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What item should top Nats' offseason wish list?

What item should top Nats' offseason wish list?
Thanksgiving weekend, of course, marks the unofficial start of the holiday shopping season, though obviously this year is a little bit different from the norm. Black Friday did take place, but it wasn't nearly the spectacle it usually is, and for good reason. Baseball's shopping season also is different this year. We've already seen how slow the market has been to develop, and it's probably going to remain that way for a while, at least until clubs know what exactly the 2021 season is going...
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Even in 2020, much to be thankful for today

Even in 2020, much to be thankful for today
This traditionally is a day to take a step back and appreciate what we have in our lives, big and small, and give thanks for it. But this year? What are we supposed to be thankful for in November 2020? Actually, there's a lot. Though this certainly has been among the most trying years any of has ever experienced, there have been some silver linings. Block out the big ugly things, if you can, and think about the little things we were treated to this year. We got to watch a baseball season. No,...
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Nationals' options for rotation help starting to shrink

Nationals' options for rotation help starting to shrink
This has been, unfortunately as expected, an awfully slow start to free agency across baseball. Teams so far have been reluctant to spend anything resembling significant money, perhaps because they want to wait and see what the 2021 season is going to look like before committing, perhaps because they already intended to make players wait as long as possible in the final year of the current collective bargaining agreement. There has, however, been just a tiny bit of movement the last couple...
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Do Nats have the elite prospects needed in a big trade?

Do Nats have the elite prospects needed in a big trade?
Mike Rizzo has never been shy about dealing away top prospects in exchange for big-name players who could immediately help his Nationals win. This is the general manager, after all, who dealt away Lucas Giolito, Reynaldo López and Dane Dunning for Adam Eaton prior to the 2017 season and then that summer dealt Jesús Luzardo and others to the Athletics for Sean Doolittle and Ryan Madson. But those two headline-makers represent the last time the Nats have traded away elite prospects for...
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As football flails, MLB deserves more credit for 2020 season

As football flails, MLB deserves more credit for 2020 season
Fifteen Division I football games were canceled last week because of players, coaches and others testing positive for COVID-19. The 2020 college football season is a mess, with different teams from different conferences playing a different number of games over different stretches of time. Yet all you really hear out of that corner of the sports world are complaints about the effect these scattershot cancellations are having on the sanctity of the season. You aren't hearing any serious talk...
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How many numbers will be retired from this Nationals era?

How many numbers will be retired from this Nationals era?
They've raised a pennant and a World Series flag, unveiled division title signs and a Ring of Honor. But here's something the Nationals have yet to do during their 16 seasons in town: Retire somebody's number. That day will come, though, and it may not be that far off, with a couple of obvious candidates at the tail end of their respective careers. To be clear, the Nationals do have one officially retired number: 42. Jackie Robinson's jersey, of course, is retired across all of Major League...
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Nats protect Antuna, Adon from Rule 5 draft

Nats protect Antuna, Adon from Rule 5 draft
The Nationals added two prospects to their 40-man roster today, believing infielder Yasel Antuna and right-hander Joan Adon needed to be protected from being lost in next month's Rule 5 draft while taking a chance a few others won't be gobbled up by another club. Antuna and Adon each had his contract purchased, elevating each player to the organization's 40-man roster even though neither is on the cusp of making his major league debut. Club officials do believe both prospects have a future...
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Friday morning news and notes

Friday morning news and notes
Some news and notes for you on this Friday morning ... * Today is the deadline for all clubs to add players to their 40-man roster and protect them from the Rule 5 draft, so look for the Nationals to make an announcement on a few guys at some point. The Rule 5 draft, which is scheduled to take place Dec. 10 to wrap up the virtual Winter Meetings, allows clubs to select away minor leaguers from other organizations and add them to their major league roster. Any player drafted for $100,000 must...
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Should a leadoff hitter be on the Nats' shopping list?

