Bringing Back the Pitcher’s Win
Most baseball fans know that the pitcher’s W doesn’t mean as much these days (as opposed to the team W,…
Is It Time for the Nats to Cash In?
It’s that time of year again. The All Star break is behind us, teams are taking stock of where they…
A Praiseworthy Start for the Starters
The Nats pitching staff has started out very strong this year. They lead the majors in ERA with 1.91, the…
Don’t Count Innings for Strasburg
We all know Stephen Strasburg is the Nationals best pitcher. We also know that he will be shut down at…
2012 NL East Rankings Part 2: The Pitchers
Yesterday, we examined the position players for each team in the NL East, giving out 5 points for the best…
Lannan and the Trouble with WARP
Baseball Prospectus has a handy dandy little statistic called WARP, which behaves like WAR does everywhere else. But it’s their…
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…
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…
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…
4 Years Later, I Still Say Sign Him
The Nationals have been talking about using Mark Buehrle to fill the “innings eating old guy” need that Rizzo has…