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• National Prospects: Brady House knocking on the door for an MLB call up

Jamie Germano/Rochester Democrat and Chronicle / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images The Washington Nationals need a right handed bat and a third baseman. Brady House could be that guy Brady House had a big weekend in Triple-A. Over three games, the Nationals third ranked prospect went 7-13 with a homer and two doubles. It was a statement of intent for the youngster, proof he is almost read...2025
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• Too many lefties in DC: The Washington Nationals lineup will lose balance without Dylan Crews

Geoff Burke-Imagn Images The Nationals lineup was already lefty heavy, but with Dylan Crews going down, it might become a bit of a problem After leaving the game last night, it looks like Dylan Crews will have to go on the IL. To replace him, the Nationals decided to call up prospect Robert Hassell III. However, adding Hassell to this lineup would create a little bit of a problem. The team...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for May 2, 2025

Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images Who’s hotter than the Royals? No one! Anne Rogers writes that Bobby Witt Jr. has played his 500th game with the Royals. In the grand scheme of things, maybe 500 doesn’t seem like a huge number. After all, Witt didn’t even know about the milestone on Tuesday until Royals PR director Nick Kappel gave him a heads up that some reporters wanted to ask him ab...2025
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• Paul DeJong Likely Out Until All-Star Break
Nationals infielder Paul DeJong is on the 10-day injured due to a fractured nose he suffered when an errant pitch hit him in the face. Manager Dave Martinez tells Spencer Nusbaum of The Washington Post that he probably won’t be back until around the All-Star break. “I think now they said about a month before…...2025
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• Timeline for Paul DeJong's return to Nationals revealed

Washington Nationals third baseman Paul DeJong has been out of action for over a month....2025
• Washington Nationals vs Philadelphia Phillies Game Thread

Geoff Burke-Imagn Images Follow along as the Nationals start their series against a veteran Phillies team The Washington Nationals split their series against the Mets, winning two thrillers and losing in two stinkers. Now it is time for more divisional play as the Nats take on the Phillies in their first trip to Citizens Bank Park of the season. It will be best on best as MacKenzie Gore ta...2025
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• Too many lefties in DC: The Washington Nationals lineup will lose balance without Dylan Crews
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• Nats' DeJong to have surgery on broken nose
Nationals third baseman Paul DeJong, who was hit in the face by a pitch on April 15, will undergo surgery Monday, manager Dave Martinez said....2025
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• Game thread XXVIII - Astros at Royals

Mark Canha #21 of the Kansas City Royals bats | Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images The Royals will try to win their sixth straight against a tough lefty. While everyone was giving up on the Royals thanks to a tough road trip that saw them go 2-8, the Royals have now gone 9-2 in the 11 home games surrounding the road trip and find themselves 10-4 at home overall this season. Today would be ...2025
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• Washington Nationals vs Baltimore Orioles Series Preview

Jacob Young reacts during the game against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field. | Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images The Washington Nationals (9-13) head home to Washington, D.C. to take on the Baltimore Orioles (9-12) in the Battle of the Beltway After disappointing series losses against the Miami Marlins and the Pittsburgh Pirates, the Washington Nationals took care of business on the road against...2025
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• Next Man Up: Meet Nationals Nasim Nunez

Nasim Nunez poses for a photo during picture day at CACTI Park of the Palm Beaches. | Sam Navarro-Imagn Images Injuries to All-Star shortstop C.J. Abrams and newly acquired Paul DeJong have opened an opportunity for Nasim Nunez. Injuries to All-Star shortstop C.J. Abrams and newly acquired Paul DeJong have opened an opportunity for shortstop Nasim Nunez. So far, he has made the most of h...2025
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• Welcome to the Washington Nationals Fun House

Jim Rassol, Jim Rassol / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Quick check on Nationals #3 prospect Brady House On Wednesday, third basemen Paul DeJong was hit in the nose by a 92.7 mile-per-hour fastball from Pirates pitcher Mitch Keller, subjecting DeJong to the 10-day injured list. Now I know he's only out for less than a week, but it made think about the Nats long term plans. I think t...2025
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• Nationals News: Jorge Lopez and Davey Martinez suspended

Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images After last nights incident, the MLB handed out suspensions to Davey Martinez and Jorge Lopez One of the biggest stories of last nights game was when Jorge Lopez threw a fastball high and tight to Andrew McCutchen which caused a fracas. The MLB has reacted to that and is suspending Lopez three games and manager Davey Martinez one game. Reliever Jorge Lopez ha...2025
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• Washington Nationals vs Pittsburgh Pirates Game Thread

Amed Rosario and Dylan Crews celebrate after both players scored runs against the Pittsburgh Pirates during the sixth inning at PNC Park. | Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images The Washington Nationals (7-10) take on the Pittsburgh Pirates (6-12) for game three of a four-game series. Becoming desperate for a win, Washington shut out Pittsburgh on Tuesday, 3-0, in a game where Washington dominat...2025
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• Nats' DeJong to IL with fractured nose after HBP
A day after he was struck in the face by a pitch, Nationals third baseman Paul DeJong was placed on the 10-day injured list Wednesday with a fractured nose....2025

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"The Nationals are in agreement with infielder Paul DeJong on a one-year deal that guarantees him $1MM, according to USA Today’s Bob Nightengale."

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"Following a scoreless first, Paul DeJong woke up the offense with a two-run blast to the opposite field."

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"That runner, Paul DeJong (who was a noted Cub-killer in his time with the Cardinals), advanced to third on a fly ball and then this happened [VIDEO]."

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"The Cardinals have optioned shortstop Paul DeJong to Triple-A Memphis, The Athletic’s Katie Woo reports (Twitter link)."

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"Paul DeJong had a great rookie season in 2017, and he’s been the Cards’ Opening Day shortstop for each of the four seasons since."

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"Starting shortstop Paul DeJong is also among the players to test positive."

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"For speculation purposes, if a long-term deal was explored this past winter, recent extensions for Tim Anderson and Paul DeJong stand out as comparable deals for Adames."

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"Jeimer Candelario and Victor Martinez drove in runs in the victory, while Paul DeJong and Marcell Ozuna homered for St."

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"Stephen Piscotty had a two-run homer and Paul DeJong added a two-run double as part of a six-run ninth inning as the Cardinals rallied to top the Giants."

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"The power stroke finally arrived for Paul DeJong in the Arizona Fall League, and St."

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"Paul DeJong headed off to college in the fall of 2011 as most athletes do, eager to extend his baseball career but cognizant that his chances of playing after his four-year eligibility expired at Illinois State University were slim."

• Game thread XXVIII - Astros at Royals
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• Next Man Up: Meet Nationals Nasim Nunez
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• Nationals News: Trey Lipscomb joining the Nats after Paul DeJong injury

Rafael Suanes-Imagn Images Trey Lipscomb is going to get his chance in the Big Leagues after Paul DeJong’s scary injury Last night, Paul DeJong suffered one of the nastier injuries I have seen in some time. He was hit in the head by a 93 MPH fastball by Mitch Keller. DeJong was gushing blood and Keller looked very shaken up. It looks like the veteran will have to go on the IL. According to...2025
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• Washington Nationals sluggers power comeback win

Jim Rassol-Imagn Images The Nationals rallied to overcome a 4-0 deficit to beat fry the fish The Washington Nationals showed off some major resilience in their 7-4 win over the Marlins. Nobody was more resilient than the ill Nathaniel Lowe who was scratched from the lineup but got a massive bases clearing double to give the Nats a lead they would not surrender. However, to start the game i...2025
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• Washington Nationals need to stop the bleeding against the D-Backs

Nick Turchiaro-Imagn Images The Nationals need to get going, but the D-Backs will be a tough test for the struggling Nats The Washington Nationals need some wins, and fast. They need to find a way to win this series against Arizona because the Dodgers are coming to town next. We do not want to be in a 2-7 or 1-8 hole with one of the greatest teams of all time coming to town. I am going to ...2025
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• Nationals News: Strikeouts becoming an issue in DC

John E. Sokolowski-Imagn Images The strikeouts have been mounting early in the season for the Nationals While watching the first five Nationals games of the season, it is tough not to notice how much the team is striking out. The Nats made power an emphasis all offseason, and it seems like hitters are willing to trade off some contact to hit for more power. This is a fine tradeoff to make,...2025
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• 2025 Royals season preview: They didn’t come this far just to come this far

