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Washington Nationals vs Boston Red Sox Game Thread
After getting back on track in Baltimore, the Nats continue their road trip against another AL East foe. They head up to Boston to face a Red Sox team who just completed a 4 game sweep over the Yankees. However, for most of this season, the Red Sox have been inconsistent at best. With a […]
Washington Nationals playoff fight continues at Fenway Park against Red Sox
The Nationals and Red Sox have been connected in a big way this season, mostly due to the new Washington President of Baseball Operations, Paul Toboni, spending the majority of his front office career in Boston. While neither Jake Bennett nor Luis Perales will appear in this series, the two pieces in Toboni’s first trade […]
Luis Garcia Jr Is Embracing His Strengths For the Washington Nationals
After Luis Garcia Jr. had what seemed like a breakout season in 2024, where he posted a 110 wRC+ and played above average defense at second base for the first time in his career, resulting in a 3.0 fWAR year, his numbers came crashing back down to Earth in 2025, posting a 91 wRC+ and […]
Yoel Tejeda Jr. is emerging as an interesting arm in the Washington Nationals farm system
Both in the big leagues and on the farm, the Nationals have more hitting talent than pitching. However, that does not mean there are no interesting arms in the system. Today, I wanted to highlight one of the most intriguing arms on the farm in Yoel Tejeda. The 6 ‘8 righty has developed from an […]
Going, Going Garcia! The Washington Nationals slugger delivers again in 6-4 win
After three demoralizing games in a row against the Phillies, it was back to business for the Washington Nationals. They grinded out yet another road series win, this time against the Orioles. Luis Garcia Jr. is the hottest hitter in all of baseball right now, and he carried the offense in this one. As mentioned, […]
Washington Nationals vs Baltimore Orioles Game Thread
The Nats got a much needed win to stop the bleeding last night. Now, they will look to get back to their series winning ways this afternoon. The boys have a rubber match with the Orioles. Both teams could really use this win, so this should be a hard fought contest. Blake Butera is making […]
Foster Griffin was the stopper that the Washington Nationals needed
Last night, the Nationals desperately needed to stop the bleeding. After four straight losses, with the first three coming in brutal fashion, we needed a hero to rise from the ashes. That is exactly what we got out of Foster Griffin tonight. The Nats ace dug deep to throw 112 pitches in 7 brilliant innings. […]
The Washington Nationals survive in an extremely stressful win
It was not pretty in the slightest, but the Washington Nationals are back in the win column. They eked out a 4-3 win in extra innings. Foster Griffin was brilliant, and they bounced back from yet another bullpen collapse to get the job done. When a hero was needed, Justin Lawrence stepped up in the […]
Washington Nationals vs Baltimore Orioles Game Thread
This feels like a game that the Nationals really need to have. They have lost 4 in a row, with the first three coming in brutal fashion. This offense has shown resiliency all season long, but has the bullpen kicked them in the teeth one too many times? Blake Butera is going with a very […]
Is Dylan Crews starting to finally turn a corner for the Washington Nationals?
It has been a long time coming, but Dylan Crews is finally heating up. He has a .986 OPS in his last seven games and a .795 mark in his last 15. Plenty of people have talked at length about how Crews’ process should be leading to better results, and now those results are finally […]
Washington Nationals vs Baltimore Orioles Game Thread
We all know how the last three games have gone, but it is time to turn the page and move on to the Orioles series. As has been mentioned at length, this Nats team has been resilient this season. However, this upcoming stretch is the biggest test yet. It is tough to drop three games […]
What bullpen options do the Washington Nationals have on the farm?
