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Age on Opening Day 2016: 22 How acquired: Signed as international free agent in 2012 Position: Starting pitcher Prospect Rank: No. 5 in Nats’ org. (Baseball America) 2015 Level/Team: A-Potomac 2015 Stats: 19 G, 19 GS, 4.09 ERA, 99 IP, 93 H, 47 R, 45 ER, 5 HR, 28 BB, 94 SO, 3 HBP, 9 WP, 6-7, CG, 1.222 WHIP, 8.5…
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Age on Opening Day 2016: 23 How acquired: Signed as international free agent in 2010 Position: Infielder Prospect Rank: No. 6 in Nats’ org. (Baseball America) 2015 Level/Team: A-Potomac, AA-Harrisburg, MLB-Nationals 2015 Stats: (minors) 106 G, 464 PA, 434 AB, 61 R, 124 H, 28 2B, 6 3B, 5 HR, 53 RBI, 30 SB, 2 CS, 20 BB, 92 SO, .286 BA, .325 OBP, .412 SLG, .738 OPS, 7 HBP / (majors)…
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Jordan Zimmermann leaving the Nationals as a free agent was essentially a foregone conclusion, so much so that the team has probably been making long-term plans without him in mind for months. And now that it’s official, the question becomes what is next for their pitching staff. Who will step in to fill Zimmermann’s place in the…
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Age on Opening Day 2016: 18 How acquired: Signed as international free agent in 2013 Position: Outfielder Prospect Rank: No. 3 in Nats’ org. (Baseball America) 2015 Level/Team: GULF-GCL Nationals, NYPL-Auburn 2015 Stats: (two teams) 61 G, 261 PA, 213 AB, 48 R, 75 H, 11 2B, 5 3B, 4 HR, 27 RBI, 24 SB, 5 CS, 18 BB, 33 SO,…
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Age on Opening Day 2016: 23 How acquired: 1st round pick, 2014 draft Position: Starting pitcher Prospect Rank: No. 4 in Nats’ org. (Baseball America) 2015 Level/Team: NYPL-Auburn, A-Hagerstown 2015 Stats: (two teams) 3.38 ERA, 14 G, 14 GS, 64 IP, 62 H, 30 R, 24 ER, 2 HR, 16 BB, 59 SO, 4 HBP, 3 WP, 1.219 WHIP, 1-2,…
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Age on Opening Day 2016: 21 How acquired: 1st round pick, 2012 draft Position: Starting pitcher Prospect Rank: No. 1 in Nats’ org. (Baseball America) 2015 Level/Team: Single-A Potomac and Double-A Harrisburg 2015 Stats: (two teams) 21 G, 19 GS, 3.15 ERA, 117 IP, 113 H, 45 R, 41 ER, 3 HR, 37 BB, 131 SO, 6 HBP, 9 WP,…
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Age on Opening Day 2016: 22 How acquired: Trade with Padres, Dec. 2014 Position: Infielder Prospect Rank: No. 2 in Nats’ org. (Baseball America) 2015 Level/Team: AA-San Antonio (Padres), AA-Harrisburg, AAA-Syracuse, MLB-Nationals 2015 Stats: (minors) 116 G, 500 PA, 454 AB, 68 R, 146 H, 24 2B, 7 3B, 8 HR, 54 RBI, 29 SB, 6 CS, 38 BB, 97…
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Baseball in the District – How will Nats rebuild their bullpen?
