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Notes and quotes from Wednesday at the Winter Meetings... RULE 5 DRAFT: With the 5th overall pick in the 2024-25 Rule 5 Draft, Washington’s Nationals selected right-handed reliever Evan Reifert, 25, a 2018 30th Round pick by the Rangers, who did not sign with Texas, who pitched in the Milwaukee Brewers’ (2021) and the Tampa Bay Rays’ systems (‘22-’24) before he was selected by … [Read more...] about Washington Nationals news & notes: Rule 5 Draft pick + post-Kyle Finnegan bullpen…

Notes and quotes on the Nationals’ goals at the 2024 MLB Winter Meetings... NATIONALS WIN DRAFT LOTTERY; NO. 1 OVERALL PICK: For the first time since 2010 when they selected Bryce Harper No. 1 overall the year after taking Stephen Strasburg at No. 1 in ‘09, Washington’s Nationals have the top pick in the draft after they won the MLB Draft Lottery last night at the Winter … [Read more...] about Washington Nationals news & notes: Nats win MLB Draft Lottery, pick No. 1 overall + Winter Meetings update…

Notes and quotes from Davey Martinez’s press conference at the 2024 MLB Winter Meetings... The team that signed a then-16-year-old Juan Soto out of the Dominican Republic in 2015 (with a $1.5M signing bonus) wasn’t a part of the conversation before the now-26-year-old signed his record 15-year/$765M free agent deal with the New York Mets on Sunday night. “I love Juan. I can … [Read more...] about Washington Nationals news & notes: Davey Martinez at the 2024 MLB Winter Meetings

Notes and quotes from Ryan Zimmerman’s recent MLB Network appearance and the Nats’ 20th anniversary celebration... “From our first game at RFK, to Ryan Zimmerman’s walk-off to open Nationals Park, and of course [the] 2019 World Series, the last 20 years have been filled with so many amazing and memorable moments,” Mark D. Lerner, Managing Principal Owner of Washington’s … [Read more...] about Washington Nationals news & notes: Ryan Zimmerman on Nats’ 20th anniversary celebration

Notes and quotes on Nationals’ lefty DJ Herz’s breakthrough 2024 campaign... “We got a 22-year-old left-handed pitcher that’s striking out almost 12-13 players per nine innings,” GM and President of Baseball Operations Mike Rizzo told reporters of one of the two players Washington received from Chicago in a deadline deal in 2023 which sent the Nationals’ third baseman, Jeimer … [Read more...] about Washington Nationals news & notes: His name is Herz, DJ Herz