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Notes and quotes on two catchers added to the mix in the 2024 MLB Draft… With their second pick of the 2024 MLB Draft, the Washington Nationals selected 22-year-old Caleb Lomavita out of the University of California, Berkeley, taking the Honolulu, Hawaii-born catcher with the 39th overall pick. The top-ranked backstop in the draft class according to Baseball America, Nats’ Vice … [Read more...] about Washington Nationals news & notes: Nats added catching in 2024 Draft…

Notes and quotes on the Nationals adding Robert Hassell III and Andry Lara to the 40-Man roster... Washington Nationals’ GM and President of Baseball Ops Mike Rizzo talked about Robert Hassell III as “a five-tool talent” after acquiring the outfielder as one of five high-end San Diego Padres’ prospects (along with CJ Abrams, James Wood, MacKenzie Gore, and Jarlin Susana) … [Read more...] about Washington Nationals news & notes: Nats add two to 40-Man roster

Notes and quotes on the top pick in the Nationals’ 2024 Draft class... Seaver King, Washington’s top pick in the 2024 MLB Draft, at No. 10 overall in the 1st round, started his collegiate career at Division II Wingate (NC), where he flourished, putting together a “47-game hitting streak [as a sophomore] in 2022-23 and slashing .411/.457/.699 with 11 homers,” overall that … [Read more...] about Washington Nationals news & notes: 2024 1st Round draft pick Seaver King gets started…

Notes and quotes on the Nationals’ return in the trade that sent Lane Thomas to the Guardians... While it hurt to part ways with (a season and a half of team control of) Lane Thomas ahead of the trade deadline this past July 29th, the Nationals dealt their right fielder to Cleveland for three young prospects from the Guardians, one of whom played out the season in D.C. We … [Read more...] about Washington Nationals news & notes: Return for Lane Thomas; José Tena + more…

Notes and quotes from James Wood’s MLB debut and first taste of big league action... “At the end of the day it’s still baseball, so just trying to look at it that way,” James Wood, then 21, now 22, told reporters in advance of his MLB debut on July 1, 2024. The Nationals’ Rockville, Maryland-born, hard-hitting outfielder, acquired from San Diego in the Juan Soto (and Josh Bell) … [Read more...] about Washington Nationals news & notes: James Wood breaks through