Nats Get a Pitcher, Maybe Give Up an Ace
Well, the Nats went ahead and pulled the trigger on a big trade today, and it was a doozy. They got their #3 pitcher, and he’s a pretty good one, so let’s start with that. They got Gio Go...
Monthly Archives: December 2011
I Don’t Buy What Boz is Selling
Today the Washington Post has an article by Tom Boswell that basically rips the Nats ownership for not spending money this year. It’s a 2 pager on why they are looking like they don’t wan...
Nats Sign Mike Cameron
The Nats acquired Mike Cameron today, because who doesn’t need outfielders that are almost 40? In reality, he’s probably signed to a bench role, and while normally you’d like to giv...
Figuring Out the Nats Lineup
A Nats discussion was a small part of Dave Schoenfield’s chat on ESPN.com yesterday, in which I tried to quickly lay out what the Nats plans should be for the future, in terms of their position...
A LHP Who Didn’t Get Lefties Out
The Nationals only non-tender last night was Doug Slaten, and it was probably well deserved. Last year, lefties hit an astounding .333/.368/.639 against him. Righties hit .378/.489/.568, which is als...
Balestar Traded for Perry and Mustache to Be Named Later
The Nats made a trade this evening, exchanging fan favorite Collin Balester for RHP Ryan Perry. Balester was an active member of the community, seemingly always involved in some charitable event, and...
Werth in CF – Should They? Will They?
There has been quite a bit of talk in the last day or so about Jayson Werth moving to center field, with Bryce Harper filling his right field spot. This isn’t the first time we’ve contemp...