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• 2024 Heroes and Goats: Biggest comebacks of the year

Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images Here’s the anatomy of a comeback. As we make our way through the offseason, I thought it would be fun to look at some of the biggest comebacks that occurred in the 2024 season. One of the unique qualities of baseball is that there is always time for a comeback. The odds of a comeback get steeper and steeper of course. But technically, unt...2024
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• An updated look at the free agent market

Reggie Hildred-Imagn Images The market is thinning, but there are still plenty of names out there The free agent market has been highly active as of late, between MLB Winter Meetings and a fairly active weekend leading up to it. With so many names off the board, let’s take a position by position look at the top names (anybody with positive WAR) remaining. Each player’s 2025 seasonal age an...2024
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• What will the Royals do at the Winter Meetings?

Lucas Peltier-USA TODAY Sports This could be the busiest week of the off-season. The Winter Meetings began on Sunday in Dallas, with teams meeting to work out trades, meet with agents about free agents, and conduct business like the draft lottery and Rule 5 draft. The Royals have already made some significant moves, re-signing Michael Wacha to a three-year, $51 million deal and acquiring s...2024
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• Tigers Interested In Ha-Seong Kim
The Tigers have shown interest in infielder Ha-Seong Kim, as related by the Detroit Free Press’ Evan Petzold in a recent appearance on the Days Of Roar podcast. The Blue Jays, Giants, and Kim’s former team the Padres have all been publicly connected to Kim this offseason, though it is fair to guess that San…...2024
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• Braves News: Willy Adames off the board, Aaron Bummer, rumors, more

Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images Atlanta Braves news and notes from Saturday Well perhaps the most discussed potential “splash” addition for Atlanta is now off the table, as Willy Adames signed a big deal with the Giants. If the Braves want to upgrade at shortstop, Ha-Seong Kim is the biggest name left on the free agent market and he may be in a price range the Braves are comfortabl...2024
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• Willy Adames signs with San Francisco Giants

Mark Hoffman / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images The popular shortstop ends his tenure in Milwaukee Willy Adames, the popular shortstop who became the clear second-best player at the position in Milwaukee Brewers history, has signed with the San Francisco Giants, ending his tenure in Milwaukee after three-and-a-half seasons. Adames and the Giants have agreed to a seven-year, $182 million ...2024
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• Matt Chapman Open To Temporary Shortstop Move If Giants Sign Ha-Seong Kim
The Giants are in the market for a shortstop. President of baseball operations Buster Posey acknowledged as much at the start of the offseason. San Francisco has been tied to Willy Adames and Ha-Seong Kim in recent weeks. While Adames could play shortstop on Opening Day, that’s not the case with Kim. He underwent surgery to…...2024
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• Three Padres free agents who won’t be brought back

Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images It’s very likely the Padres won’t look the same in 2025 but where will it look different? According to Spotrac, the Padres have 13 free agents—which now includes Logan Gillaspie, Luis Patiño, Bryce Johnson and Mason McCoy after they were non-tendered by the club this past week. Today let’s focus on three free agents who I predict won’t return to the s...2024
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• Three things the Royals need to do this offseason

Ha-Seong Kim #7 of the San Diego Padres singles in the third inning against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field on August 18, 2024 in Denver, Colorado. | Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images The offseason blueprint For a dozen years, Royals Review hosted the annual SB Nation MLB Offseason Simulation, where 30 writers from the 30 team sites would get together digitally over the course of a...2024
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• Previewing the outfield market for the Atlanta Braves

Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images So far, we’ve taken a look at the starting pitching and shortstop markets for the Braves. Today, we’ll dive into the options for upgrading LF. The Atlanta Braves cleared up what was a pretty muddy OF/DH picture last week by trading Jorge Soler to the Angels for SP Griffin Canning. While it was surprising to see it done on the literal firs...2024
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• On-base options: Free agents

Photo by Eakin Howard/Getty Images Get on base! Royals GM J.J. Picollo has highlighted an on-base hitter as his top priority this off-season, and for good reason. Royals leadoff hitters batted .228/.270/.334 this year, by far the worst in baseball. Bobby Witt Jr., Vinnie Pasquantino, and Salvador Perez all need more RBI opportunities from someone that can set the table. Free agency is now ...2024
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• Braves News: Rumor Mill, Season Reviews, more

Photo by Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images Atlanta Braves news and notes from Wednesday Well the Braves haven’t made their next move yet, but they do have a good bit of money to make some moves when they decide to. Perhaps the most obvious targets are shortstops Willy Adames and Ha-Seong Kim. They are the same age and Adames is probably better, but I like Kim as the preferable valu...2024
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• Braves News: Extensions for Aaron Bummer and Reynaldo Lopez, option decisions, more

Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images Atlanta Braves news and notes from Saturday The Braves made some on-brand moves early in the offseason, as the offseason machine got humming league-wide. Tacking on a year to both Reynaldo Lopez and Aaron Bummer, standout 2024 offseason additions, is a reasonable move. It is interesting that Atlanta is making an effort to push money away from the 2025 s...2024
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• 2024 Padres Season Review: David Peralta, Donovan Solano, Brandon Lockridge and Tyler Wade

Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images Finishing up the season reviews with some of the key players that didn’t necessarily get a bunch of national attention this past season David Peralta: 0.4 fWAR, 91 G, .267 AVG, .335 OBP, .415 SLG, 115 wRC+, 35 R, 28 RBI, 8 HR Baseball Savant Positives From This Season Peralta came in on a minor league deal and was the best replacement...2024
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• Outside The Confines: Being a kid again

Photo by Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images The Little League Classic was Sunday. It was also Players Weekend. Lots of injuries and other news from around MLB. Good morning. The Tigers won last night’s Little League Classic over the Yankees, 3-2 with their youthful energy. Buster Olney tells how major leaguers learn to love the Little League Classic after participating. Melanie M...2024
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"Padres shortstop Ha-Seong Kim declined his end of an $8MM mutual option for the 2025 season, and he’ll now take a $2MM buyout and enter free agency, The Athletic’s Dennis Lin reports (X link)."

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"Cubs who are listed as “finalists” are: The 2023 Rawlings Gold Glove Awards Finalists - NL Second Base - Ha-Seong Kim, Nico Hoerner, Bryson Stott#RawlingsGoldGloveAwards pic."

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"Padres outfielder Tommy Pham and shortstop Ha-Seong Kim ran directly into each other chasing down a shallow fly ball from the Cubs’ P."

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"Report: Padres agree to deal with Ha-seong Kim"

• 2024 Heroes and Goats: Biggest comebacks of the year
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• An updated look at the free agent market
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• What will the Royals do at the Winter Meetings?
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• Braves News: Willy Adames off the board, Aaron Bummer, rumors, more
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• Willy Adames signs with San Francisco Giants
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• MLB rumors: Mets listening to Brett Baty offers, Matt Chapman open to change if Giants sign Ha-Seong Kim

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• Three Padres free agents who won’t be brought back
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• Haha, the Royals could never trade for Mike Trout. Or...could they?

Mike Trout #27 of the Los Angeles Angels runs during a MLB baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles at Angel Stadium of Anaheim on April 24, 2024 in Anaheim, California. | Photo by Ric Tapia/Getty Images What if? The Kansas City Royals need a leadoff hitter. What if that hitter was Mike Trout? On its face, that is a pretty wild sentence. And, to be fair, it’s a farfetched scenario to b...2024
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• Ha-Seong Kim’s Challenging Free Agent Case

Ha-Seong Kim represents one of the biggest risk-reward plays of this year's free agent class. That didn't seem like it'd be the case in August. For most of the season, Kim's profile was built around stability. He wasn't a huge offensive threat, but his plus defense at shortstop and league average bat gave him a…...2024

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• Braves News: Extensions for Aaron Bummer and Reynaldo Lopez, option decisions, more
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• Lessons the front office can learn from this year

Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images The Royals improved this year - let’s do it again! The Royals had one of the best off-seasons in baseball last year, improving a 106-loss team enough to make the playoffs and advance to the ALDS. By adding Seth Lugo and Michael Wacah, the Royals featured one of the best rotations in baseball, and although some other acquisitions - Hunter Renfroe, Adam Frazier...2024
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• The mailbag column: Free agency, leadoff hitters, and MJ Melendez

Photo by Dustin Satloff/Getty Images My attempt at being a better postman than Kevin Costner Earlier this week on X, Royals Review put out the call: send in your questions and we’ll answer them by the end of the week. Well, that time is upon us, and you had questions about the Royals’ offseason, some trade candidates, and potential free agent targets, among other topics. Let’s get to it. ...2024
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• Previewing the shortstop market for the Atlanta Braves

Photo by Aaron Gash/MLB Photos via Getty Images Examining the different paths the Braves could take to upgrade at SS this winter. The Atlanta Braves offseason began earlier than they wanted, and now it’s Alex Anthopoulos’s job to go out and improve the team for 2025. There are four positions they can feasibly address this winter: shortstop, starting pitcher, left field, and relief pitcher....2024
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• The ideal White Sox lineup for 2025

Yes, Minnie is our inspiration for the 2025 Sox. | David Banks/Getty Images Time to go with the flow of fandom In the entertainment industry, whether on stage or on a screen, you often hear of people, especially members of minority groups, saying they wish they could see more people who look like them. Bear that in mind, and also bear in mind that spectator sports are first and foremost en...2024
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• A look at the Braves/Padres 2024 regular season series

