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Let's Talk About the Nats Offense, Again
In the wake of the Max Scherzer signing I’ve been listening to a lot of sports talk radio to hear other people’s reaction to the deal. Going off of XM and venturing into the land of local sports talk radio has turned out to be a large mistake. Without my nightly dose of Phil Wood callers I’d forgotten just how dumb these people are and it has left me with something to say. Most of the reaction to…
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The Nats add Scherzer to Maximize Rotation
The one thing any good Max Scherzer story needs is a pun, especially in the title. I could have gone with the Nats sign Sherzer to the Max or the Nats get Scherzerized to the Max or the Nats turn the rotation to Max Power, but I went with the bad pun I did and you’re going to have to live with it. I was as surprised as anyone when the news started to break and while I might be a lunatic I wasn’t…
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AJ Cole's Journey Down the Prospect List
When it comes to ranking an organization’s top prospects there are lots of places to look, but the one that gets the most attention is Baseball America. It is essentially the quintessential list of an organizations top prospects, and so it was a bit of a surprise when the list came out and AJ Cole was ranked as the sixth best prospect in the organization. It was an interesting development as AJ…
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Stockholm Syndrome and Danny Espinosa
New! From @nextyeardc: Stockholm Syndrome and Danny Espinosa.
The Washington Nationals are a good team. They might even be a great team. The Washington Nationals also have a glaring flaw. Where a team would ordinarily have a starting second baseman the Nats have a huge, gaping hole.
Understandably, the entire focus of talk surrounding their offseason has been about when they would plug that hole. Last month I wrote a post detailing 50 possible candidatest…
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The Braves Offseason is All BJ Upton's Fault
The Braves are in the midst of what could be termed a reconstruction, a re-imagining, or a full on rebuild. The first move of the Braves off-season came before the season was even over when the fired General Manager Frank Wren towards the end of September. Just six short months before Frank Wren was being heralded as one of the best GM’s in baseball because of smart team friendly deals handed out…
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Mike Rizzo, Washington Wizard
NEW from @seanhoganVT: 'Mike Rizzo, Washington Wizard' #Nats #Nationals
Did you know that Ted Leonsis’ basketball team signed a 54 year old white guy? Because Mike Rizzo is a freaking wizard.
Almost universally, the Nats are seen as the big winner of yesterday’s trade. The headline of Keith Law’s wrap-upis “Nationals make out like bandits in trade”; he goes on to sum it up by saying: “The Nationals seem to make out particularly well here, trading a quality minor…
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The Nats Offseason So Far
Aside from being traded by the Nats Steven Souza Jr. and Ross Detwiler have something else in common. If they were to enter Spring Training with the Nats they’d both be in competition for small roles on the main roster. Detwiler would’ve competed with Blake Treinen, Taylor Hill, and Taylor Jordan to be the long reliever/swing man and Steven Souza would’ve been in a competition for a bench spot.…
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The American Dream, Minor League Baseball and You
(Red Square, Moscow, Nov. 7th): “Citizens of Natstown.” Can we tweak that website name just a bit for this article only?
“GLOBAL CITIZENS OF NATSTOWN”
Let’s whip out that plum brandy you hastily made in your bathtub because it’s time to talk about labor!
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NEW: Video from the #Natsfest 2015: 'Anything But Baseball' Panel with Zim, Stras, & Rendon! #Nats #Nationals
The Nats Won't be Quiet Forever
The Nats needs haven’t changed since the season ended and yet they’ve been silent since that day. Sure they’ve traded Ross Detwiler and added a couple of minor league free agents but those aren’t moves that effect the major league roster. The Nats have a 25 man roster that could win them 90+ games even with Danny Espinosa starting at second base and Tyler Moore as the main right handed option off…
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The Washington Nationals and Staying at the Top
The St. Louis Cardinals are a team to be admired. I like them about as much as any other Nationals fan but as I’ve said many times before when it comes to staying at the top few teams do it as well as the Cardinals. The way they do it is an absurd awareness of when to trade a player, when to let them walk, and when to use a prospect or free agent to replace those wins on the roster.
When Albert…
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Nats Add Two Interesting Prospects to the System in Detwiler Trade
NEW from @SeanHoganVT: #Nats Add Two Interesting Prospects to the System in Detwiler Trade #Nationals
The Nationals waited for the Winter Meetings to conclude before making a move, dealing LHP Ross Detwiler to the Texas Rangers for two prospects: 22 year old RHP Abel De Los Santos and 21 year old 2B Chris Bostick.
De Los Santos benefited by being moved from the starting rotation to the bullpen before the 2013 season; from 2010-12 where he was predominately a starter, De Los Santos put up the…
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2014 Nats draft class: No Bueno so far...
NEW from @SeanHoganVT: 2014 #Nats draft class: No Bueno so far... #Nationals #MiLB
Just over six months have passed since the 2014 MLB draft, and 1st round pick Erick Fedde may have had the best professional debut out of the entire Nats draft class. Erick Fedde is still recovering from Tommy John surgery and did not pitch in a professional game of any sort.
The Nats were widely considered to have a pretty average class full of interesting pitchers and lacking hitters…
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50 Possible Nats Second Baseman Solutions
New from @nexyeardc: 50 Possible Nats Second Baseman Solutions
The Nationals are in a need of a new starting second baseman, this much we know is true. With Asdrubal Cabrera gone and Ryan Zimmerman moving to first base the Nats have a hole on their infield. Internally, the Nats could play presumed starting third baseman Anthony Rendon at second, but that still leaves a hole. They could also just start Danny Espinosa, but he’s another year away from his…
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The Jeff Samardzija Trade Offers Insight on the Jordan Zimmermann Situation
The recent news regarding the Nats and Jordan Zimmermann is that they have resumed talks on an extension. There are a couple theories floating about on why this has happened at this stage. The first being that the Nationals are going to make an offer that sounds good like a six year $115 million contract that isn’t close to what Jordan Zimmermann can get on the free agent market so that when they…
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The NEW Citizens of Natstown Podcast for 12/5/2014 is OUT NOW! #Nats #Nationals #CitsCast A slight miscalculation as to what week the Winter Meetings are held lead the Citizens to return to discuss the whatever the hell the Braves are doing, the lack of offseason moves by the Nationals, the void at second base, trade rumors, Free Agent rumors, answer some questions from listeners and more.
What if the Washington Baseball Team were run like the Football Team
I was reading an article the other day about a local athlete who is allegedly disliked by his teammates, has caused schisms and riffs among them, and who is more concerned about his image on social media, in commercials, and building a brand. This local athlete won rookie of the year in 2012, led his team to a division title, suffered injuries that held back his progress, and has yet to live up…
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