Category Archives: SpringTraining

Game #13 comes in the glow of the Keibert Ruiz extension!

The difference a day makes as Keibert Ruiz has changed the overall tenor in the fan base by signing an 8-year extension with two years of team options. When you are coming off a 107-loss season, you can understand why … Continue reading

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Game #12 Corbin is back on the mound!

The 4-6-1 Washington Nationals have Patrick Corbin back on the mound against the Marlins. Time flies as Corbin is staying on a 5-day schedule. The last time we saw him pitch was against the Astros, and Corbin went 2 1/3 … Continue reading

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Exhibition Game: Nats host Team Israel!

The 4-6-1 Washington Nationals are hosting Team Israel before they jump into the WBC’s toughest bracket. The Nats have Cade Cavalli on the mound and James Wood, the team’s consensus  №1 prospect, in center field. Team Israel is made up … Continue reading

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Game #11 Nats travel to the Joker!

For the first twelve seasons of the Washington Nationals existence, road trips were always long bus rides of at least an hour which is why the move from isolated Viera, Florida to West Palm Beach was a necessity. Today is … Continue reading

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Game #10 The Nats are back in Jupiter with Gore

After a big league day-off for the Washington Nationals, they are back at it again today. This time in Jupiter, Florida against the Miami Marlins. Yesterday was the start to the Minor Leaguers games against other teams in their Spring … Continue reading

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Thoughts of Nats’ Spring Training nearing the halfway mark!

When you are a rebuilding team with a strong farm system like the Washington Nationals, most of the future is being seen in the Minor League side of camp. But general manager Mike Rizzo and manager Dave Martinez must build … Continue reading

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Game #9 has Corbin for his second Grapefruit start!

The 3-4-1 Washington Nationals have the pitching conundrum on the mound in the form of Patrick Corbin. While he was one of the aces of the 2019 World Series team, his 2020-2022 record has been the opposite of an ace. … Continue reading

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Game #8 of Spring Training to see what Josiah Gray again!

The Washington Nationals enter this Grapefruit League game at .500 with a 3-3-1 record, and we only wish that Spring Training records could be indicative of what the regular season’s record would be. The Nats would certainly take a .500 … Continue reading

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Game #7 Trevor Williams against Max Scherzer!

Second time in a week, and the Washington Nationals will be facing their former ace Max Scherzer in a Grapefruit League game. Scherzer’s former Mets’ teammate, Trevor Williams is scheduled to start for the Nats. This game will be televised … Continue reading

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Game #6 MacKenzie Gore for at least 2 innings in Spring Training!

Maybe yesterday’s game, with multiple pitching changes during innings, will be more indicative of the length of a real baseball game at 2 hours and 30 minutes. Maybe ESPN slowed things down a little. Or maybe it was the injury … Continue reading

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