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Miguel Sime Jr.’s meteoric rise awarded with Nationals’ MiLB accolade
With the Minor League Baseball season approaching its end as the calendar gets set to flip to September, fans, coaches, and analysts alike are beginning to fully evaluate the 2026 campaigns of prospects around the league. While there still are games to be played, the Washington Nationals, as of August 31st, have officially released their […]
Get the best of Federal Baseball on the new SB Nation app
It’s a big day for Federal Baseball. Today, the SB Nation app is live, and it’s the best way to follow the Nationals. You can download it by searching SB Nation for iOS or Android. A year ago we made some big changes to our community, including offering fewer ads and the addition of the […]
Washington Nationals vs Miami Marlins Game Thread
This series has already seen plenty of twists and turns. Now we are in for a grand finale of this four game set between the Nats and Marlins. After yesterday’s 9th inning meltdown, the Nats will look to bounce back and win three out of four. The Marlins are looking to salvage a split. CJ […]
Devin Fitz-Gerald Is Finding Himself Again At Double A Harrisburg
After a blazing hot start to Devin Fitz-Gerald’s Nationals career, in which he posted a 132 wRC+ and had a May as hot as any month ever from a Nats prospect, he earned a promotion to Double A in early June, simultaneously climbing many top 100 prospect lists. The hit tool looked as advertised, but […]
Breaking down the Washington Nationals top five pitching prospects
It is no secret that the Nationals badly need pitching. Of course, the bullpen is the biggest area of need, but the Nats just need more quality pitching in general. Part of the reason the bullpen is so bad is due to being overworked because of the lack of quality starting pitching. I wanted to […]
Washington Nationals self destruct in an embarrassing 9th inning collapse
You can make a whole list of the most humiliating 9th inning meltdowns of the Nats season. The bar is very high, so this one may not be number one, but it is easily in the top 5. It may not have been the worst, but it was the sloppiest and most self destructive. The […]
Washington Nationals vs Miami Marlins Game Thread
After the Nats first walk off of the season yesterday, we are getting another first today. CJ Abrams is making his much anticipated debut at second base. It has been over two weeks since the initial announcement, but Abrams is finally at his new position. Hopefully that can re-ignite his offense. As mentioned, CJ Abrams […]
Dylan Crews finally had his signature moment as a Washington National
It took until August 29th, but the Washington Nationals finally got their first walk off win. The hit came from Dylan Crews, a guy who really needed a big moment, making things even better. After the game, Crews said that this was probably his best moment since becoming a big leaguer. It is a big […]
Washington Nationals vs Miami Marlins Game Thread
Runs are going to be at a premium in this contest. Sandy Alcantara and Cade Cavalli are two of the hottest pitchers in baseball right now. Cavalli is ascending as he completes his first full big league season. Meanwhile, Sandy is starting to look more like the guy who won a Cy Young a few […]
Brady House’s insane home run showcased his tantalizing power upside
Last night, Brady House hit one of the more impressive home runs I have seen at Nationals Park. In the third inning, House absolutely unloaded on a 99 MPH fastball from Eury Perez. He sent it on to the concourse an estimated 474 feet, well at least at first. It was a perfect swing and […]
How Nationals lefty Jackson Kent had the best start of his young career
After looking shaky and antsy in his first three starts as a big leaguer, Jackson Kent truly put himself on the map last night. Outside of Cade Cavalli and Foster Griffin, who have combined for 28 quality starts, great pitching performances have been hard to come by for the Nats. However, Kent did exactly that, […]
Washington Nationals vs Miami Marlins Game Thread
The Marlins have owned the Nats all season, and now they are coming into town for four games. This is a series Blake Butera has to be targeting after the Nats just got swept in Miami. We know the deal with the Marlins now. They are a gritty, fundamentally sound bunch. Can the Nats stop […]
The Washington Nationals need CJ Abrams to play second base as soon as possible