Photo by Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Royals had a surprise run, but the taste of the post-season left them wanting more. A year ago, even the most optimistic Royals fans would have had a hard time envisioning the season playing out the way it did. The team was coming off its seventh consecutive losing season - three of which were 100-loss seasons, including a 2023 se...2025
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• Nationals Roster: Paul Dejong could prove to be an underrated pickup

Sam Navarro-Imagn Images Paul Dejong has impressed me this spring, especially on the defensive side of the ball Third base was an obvious hole heading into the offseason, and has been a hole ever since Anthony Rendon left. With the Carter Kieboom experiment failing, and the stop gap veterans they brought in being ineffective, with the exception of Jeimer Candelario. However, I am optimisti...2025
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• Nationals News: The last spot on the bench is up for grabs

Sam Navarro-Imagn Images The race for the final bench spot is hotly contested with three very different candidates There are a number of roster decisions Davey Martinez still has to make with the season right around the corner. While the battle for spots on the pitching staff have taken up most of the headlines, there is still a spot on the bench up for grabs. Riley Adams, Alex Call, and A...2025
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• Washington Nationals offseason recap

Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images Looking back at what Mike Rizzo did to improve the club this offseason With the Nationals season just 10 days away, and with the regular season games starting over in Japan tomorrow, it feels right to recap what the Nats did this offseason. While it was a busy offseason for the Nationals, the lack of a big ticket item left many fans wanting more. Here we will ...2025
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• Too many lefties in DC: The Washington Nationals lineup will lose balance without Dylan Crews
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• Washington Nationals vs Baltimore Orioles Series Preview
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• Next Man Up: Meet Nationals Nasim Nunez
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• Washington Nationals vs Pittsburgh Pirates Game Thread
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• Washington Nationals vs Los Angeles Dodgers game thread

Daniel Kucin Jr.-Imagn Images Nats set to take on reigning champion Los Angeles Dodgers The Dodgers spent their day in D.C. shaking hands with the President before taking on the Nats tonight. Here’s hoping they're batting averages take a dip by the end of this series, just like the stock market lately. The odds of that happening tonight would be better than any as Mackenzie Gore will be...2025
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• Washington Nationals need to stop the bleeding against the D-Backs
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• 2025 Royals season preview: They didn’t come this far just to come this far
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• 2025 NL East Season Preview: Washington Nationals

Photo by Rich Storry/Getty Images The Nationals aren’t here quite yet but that won’t mean they’ll be easy to deal with in 2025. The Washington Nationals might’ve finished 71-91 but don’t be fooled — this could be a sneaky-tough team to deal with going forward. They’ve got holes, sure, but they’ve also got a core of young guys that could support a contender sooner rather than later. How did...2025
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• Bryce Elder has up-and-down start for Braves against Nationals in spring training action

Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images Atlanta’s mercurial hurler had himself another, well, mercurial performance. Bryce Elder’s first spring training start in 2024 was a proverbial rollercoaster ride where the peaks and valleys varied with each inning while he was out there on the mound. Eventually, he averaged out to having a decent outing as the Atlanta Braves were on...2025
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• Too many lefties in DC: The Washington Nationals lineup will lose balance without Dylan Crews
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• Washington Nationals getting more production from the bottom of the lineup

Brad Mills-Imagn Images After struggling early in the season, the bottom of the Nats lineup has been performing well lately due to new faces Early in the season, the bottom of the lineup was really struggling. Guys like Dylan Crews and Paul DeJong just kept striking out. While Jacob Young is a great defender, he is not much of a factor with the bat. It seemed like once you got past guys li...2025
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• Welcome to the Washington Nationals Fun House
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• Washington Nationals finalize Opening Day roster

Jonathan Dyer-Imagn Images The Nationals have set their official 26 man roster for the 2025 campaign At long last, the Opening Day roster is here! After plenty of spring shakeups, we have the 26 that will take the field today at 4:05 PM. We will break down all the position groups and discuss any surprises. Pitchers: The starting pitchers on the roster are Mackenzie Gore, Jake Irvin, Michae...2025
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• Outside The Confines: College baseball begins

Jace LaViolette | Dylan Widger-Imagn Images The college baseball season started this weekend. Storylines from Spring Training. Who might yet be traded? Plus other baseball news. Good morning. We had real baseball over the weekend, albeit the kind with aluminum bats. Jacob Rudner has 12 takeaways from NCAA baseball’s opening weekend. Rudner also has 18 college pitchers who stood out this...2025
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• What Royals payroll looks like for 2025

