Washington Nationals Assistant General Manager and Vice President of Scouting Operations, Kris Kline, talks with GM Mike Rizzo prior to action against the Philadelphia Phillies. | Photo by Jonathan Newton / The Washington Post via Getty Images
We still don’t know if there will be fans in the stands in 2021, but Nationals’ GM Mike Rizzo said in December he’d like to see scouts return to ballparks...
JULY 2020:Washington Nationals’ GM Mike Rizzo talked after the club arrived in the...
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Catch up on the last 24 hours in Nationals news while we wait to see who Mike Rizzo gets to share catching duties with Yan Gomes...
Middle of the order bats? ??No. 4-5 starter???Bullpen help? 1/2-??. Now how about a catcher, a left-handed bullpen arm, and ... let’s see what else do the Nationals need in terms of the offseason checklist? Mike Rizzo and Co. in the front office in D.C. have been hard at work a couple months now, since the 2020 season ended...
It seems like so long ago that the Nationals traded for Josh Bell. Let’s take another look at the Nats’ new first baseman.
In introducing Josh Bell to the nation’s capital, following the 2-for-1, Christmas Eve deal with the Pirates that landed the Nationals a new first baseman, Washington’s GM Mike Rizzo said he had plenty of history with Pittsburgh’s five-year vet and 2011 second round pick, who the Bucs selected out Dallas Jesuit College Prep in Dallas, Texas.
“Good character,...The Washington Nationals have signed left-handed pitcher Jon Lester to a one-year deal, according to multiple reports. Now, details of the contract have been revealed.
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Catch up on the last 24 hours in Nationals news while you wait to see if Mike Rizzo is done adding bats to the lineup.
How much contact does Nationals’ hitting coach Kevin Long (aka K-Long) have with hitters in the offseason? What sort of contact is he able to have these days? Does he get videos of his hitters in the cage so he can coach from afar during the ongoing pandemic? Long was asked about his offseason activities in an MLB Network...
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In Baseball America’s annual Top 100 Prospects list, the Nationals didn’t have a single player make an appearance...
As Major League Baseball’s offseason continues to plod along at a snail’s pace despite Spring Training being about a month away, Baseball America released the 2021 preseason edition of its Top 100 Prospects list on Monday morning.
The Washington Nationals are usually no strangers to the top end of this list. From...
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Baseball is set to return, allegedly in its full season capacity. But what about the fans?
Pitchers and catchers are set to report in just under a month, while spring training games begin for the Washington Nationals on February 27 against the Houston Astros. Under normal conditions, we begin looking at these dates with excitement, not nervous apprehension. When baseball suspended its season last March, it was unclear where baseball was going to go next. Eventually, it was clear...
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Having addressed needs on the fringes of the roster and added two middle-of-the-order bats, the Nationals have reportedly signed a starter...
Having worked around the fringes of the roster early this offseason, signing some bullpen arms and adding prospects to the 40-man roster, and attacking what they believed was a need in the middle of the order, by adding Josh Bell and Kyle Schwarber to the mix in D.C., Washington Nationals’ GM Mike Rizzo has now...
The Washington Nationals have signed left-handed pitcher Jon Lester to a one-year deal with a mutual option for the 2022 pending a physical, according to Jeff Passan of ESPN.
The Washington Nationals reportedly added a three-time World Series champion to their rotation. Washington and left-handed pitcher Jon Lester agreed to a one-year deal with a mutual option Monday, per ESPN's Jeff Passan ...
Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo said earlier in the offseason he wanted to add a starter to the back of Washington’s rotation, where Lester will slot in if he joins the team.
In 12 starts with the Chicago Cubs in 2020, the 37-year-old posted a 5.16 ERA.
After a quiet start to free agency, free-agent left-hander Jon Lester reportedly has another team interested in his services for 2021...
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Catch up on the last 24 hours in Nationals news while you wait to see where Mike Rizzo finds a No. 4 (or No. 5) arm...
Kyle Schwarber wasn’t thrilled with getting non-tendered by the Chicago Cubs, who had drafted and developed the catcher-turned-outfielder, but the 27-year-old said that he did actually learn from the process of going through free agency for the first time.
“You’re definitely disappointed,” he said of the non-tender, “it’s not...
A look at the managers who have run the dugout for the Nationals since baseball returned to Washington in 2005 …
WASHINGTON - Davey Martinez parlayed his World Series title in 2019 to a contract extension after a down 2020 season for the Washington Nationals.
Whatever the future may hold for Martinez, the Nationals clearly have something that has been in short supply since 2005: stability in the manager’s office.
Here is a look at the managers who have come before him with the Nationals...
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Kurt Suzuki signed a one-year deal with the Angels this past weekend, and he talked in an MLB Network Radio interview on Sunday about his time with the Nationals.
Kurt Suzuki acknowledged, towards the end of the 60-game COVID campaign this past September, that the Washington Nationals not getting the usual victory lap after they’d finally won it all in 2019, was frustrating and disappointing for players and fans alike.
“I thing the most frustrating part...
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Another look at the Nationals’ deal with BetMGM...
You won’t need a ticket to the game to get in on the action once a new sports book opens at Nationals Park.
After an abbreviated season of baseball without fans, and restrictions on the bars and restaurants surrounding the ballpark because of the COVID pandemic, the Nationals are wagering that the BetMGM sports book and app will bring back more paying customers, whenever they’re allowed.
The team’s...
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Catch up on the last 24 hours in Nationals news while you wait to see where Mike Rizzo turns for rotation help for the 2021 campaign...
Josh Bell, Juan Soto, and Trea Turner all avoided arbitration with the Nationals, who signed 10 (or maybe 11) international free agents yesterday. It was a big news day in Washington. I don’t want to keep you much longer when there is plenty to get to, so we’ll just tell you the same thing we do every day: Go read...
Mike Rizzo (L) and Davey Martinez (R) definitely not discussing whether or not there will be a DH in the NL in 2021. | Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images
Maybe MLB should like make a decision on the rules for 2021 some day soon or something...
According to reporting by USA Today’s Bob Nightengale last night, Major League Baseball, “fearing that the pandemic could create havoc with their scheduling once again,” plans on bringing back the runner on second base in extra innings and...
The Washington Nationals and young phenom Juan Soto have agreed to a one-year, $8.5 million deal to avoid arbitration. Joel Sherman of MLB Network was the first to report the value of the deal.