The combination of injuries (Sam Freeman, Roenis Elías), ineffectiveness (Sean Doolittle), and a dash of COVID-19 (Fernando Abad) changed the adjective from beleaguered to major-leaguer as LHP Seth Romero was added to the 28-man roster today. The #11 (MLBP)/#13 (BA) prospect had never pitched above Low-A and hadn’t pitched in a professional game in nearly …
Baseball America has released its latest transaction post and for the first time in three weeks, there was an entry for the Washington baseball team. The Nats signed Paul Witt, a senior from VCU who turns 23 in October. Witt posted a line of .333/.494/.476 with 21 hits and 15 walks in 17 games way …
Well, roughly a month to go before this stopgap measure of keeping the site going will be gone. As noted in the comments, Baseball America has updated its Top 30 list, which I opted not to write about because I kind of, sort of need to save something for the post-offseason (not to mention, Mr. …
Juan Soto should be back in the lineup soon, just in time for the next two games to be delayed or postponed by rain! Meanwhile, Herr Manfred is threatening to shut down the season while simultaneously impugning the opt-outs by proclaiming he is no quitter (except maybe holding press conferences in which he may have …
In the early days of this site, a deadline deal meant “say hello to some new guys,” but it didn’t take very long for it to mean “say goodbye to one of your favorites.” Deadline deals are almost always a mixed bag. This is because of the nature of the beast, typically one team is …
As noted (predicted) three weeks ago, foreseeable problems continue to plague MLB. Yesterday, we learned that the Marlins players decided to play with infected players against the Phillies on Sunday. Over a group text, no less. While the easy joke is “of course, Florida,” this raises some disturbing questions: Why was this allowed to happen? …
This morning the Washington Post broke the news that backup catcher Tres Barrera has been suspended for 80 games after a positive test for a PED.
As the headline says, Barrera joins a very long and ignoble list of Washington Nationals players to have been suspended since the franchise relocated from Montreal in 2005. He is the second 40-man player, following in the footsteps of Raudy Read in 2018.
This is not the normality we were looking for. I’d much rather deal with the usual lies about injuries.
You can click on the first link above if you want more information on which steroid or the obligatory denial/apology. Thus far, there has been no word on who will take his place in the 60-man player pool.
Today is MLB’s long delayed Opening Day. The Washington Nationals’ defense of the 2019 World Series title begins tonight – weather permitting, natch – against the New York Yankees. Well, sort of. Should the Nationals not repeat, will that be because they weren’t good enough or because a 60-game season is a farce, far too …
On Saturday, the Nats made a series of assignments from the minors to the “Alternate Training Site” AAA – UTs Emilio Bonifacio, Brandon Snyder; LHPs Ben Braymer, Sam Freeman; RHPs Dakota Bacus, Tyler Eppler, Paolo Espino, Steven Fuentes, Javy Guerra, Kyle McGowin, Kevin Quackenbush AA – OF Yadiel Hernandez, C Jakson Reetz, IF Luis Garcia, …
A multimillion-dollar business is seeking to relocate to Virginia from the District to avoid regulations with which it does not wish to comply. Just another “sports as a microcosm of society,” as the Nationals are reportedly exploring the use of Fredericksburg for its home games to circumvent public-health regulations. If that happens, you can, um, …