It’s early in the 2023 baseball pre-season. For Nationals left-handed starting pitcher Patrick Corbin, 33, it is no longer early in his career. But I think moving Corbin to the Nats bullpen cannot happen soon enough. What kind of bullpen role? Anything but “opener.”
Stephen Strasburg is not physically well enough to report to spring training, in yet another setback in his recovery from thoracic outlet syndrome. It might be a good time to reflect on his tenure as a Washington National in case we have seen the last of him on a pitcher’s mound.
Ted Lerner, the first true owner of the Washington Nationals since baseball returned to Washington, DC, passed away on Sunday, February 12. Theodore N. Lerner was 97. Mr. Lerner, a lifelong Washington resident, succumbed to complications from pneumonia. As a young boy, Lerner attended Senators games at the old Griffith Stadium.
This is the second article about the Nationals Hot Stove panel discussion for full season ticket holders on January 28. The focus here is on “off the field” stuff.
You can’t ignite the baseball hot stove season without a spark. The Washington Nationals held their first Hot Stove session for full-season ticket holders since January of 2020 last Saturday at Nats Park. Those in attendance on the concourse of the FIS Champions Club got an inside look at the upcoming season from an on the field and off the field perspective. This edition will focus on the on-field stuff.
The Washington Nationals signed 14 free agents on the first day of the international signing period on January 15. Six outfielders led the list by position, followed by three shortstops and three right-handed pitchers. One left-handed pitcher and one catcher completed the group.
The Washington Nationals fanned the flames of their not-so-hot stove by signing another free agent left-handed bat, Corey Dickerson, to a one-year contract. Dickerson, a ten-year veteran, will turn 34 in May. In 97 games with the St. Louis Cardinals in 2022, Dickerson hit .267 with 17 2B, 6 HR, and 27 RBI.
Mr. Smith is coming to Washington. The Washington Nationals finalized a one-year agreement with former New York Met, Dominic Smith. As a left-handed batter, Smith fills a strategic, key position for the Nats. Smith was...
The cold weather has not caused the Washington Nationals hot stove to heat up much. When getting the number 2 pick in the MLB draft lottery is one of the highlights of your off-season, that does not exactly spark the embers either.
Washington Nationals infielder Ryan Zimmerman has announced his retirement, releasing a statement on CAA Baseball. Zimmerman played 16 seasons all with the Nationals. The Nationals drafted Zimmerman in the first round of the 2005 draft...
