Author: Om More
Washington Nationals Writer for Inside the Diamonds
Who Will be the Opening Day Starter for the Nationals?
With Opening Day just ten days away, MLB managers now have the possible headache of choosing the team’s Opening Day Starter. Some teams have an easy choice, while others don’t. For the majority of the last decade, the Nationals had it easy. Stephen Strasburg won the battle in 2012, and he was the guy for […]
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BREAKING: Nationals Sign Keibert Ruiz to an 8-Year, $50 Million Extension
Extending a young position player that’s something the Nationals are not used to, and it may come as a surprise as the Nationals had a successful run between 2012-19 without extending a significant position player during that time. They’ve seen the Atlanta Braves, a divisional rival, lock up a majority of their young core for […]
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Nationals Announce First Spring Training Cuts
We’re in the first full week of March, and Spring Training games have been underway for over a week. The Nationals are only 3-5-1 with a -7 run differential so far, but the record isn’t important. A lot of position players have had great at-bats, and young pitchers have thrown the ball well. It’s looking […]
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Taking a Look at Luis García
When most think about the young talent on the Nationals, Keibert Ruiz, CJ Abrams, Josiah Gray, Cade Cavalli, and Mackenzie Gore are the names that come to mind. A player that often gets overlooked is Luis García. Sure, he hasn’t been as highly rated as a prospect and may not hold the star potential that […]
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Keibert Ruiz Ditches Scott Boras
Important news broke out on February 22 that should excite Nationals fans. Keibert Ruiz changed his agent to Octagon Agency. Players changing their agents isn’t uncommon, Ronald Acuna Jr. changed his agent earlier in the offseason. The big news is that he switched from Scott Boras’ agency. MLB owners and fans know that Scott Boras […]
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Weekly Notes for the Nationals
February 15 marked the official start of Spring Training for the Washington Nationals as they had their first full workout with all pitchers and catchers. Let’s take a look at the headlines that have been running around the Nationals this past week. Young Starting Pitchers Healthy and Ready to Compete MacKenzie Gore and Cade Cavalli […]
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Other Nationals Prospects to Lookout For
Last week I wrote about the Washington Nationals’ Top 10 Prospects, and this was the list I came up with: The top seven were easy to pick because they’re highly rated across baseball. Check out that article for further explanations and descriptions. Eight through ten were tough to pick because the Nationals have a lot […]
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Washington Nationals’ Top 10 Prospects
The calendar has flipped to February, which means baseball will be played this month! The Washington Nationals will most likely continue to struggle as the rebuild continues, but they have a talented and exciting pool of young prospects in their minor league system to watch out for. Some of these prospects were acquired in the […]
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Remembering Joe Ross’ Time With the Nationals
Joe Ross signed a minor league deal with the San Francisco Giants on January 30, ending his 8-year tenure with the Washington Nationals. He was a former top pitching prospect acquired in a trade. He showed a lot of promise throughout his big-league career, but mainly due to injuries, he was unable to put it […]
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Alex Colomé is a Good Potential Bounceback Candidate for the Nationals
With the Lerner family exploring a potential sale and the Nationals still in the early stages of the rebuild, Mike Rizzo has had to operate throughout the free-agent market with a limited budget. They’ve targeted veterans on the market who could serve as steady placeholders until top prospects graduate from the minors. The hope also […]
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