The Nats’ top prospect struck out the side again but was also taken deep for a solo home run, the fifth allowed by Washington pitchers in yesterday’s 11-5 loss to Detroit in Lakeland, FL. Tyler Collins led off the 8th against Lucas Giolito with a big fly to dead center. Thomas Field followed with a …
The wins may be meaningless, but it’s a refreshing change of pace from past springs as the Nats doubled up the Astros, 4-2 for their fourth straight win yesterday afternoon. Max Scherzer put on four baserunners in his two innings of work but let in just one run on three hits and a walk while …
The Nats rallied for three in 3rd and added two more in the 4th as they took their third straight spring training game, 7-4 over the Marlins yesterday afternoon. Joe Ross got the start and let in the first two Miami runs on four hits and a walk while striking out four over two and …
Washington put up two spots in the both 2nd and 3rd innings en route to 5-2 win over St. Louis this afternoon in Jupiter, FL. Blake Treinen got the win with two scoreless innings in his first appearance this spring, allowing one hit. Nick Lee set the side down in order in the 9th again …
Washington got back in the win column for spring training with an 8-4 win over Detroit. Ben Revere and Matt Skole each smacked two-run blasts while Scott Sizemore put up a one-spot with a solo shot as the Nats overcame deficits of 2-0 and 4-2. Stephen Strasburg got the start and spayed five of the …
Both hands on the keyboard. The Nats top prospect for the past four seasons lived up to the billing in his first spring training outing as he struck out three in the first of his two innings of work yesterday against the Marlins. He worked around an error in the 5th and gave up a …
Washington put up a four-spot in the 1st and never looked back in a 9-4 win over the defending N.L. champs. The Nats’ ace Max Scherzer cruised through two scoreless innings, allowing one hit, no walks and striking out one. Yusmeiro Petit was the first of six relievers to follow Scherzer, and let in the …
Scott Sizemore’s three-run blast in the 6th broke open a 2-1 game as the Nats tripled up the Rays, 6-2 in the 2016 Grapefruit League opener. As is custom in spring-training road games, few regulars made the bus trip. Tanner Roark got the start and turned in two scoreless innings, allowing a hit and a …
And not a moment too soon.
It’s a certainly a different dynamic than a year ago. Expectations are much lower, but the managerial talent is much, much higher.
Like Matt Williams as a manager, we don’t belong here – spring training is for the big boys and the big club, even if the team’s undisputed No. 1 prospect is in the clubhouse (and he brought treats, too).
But we’ll pretend we do for about three weeks so I can re-establish my routine and have something to write about nearly every morning as opposed to once or twice a week.
It starts this afternoon with a road game against Tampa Bay with audio coverage via MLB.com webcast.
We finally made it to March. Spring Training games start tomorrow. But first, let’s take care of some housekeeping with a look at the transactions from the past two weeks, as reported by Baseball America: • Signed RHPs Burke Bandenhop, Matt Belisle, J.C. Gutierrez, and Connor Porter • Released C Edward Trejos Bandenhop and Belisle …