Kevin Long Digs the Long Ball
After starting the week by confirming a rumor and hiring Davey Martinez as manager, the Nats continued the week by confirming a rumor and hiring Kevin Long as hitting coach. Long has been a MLB hitti...
Category Archives: Management
The Nats Hire Dave Martinez
Dave Martinez, Davey if you’ve played for him, apparently, is the new manager of the Washington Nationals. He comes to DC from Tampa’s bench coaching position by way of Chicago’s wi...
Johnnie B. Good – Please!
In a strange twist worthy of Washington-based sports, the Nats moved away from hiring Bud Black (which was a sure thing on Friday) to hiring Johnnie B. “Dusty” Baker, Jr. There are plenty...
Oh Boy! Nats Name Manager
According to the Washington Post, the Nats have picked their new manager, and it’s Buddy Black. Bud Black. Buuuuuuuuuud. The Nats were reportedly looking for someone with experience, and had na...
Donnie Bryceball?
As the Nationals search for the new manager, another possibility has opened up, beyond some of the guys I’ve already mentioned. I am referring to, of course, Don Mattingly. So, does he make sen...
Moving Beyond Windows – Building the 2016 Nationals
2015 was the end of an era for the Nationals, with a couple of long-tenured big contributors leaving. But while some think the window of opportunity for them has closed, I think that is a bit too par...
Unwelcome Matt
Edit: As potential managerial candidates are identified, rather than putting up new posts on each one, I’ll add them to this post, originally put together in early September. The additions will...
Baseball Prospectus at Nats Park
Baseball Prospectus hosted a great event at Nationals Park on Saturday night which brought a statistically significant number of statistically minded baseball fans together. This was the second year ...
November Links from All Over
We’re in that lull between the World Series and the Winter Meetings, so it’s a bit quiet out there (well, other than rampant speculation about where people will land, and articles ridicul...
The Nats to Hire Matt Williams – What to Expect
We are still waiting for the white smoke to emerge from the roof (which can’t happen until after the World Series), but we already know that, at least according to some very reliable sources, M...