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Scott Taetsch-USA TODAY Sports Your home of the world-famous Washington Nationals GameThreads, brought to you since 2007 under the current management here at FBB... Hello. We’re back again for more Washington Nationals baseball. YESSSSSSS!!!!!! And as we did last season, and the year before, we are going to set up one GameThread for the entire 2023 2024 season and we’re … [Read more...] about Washington Nationals GameThread(s) 1-162: 2024 Season GameThread

Notes and quotes as the Nationals take on the Nats’ top prospects this afternoon… NATIONALS FUTURES GAME: “We’re incredibly thankful for the continued support of our fans in D.C., and we can’t wait for them to get a look at some of the players who will make up our next championship-caliber roster,” President of Baseball Operations & GM Mike Rizzo said in a press release on … [Read more...] about Washington Nationals news & notes: Futures Game GameThread + more…

Notes and quotes on Patrick Corbin’s final Grapefruit League start on Sunday... CORBIN WRAPS UP SPRING: Davey Martinez’s message for Patrick Corbin coming out of the left-hander’s fourth start of the spring was one he has been repeating throughout the past few seasons as the now-34-year-old starter has struggled to find his form from 2018, which earned him a 6-year/$140M … [Read more...] about Washington Nationals news & notes: Patrick Corbin enters final year of 6-year deal in D.C.

Notes and quotes from a split-squad Saturday in West Palm Beach... OPENING DAY GRAY: Josiah Gray’s seven-walk outing last week was not ideal, but he did manage to limit the Houston Astros to a run on five hits in five innings. Gray told reporters after the start he was aware he should not be putting himself in those situations, although he had wriggled his way out of them in … [Read more...] about Washington Nationals news & notes: Josiah Gray and Jake Irvin on Saturday night in ST…

Notes and quotes on the Nationals’ top prospects in West Palm Beach… Whether or not they made the Opening Day roster (and we know now they have not), top prospects Dylan Crews (No. 1 on MLB Pipeline’s rankings) and James Wood (No. 2) had an opportunity, and made a strong impression this spring, long before they combined for an impressive ninth inning rally in the Nationals’ 9-8 … [Read more...] about Washington Nationals news & notes: Nats’ top prospects gain invaluable experience…