Category Archives: Turner

The rise of Joe “Cool” Ross from the San Antonio Missions to the Majors in less than 1 year

Posted on January 8, 2016 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Joe Ross finished his 2014 season with the Double-A San Antonio Missions in the San Diego Padres system with a lackluster 2014 in the Minors finishing with a 3.92 ERA.  When the Tampa Bay Rays, Padres and Nationals crafted a … Continue reading →

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#Nats add Stephen Drew as that bench middle infielder

Posted on December 29, 2015 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The bench is rounding out and the Nats did not go the Emanuel Burriss route rather they spent a lot of money getting Stephen Drew. sources: stephen drew has deal with nats. $3M plus $1.25M incentives — Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) … Continue reading →

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The Bench before and after Daniel Murphy #Nats

Posted on December 28, 2015 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

There was quite the discussion on Sunday on what the Washington Nationals 2016 bench could look like for 2016. Bench personnel change and evolve during the course of a 162 game season. Most fans expect Espinosa to be a starter … Continue reading →

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‘Twas the night of Christmas, when all through NatsTown,

Posted on December 25, 2015 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

‘Twas the night of Christmas, when all through NatsTown, not a Free Agent was stirring, not even that Angelos [expletive deleted] clown. The stockings were hung by the lockers with care, in hopes that Blackmon or Span soon would be … Continue reading →

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If at 2nd you don’t succeed, try try again! #Rizzo #Nats

Posted on December 18, 2015 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Rizzo traded Yunel Escobar and tried to get a 2nd baseman by attempting to sign free agent Ben Zobrist and trade for Brandon Phillips. The Brandon Phillips trade could still work and in case it does not there has to … Continue reading →

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Who will the #Nats starting shortstop be on April 4th 2016?

Posted on December 12, 2015 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Don’t ask Lou Costello who the Nats shorstop will be on Opening Day as Bud Abbott will tell you “Who” plays 1st base and “Darn” is his shortstop.  We discussed early today what it meant to trade away Yunel Escobar, … 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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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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The #Nats projected 2016 Opening Day line-up as of today!

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

The afternoon conversation on the last post was whether Rizzo turns to making a trade or dives into free agency, or both, to add some key players to this 2016 team. Names bounced around are Ben Zobrist, Gerardo Parra, Denard … Continue reading →

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Player Spotlight: Trea Turner behind the scenes with family!

Posted on October 7, 2015 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

It should already be clear that we consider Trea Turner an integral part of the future of the Washington Nationals.  You don’t ever want to rush greatness, and there will also be the contractual and team control issues that could … Continue reading →

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