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Nationals preseason capsule: Young core eyes winning season

Washington Nationals 2024 record: 71-91 (4th place, NL East). He gone: LHP Patrick Corbin, INF/OF Joey Gallo, 1B/DH Joey Meneses, INF Ildemaro Vargas, RHP Tanner Rainey, LHP Robert Garcia.

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Should Washington Nationals Have Re-Signed Franchise Great To End Storied Career?

The Washington Nationals are still firmly in the middle of a rebuild that began shortly after their 2019 World Series win, and while there is certainly light at the end of the tunnel, they enter the 2025 season with questions in the rotation.

Andrew Pinckney News / Federal Baseball / 8 hours ago

Nationals Prospects: Andrew Pinckney is yet another impressive Nationals outfield prospect

Andrew Pinckney is a very athletic outfielder who has the tools to thrive in the MLB Andrew Pinckney has the Michael A Taylor starter kit. He is a dynamic athlete with good defensive skills.

Washington Nationals News / Washington Nationals on SI / 10 hours ago

Washington Nationals Enter 2025 Season With Plenty of Roster Turnover

The Washington Nationals made a lot of moves this offseason, so their Big League roster is going to look a bit different in 2025. Theo DeRosa of MLB.com took a look at teams with the most roster turnover heading into the new year.

Washington Nationals News / Washington Nationals on SI / 13 hours ago

Washington Nationals’ Postseason Tier Provides Some Hope Entering Season

The Washington Nationals haven’t given their fans that much to cheer about since winning the World Series in 2019. Sure, a world series can give a team a lot of goodwill with the fan base.

Washington Nationals News / Washington Nationals on SI / 15 hours ago

Washington Nationals Young Starter Addresses Concerning Dip of His Velocity

Spring training isn't a time to make proclamations about what types of years specific players will have, but for this Washington Nationals group, it sure can determine who will have a job with the Major League club to open the season.

Washington Nationals News / Washington Nationals on SI / 18 hours ago

Washington Nationals Speedster Named Underrated Spring Breakout Prospect

The second edition of the massively popular MLB Spring Breakout games are this weekend and Washington Nationals fans will have plenty of opportunity to get a peek into the future of the franchise.

Washington Nationals News / Washington Nationals on SI / March 13

These Four Washington Nationals Players Are Still Competing for Final Bench Spot

The Washington Nationals have had a few very intriguing positional battles at camp this year at spring training. All eyes have been on the pitching staff, where incredible depth has been put together.

Washington Nationals News / Washington Nationals on SI / March 13

Washington Nationals Faced With Sending Rule 5 Draft Pick Back To Tampa Bay Rays

The Washington Nationals are trying to figure out their Opening Day bullpen group. While things will certainly change throughout the course of the season based on injuries and poor performances, having an established unit is something every top-end team wants to have.

CJ Abrams News / Federal Baseball / March 13

CJ Abrams is all in this season

CJ Abrams has been hitting the cover off the ball lately After a few rough AB’s to start the spring, I was getting a little antsy about CJ Abrams. Obviously he had a rough second half on and off the field after his first All-Star appearance.

Washington Nationals News / Washington Nationals on SI / March 13

Former Washington Nationals Star Pitching Prospect to Miss Opening Day

There once was a time that Lucas Giolito was supposed to be a star for the Washington Nationals. Now, nearly 10 years after he made his Nationals debut, he’ll start the season on the 15-day injured list for the Boston Red Sox.

Washington Nationals News / Washington Nationals on SI / March 13

Highly-Touted Washington Nationals Prospect Is Beginning To Show Top-End Talent

The Washington Nationals have quite the farm system developing. As they continue to work through spring training and give some of their younger talents playing time, multiple top prospects have shown flashes of success, which is a positive sign for the development of the team in the coming seasons.

Washington Nationals News / Federal Baseball / March 13

My prediction for the Washington Nationals Opening Day Lineup

With Opening Day just a couple weeks away, I took a stab at predicting the lineup The Washington Nationals Opening Day matchup against the Phillies is just two weeks away!

Washington Nationals News / Washington Nationals on SI / March 12

Former Washington Nationals Starting Pitcher the Best Innings Eater Available

At the conclusion of the 2024 regular season, the Washington Nationals knew that they had some work to do with their starting rotation. A very solid young core was beginning to emerge with MacKenzie Gore, Jake Irvin, Mitchell Parker and DJ Herz all performing quite well during the year.

MacKenzie Gore News / Washington Nationals on SI / March 12

Washington Nationals Ace Continues Incredible Start to Spring Training

The Washington Nationals did not touch the top of their starting rotation this offseason, instead hoping for continued improvement. So far, that looks like it could have paid off.

Washington Nationals News / Washington Nationals on SI / March 12

Former Washington Nationals Top Pitching Prospect to Make Switch to Bullpen

The Washington Nationals are making a significant change to one of their pitcher's roles on the team. Jackson Rutledge is a former top prospect with the team, and he is usually a starter.

Washington Nationals News / Washington Nationals on SI / March 12

Intriguing Washington Nationals Pitching Prospect Wowing Organization

Major League general managers will tell you there are no throwaway picks in the draft. After all, Mike Piazza is in the Baseball Hall of Fame and he was a 62nd round pick.

MLB News / MLB Trade Rumors / March 11

Dodgers option major offseason acquisition to begin season

The Dodgers optioned infielder Hyeseong Kim and right-hander Bobby Miller this evening. They also reassigned non-roster invitees Giovanny Gallegos, Eddie Rosario, David Bote, Michael Chavis and top prospect Dalton Rushing to minor league camp.

New Dodgers contract for Dave Roberts comes with big expectations

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Washington Nationals News / Washington Nationals on SI / March 11

Former MLB Executive Criticizes Washington Nationals Offseason for Lack of Spending

Despite winning only 71 games for the second consecutive year, there was a good amount of optimism surrounding the Washington Nationals heading into the offseason.

Washington Nationals News / Washington Nationals on SI / March 11

Japanese Star Might Have Played Himself out of Washington Nationals Rotation Spot

The Washington Nationals are honing in on their fifth starter for the Opening Day roster. Manager Dave Martinez made it official that MacKenzie Gore, Jake Irvin, Trevor Williams and Michael Soroka would begin the year in the rotation.

Washington Nationals News / Federal Baseball / March 11

The Washington Nationals should have brought Max Scherzer home

With Max Scherzer dealing for the Blue Jays this spring, it makes me wonder why the Nats weren’t interested Max Scherzer is the greatest Nationals of all time and my favorite player of all time.

Nick Senzel News / MLB Trade Rumors / March 11