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Fantasy Preview: Craig Stammen

As the Nationals’ primary long reliever last year, RHP Craig Stammenwas one of the best pitchers in baseball. Among pitchers with 80+ innings pitched, he was third in the league with a 2.34 ERA and…Read More

Nationals Avoid Arbitration With Six Players, Only Jordan Zimmermann Remains

Update: Amanda Comak of the Washington Times tweets that the club has come to an agreement with shortstop Ian Desmond as well. The deal is for 1 year and $3.8 million, so obviously it does not look like…Read More

2012 Season Review: Craig Stammen

For Craig Stammen, something seemed to change in 2011. After being moved to the bullpen, his numbers started to improve. After a very good 2011 out of the bullpen in limited work, he became the long man…Read More

Chien-Ming Wang To Get Spot-Start on Sunday

Manager Davey Johnson announced in today’s pre-game press conference that Chien-Ming Wang will get the spot-start on Sunday against the Milwaukee Brewers. The smoke has finally cleared over the…Read More

Game 109: Nationals 5, Astros 4 (11)

The first game of the Nationals long road trip was an extra inning affair which featured shaky pitching from the usually reliable Nats bullpen and the Nats scoring the winning run on a wacky series of…Read More

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Which Nationals Will Make the All Star Roster

On Sunday we’ll learn the results of fan voting for the All Star Game starters and those players…Read More

Game 52: Braves 3, Nationals 2

Sunday afternoon’s series finale against the Braves started off with a unique piece of history…Read More

Game 28: Phillies 9, Nationals 3

Washington entered the series finale against the Philadelphia Phillies in an unusual position –…Read More

What Does The Nationals’ April Tell Us?

Anyone who has followed baseball for a few years knows that evaluating players and teams requires patience…Read More

Game 8: Nationals 2, Reds 1 (13 Innings)

The Nationals are finding ways to win in extra innings. Jayson Werth singled with the bases loaded in…Read More

Game 2: Nationals 7, Cubs 4

Another eighth-inning rally, another win for the Washington Nationals. Adam LaRoche banged out four hits,…Read More

Nationals Make Flurry Of Moves, Set 25-Man Roster

The best 25 go North. Those words have resonated repeatedly from the organization’s upper management…Read More

Bullpen Starting To Take Shape

It’s starting to seem pretty clear what pitchers will be departing Viera with the Nationals in…Read More

The Case For Keeping Craig Stammen On The 25-Man Roster

The injury to Chien-Ming Wang means John Lannan is almost certain to be the Washington Nationals’…Read More

Spring Training Rotation Plans

The Grapefruit League schedule of games will formally begin one week from tomorrow and it would seem…Read More

Questions Heading Into 2012: Pitching Edition, Part 2

Each year teams report to Spring Training with high hopes and expectations for the upcoming season. We…Read More

Which Nationals will pleasantly surprise us in 2012?

One of the best — and sometimes worst — things about baseball is its unpredictability. Every…Read More

Evaluating the Bullpen

A hallmark of the Washington Nationals surprising 80-win season in 2011 was their fine bullpen. According…Read More

Looking Ahead to Syracuse’s 2012 Rotation

We’ve spent a great deal of time discussing the Nationals’ plans for their 2012 starting…Read More

A Posnanskian-like Proposal, Should Washington Pursue Colorado’s Eric Young

While much of the Nationals’ focus this winter has revolved around center field and the starting rotation,…Read More