After being swept out of Los Angeles by the Dodgers, the Washington Nationals will take their 1-5 record to St. Louis in hopes of having their roster intact for a three game series against the Cardinals. Losing several key players to COVID protocols before the first game of the year, the Nationals knew the first […] Washington Nationals: Good, bad, and ugly from Dodgers series … [Read more...] about Washington Nationals: Good, bad, and ugly from Dodgers series
Washington Nationals roster: Rethinking signing Justin Turner
How good did Justin Turner look in the Los Angeles Dodgers dugout this weekend? How good would Turner have looked in a Washington Nationals jersey, sitting in the visitor’s dugout this weekend? If the Nationals had known Carter Kieboom was going to flame out in spring training they’d have been smart to persue Turner a […] Washington Nationals roster: Rethinking signing Justin … [Read more...] about Washington Nationals roster: Rethinking signing Justin Turner
Washington Nationals roster: Stephen Strasburg’s choice at catcher
For a pitcher to have a personal catcher is not uncommon. For a perennial Cy Young candidate to request a catcher with limited to no catching experience in the big leagues, we do find that rare. When Stephen Strasburg made his 2021 debut for the Washington Nationals in the third game of the season, he […] Washington Nationals roster: Stephen Strasburg’s choice at catcher - … [Read more...] about Washington Nationals roster: Stephen Strasburg’s choice at catcher
Washington Nationals trolled by Jeremy Jeffress in questionable tweet
About the time the Washington Nationals bullpen was surrendering a two-run home run to Pablo Sandoval in the back end of the double header (of which the Nats dropped both games), free agent pitcher Jeremy Jeffress was pressing send on a tweet to troll his former employer. And we use the term employer loosely. If […] Washington Nationals trolled by Jeremy Jeffress in … [Read more...] about Washington Nationals trolled by Jeremy Jeffress in questionable tweet
Washington Nationals: Unheralded Relievers Shined Wednesday
The Nationals bullpen was mostly lights out in their season opener. Entering Spring Training, expectations for Washington’s bullpen were high for the first time in what feels like forever. After years of futility, this was the deepest the relief core had ever been. Daniel Hudson, Tanner Rainey, Brad Hand, Jeremy Jeffress, Kyle Finnegan, Will Harris, […] Washington Nationals: … [Read more...] about Washington Nationals: Unheralded Relievers Shined Wednesday