Nationals Arm Race

Grey gets the opening day nod for the Nats in 2024. Photo via WP I have somewhat of an obsession with Opening Day Starters, and have tracked them on a spreadsheet for, well, for a long time. 20 plus years. I also love Opening Day Starter Trivia, which we’ll cover here in a moment. Now that the 2024 Opening Day is past us, and I’ve updated the XLS for this year’s … [Read more...] about Opening Day Starting Pitchers Trivia for 2024

Derek Law was with us so briefly i couldn’t find a picture of him in a nats uniform. Photo via mlbtraderumors.com In an annual tradition that, unfortunately for the likely record of the team, seems to be pretty popular with the current incarnation of the Nationals, as we approach the end of spring training its time to start naming Non Roster Invitees (NRIs) to the … [Read more...] about Spring Training 2024 NRI Disposition

Super agent Scott Boras seems to have over-played his hand with his stable of FAs this off-season, leaving them with shorter deals, less guaranteed money, and far too little spring training to get ready. Photo via LA Times. If you had March 18th for a two-time Cy Young award-winning free agent to sign, then you won the Scott Boras 2024 off-season bingo game. Blake Snell, … [Read more...] about Final QO Free Agent signs, 2024 Draft Order finalized

Thaddeus Ward should get stretched out in Rochester this year. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports On March 11th, all on the same day, the Nats optioned the following arms to AAA: Cole Henry Mitchell Parker DJ Herz Thaddeus Ward Joan Adon If this was a Jeopardy answer, the question would be, “What is, the Rochester 2024 opening day rotation … [Read more...] about Your 2024 AAA Rotation Revealed Early?

This is your pundit for today. So, after a dozen posts reviewing other people’s Nats prospect lists, here’s me putting my money where my mouth is. For the first time ever, I offer to you my list of our top prospects. I’m not just stopping at 10 (that’s easy), or even 30. I was going to publish 50, but found I had 10 “honorable mentions” so i went ahead and ranked them … [Read more...] about Nats 2024 Top 60 Prospect List from Nationals Arm Race