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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

Notes and quotes on the Nationals’ youth movement and the Nats’ brass thinking they’re close... This is what this stage of a rebuild/reboot, or “mini retool” looks like. In their 2024 Season in Review, Washington’s Nationals noted how they, “... played [a total of] 15 rookies this season, matching the third-most they’ve used in a season since 2005, trailing only 2021 (17) and … [Read more...] about Washington Nationals news & notes: Nats’ 2024 debuts + youth movement talk…

Notes and quotes on the rumors flying around involving your Washington Nationals... Asked late this past September if he now thought the Nationals were deep enough into their reboot/rebuild to justify doing some spending in free agency to supplement the talent they’ve assembled via trades, signings, and the draft over the last years, Washington’s manager Davey Martinez toed the … [Read more...] about Washington Nationals news & notes: Rumors of interest in 1B & 3B + more Hot Stove talk…

Notes and quotes on the long list of the Nationals’ minor league free agents this winter... Carter Kieboom, a 2016 1st Round pick by Washington, who debuted in the majors in 2019, played for the Naranjeros de Hermosillo in the Mexico Pacific Winter League this past winter, which Nationals’ GM and President Ops Mike Rizzo told reporters last December really impressed him. “The … [Read more...] about Washington Nationals news & notes: Carter Kieboom and another Nats’ 1st Round pick now minor league free agents…

Notes and quotes on the Nationals’ prospect Cade Cavalli and the future rotation in D.C. Washington’s brass held out hope that Cade Cavalli would return to the majors over the last weeks of the season, after their 2020 1st Round pick underwent Tommy John surgery in the spring of 2023, and then worked his way back through a tough rehab process, but setbacks along the way forced … [Read more...] about Washington Nationals news & notes: Cade Cavalli, the 2025 rotation + more…