Jay Biggerstaff-USA TODAY Sports Will John Sherman continue spending? The Royals made waves last winter by being one of the biggest spenders of the winter, pushing their Opening Day payroll to $115 million, the highest it had been since 2018. While J.J. Picollo says the budget has not been set for next year, he expects owner John Sherman to offer the same kind of payroll flexibility the Ro...2024
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• Game 1 of the Wild Card series was played on the Royals’ terms

Photo by Greg Fiume/Getty Images The momentum has shifted. The Royals won 86 games in the regular season, fewer than any team in the post-season except the Tigers. Twelve of those wins came against the embarrassing White Sox - the Royals went 74-75 against everyone else. For most of the year, they had one of the worst bullpen in baseball, and in September they had THE worst offense in base...2024
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• Matt Quatraro is the right guy to manage this team

Kansas City Royals manager Matt Quatraro (33) watches from the dugout against the Cleveland Guardians prior to a game at Kauffman Stadium. | Denny Medley-Imagn Images He will be in the running for Manager of the Year this year, and he will deserve it. It’s the top of the ninth, the game is tied. The Royals have struggled mightily to score runs. They’ve scored four, today, which is as many...2024
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• Cards stay in WC hunt by rallying past Giants
Stephen Piscotty had a two-run homer and Paul DeJong added a two-run double as part of a six-run ninth inning as the Cardinals rallied to top the Giants. St. Louis pulled to within four games of the second NL Wild Card spot after coming back from a 5-2 deficit. Brandon Crawford and a two-run homer and Hunter Pence added a two-run triple, and Johnny Cueto allowed two runs over 5 1/3 innings in his ...2017
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• Cards stay in WC hunt by rallying past Giants
Stephen Piscotty had a two-run homer and Paul DeJong added a two-run double as part of a six-run ninth inning as the Cardinals rallied to top the Giants. St. Louis pulled to within four games of the second NL Wild Card spot after coming back from a 5-2 deficit. Brandon Crawford and a two-run homer and Hunter Pence added a two-run triple, and Johnny Cueto allowed two runs over 5 1/3 innings in his ...2017
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• Giants can't hold off surging Cardinals
Stephen Piscotty had a two-run homer and Paul DeJong added a two-run double as part of a six-run ninth inning as the Cardinals rallied to top the Giants. St. Louis pulled to within four games of the second NL Wild Card spot after coming back from a 5-2 deficit. Brandon Crawford and a two-run homer and Hunter Pence added a two-run triple, and Johnny Cueto allowed two runs over 5 1/3 innings in his ...2017
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• Cards roll past Reds, stay two back of Cubs
Matt Carpenter reached base five times, Yadier Molina knocked in three runs and Paul DeJong finished a triple shy of the cycle as the Cardinals topped the Reds to remain two games back of the Cubs in the NL Central Division. Zack Cozart had a home run in the first for the Reds, his 20th of the season....2017
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• Cards roll past Reds, stay two back of Cubs
Matt Carpenter reached base five times, Yadier Molina knocked in three runs and Paul DeJong finished a triple shy of the cycle as the Cardinals topped the Reds to remain two games back of the Cubs in the NL Central Division. Zack Cozart had a home run in the first for the Reds, his 20th of the season....2017
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• DeJong's monster day backs Waino vs. Mets
Cardinals rookie shortstop Paul DeJong tied his career high with three hits on Friday night. He topped that feat on Saturday....2017
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Cardinals rookie shortstop Paul DeJong tied his career high with three hits on Friday night. He topped that feat on Saturday....2017
• DeJong's monster day backs Waino vs. Mets
Cardinals rookie shortstop Paul DeJong tied his career high with three hits on Friday night. He topped that feat on Saturday....2017

