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2017 NL East Rankings Part 2: The Pitchers

April 4, 2017 1 comment

If you missed it, yesterday we ranked the NL East teams by position players. Methodology for this little exercise is written there. After examining the position players, here’s where we stand coming ...

Wieters Raises the Floor

February 21, 2017 1 comment

It’s an odd place we’re in right now, trying to see if the Nationals’ upgraded by acquiring a player who is replacing someone who has never played for them. But that’s where w...

Picking at PECOTA, 2017 Edition

February 7, 2017 no comments

Baseball Prospectus came out with their PECOTA predictions for the 2017 season, and I took a look to see how the Nats fared. Remember that this comes from a set of algorithms that predict performance...

Don’t Hate the Player

December 7, 2016 2 comments

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...

The NLDS and the End of the Nats 2016 Season

October 14, 2016 no comments

A few minutes after the first pitch of game 5, my daughter came downstairs and asked why I was watching baseball so late at night. She had gotten out of bed to ask me something, and was a little disa...

Gio Should Get His Shot

September 14, 2016 no comments

The latest news on the Nationals pitching staff hopefully heralds the return of Joe Ross. It remains to be seen whether Ross will start in the playoffs, and whether he can. If Ross does indeed come b...

How the 2016 Nationals Stack Up to Other Nats Teams

September 7, 2016 no comments

As the Nationals sit atop the NL East, with the second best record in all of baseball, I got to thinking about how this team might compare to other Nats teams. So, I took a look at the best seasons (...

Without a Race in September, Questions Can Be Answered

August 31, 2016 no comments

As September arrives, the NL East race is looking more like a stroll. The Nats still want to win enough games to keep home field advantage in the NLDS. But they are afforded the ability to rest some ...

Scherzer’s Mad Stats

July 6, 2016 no comments

Max Scherzer has had a good season – he currently ranks 9th in NL pitcher fWAR. He’s already at 155 strikeouts, but despite those positives, he’s also given up 21 home runs in only 18 starts. ...

A Little Praise for Tanner Roark

June 22, 2016 no comments

The season is nearly 45% complete, and the Nationals are leading their division by 4 ½ games. Sure, the season is far from over, but they’ve got the fourth best record in the league, and they look st...

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