In case your head has been under a rock lately, you would know that the Nationals bullpen is god awful. It feels like we are at the point where Paul Toboni needs to just throw stuff at the wall and hope something sticks. Along those lines, I am taking a look at a few even […]
The Washington Nationals bullpen did it again
After a third straight bullpen meltdown, we saw a different side of Blake Butera. His answers were short and to the point. He was asked about what went wrong with the bullpen, and he simply said “they did not throw strikes and didn’t execute” and when he was asked about his takeaway from the game […]
Washington Nationals vs Philadelphia Phillies
The Nats have lost in truly heartbreaking fashion back to back nights. However, they still have a chance to salvage a split tonight. It will be a tall task though. Phillies ace Cristopher Sanchez is on the mound, and he is having a truly special season. The big news for the Nats is that CJ […]
The one silver lining to Washington Nationals historic bullpen struggles
To say that the Nationals’ bullpen has been bad might be the understatement of the century. They’re not just struggling, they’re performing at a level so poor that they redefine the definition of a “bad bullpen”. The group consistently posts some of the worst pitch-based metrics in Major League Baseball, continuously displaying its ineptitude in […]
The Washington Nationals closer by committee experiment has failed spectacularly
This series has exposed the Washington Nationals fatal flaw. They cannot close out games to save their life. Nationals pitchers who come in the game in the 9th inning of a close game feel like fish out of water. The Nationals have already blown 23 saves as a team, while no other team has blown […]
Washington Nationals vs Philadelphia Phillies Game Thread
The loss last night was absolutely devastating, but at this point, the boys are almost used to it. They have bounced back from demoralizing bullpen meltdowns before, and they will try to do it again tonight. We will also see a new arm for the first time in this one. After being scratched last night, […]
Washington Nationals claim hard throwing sidearmer Justin Lawrence off waivers
Clearly, Paul Toboni and the front office knew that they needed to shake up the bullpen in some way. It started with demoting Paxton Schultz for Carson Palmquist. Now, the Nats claimed veteran righty Justin Lawrence off waivers from the Twins. Lawrence has had a rough year, but has been successful in the past and […]
The Washington Nationals should convert Luis Perales into a reliever
As we all know, the Nationals need guys with louder stuff in the bullpen. They rank last in stuff+ and whiff rate among relievers. However, I think they have a potential solution sitting in their Triple-A rotation. Paul Toboni needs to unleash Luis Perales, and make him a high velocity bullpen arm. Right now, the […]
The floor of the Washington Nationals bullpen is incredibly low
With Trea Turner at the plate, Brad Lord and the Washington Nationals were one strike away from completing another emotional win over the Phillies. In what felt like an hour later, Trea Turner came to the plate again in the top of the 9th to single and make it 14-8 Phillies. I would say I […]
Washington Nationals vs Philadelphia Phillies Game Thread
The Nats took game one of a massive 4 game set against the Phillies thanks to a dominant outing by Foster Griffin. Now, they will look to take full control of the series tonight in game two. A win tonight would be a true statement for the upstart Nats. With a lefty on the mound, […]
Nasim Nunez’s bat has come around for the Washington Nationals in June
Nasim Nunez’s speed and defense have always been exceptional. However, for most of this season, the bat has been so bad that fans questioned whether the juice was worth the squeeze. At the end of May, Nunez’s OPS started with a 4, but he has been red hot in June. It has been a wild […]
Washington Nationals ace Foster Griffin spun yet another gem
After the game, Foster Griffin told me, “You are not done until the manager shakes your hand and says you are done”. Last night, that hand shake did not come until one out in the 8th inning. When Blake Butera took the ball from Griffin, the crowd that stuck through a long rain delay erupted […]
Washington Nationals vs Philadelphia Phillies Game Thread
Blake Butera did not downplay the magnitude of this series. While he said this one counts the same as the rest, the players are aware of what is at stake in this 4 game set against the Phillies. This is a major measuring stick series for this group which surprisingly finds themselves in wild card […]
Nationals Prepare To Do Battle With The Phillies In Perhaps Their Biggest Series In Years
In a rubber match for the series yesterday afternoon, the Nationals hung around against the Rays, taking a 3-2 lead into the 7th inning, but were unable to hold onto it, as a Jonny DeLuca 2-run blast off Orlando Ribalta in the bottom of the 7th gave the Rays a 1-run lead they would hold […]
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