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Photo by G Fiume/Getty Images Brace yourselves, these predictions are probably a lot more pessimistic than usual... Happy Opening Day, Federal Baseball-ers! At times this offseason, it looked as though this day may not come around until sometime deep into the summer, so we’re very grateful to have a 162-game slate that’s only a little fashionably late to cover this … [Read more...] about Federal Baseball staff predictions for the Washington Nationals’ 2022 season

Sam Navarro-USA TODAY Sports This season figures to be a struggle for the Nationals, who hope it leads to a beautiful place sooner rather than later... “Often, bumpy roads lead to beautiful places, and this is a beautiful place.” Those were the famous words of Washington Nationals manager Dave Martinez after an NLCS victory against the St. Louis Cardinals en route to … [Read more...] about 2022 will be another bumpy road for the Washington Nationals to navigate

This is not going to be pretty.... Happy Opening Day, Everyone! Let’s all get ready for the 2022 Washington Nationals’ season as they begin rebuilding into an annual contender. That’s the first, and probably the hardest reality to confront for fans who as recently as last April thought the Nationals could contend for the postseason. From 2012 through last July, the Nationals … [Read more...] about Temper those expectations for the 2022 Washington Nationals

Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports Here are the 28 players who will start the season on the major league roster in Washington, D.C. As big as the announcement of a club’s Opening Day roster is for fans and for some players, like those who may be making a big league roster for the first time, as Davey Martinez noted this past weekend, as he looked ahead to the start of the … [Read more...] about Washington Nationals announce 2022 Opening Day roster…

Photo by Chris Bernacchi/Diamond Images via Getty Images The Nationals begin the 2022 season against a familiar opponent as the Mets come to the nation’s capital... Here we go again. Opening Day is back, a bit later than scheduled, for the Washington Nationals. Even if the expectations for the team aren’t particularly grand and will likely end without many meaningful … [Read more...] about Washington Nationals Series Preview: New season, same old first opponents in the New York Mets