Nats Finally Get Some Bullpen Help
The Nats finally did the one thing everyone’s been waiting for – they traded for a closer. I’m just not sure which one he is. They acquired Sean Doolittle and Ryan Madson from the A’s. Neither ...
Category Archives: Trades
Who Can Be Center Field?
The loss of Adam Eaton for the season is a brutal one for the Nationals, but that doesn’t mean it will be debilitating. What they need in center field, rather than a true replacement for Eaton,...
Don’t Hate the Player
The Nats acquired Adam Eaton from the White Sox today, in a trade that sent over three pitchers, including their two best pitching prospects, Lucas Giolito and Reynaldo Lopez. The Nats certainly adde...
Plus ça Change, Plus C’est la Même Catcher
On Friday, the Nats acquired Derek Norris, a catcher you may have heard of, from the Padres, for Pedro Avila, a 19-year old pitching prospect. It’s an interesting trade that could serve to soli...
Nats Might Be Getting Aggressive
There have been rumors the last few days that the Nats are going to be aggressive this offseason. And they should be, but what I’m wondering is what exactly that means. Sure, they need to fill ...
The Opportunity for Continuous Nationals Improvement
As the Nationals look to retool for the 2017, they are facing next season with largely the same team that they had in 2016. This is a good thing, considering that they won 95 games without a really h...
The Nationals Take the Royal Road
The Nats have made two offseason acquisitions that will have impact on their daily lineup – the signing of Daniel Murphy and the trade to get Ben Revere. Murphy will certainly be an addition to...
Nats Gott Some Late Inning Potential
The Nats bullpen revamp continues – I’ve already profiled new relievers Shawn Kelley, Oliver Perez and Yusmerio Petit. Today, they added to that by trading away Yunel Escobar to the Angel...
Potential Desmond Moves
Yunel Escobar is batting .322/.370/.411 and is getting All Star consideration. Danny Espinosa is looking great with a .266/.348/.449 line which would give him the 4th highest OPS among all major leag...
Nats Trade for David Carpenter
ERA and ERA+ are pretty great stats for pitchers, and the Nats just picked up David Carpenter, a reliever with a 4.82 ERA and an 82 ERA+. In return they gave up Tony Renda, a good hitting 2B with no ...