Nov 24, 2015, 2:40 PM EST
CLICK HERE TO LISTEN With Thanksgiving approaching and the winter meetings still over a week away, baseball has been put on the backburner for many in this town. But not for Tim Murray and I, who are going to be doing our podcast ‘Baseball in the District’ on a weekly basis now. We got back…
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Age on Opening Day 2016: 39 How acquired: Selected off waivers Aug. of 2014 MLB service time: 11 years, 129 days 2015 salary+bonuses: $3.5 million Contract status: Free agent 2015 stats: 60 G, 41.1 IP, 33 H, 12 R, 10 ER, 2 HR, 11 BB, 23 K, 1.265 WHIP, 2-1, 2.18 ERA, 3.52 FIP, 1.2 WAR Quotable: “You kind…
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Though Bryce Harper recently turned 23 years old, he is just months away from beginning his fifth season in the major leagues. That may be hard to believe for many of us, as it was not long ago that the now-MVP was taken first overall by the Nationals in the 2010 MLB Draft. Through four years, Harper…
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For a player to have a season worthy of an MVP award, many things have to go right, and for Bryce Harper in 2015, just about everything did. He set career-highs in almost every statistical category and led the league in runs, homers, OBP, slugging percentage and OPS. This was all at the age of 22.…
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The Nationals’ 2016 spring training schedule has been released with less than three months now until pitchers and catchers report. The Nats will begin their spring schedule on March 2 at Port Charlotte against the Tampa Bay Rays. They will host their first game on March 3 against the defending NL-champion New York Mets. The…
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Rizzo hopes new medical and training program is “next Moneyball”
Nov 19, 2015, 11:55 AM EST
On paper, the Nationals feature one of the most talented rosters in baseball. They can pitch, they can hit, they can defend. When healthy, they have several players who could contend for MVP awards on a yearly basis. They have All-Star potential at most positions. But the potential of their lineup, in particular, has rarely been realized…
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After joining the Nationals in a June trade and appearing in only eight games with the team, right-hander David Carpenter will now test free agency. The Nationals outrighted the veteran reliever off their 40-man roster on Wednesday to Triple-A Syracuse. He then elected to try his luck on the open market. Carpenter, 30, began the…
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The Nationals’ disappointing 2015 season was followed by a long list of casualties. In addition to Matt Williams getting fired, they dismissed their training staff and did not renew the contracts of all of their assistant coaches. Pitching coach Steve McCatty’s departure was the most surprising among that group. It is hard to blame the Nationals…
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Any time a team fires one manager and hires another, many things will need to be fixed. The Nationals remain a deep and impressive roster despite their shortcomings this past season. But after Dusty Baker is introduced on Thursday – barring something unforeseen, as you never know these days – he will need to get…
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Age on Opening Day 2016: 27 How acquired: Trade from Oakland, Jan. 2013 MLB service time: 1 year, 50 days 2015 salary+bonuses: $512,800 Contract status: Pre-arbitration 2015 stats: 60 G, 67.2 IP, 62 H, 32 R, 29 ER, 4 HR, 32 BB, 65 K, 1.389 WHIP, 2-5, 3.49 ERA, 3.49 FIP, 0.4 WAR Quotable: “For Blake it’s about consistency. We know the kind of talent he’s got. It’s heavy…
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Mark stopped by the CSN office on Thursday to shoot some videos for SportsNet Central and SportsTalk Live, so we decided to sit down and go a little bit more in-depth on the Bud Black hire in an it’s-been-too-long episode of ‘Beltway Baseball.’ First we discussed whether Black was the best candidate available. Then, we…
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Point/Counterpoint: Does Harvey in the WS change your view on Strasburg?
Oct 26, 2015, 12:31 PM EST
THIS WEEK’S DEBATE: Does the Mets’ successful use of Matt Harvey this postseason make you view the Nationals’ shutdown of Stephen Strasburg in 2012 any differently? MARK ZUCKERMAN: No. I know it’s trendy to bring up the Strasburg shutdown again now because the Mets have taken the complete opposite approach with Harvey and now are…
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This offseason should be a big one for the Nationals, who first have to find their new manager. They also have four key impending free agents to make decisions on. After that, they will have a bullpen to reconstruct and some tough calls to make when retooling their lineup. Here is a look at some…
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Early Monday afternoon, after he had made official one of the most difficult decisions of his entire tenure in Washington, Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo addressed reporters over the phone to explain exactly why he had fired Matt Williams – the man he handpicked just two years prior – as manager. Rizzo, who met with…
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CLICK HERE TO LISTEN So, there was kind of a lot to talk about on this week’s episode of ‘Baseball in the District.’ For our guest, we brought on CSN’s Daniel Shiferaw, who has been doing great work for us all season. He was with me at the game on Sunday, so we got his…
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With the team he constructed fresh off being eliminated from playoff contention, with his manager under fire and his team in the national spotlight for a public brawl featuring the best player in baseball, Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo took the podium after Monday’s game to a barrage of camera flashes, ready to answer as…
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Bryce Harper was out of the Nationals lineup on Monday as punishment for his involvement in a fight with Jonathan Papelbon in the home dugout at Nats Park the day before. It is generally team policy that players who do not appear in games do not talk after them. But there Harper was, waiting at his…
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Saturday night was supposed to be rock bottom for the Nationals. They were officially eliminated from playoff contention, thus putting to rest preseason expectations of a dominant team destined to win a World Series. But little did they know, just one day later matters would indeed get much, much worse. Closer Jonathan Papelbon grabbed superstar Bryce…
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