Photo by Denis Poroy/Getty Images If the Braves can repeat what they did in Petco Park in July, they could be heading to Los Angeles for the weekend. The Atlanta Braves and the San Diego Padres have already faced each other seven times here in 2024 and depending on how this series goes, it’ll take either the perfect baseball number of nine games or possibly ten to decide which one of these...2024
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• A refresher on the Padres and how they got here

Photo by Brian Rothmuller/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Braves draw one of the best teams in baseball in the first round. There’s no rest for the wicked, no rest for the weary, and no rest for a team that had to play a hurricane-induced doubleheader to clinch a playoff spot in Game 162. About 24 hours after their brief celebration, the Braves will start fighting for their postseason...2024
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• Outside The Confines: The regular season ends*

Photo by Kevin D. Liles/Atlanta Braves/Getty Images The regular season ends, except for two makeup games today. A look back and a look ahead to the playoffs. Plus other MLB news. So in case you don’t know already or don’t want to click on the links, the Braves and Mets play their two makeup games in Atlanta today. Each team just needs to win one game to make the playoffs. So whoever wins g...2024
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• Analyzing the Brewers’ potential wild card opponents

Allan Henry-Imagn Images With the Brewers currently sitting as the third seed in the NL, they’d take on the last wild card team in the field Coming off a big series win over the Diamondbacks and a series-opening win over the Phillies, the Brewers’ magic number now sits at two, meaning any combination of two Brewers wins and Cubs losses would clinch the NL Central division. After they surpa...2024
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• Willy Adames signs with San Francisco Giants
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• BCB After Dark: How big is the Cubs’ budget?

Photo by Brandon Sloter/Image Of Sport/Getty Images The late-night/early-morning spot for Cubs fans asks if you think the Cubs will sign a free agent for more than $100 million in total value this winter. It’s another week here at BCB After Dark, the coolest club for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. So glad that you could join us. We’re officially in the offseaso...2024
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• 2024 Padres Season Review: David Peralta, Donovan Solano, Brandon Lockridge and Tyler Wade
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• Braves News: Yankees punch World Series ticket, Rockies lower payroll, more

Photo by Todd Kirkland/MLB Photos via Getty Images Atlanta Braves news and notes from Saturday Since we are in pretty much a deadzone for Braves news at the moment, I am going to make a quick pitch for signing Ha-Seong Kim on the free agent market. Now this must start with the caveat that he is recovering from a shoulder injury that is likely to see him activated shortly after Opening Day,...2024
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• A refresher on the Padres and how they got here
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• Outside The Confines: Joey Votto calls it quits

Photo by Nick Cammett/Diamond Images via Getty Images The most interesting man in baseball retires. The Mariners fire their manager. A look ahead to the stretch run and other news from around MLB. Good morning. Driving to the stadium right now. My Uber driver asked, "Are you a player?" I said, "No."— Joey Votto (@JoeyVotto) August 22, 2024 Longtime Reds first baseman Joey Votto an...2024
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• Good Morning San Diego: Padres’ Ha-seong Kim undergoes MRI

Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images Everything you need to know about MLB news and your San Diego Padres for Monday, August 19, 2024. San Diego Padres News Troublesome Rockies chase Joe Musgrove, halt Padres’ series win streak at eight (San Diego Union-Tribune) Padres’ Ha-Seong Kim to Get MRI After Leaving Game Early (Sports Illustrated) Twins at Padres preview: Pitching matchups, TV-r...2024
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• Padres Open To Trade Offers On Trent Grisham, Ha-Seong Kim
The Padres have had another significant offseason, adding Xander Bogaerts on an 11-year megadeal and bringing in Matt Carpenter via two-year guarantee. Those players lengthen a lineup that already had plenty of talent, with Bogaerts in particular building on an existing area of strength. San Diego certainly didn’t need another infielder. Ha-Seong Kim and Jake Cronenworth would’ve made ...2022
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• Nico Hoerner, Dansby Swanson and Ian Happ are Gold Glove finalists

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images The winners will be announced on an ESPN show next month. The Cubs have never had three Gold Glove winners in a single season, but that could happen this year, with Nico Hoerner, Dansby Swanson and Ian Happ all “finalists.” Rawlings announced “finalists” for 2023 Gold Glove awards Wednesday, and three Cubs were named as those Wednesday by the sporting g...2023
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• Orlando Arcia delivers as Braves walk-off Padres
Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images Atlanta’s bullpen allowed three runs in the win. Orlando Arcia delivered a walk-off single in the ninth to help the Atlanta Braves to a 7-6 win over the San Diego Padres. The Braves got to work quickly against Padres lefty Blake Snell and once again, it was Ronald Acuña Jr. who set the table. Acuña jumped on a 2-1 fastball from Snell and hooked it into t...2023
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• Matt Olson, Ronald Acuña Jr. among 6 Braves’ finalists for this year’s Silver Slugger Awards

