Category Archives: MikeRizzo

Mike Rizzo said he needed a spectacular package to trade Bryce Harper. Did a team offer him a spectacular package?

Posted on November 11, 2018 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The kid is all grown up at 26 and is a free agent for the first time in his career. When he was 17-years-old, he was drafted in 2010 at #1 overall by the Washington Nationals. For Bryce Harper a.k.a.  “Baseball’s Chosen … Continue reading →

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G.M. Mike Rizzo reiterates his desire to acquire a frontline catcher!

Posted on November 8, 2018 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

With Matt Wieters declared as a free agent, the Washington Nationals have been in “search” mode for a frontline catcher. We can cut and paste our early October article on the subject as Mike Rizzo made this clear at that time it … Continue reading →

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Scott Boras the raconteur talks about his star client Bryce Harper

Posted on November 7, 2018 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Everyday there is Bryce Harper news. Every year after free agency starts, Scott Boras, the super agent, holds center court as the raconteur. Last year he spoke of a fictional neighborhood he called “Playoffville”, and yesterday, he got started on … Continue reading →

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Part IV: GM Meetings start today. What moves would you make going forward for the #Nats?

Posted on November 6, 2018 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

As the General Manager’s Meetings get going today, there will be a lot of framework set in place for trades. This off-season, general manager Mike Rizzo made an early trade for Kyle Barraclough, and Rizzo might not be done. He … Continue reading →

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Part III: What moves would you make going forward for the #Nats?

Posted on November 5, 2018 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

On Thursday, we did our version first of “virtual armchair G.M.” leading up to the tease if it was possible for the Nationals to re-sign Bryce Harper while improving the starting rotation, catcher, and we followed that up with Part … Continue reading →

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Part II: What moves would you make going forward for the #Nats?

Posted on November 3, 2018 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

On Thursday, we did our version of “virtual armchair G.M.” leading up to the tease if it was possible for the Nationals to re-sign Bryce Harper while improving the starting rotation, catcher, and even re-sign Daniel Murphy as the 2nd … Continue reading →

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What moves would you make going forward for the #Nats?

Posted on November 1, 2018 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

That photo above is the actual Nationals G.M. in an armchair which gives the perfect image of the “armchair G.M.” that we can turn into the  “virtual armchair G.M.”, and we do it every off-season. The priorities for this team … Continue reading →

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Mike Rizzo goes “quick strike” to bolster the bullpen with 2 former closers!

Posted on October 31, 2018 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Already twice during the Natioanls’ off-season, they have been on “quick strike” to add to their bullpen. On October 10th, the Nationals added Kyle Barraclough to the bullpen via a trade, and today following that theme they made the first … Continue reading →

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This week in the Nationals front office before this weekend’s GM Meetings

Posted on October 30, 2018 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

With the off-season chugging along, the Washington Nationals have quickly made two key decisions ahead of schedule. Yesterday, the Nationals activated Howie Kendrick off of the 60-day DL and moved him back to the active roster, and they picked up … Continue reading →

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The off-season calendar is now set after the World Series ends!

Posted on October 29, 2018 by Andrew Lang

The off-season calendar officially began.  Below are some important dates for your off-season calendar which quickly begins with free agents declaring one day after the World Series ends. The Nationals have several free agents declaring led by Bryce Harper, Matt … Continue reading →

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