by Andrew Lang
by Andrew Lang
by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears
by Grant Cole
For Washington Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo, his offseason got going with a lottery win on the №1 draft pick then a sneaky good trade for Nathaniel Lowe for first base. It seems every week he has added a new player to ratchet the Nats closer to an 80-win season on paper.
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While we are just 75-days to Opening Day, the Washington Nationals, like many teams, are not done with their 2025 roster. Close maybe, but not done. Eight spots are set in the Opening Day lineup, and the final spot is for the Nats’ third baseman. There are also openings for the bullpen, the final spot in the starting rotation, and the bench is almost all up for grabs.
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The Washington Nationals exchanged numbers with their six remaining arbitration-eligible players since Mason Thompson came to terms earlier in the offseason. Today, the Nats came to terms with four more players, and leaving just the newly acquired Nathaniel Lowe and Luis Garcia Jr. as the final two players to come to terms with. If the two sides cannot come to terms, they will head to separate arbitration hearings.
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The stealth Washington Nationals made an official signing without a hint that they were trying to acquire utility man Amed Rosario in a $2 million 1-year deal per Jon Heyman of the NY Post. To make room on the 40-man roster, the Nats DFA’d Joan Adon. What surprised many was that Rosario was given an MLB deal and not a minor league deal. Can’t Nasim Nuñez and Alex Call do more than Rosario for less money as bench players? Or was Rosario signed to be a full-time starting third baseman? Right now, we don’t have those answers, so why assume. Right?
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With all the attention being paid to AI now, I thought it might be interesting to ask ChatGPT a couple of questions relating to the Nationals. So I went to the ChatGPT.com website and used the Surprise me option ask them. I did not create an account, so I can’t say if the generated text would have been different if I had.
I did have to create an account and log in to create the image above. I asked it to create an image of a Washington Nationals fan (the left image) and then one of a Washington Nationals fan using AI (the right image). I then asked it to combine them.
To reinforce the point, everything that follows (until the My Conclusion) is a direct copy and paste from my ChatGPT conversation.
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The Washington Nationals spoke about bringing in veteran leadership, and general manager Mike Rizzo signed Nathaniel Lowe, Josh Bell, and Trevor Williams as three veteran leaders. Lowe, a World Series champion, is already talking about being a team leader for these young Nats.
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Shocking news was reported that the Washington Nationals are still trying to get paid on monies owed from MASN for the three year period that has passed from 2022-to-2024 totalling approximately $203 million. We also learned that last year, and continuing through 2026, the MASN TV rights payments owed to the Nationals would be reduced annually by 20 percent below the amount of the fees during 2023. In fact, the number for 2024 dropped below $60 million to $58.3 million per a filing with the clerk of the courts last week.
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Baseball, a game steeped in tradition and history, has undergone a radical transformation over the past few decades, driven by the rise of data analytics. From rudimentary statistics to the advanced metrics of today, the evolution of baseball analytics has revolutionized how teams make decisions, from player recruitment to in-game strategy. The Washington Nationals beefed up their analytics department in the past few years and have seemed to have joined the teams that have embraced analytics.
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Offseason goals are often very lofty by baseball fans, very realistic by the general manager, and kind of in-between for the field manager. Meeting expectations is very subjective as beauty is in the eyes of the beholder. This is why GMs often sound like politicians when giving their offseason goals.
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This article is a collaboration between Don and Steve and was slated to be published a little over a week ago and then the Nathaniel Lowe signing happened. So we put it on the back burner. It is now time to publish it.
We have read the pulse of the TalkNats community, and we see what is on social media. Mike and Mark: You could respond in action since actions speak louder than words. Or at the very least, the fans would be happy to hear from you more often. Yes, general manager Mike Rizzo is set to give his annual Hot Stove “State of the Union” address to season ticket holders on Jan. 25. Until then, we have 23 days to see what happens in building the roster.
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"Opening Day should be a National holiday"
