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Jacob Young is a finalist for the NL Gold Glove in center as Davey Martinez has been saying he should be all season... Jacob Young, Washington highlighted in their Season in Review for the 2024 campaign, “[led] all of MLB with 19 runs prevented and 21 outs above average, per Baseball Savant,” both of which, the Nationals noted, “… were the most in a season by any OF in MLB … [Read more...] about Washington Nationals news & notes: Jacob Young is an NL Gold Glove finalist …

Notes and quotes on Stone Garrett returning from a nasty injury to get some at-bats late this season... Stone Garrett returned to the field for Spring Training this year, only months after he’d suffered a broken left fibula and a torn ligament in his ankle trying to make a play at the outfield wall in Yankee Stadium in late August 2023. Garrett, 28, who debuted in the majors in … [Read more...] about Washington Nationals news & notes: Stone Garrett makes it back at the end…

Notes and quotes on the Nationals’ 2021 1st Round pick, Brady House... MLB’s Pipeline scouts (who have the 2021 1st Round ranked No. 3 in the Nationals’ system) describe infielder Brady House in their scouting report on the 21-year-old as a, “... building [block] for the future of baseball in the capital,” along with James Wood and Dylan Crews. Kris Kline, then the Assistant … [Read more...] about Washington Nationals news & notes: Brady House takes a big step

Notes and quotes on Luis García, Jr.’s breakout 2024 campaign... Davey Martinez challenged Luis García, Jr. when the now-24-year-old infielder optioned out to Triple-A for a month in August/September 2023. The club’s goal with García, Jr. was getting him to develop a better routine on a daily basis. “He’s 23 years old,” Martinez told reporters when García, Jr. went to the … [Read more...] about Washington Nationals news & notes: Luis García, Jr. and his breakout 2024 season

Notes and quotes on the Nationals’ left-hander’s breakout campaign... Signed as a free agent out of Venezuela in 2017, Jose A. Ferrer debuted in the majors in 2023, and this past season, the 23-year-old left-hander stepped up as part of the major league bullpen and worked his way into high-leverage innings by the end of his second campaign with the Nationals. A left lat strain … [Read more...] about Washington Nationals news & notes: Jose A. Ferrer earns big opportunities with solid work in 2024…