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A blog for 11 years...retired a World Champion. Now we're just here to be with the community. LETS GO NATS.

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The time has come to say goodbye to The Nats Blog... “It is an honor and a privilege to know that after 11 years of coverage…these will be the eight very last words ever written here: The Washington Nationals are the World Series Champions.” thenatsblog.com/2019/11/the-…
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The MLB's proposed "salary floor" for next season is $171M. This year, the Nats payroll was $98M, and that included $33M+ for Strasburg. Next year, accounting for gauranteed contracts, and pre/arbitration they will be at ~$70M. So the Lerners would need to spend $100M+.
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Daylen Lile's Month Of August: .292/.350/.547 with 7 HR, 26 RBI
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I never once played this game but I can still hear the song without turning the volume on.
AuxGod
@AuxGod_Aug 29
Crossfire Commercial 📺 (1991)
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Ballers will remember the name: Timo Perez
Somerset Patriots
@SOMPatriotsAug 20
Through 16 games at Double-A, Luis Durango is slashing .375/.468/.450 with the most UNIQUE skillset in @MiLB. How the @Yankees prospect with 43 SB has utilized his SPEED to become a game changer ⬇️
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In their last 15 games: S King - .391 avg, 1.270 OPS, 8 HR T Lipscomb- .380 avg, 1.168 OPS, 8 HR E Willits - .245 avg, .909 OPS, 1 HR C Wallace -.297 avg, .869 OPS, 3 HR E Petry - .316 avg, 1.027 OPS, 5 HR C James - .304 avg, .989 OPS, 4 HR R Cruz - .263 avg, 867 OPS, 4 HR
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C Vaquero - .321 avg, 1.023 OPS, 4 HR E Green - .188 avg, .787 OPS, 3 HR
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Both Rendon and Strasburg signed 7-year $245 million deals after the Nats won in 2019. They both expire this year. In the end they will have combined to have missed 1,799 games out of a possible 2,064 games. $490M, only playing in 12% of the games. Crazy.
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Some good comments that Strasburg wouldn’t have played all those games. Fair. But he was only active for 44 of the ones he was eligible to be active in.
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Looking only at 1st + Supplemental Rd. C. Marrero - 38 games, -1 WAR C. Willems - only 6 games above low A M. Burgess - Never played above AA A. Crow - Didn’t sign A. Meyer - only 22 career GS B. Goodwin - 0 WAR, 3 seasons S. Romero - 3 G’s M. Denaberg - barely made A+
Paul Toboni Believer@Nats_HRsAug 19
Is Dylan Crews the worst player the Nats have ever drafted? If not it’s getting close
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C. Kieboom - -1.8 WAR J. Rutledge - 6.29 ERA E. Green - just made AA
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I watched Remember The Titans today out of the blue, for no reason. Showed it to my boys the first time. Crazy.
ABC News
@ABCAug 17
BREAKING: Actress Hayden Panettiere has died, her representative confirmed to ABC News. She was 36 years old. abcnews.link/YHRBcxH

Actress Hayden Panettiere dies at 36, found in cardiac arrest

Hayden Panettiere's representative confirmed her death to ABC News on Sunday. The "Nashville" actress's cause of death is still to be determined.

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This. We do not need to replenish the farm system. The team is on the precipice of being a true contender even without a pitching staff this year. They have a better +/- than 4 teams in the playoff picture. Invest now.
Nationals Source
@NationalsSourceAug 15
So I decided to dig a little deeper into the pipeline update… the Nats are one of only two teams with 24 players rated at 45 or higher. The Nats also now have 9 players rated at 50 or higher… last year they only had 4. Toboni doing very well with this organization top to bottom
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Certainly not worth much. I always found 2B more fun to play than SS.
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There’s a few things at play here: 1. CJ’s trade value is lower as a 2B than a SS. So moving him there may be a sign they are keeping him. His extension cost as a 2B is also (slightly) lower than a SS. 2. Seaver King getting a cup of coffee at SS increases his trade value.
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I don’t want them to necessarily trade King…nor do I think it imminent but if he has a good month his value goes up if they deem home expendable for a SP.
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Maybe a good sign for long term stay in Washington? Maybe not.
Spencer Nusbaum@spencernusbaum_Aug 14
Blake Butera said CJ Abrams will start playing second base in a few days. Will still have shortstop reps once a week or so. But a big decision from the organization.
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My grandfather always taught me…. Don’t be the guy who wastes an ABS challenge on an 0-0 count and then waste the last remaining challenge after you clearly strikeout because you are frustrated….leaning your team with no challenges.
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His 162 game average age 22-24 is: 1.1 WAR, 20 doubles, 20 HR’s, 32 SB. He has had only half a season of an organization that values development. He missed 85 games due to an oblique injury. Is he likely to be a superstar? Probably not. But give the guy some breathing room.
Paul Cubbage@PaulCubbage23Aug 8
He’s a platoon outfielder who can hit lefties and play solid defense. Not spectacular, certainly not for the second overall pick, but not useless. The sooner people accept this about him, the less of a headache he’ll cause us all
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Players who have had 40 XBH and 30 SB 162 gm avg before turning 25: Elly De La Cruz Eric Davis Carl Crawford Jose Reyes Hanley Ramirez Corbin Carrol Dylan Crews Delino Desheilds Jimmy Rollins Paul Molitor Ronald Acuna Jr. Barry Bonds Julio Rodriquez Carlos Beltran Tatis Jr.
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CJ Abram’s Bobby Witt Jr Alex Rodriquez Trea Turner Victor Robles Corey Patterson BJ Upton
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