Category Archives: SpringTraining

The Offseason is over as the Preseason begins!

Posted on February 14, 2024 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

This was a long off-season for the Washington Nationals when their offseason began at 6:20 pm EDT on October 1 of last year and ended today with the official opening of their Spring Training camp. The team missed the postseason … Continue reading →

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Spring Training storylines for the Nats’ Minor Leaguers

Posted on February 12, 2024 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Of course you have minor league players in Spring Training trying to make the big league roster — or at the very least — impress the coaches like Joey Meneses did in 2022. While Meneses did not make the Opening … Continue reading →

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Patience will pay off for some teams and some players, but not all!

Posted on February 11, 2024 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

There are still 40 percent of the Top-10 ranked free agents unsigned, and they are all reportedly Scott Boras clients. Yes, No 2. ranked Cody Bellinger, No 4. Blake Snell, No. 6. Jordan Montgomery, and No. 7. Matt Chapman are … Continue reading →

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The offseason ends in just 10-days

Posted on February 3, 2024 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Most of the Washington Nationals players and staff are taking advantage of those two-month rentals and have already taken occupancy of their Spring Training homes on Feb 1. They hope their occupancy will run through March 24 in West Palm … Continue reading →

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The NRI list is published, and can only be described as quality over quantity!

Posted on January 30, 2024 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

So far and officially speaking, only 11-players have been extended invitations as non-roster invitees (NRI) to big league camp with the Washington Nationals big league club. It is the smallest squad ever for the team in what can only be … Continue reading →

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Game #27 Nats wrap-up their Grapefruit League schedule today!

Posted on March 26, 2023 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

We have our final game of the Grapefruit League schedule today, and then the Washington Nationals head to their charter jet for their trek to Washington, D.C. There could be some question as to who is on the plane after … Continue reading →

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Game #26 Corbin gets final tune-up prior to Opening Day!

Posted on March 25, 2023 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

This is Patrick Corbins’ final tune-up before Opening Day in five days on regular rest. You would have thought they would have aligned Corbin to get that extra day of rest, and maybe they go easier on him today on … Continue reading →

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Game #25 Chad Kuhl’s turn!

Posted on March 24, 2023 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

This is Chad Kuhl‘s final tune-up in Grapefruit League play this year as the 12-10-2 Washington Nationals take on the Cardinals in West Palm Beach. 

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Game #24 Nats and Houston under the lights!

Posted on March 23, 2023 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

We have some evening baseball at the Ballpark of the Palm Beaches with the Washington Nationals as the visiting team against the Houston Astros. The Astros will pitch the other Luis Garcia and the Nats have Trevor Williams on the … Continue reading →

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Game #23 Nats and Yankees with Gore on the mound!

Posted on March 22, 2023 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

This will be MacKenzie Gore‘s final tune-up in Grapefruit League play this year as the 11-9-2 Washington Nationals take on the Yankees in West Palm Beach. The good news is that manager Dave Martinez for the first time this year … Continue reading →

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