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 ...
Category Archives: Trades
Nats Trade a Southpaw, Get a Lefty
The Nats made a trade today, getting rid of some bullpen depth (on a day when two of their back end relievers are ailing) in favor of adding some in the outfield. They traded Jerry Blevins to the Met...
Nats Trade for Their Second Baseman
The Nats just made a pretty big trade, giving up bullpen mainstay Tyler Clippard in exchange for a shortstop, Yunel Escobar. Clippard is on his last season before becoming a free agent, and is set to...
Ending the National Det
The Nats did not make a major move during the Winter Meetings, a big move may or may not be yet to come. But they did do something that, while not splashy, was more than what any long-tenured Nats fa...
Putting on Mike Rizzo’s Shoes
The Winter Meeting are upon us, and the Nats haven’t yet made any moves. What gives? Seriously, there isn’t a whole lot the Nats need to do this offseason. They could do NOTHING, and ever...
Nats Winter Meetings Preview
The MLB winter meetings are about to begin, and they could be really busy this year. This isn’t just true for the league as a whole, it’s very likely that the Nats will be making some mov...
On the Jordan Zimmermann Non-Trade
SOURCES: #Cubs in talks to acquire RHP Jordan Zimmermann from #Nationals, @GDubCub reports: http://t.co/r14KdVUL8o pic.twitter.com/xagbBq63b7 — Sun-Times Sports (@suntimes_sports) November 12, ...
Espinosa Insurance
I don’t want to exaggerate but I’ve probably said it no less than a million times – Danny Espinosa is the team’s best defensive infielder, and he kills left handed pitching. I...
Pythagorean Right (Proper) Triangle of Corner Defensive Natitude
It is the opinion of this parliament that we must make a choice this offseason as to how to proceed with three corner defensive positions that all relate to each other. They relate, of course, becaus...
Offseason Questions for the Nationals
I’m not going to rehash the NLDS, I rarely “cover” individual games, and I’m sure you’re sick of it anyway. Rather than talk about the mistakes, issues or decisions, I&#...