Photo by G Fiume/Getty Images The Atlanta Braves are well represented among the nominees for this season’s Silver Slugger Awards Louisville Slugger announced Thursday the finalists for the Silver Slugger Awards in the American and National Leagues. The Atlanta Braves are well represented with six finalists in Matt Olson, Ozzie Albies, Austin Riley, Ronald Acuña Jr, Sean Murphy and Marcell ...2023
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• Justin Steele, Marcus Stroman, Dansby Swanson named to the NL All-Star Team
Photo by Jamie Sabau/Getty Images The Cubs will be well-represented in the All-Star Game in Seattle The pitchers and position player reserves for the 2023 All-Star Game were announced by Major League Baseball today and the Cubs are well-represented with three selections. Right-handed pitcher Marcus Stroman, left-handed pitcher Justin Steele and shortstop Dansby Swanson were all named to th...2023
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• Ha-Seong Kim Declines Mutual Option With Padres; Wandy Peralta Declines Opt-Out
Padres shortstop Ha-Seong Kim declined his end of an $8MM mutual option for the 2025 season, and he’ll now take a $2MM buyout and enter free agency, The Athletic’s Dennis Lin reports (X link). Left-hander Wandy Peralta will be staying in San Diego for at least one more season, as Peralta will pass on his…...2024
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• Padres To Move Xander Bogaerts To Second Base
Padres manager Mike Shildt told members of the media today that Xander Bogaerts will be moving from shortstop to second base, with Dennis Lin of The Athletic among those to relay the news. Ha-Seong Kim will cross the bag in the other direction to take over the shortstop position. More to come....2024
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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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• 2024 Fantasy Baseball Sabermetric Notes: Shortstops
In our continuing series on the Sabermetric analysis that shapes our Player projections in our 2024 Player Projections Draft Advisor. Today we'll take a look at some of the indicators that are defining our 2024 Shortstop projections: CJ Abrams Abrams finished 2023 with 18HR/64RBI/83RS/.276BA/47 SB. It's encouraging to see his power emerge as the season's progressed, making him a terrific fantas...2024
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• Fernandoh!
Fernando Tatis Jr. went down in a heap after a swing, and I fell off my couch, rolled three feet and laid there for twenty minutes until Ted, my dog, placed his butt on my face, the sign we mutually agreed on for "he needs to be walked." Outside, we spotted two pigeons teaching a third how to fly again with broken wings. I stood by that hopeful scene signing Mr. Mister, "Take these broken wings......2021
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• Willy Adames signs with San Francisco Giants
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• Padres offseason needs as GM Meetings are underway

Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images Lots to do this winter to try to get back to the postseason in 2025 The GM Meetings are underway in San Antonio to officially kick off offseason duties for every team in Major League Baseball. One of those teams were the Dodgers biggest challenger: the San Diego Padres. What needs to happen to put them back in position to contend again in 2025? Ruben Ni...2024
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• BCB After Dark: How big is the Cubs’ budget?
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• Willy Adames signs with San Francisco Giants
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• Series Preview: Milwaukee Brewers vs. San Diego Padres

Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports Brewers welcome Friars for three games Coming off consecutive road series victories in Cincinnati and Baltimore, the Milwaukee Brewers (10-4) will return home on Monday to begin a series with the San Diego Padres (8-9, pending Sunday evening’s results). The Padres are in an interesting spot as a franchise. After consecutive years of shocking the baseball wor...2024
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• 2024 NL West Preview: The Dodgers have loaded up for October

Photo by Gene Wang/Getty Images Just like with Atlanta in the NL East, it’s all about what Los Angeles can do in October instead of the regular season. While the NL Central may be wide open, there are no such delusions of grandeur to be had in the NL West. That means that it’s probably going to be another long season in Denver for the Colorado Rockies, who are very likely going to spend a...2024
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• 2024 MLB Season Preview: San Diego Padres

Sergio Estrada-USA TODAY Sports After a supremely disappointing 2023 and an offseason full of cutting salary, the Padres will look to compete in 2024 with a pared-back roster The San Diego Padres entered the 2023 season with championship aspirations and a star-studded roster, but pulled off an epic faceplant and missed the postseason entirely. The offseason has been a sea change both on an...2024
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• Washington Nationals news & notes: Nats rally in 7th, blow lead in 9th in 8-6 loss to Padres...
Notes and quotes from the series finale in Nationals Park... Irvin Rides Or Just Starts Again: In spite of the fact he struggled at points in each of his last two starts, with strong stretches and bad ones, Nationals’ manager Davey Martinez said Jake Irvin would continue to start for Washington again, even after veteran starter Chad Kuhl came off the IL recently. “We definitely want to give Jake ...2023
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