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• A Game of Groans

Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images Much like the smash hit TV series about a quest for power, the 8th season of the White Sox rebuild is letting fans down. But even after a historically bad start, showrunner Jerry Reinsdorf appears keen to do nothing but watch it burn. Chaos is a Ladder Jerry Reinsdorf — the beleaguered owner of the Chicago White Sox — grimaced in disgust as he watched his team ...2024
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• An Easy Go NoGo Decision
(NOTE: THIS POST WAS RELEASED EARLY THIS WEEK ON OUR PATREON. IT’S $10/MONTH.) C'mon. What are we doing here, fellas and five girl readers? Corey Dickerson and Paul DeJong are blocking Nolan Gorman from being called up? Is this serious? Co-Dick and Colonel Mustard sounds like cojoined twins playing Clue with two candlesticks, so to speak. They're not blocking Nolan Gorman, right? Because that's w...2022
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• 2022 Yahoo Fantasy Baseball Rankings Ranklings
Every year, I put on a David Carradine-limited edition kimono, and walk the earth to ruminate on the perfect place for each player in my fantasy baseball rankings. Mike Rowe from Dirty Jobs called me one year, asking if he could film my feet after one of these "walking of the earth" seshs. I declined, because my feet after 8,000 steps (according to my iWatch) on the sands of Redondo Beach are...*s...2022
• Less Bunts, More Schwarbers
Ron Blomberg, the first DH known to man, stood in a parking lot, outside Parsippany, New Jersey's Ramada Inn, sipping a coffee and eating a donut. Mr. Blomberg was there to meet new recruits for the National League DH. A starry-eyed, Paul DeJong stepped up for a badge to Ron's seminar, and to chat with Ron. "I'm a big fan, Mr. Blomberg." Ron looks Paul DeJong up and down, not thinking much of him...2022
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• Top 25 Fantasy Shortstops for 2021 – Week 7
With April in the rear view mirror and June fast approaching, we are starting to see a lot less wild movement in the Top 25 Fantasy Shortstop rankings. Two weeks ago, five new players entered the rankings - Alex Bregman, Brandon Crawford, Paul DeJong, Freddy Galvis and Kike Hernandez. While all five players produced well to move into the rankings, they were help by the continued freefall of Franc...2021
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• Paul Deux Dong
Around The Lou, Paul DeJong is colloquially known as Colonel Mustard, the Land Marshall, who is both dignified and dangerous who always rolls second. Or, uh, *counts the spots in the lineup* sixth. Yesterday, Colonel Mustard (2-for-4, 3 runs, 5 RBIs) did it with a baton on the back of a miniature horse while riding through our nation's capital. "Onward tiny chap!" The Colonel coaxed his horsie, no...2021

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• Spring training will be key in sorting out Nationals bench

Eric Hartline-Imagn Images The Nationals have a lot of players vying for the final spots on the roster With the signing of Paul Dejong, the Nationals have a lot of options to fill out their roster. Plenty of players with notable big league experience will be fighting for jobs on the opening day roster. A big spring training could help guys force their way on the roster and lead to shocking...2025
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• The institutional idiocy of dropping José Rodríguez

José Rodríguez in 2023, wondering why he was called up to the White Sox for a week to pinch-run in one game. | Melissa Tamez/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Scrap heap arms > speed-power middle infielder, got it, White Sox There are a lot of other things I need to be doing for South Side Sox late tonight (early a.m., actually), but Thursday’s move requires some follow-up. Oh, you thin...2024
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• White Sox 3, Cubs 2: A rainy day in the Valley of the Sun

Photo by Rob Tringali/Getty Images Rain prevented a lot of baseball Friday, but not this game. Rain moved through the Phoenix area Friday afternoon, and all but two scheduled games were cancelled. The only teams who played in Arizona Friday were the Guardians and Royals at Surprise and the Cubs and White Sox at Camelback Ranch. It was 62 degrees at game time and the game was delayed 30 min...2024
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• 2023 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 36
Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images The Cubs rally from an early hole but lose anyway Sorry, Mr. Swanson. I think it’ll get better over time. But I’m pretty sure that the Cubs team you are playing on isn’t particularly good. They’ve won just seven of 20. Absent a three game sweep against the A’s, who are only wining a little over 20 precent of their games so far, the Cubs are five games u...2023
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• Rays broached extension talks with Willy Adames, Brent Honeywell
The Rays have traditionally been pretty aggressive in locking up young players to early career extensions, as evidenced by their recent deals with Blake Snell and Brandon Lowe. Beyond that duo, Willy Adames and Brent Honeywell told Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times that they had also been approached about long-term deals. Adames has been a consensus top-25 prospect in baseball in each of the las...2019
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