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Kyle Lohse: Why The Washington Nationals Should Stay Away

The Washington Nationals enter the 2013 season with one of the strongest rotations in the majors. There have been suggestions that the Nationals could bolster their rotation even further by signing 34…Read More

Why The Washington Nationals Need A Contingency Plan With Gio Gonzalez After Miami Clinic Report

There has not been a lot said after the Miami Clinic Biogenesis reports that implicate Washington Nationals starting pitcher Gio Gonzalez. Gonzalez and his father both denied, unequivocally, any implications…Read More

Javier Vazquez Says Nationals Interest In Him Is Mutual

We already mentioned that the Washington Nationals had sent a scout to watch Javier Vazquez in Puerto Rico as he eyes a possible return to the Major Leagues. Well, Vazquez, who started his career with…Read More

Nationals Interested In Javier Vazquez

Reports surfaced last week that former All-Star Javier Vazquez is looking to return to Major League Baseball, and the Nationals apparently want in. Adam Kilgore of the Washington Post reports that the…Read More

Exploring A Michael Morse Trade

While there has been little news about the Adam LaRoche negotiations in recent days, except that nobody else wants to sign him,  the Nats should still be considered the frontrunners to ink him. The waiting…Read More

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LaRoche Notes 12/23: Orioles, Rangers

I wrote yesterday that there were several indications that the Nationals were making a strong push to…Read More

Do The Nationals Really Need Another Lefty In The Bullpen?

A lot of the talk going around is that the Nationals need to get another left-handed pitcher in the bullpen,…Read More

The Choice: Adam LaRoche And Michael Morse

Now that the Nationals added their big pitcher and their center fielder, the focus will turn to first…Read More

Why The Nationals Are Desperate For Pitching

People just don’t get it. People have short memories. People look at the Nationals starting rotation…Read More

Low-Risk Options Could Provide Much-Needed Security Blanket

After non-tendering John Lannan and Tom Gorzelanny on Friday, the Nationals are left without a fifth…Read More

The John Lannan Decision: What’s $5-Million Worth?

John Lannan likely won’t be on the roster to see his $5-million payday in arbitration after today’s…Read More

What Atlanta’s B.J. Upton Signing Means For Washington

Now that B.J. Upton is signed there are two things we can do. We can cross him off the potential center…Read More

The Case Against Signing Michael Bourn

My fellow District on Deck blogger Andrew Flax posted an article several days ago expounding upon the…Read More

The Case for Michael Bourn

For at least a year now, much has been made of the Nationals’ need for a true leadoff hitter. Jayson…Read More

Who Bats Leadoff For The Nationals in 2013?

One thing that all Nationals fans can agree on is that Jayson Werth cannot bat lead-off next year for…Read More

Why The Nationals Are Better Without Michael Bourn

The Nationals and Michael Bourn have been talked about as a perfect fit since the season ended, and while…Read More

Should the Nationals Re-sign Adam LaRoche?

  Adam LaRoche had a very good year with the Washington Nationals. He batted .271, hit 33 home…Read More

Adam LaRoche, Sean Burnett Both Decline Options, Become Free Agents

This morning, in somewhat not unexpected news, the Nationals exercised their options on both Adam LaRoche…Read More

Looking Back At Washington’s Winter To Do List, Part Two

We looked back at the first half of Washington’s To Do List yesterday. This is the continuation…Read More

Looking Back At Washington’s Winter To Do List, Part One

Back in early October in one of the first posts that I wrote here at DoD, I tried to take a crack at…Read More