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,...
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2017 NL East Rankings Part 1: The Position Players
It’s that time again… time to rank the NL East, position by position. Over the last few years, tradition holds that a musical theme aids the entries. This year, I asked Twitter to help me...
Picking at PECOTA, 2017 Edition
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...
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...
How the 2016 Nationals Stack Up to Other Nats Teams
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
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 ...
Nats Key to 2016 is Balance
With 50 games left in the season, and the playoffs approaching, if you want to worry about the Nats, you can certainly find something. They scored a total of three runs in their last three games, and...
Trea Turner to CF Just Makes Sense
The Nationals have, for a few weeks ago, inched closer to putting Trea Turner in centerfield, and last night they finally made the leap. Turner in center field makes too much sense to not at least tr...