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There were no blockbuster moves made by the Nationals this past week, but there were a couple interesting news items I wanted to discuss. With the holiday season, the MLB offseason has slowed to a crawl this week. However, there was still some movement and fun things to take a look at. The most noteworthy […]
From Federal Baseball | about 1 month ago | 2 reads
After spending the 2024 season with the Milwaukee Brewers as a solid swing-man, the Phillies gave Joe Ross a one-year deal for what seemed like a similar role. Over the course of seven seasons with the Washington Nationals and the aforementioned Brewers, Ross has made 86 starts while coming out of the bullpen 37 times. […]
From The Good Phight | about 1 month ago | 1 read
As we enter 2026, one thing I will be keeping track of this season is the progress of the Nationals top 5 picks in the 2025 draft. Armed with plenty of bonus pool money, the Nationals were able to land five of MLB Pipeline’s top 100 players in last year’s draft. With Paul Toboni bringing […]
From Federal Baseball | about 1 month ago | 2 reads
Yesterday afternoon, Prospects Live, a site dedicated to covering the minor leagues, MLB Draft, and dynasty fantasy baseball rankings, put out their prediction for how the Nationals roster would look in the year 2028. I wanted to break down some of their choices, as while I agree with many of their decisions, there are as […]
From Federal Baseball | about 1 month ago | 2 reads
One interesting and underdiscussed storyline from this offseason is the future of Luis Garcia Jr. in DC. Despite some speculating that Garcia would be non-tendered, Paul Toboni decided to bring the 25 year old back into the fold. Now that he is back, the biggest question now is how he will be deployed. Down the […]
From Federal Baseball | about 1 month ago | 1 read
Today is Christmas Day and also, today we stand just 91 days from the Cubs’ 2026 season opener against the Nationals at Wrigley Field. The Cubs have, well, not put much under fans’ Christmas trees, player-wise, yet. Perhaps we’ll all get some New Year’s gifts upcoming. I hope this holiday season, whatever holiday you celebrate, […]
From Bleed Cubbie Blue | about 2 months ago | 1 read
Yesterday, Ryan O’Hearn signed a 2-year $29 million contract with the Pirates. This is relevant to the Nats in a couple of ways. The most obvious is that the Nats missed out on a first base target. I wrote about O’Hearn as a fit and even said a potential contract could be 2-years $28 million. […]
From Federal Baseball | about 2 months ago | 4 reads
We have talked a lot about the potential of a MacKenzie Gore trade this offseason, but one team we have not considered is the Athletics. At first glance, it is easy to dismiss that idea, but the more you think about it, the more sense it makes. The A’s have a playoff caliber lineup, but […]
From Federal Baseball | about 2 months ago | 3 reads
The Tampa Bay Rays have hired Corey Dickerson as their first base coach, replacing Michael Johns, who joined the Washington Nationals as bench coach. “I am thrilled to congratulate and welcome Corey to serve as our first base coach,” said Rays Manager Kevin Cash. “I look forward to him bringing his experience and expertise to […]
From DRaysBay | about 2 months ago | 3 reads
Over the last few days, there have been a few pieces of Nationals news I wanted to catch up on. There has been a minor league signing, some staff hirings and a player on the 40-man roster left for Japan. None of these news items are earth shattering, but they could play a role in […]
From Federal Baseball | about 2 months ago | 1 read
The Luis Perales trade made one thing clear, the Washington Nationals want their pitching prospects to throw absolute gas. After the deal, the Nats top pitching prospects are almost all flamethrowers. Between Perales, Jarlin Susana, Miguel Sime Jr., Travis Sykora, Alex Clemmey, Eriq Swan and Landon Harmon, there is a ton of heat in the […]
From Federal Baseball | about 2 months ago | 4 reads
Nats fans have said a lot of things about owner Mark Lerner in recent years. However, one thing you cannot accuse him of is not picking a direction after firing Mike Rizzo. The Washington Nationals have gone all in on acquiring the brightest young minds in the baseball world. Lerner has replaced a braintrust that […]
From Federal Baseball | about 2 months ago | 2 reads
We have talked a lot about how the Nationals need pitching and first base help. However, one position we have not really talked about is DH. For most of last season, Josh Bell was the DH, while Nathaniel Lowe played first base. With both of those guys gone, what will the Nats do at the […]
From Federal Baseball | about 2 months ago | 2 reads
