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Nationals Agree To Pick Up Rizzo’s Option; Talk Extension

As broken earlier today by The Washington Times’ Amanda Comak, the Nationals have said they will pick up the 2014 contract option of general manager Mike Rizzo, and are discussing an extension with…Read More

Rizzo and Johnson Leave Winter Meeting Early

Mike Rizzo and Davey Johnson left the baseball winter meetings a day and a half before the scheduled end of the meet. Having traded for Denard Span just before the beginning of the winter meetings, and…Read More

A Look Back At The Gio Gonzalez Trade

Back on December 23, the Washington Nationals and Oakland Athletics made a trade that few could have seen being beneficial to both sides for the 2012 season. What ended up happening was both teams winning…Read More

Remembering the 2012 Nationals – Season In Review

Alright. I’ve had a chance to get sick, tremble, break stuff, get upset, etc. My counterpart Jared already had a chance to talk about looking ahead, but for right now I feel like it’s time…Read More

Why Nationals Fans Should Care About Heat GM Rizzo Is Taking

Today, USA Today’s Bob Nightengale wrote a scathing piece on how other MLB general managers feel about Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo and his, shall we say, confidence, in shutting down Stephen…Read More

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Everything You Need To Know About The Strasburg Shutdown

Recently, it seems that everyone and their grandmother has weighed in on Stephen Strasburg’s innings…Read More

Down on the Farm: Daniel Rosenbaum, Ace of the Harrisburg Senators

The transformation of the organization’s pitching quality from abysmal to excellent is one of the…Read More

Rizzo Offers Updates on LaRoche, Wang, Rendon, Darvish

While the big piece of news from yesterday’s conference call with local reporters was the suggestion…Read More

Johnson to be Named (Finally) Manager

MLB.com’s Bill Ladson is reporting that GM Mike Rizzo held a press conference with local reporters…Read More

Rizzo on LaRoche, Lineup, Johnson, Harper

Nationals GM Mike Rizzo sat down late last week (I’m a bit late in linking to this) for a candid…Read More

Remaining Playoff Teams Provide Inspiration For Nationals

It’s a whole new world for baseball.  Four of the remaining playoff teams in the Tigers, Brewers,…Read More

Assessing the Nationals’ Managerial Options

Officially speaking, the Nationals have until the end of October to announce the fate of Manager Davey…Read More

Looking at Mike Rizzo’s To Do List

In all likelihood, many of the Front Offices around Major League Baseball are fixated on the playoffs…Read More

Rizzo’s Managerial Choice Fails To Work Out

If I was Jim Riggleman, I would be laughing at the Nationals’ misfortunes. The team has never been…Read More

Jury Should Be Out on Davey Johnson

Davey Johnson managed his 53rd game for the Nationals last night, and his record is 22-31 after the Nationals…Read More

Awful Hitting Should Put Eckstein On Notice

These numbers aren’t pretty. The Nationals went 1 for 13 last night with runners in scoring position,…Read More

Davey Johnson has yet to make difference with Nationals

Former football coach Bill Parcells is known for his best quotes. My favorite quote was you are what…Read More

McLaren Makes Impact On His Way Out

John McLaren made it memorable in his last day as Nationals interim manager yesterday afternoon. He made…Read More

Riggleman Comes Off Bad

No one saw this coming. After the Nationals swept the Mariners in a 1-0 victory yesterday afternoon,…Read More

Good To See Nationals Not Content With .500

The Nationals fans were in a state of euphoria last night after watching their team earn a 2-1 victory…Read More