Two weeks ago today, the Washington Nationals announced that they were planning to move star shortstop CJ Abrams to second base. However, for a variety of reasons, Abrams has still yet to play the position. The longer that remains the case, the more awkward this situation will get for the Nats. From a purely statistical […]
Andres Chaparro is becoming more than a platoon bat for the Washington Nationals
In the beginning of the season, the Nationals had a platoon first baseman who did so well he earned himself everyday reps. Of course, that was Curtis Mead, who the Nats have now traded. However, it looks like they have done it again. Andres Chaparro is taking the jump from lefty masher to everyday contributor. […]
The Nationals Should Consider Platooning Daylen Lile and Dylan Crews in 2027
Entering 2026, Daylen Lile and Dylan Crews were two of the most hyped youngsters on the Nationals’ big-league squad. Lile was coming off a rookie campaign where he posted an excellent 131 wRC+ in 91 games, including a scorching hot September, earning him a player of the month award and a top-5 finish in NL […]
Washington Nationals vs Colorado Rockies Game Thread
Last night was not the worst loss of the season, but it was the most humiliating. They got taken to the woodshed by a bad Rockies team. It will be a quick turnaround from that disaster, as they play a day game this afternoon. The boys will look to salvage a split. The struggling CJ […]
The Washington Nationals have hit rock bottom
Every game not started by Cade Cavalli has just become constant pain and misery. Last night, the team stooped to a low, losing 13-1 against the 52-81 Colorado Rockies. Since the trade deadline, this team lost all the spirit and soul that made them an exciting team to watch in the first half. Was it […]
Washington Nationals vs Colorado Rockies Game Thread
After the Nats scored 13 runs on Monday, there was hope that the offense was getting back on track. However, they came thudding back down to earth yesterday with Daylen Lile’s solo homer being the only offense. Now they will look to bounce back and start scoring more frequently again. This lineup is interesting to […]
Washington Nationals call up fire-baller Luis Perales to make MLB debut
The Luis Perales for Jake Bennett trade has been a major talking point among the fanbase this season. We have seen Bennett have success in Boston, while Perales has been up and down in AAA. However, we are finally going to get a chance to see Perales who will be debuting for the Nats as […]
Washington Nationals vs Colorado Rockies Game Thread
The Nats quiet bats exploded last night and they put up 13 runs to win the first game of a 4 game set against the Rockies. Now the Nats need to string together some victories. Winning when Cade Cavalli is not on the mound has been a major challenge lately. Blake Butera is only making […]
The Washington Nationals DFA veteran swingman Trevor Williams
After the Nats DFA’d Miles Mikolas and Zack Littell earlier this month, they cut bait with another veteran arm. This time it is Trevor Williams who is being shown the door. Williams was one of the Nats longest tenured players, having been with the team since 2023, but now he is gone. Trevor Williams’ time […]
Despite growing pains Abimelec Ortiz has a bright future for the Washington Nationals
Abimelec Ortiz started his big league career on top of the world. In his first 11 games, he went 10 for 29 with 4 homers and a 1.160 OPS. It looked like the Nats not only replaced Luis Garcia Jr., but found an upgrade. However, big league pitchers have adjusted to Ortiz and he has […]
Nationals ace Cade Cavalli is learning to succeed without his best stuff
After the game, Cade Cavalli admitted to me that he was not executing to the level he wanted to. He was upset about the “get me over” breaking ball that Ezequiel Tovar crushed and the first-pitch fastball to Willi Castro that missed its spot. It was not the version of Cavalli we saw the last […]
Washington Nationals vs Colorado Rockies Game Thread
The Nats just finished up a brutal 1-8 road trip. Now they are back home and face a beatable opponent in the Rockies. However, with how they have played lately, there is no such thing as an easy win. This four game set will be a good test for the battered and bruised Nats. CJ […]
Free-falling Washington Nationals comes home for 4 games against Rockies
The Nationals are getting dangerously close to the basement of the National League East, as a 3-game sweep at the hands of Miami now has them 10 games below .500 and just 1.5 games above the last place New York Mets. Their month of August has been simply abysmal, with hopes for a playoff berth […]
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