I had a thought process. Early this morning, I was reading about the Nationals’ trifecta of relative youngsters: Paul Toboni, their new head of baseball ops, is 35. Newly-hired manager Blake Butera is 33. And now, Toboni has added Ani Kilambi to do the day-to-day stuff as GM, and Kilambi is 31. You add any […]
From Talking Chop | about 2 months ago | 4 reads
Nationals President of Baseball Operations Paul Toboni just made a major move in the front office, hiring Ani Kilambi to be the GM. This is a move that came out of the blue. For a high profile position like GM, there was no buzz around the Nats hiring Kilambi. However, the move has been made, […]
From Federal Baseball | about 2 months ago | 3 reads
Yesterday, Paul Toboni made his first free agent addition, signing left handed pitcher Foster Griffin from Japan. Griffin should bolster the back end of a rotation that needs help after a rough 2025. With Griffin in the fold, will Paul Toboni continue to attack the starting pitching market? Well, this could really go either way. […]
From Federal Baseball | about 2 months ago | 3 reads
The offseason continues to move along, as this week we’ve had a spate of low-profile relief signings; Caleb Thielbar re-signing with the Cubs, the Nationals handing $5.5 million to lefty Foster Griffin, the Giants inking Jason Foley for $2 million, and the Reds landing former Yankee Caleb Ferguson on a one-year deal. Exciting stuff! The […]
From Pinstripe Alley | about 2 months ago | 7 reads
Just Yesterday, we wrote about how the Nats do not have a ton of options to close games with Jose A. Ferrer gone. Well, Paul Toboni might have made a trade that landed the Nats their closer of the future in Luis Perales. The Nats should continue to develop Perales as a starter, but if […]
From Federal Baseball | about 2 months ago | 5 reads
Another first base option in the Nats’ realm of possibility is off the board, as Josh Bell signed with the Minnesota Twins for 1 year, $7 million yesterday. The Nationals had not been linked to Bell this offseason by anyone, but the possibility of him returning to man first base for them did exist. But […]
From Federal Baseball | about 2 months ago | 4 reads
As much as the infield is a mess of question marks and prayers, the OF for the Nats at least has some sense to it. Building over the past few years of trades and drafts the Nats OF in 2025 ended as something that the team would like to carry for several seasons. James Wood followed up his fine half-season rookie campaign with a full season of solid baseball, making the All-Star team with a great first half before a second half swoon and focus on his weak defense knocked his season ...
From Nationals Baseball | about 2 months ago | 5 reads
In the rare prospect for prospect, pitcher for pitcher, and guy already on the 40-man roster for guy already on the 40-man roster swap, the Red Sox are sending right-handed pitching Luis Perales down I-95 to Washington for left-handed pitching Jake Bennett. Jeff Passan, as usual, was first on the news. It’s certainly an unusual […]
From Over the Monster | about 2 months ago | 2 reads
The Red Sox and Nationals swung an interesting trade involving two pitching prospects on Monday night, with Boston acquiring left-hander Jake Bennett from Washington for right-hander Luis Perales. Neither Bennett nor Perales has pitched in the majors yet, though they were already on their respective clubs’ 40-man rosters. Bennett was added last month, so he … Continue reading "Red Sox trade Luis Perales to Nationals for fellow pitching prospect Jake Bennett"
From Blogging the Red Sox | about 2 months ago | 2 reads
In what should not come as much of a surprise, Paul Toboni made a trade with his old club, the Boston Red Sox. The trade itself is a bit surprising and a bit random. It is a prospect for prospect swap, with the Nationals trading Jake Bennett to the Red Sox for Luis Perales. Both […]
From Federal Baseball | about 2 months ago | 2 reads
One way or another, the Chicago Cubs are expected to supplement their rotation this offseason. The question is whether that addition will come via free agency or trade. Even here in the middle of December, both markets remain ripe with options, and I tend to believe their path could be dictated by what happens elsewhere with free agents like Michael King or Alex Bregman . In any case, one of the pitchers often connected to the Cubs is Nationals starter MacKenzie Gore. So that’s who w...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession | about 2 months ago | 2 reads
With Jose A. Ferrer being dealt to the Mariners for Harry Ford, it is no secret that the Nationals need help in the back end of the bullpen. Even before the Ferrer trade, the Nats bullpen was the worst in all of baseball and needed help. Now the Nats have very few established relievers and […]
From Federal Baseball | about 2 months ago | 3 reads