Category Archives: MikeRizzo

By the end of November last year, Rizzo made 4 key acquisitions. This year zero so far!

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

Last year, Nationals’ general manager Mike Rizzo was in quick strike mode. By the end of November last year, he acquired Kyle Barraclough, Trevor Rosenthal, Kurt Suzuki, and Yan Gomes. A few days after the Gomes deal was official, Rizzo … Continue reading →

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Veterans Day; GM Meetings and the Rookie of the Year award

Posted on November 11, 2019 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

On this Veterans Day, we want to start this article with honoring all who have served and given us the ability to enjoy our freedoms. The true heroes.

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The Nats needs for 2020 begin with starting pitching!

Posted on November 9, 2019 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Every team enters the off-season in need of starting pitching. For the Washington Nationals, they have built around elite starting pitching since they began their winning ways. They enter the offseason with a need to replace Stephen Strasburg and Jeremy … Continue reading →

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The #Nats farm system and Baseball America rankings

Posted on November 8, 2019 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The World Series champs did not trade any top prospects at the trade deadline, and that was welcomed news because the farm system was ranked in the bottom third of all farm systems by every ratings service. Victor Robles was … Continue reading →

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The “Trade Winds” blew in for the #Nats

Posted on July 31, 2019 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

You just knew Nationals’ general manager Mike Rizzo was going to make a deal, and leading up to this year’s only trade deadline at 4pm, the Nationals made their moves. In fact when everything was said and done they traded … Continue reading →

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The Nats really miss Max Scherzer!

Posted on July 22, 2019 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The Nationals ace of aces, Max Scherzer, remains on the 10-day IL although manager Dave Martinez was optimistic that Scherzer would return this week. He has now missed two starts which included the Sunday start out of the All-Star break … Continue reading →

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Three bullpen losses in less than a week, who’s to blame? #Nats

Posted on July 20, 2019 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

We have said it over and over that a coach’s job is to put their athlete in their best situation to succeed for their team. By this point in the season, we should know who each player is on the … Continue reading →

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It’s how you finish #Nats

Posted on July 15, 2019 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

There are just 70-games remaining in the regular season for the Washington Nationals. If this team just goes 40-30 the remainder of the season, they will exceed the final Fangraphs projection of 88-wins. An 89 win season most likely means … Continue reading →

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Baseball’s second half and improving the roster

Posted on July 9, 2019 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

With the All-Star break upon us, the Washington Nationals will begin baseball’s second half in second place in the NL East and first place in the NL Wild Card. Mathematically, the Nats only have 73 games remaining, and they amazingly … Continue reading →

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The trade deadline is coming up quickly!

Posted on July 1, 2019 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

With the new MLB rules that have limited teams to only one trade deadline on July 31st this year, general managers will be at the ready to make deals sooner than later. Last year, Nationals’ general manager was the early … Continue reading →

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