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Notes and quotes on the Nationals’ 2023 Rule 5 pick... With the fifth overall pick in this year’s Rule 5 Draft, Washington’s Nationals selected a 23-year-old shortstop, Nasim Nuñez, a 2019 2nd Round pick by Miami ranked sixth overall in the Marlins’ by Baseball America this winter. Nuñez played at Double-A Pensacola this year, posting a .225/.341/.286 line with 11 doubles, two … [Read more...] about Washington Nationals news & notes: Rule 5 pick Nasim Nuñez; a defense-first bench option for 2024 Nats…

Notes and quotes from the Nationals at the 2023 MLB Winter Meetings... As GM Mike Rizzo and manager Davey Martinez both discussed this week at MLB’s Winter Meetings in Nashville, TN, there are obvious needs at both corner infield spots and in left field the club is looking to address this offseason. With Dom Smith DFA’d after a season at first in D.C., and Carter Kieboom, who … [Read more...] about Washington Nationals news & notes: GM Mike Rizzo & Davey Martinez on HR power, third & first base…

Notes and quotes from Day 1 of the 2023 MLB Winter Meetings... On Day 1 of the 2023 MLB Winter Meetings in Nashville, TN, a reporter pointed out how all five outfielders currently on the Washington Nationals’ 40-man are right-handed hitters. It seems an obvious area the club is going to address this winter. “I would like to get a left-handed hitting outfielder. I’ll take … [Read more...] about Washington Nationals news & notes: 2023 MLB Winter Meetings Day 1…

Notes and quotes on the Nationals’ 23-year-old infielder and where the club wants to see him make adjustments... “Before we start talking about this,” manager Davey Martinez told reporters, in discussing the club’s decision to option its 23-year-old infielder, Luis García, out to Triple-A early this past August, “I still strongly believe that Luis is a big part of our future, I … [Read more...] about Washington Nationals news & notes: Luis García and the second base job in D.C.

Notes and quotes as the 2023 Winter Meetings get underway... Talking with reporters after he’d signed his multi-year extension with the Nationals this past summer, Washington’s GM and President of Baseball Ops Mike Rizzo said the potential sale of the ballclub did not factor into his thinking in signing on to stay in the nation’s capital. Rizzo also said he has had the full … [Read more...] about Washington Nationals news & notes: Winter Meetings 2023 – What will the Nats do?