Category Archives: MikeRizzo

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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The Washington Nationals will be sellers buyers in July!

Posted on June 28, 2019 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

In one of the most dramatic turns in baseball, the Washington Nationals just pulled off the dirty dozen trick. They just went from a dozen games below .500 and then back to even before the calendar got to July 1st. … Continue reading →

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UPDATED: Nats choose Jackson Rutledge with their 1st round pick! The countdown to the Draft and Craig Kimbrel is on the clock!

Posted on June 3, 2019 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Draft orders and Draft dollars are locked-in for today’s Rule 4 Amateur Draft because first round draft picks cannot be traded making today more about the amateur players and who goes first — but today there is some intrigue about … Continue reading →

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The home run on Tuesday from Victor Robles has changed the vibe in two cities!

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

The Nationals had already celebrated two walk-off wins in their first homestand of 2019, but there was still a damper on this young season due to the leaky bullpen that had set Nats fans into a funk until they could … Continue reading →

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Early promises by Rizzo/Martinez on this 2019 team will be tested!

Posted on March 26, 2019 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

At the Nationals “Hot Stove” event prior to Spring Training, general manager Mike Rizzo and his manager Dave Martinez spoke to an invited list of season ticket holders. The pair laid out their state of the union team for the … Continue reading →

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The #Nats payroll for 2019 still has moving parts!

Posted on February 10, 2019 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

With great power comes great responsibility. Whether you are Spiderman or a power pitcher or a power hitter or a general manager who has the power of the pen, there is a great responsibility to the fans to put a … Continue reading →

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Mike Rizzo brings back Jeremy Hellickson as the 5th starter

Posted on February 6, 2019 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The Washington Nationals have agreed in principle with Jeremy Hellickson on a new one-year deal for the 2019 season. It is an incentive-laden deal with a $1.3 million base guaranteed. The former Rookie of the Year received a major league … Continue reading →

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The “Best 25 go north” as the 2019 roster is almost complete for the #Nats, Hellickson in the rumor mill!

Posted on February 5, 2019 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The Washington Nationals roster could be complete, but it seems like the roster is missing a couple of pieces. No, this is not referring to Bryce Harper, rather this is referring to back of the roster pieces. Last year, Jeremy … Continue reading →

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