Category Archives: Prospects

8th 18-gamer: One goal achieved ahead of schedule, tougher challenges await

Posted on September 18, 2017 by Section222

For previous 18 gamers, click here. At the end of the 7th 18-game set, the Nats were 26 games over .500 and stood atop the NL East by 12 1/2 games. The division title seemed assured: the question was not … Continue reading →

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Does Victor Robles have a real shot at making the NLDS roster?

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

You can only carry 25 players on your post-season roster. That is a rule. No expanded rosters in the post-season like managers have now.  Last year in the NLDS, Dusty Baker went with an ill-advised 6 man bench and a … Continue reading →

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Who Makes the Nationals Postseason Roster?

Posted on September 11, 2017 by Michael Daalder

With the Washington Nationals clinched, the National League East is set for 2017. It’s time for Nationals fans to start shifting their attention once again towards October. For the fourth time in the last six years, the Nats will play meaningful … Continue reading →

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The Nationals have some interesting farmhands. Who could make a difference for them this season?

Posted on August 5, 2017 by SaoMagnifico

The 2017 baseball season has really flown by, and we now stand less than a month away from September 1, the magical date upon which rosters expand and games become 45 minutes longer because of all the extra pitching changes. … Continue reading →

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Mike Rizzo pulls off a blockbuster trade for Ryan Madson/Sean Doolittle

Posted on July 16, 2017 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

“We made a trade we think shortens the game,” General Manager Mike Rizzo said. Ryan Madson turns 37-years-old next month, and Sean Doolittle turns 31-years-old in September. The pair was traded by Oakland A’s general manager Billy Beane to the Nationals … Continue reading →

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The trade winds are blowing amidst the hot July sun for the #Nats

Posted on July 13, 2017 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Many contending teams will be making trades starting today, will the Nationals be one of them? Last year at this time, the Nationals were not in a hurry to make trades although the need for a lefty man in the … Continue reading →

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Seth Romero is the #Nats 1st round pick; Prospects galore in Hagerstown podcast!

Posted on June 13, 2017 by Andrew Lang

The first year MLB amateur draft began last night, and the Washington Nationals had the 25th pick in the 1st round. That spot in the draft will forever be known as the “Mike Trout” spot, and over the years has … Continue reading →

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P-Nats star Victor Robles: Better than advertised!

Posted on June 10, 2017 by Erika C.

Victor Robles is a young man with immense talent and potential on the baseball field, and a man of few words off of it. We had the chance to sit down with him prior to the Potomac Nationals game on … Continue reading →

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A Night with the P-Nats and Top Prospect Victor Robles and Manager Tripp Keister

Posted on May 16, 2017 by Erika C.

Last night was the perfect opportunity to see Joan Baez pitch for the Potomac Nationals at Pfitzner Stadium in Woodbridge, Virginia. Baez worked at a good pace and turned in a good outing and worked himself out of some jams … Continue reading →

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Blake Perkins pulled off the rare walk-off in both ends of a doubleheader!

Posted on April 27, 2017 by Andrew Lang

Blake Perkins (#2) mobbed at home plate after launching game-winning, three-run homer in the opening game of Sunday’s doubleheader with Delmarva. (Photo courtesy: Patrick Cavey) If you followed what happened Sunday at the Hagerstown Suns doubleheader, you know that Blake … Continue reading →

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