2020 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

With the 40-man roster sitting at 29 current players, Washington Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo can now embark on his off-season journey of building a better mousetrap. Putting together talent is subjective based on the eye of a scout who … Continue reading →

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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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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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Draft orders are set and #Nats pick 11th in the 2021 draft

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

The last time the Washington Nationals selected better than eleventh in the amateur draft was 2011 when the team selected Anthony Rendon with the sixth overall pick in the first round that year. 

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The top-10 priority list for the Washington Nationals and the writing on the wall on Menhart’s departure!

Posted on October 5, 2020 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Way back on September 25th, we turned the page to the 2021 season and the off-season with a list for the Washington Nationals who have clear priorities for next year. We will take you through the updated Top-10 that saw … Continue reading →

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