Category Archives: RizzoForADay

Sign and Trade to Game the QO

Posted on December 22, 2015 by DonH

Ken Rosenthal included a tidbit in his column on Free Agent Signings. Apparently the CBA allows a team with a protected pick to sign a Free Agent and then immediately trade him to another team as long as the Free Agent who is … Continue reading →

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Win Now vs Consistently Good/Great Teams for the #Nats

Posted on December 21, 2015 by DonH

Time for a philosophical debate. In the spirit of the season, if you are sitting on Santa’s lap or you get a visited by the baseball gods, and you were granted one wish for the next twenty years of Nats … Continue reading →

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Let’s visit the rumor mill and Mike Rizzo

Posted on December 16, 2015 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Let’s start by reiterating the words of Mike Rizzo from November, “The 2016 Nats will be younger, less experienced but more athletic and speedier. A little transformation…We would like to get more left-handed.”  Those are Mike Rizzo’s own words. A … Continue reading →

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Your 2016 Washington Nationals roster, payroll, projections as of today!

Posted on December 11, 2015 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Mike Rizzo wrapped up his last few hours in Nashville to pull off a trade that needed to be done at some point this off-season.  No, not Papelbon, it was Yunel Escobar who was traded from the Nats along with … Continue reading →

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Rizzo actively talking trades. Mike Leake rumor surfaces! #Nats #WinterMeetings

Posted on December 9, 2015 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Mike Leake is one of the most sought after Free Agents still available on the market.  He got his start in 2010 for the Reds while Dusty Baker was his manager. There is no Qualified Offer on Leake and Ken … Continue reading →

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Mike Rizzo does the Nashville 2-step! #Nats #WinterMeetings

Posted on December 8, 2015 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

There was breaking news Sunday night that Jonathan Papelbon had filed a grievance against the Nats to receive payment pertaining to his 4 game suspension from the Nats to finish the 2015 season.  This seemed like breaking news as in “current … Continue reading →

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Updated 2016 #Nats Payroll Projections. 40 man roster at 37. Winter Meetings days away!

Posted on December 4, 2015 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Let’s update the Nats payroll now that we have passed the arbitration tender deadline. The Nats 2015 payroll moved the team into the upper echelon with the big spenders breaking into a figure firmly in the Top 1/2 Dozen for … Continue reading →

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Roark Ross Roster Rotation #Nats starters

Posted on December 2, 2015 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The top of the 2016 Nats rotation sets up with Max Scherzer 2.79 Stephen Strasburg 3.46 Gio Gonzalez  3.79 The next 2 spots for the 2016 Nats rotation are written in pencil just in case an eraser is needed 4. … Continue reading →

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Non-Tender deadline tomorrow night! #Nats

Posted on December 1, 2015 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Before the clock strikes midnight EST tomorrow night, teams must submit to the league office a list of all tenders and non-tenders from players eligible for arbitration. The Nats now have 8 arbitration eligible players after Carpenter’s DFA: Stephen Strasburg  … Continue reading →

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Mike Rizzo and the big Free Agents

Posted on November 30, 2015 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Will this be the year the Nats stay away from the big Free Agents? Rizzo has given some mixed signals, and this year seems like the Nats will not be the big buyers this off-season. That would mean for the … Continue reading →

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