Should a leadoff hitter be on the Nats' shopping list?
It's way too soon to start penciling in potential Nationals lineups for 2021, because there is so much that still needs to be determined before pitchers and catchers report a mere three months from now. But there is one fairly important question that probably needs to be asked right now, because the answer isn't entirely clear. Do the Nats need a new leadoff hitter? They haven't needed one in quite some time. Whether it's been Davey Martinez managing the last three seasons or Dusty Baker...
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Nats sign former Twins minor league lefty Clay to MLB deal

Nats sign former Twins minor league lefty Clay to MLB deal
One year after hitting the jackpot with the signing of a reliever with extensive minor league experience to a major league contract, the Nationals are hoping they found another diamond in the rough with today's signing of left-hander Sam Clay. Clay, who spent the last seven seasons in the Twins system but never reached the majors, was given a big league deal by the Nats, just as right-hander Kyle Finnegan was last winter. Finnegan enjoyed a breakthrough year in 2020 and looks like a long-term...
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As GM carousel keeps turning, Nats still have rock in Rizzo

As GM carousel keeps turning, Nats still have rock in Rizzo
Few executives in baseball history can claim to have accomplished what Theo Epstein has done during his career. Epstein's legacy already was set for life when he built the 2004 Red Sox roster that snapped the "Curse of the Bambino" and brought Boston its first World Series title in 86 years. Then he one-upped himself and built the 2016 Cubs roster that snapped the "Billy Goat Curse" and brought the north side of Chicago its first World Series title in 108 years. So when Epstein announced...
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Source: Nats sign veteran slugger Tomás to minor league deal

Source: Nats sign veteran slugger Tomás to minor league deal
Yasmany Tomás, the former Diamondbacks slugger whose defensive deficiencies made him high-priced bust, will get a chance to restart his career with the Nationals. The Nats have signed Tomás to a minor league deal with an invitation to spring training, a source familiar with the transaction confirmed. The 30-year-old is scheduled to begin playing in the Puerto Rican Winter League next month, according to Cuban reporter Francys Romero, who first reported the signing. Tomás recently...
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Notable ex-Nationals left off 2021 Hall of Fame ballot

Notable ex-Nationals left off 2021 Hall of Fame ballot
The 2021 Hall of Fame ballot officially was announced Monday, and though there are 25 notable names on the list the most notable thing about this year's ballot might just be what's not on there: a slam-dunk Hall of Famer. None of the 14 new additions to the ballot are guaranteed to reach the 75 percent vote threshold necessary for induction. And even among the 11 returning players who have the best case for induction, there's nobody you can say with absolute certainty will be elected. Curt...
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The current state of the Nationals' depth chart

The current state of the Nationals' depth chart
The Nationals haven't added anyone new yet this offseason, but they have dropped quite a few members of the 2020 club over the last month-plus. In fact, their 40-man roster includes only 30 players at this moment, underscoring just how much work they still have ahead of them this winter. We've talked plenty already about the various holes on the roster and tried to identify some free agents who might interest the Nats. But as we begin another week in what continues to look like a very slow...
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With Robles on roster, Dominican Winter League opens today

With Robles on roster, Dominican Winter League opens today
After such a short season, many ballplayers wondered if they should consider going somewhere to get more at-bats or throw more innings this winter. The answer from the Nationals front office: No, take a normal offseason, then report for spring training fresh and ready to go. That message doesn't apply to every single player on the Nats roster, though. There are a handful of guys who the organization believes could benefit from some extra work this winter. And the most notable name on that list...
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Thoughts on some GMs in the news

Thoughts on some GMs in the news
The Marlins made history Friday, making Kim Ng the first female general manager of a major North American men's professional sports franchise. Ng's hiring was greeted with overwhelming praise from every corner of the baseball world and beyond, and it was comforting to see how much everyone understood how much the 51-year-old has earned this job and wasn't simply handed it for the publicity. Ng worked her way up the ladder for more than two decades, starting out as an intern for the White Sox...
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Nats' lack of award candidates in 2020 was telling

Nats' lack of award candidates in 2020 was telling
Not that you need any reminders about how disappointing 2020 was for the Nationals, but here's one more just for the sake of it: They didn't have any finalists for any of the four major end-of-season awards. Nope, nobody from the Nats finished in the top three in voting for National League MVP, Cy Young, Rookie of the Year or Manager of the Year. That's not something that has happened around these parts in quite some time. The last time the Nationals didn't have a top-three finisher for any...
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Soto finishes fifth, Turner is seventh in MVP voting

Soto finishes fifth, Turner is seventh in MVP voting
Juan Soto finished fifth and Trea Turner finished seventh in voting for National League MVP released tonight, garnering recognition for a season in which the Nationals as a team disappointed but their two biggest offensive stars produced as well as they have in their respective careers. Soto led the league in a host of offensive categories but didn't play as much as most of his competitors due to a positive coronavirus test and a sore elbow. Turner put together elite offensive numbers to...
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Status of DH in 2021 looms large for Nationals

Status of DH in 2021 looms large for Nationals
The Nationals have several lineup holes they need to fill this winter, and it's no mystery where those holes are: A corner outfielder. A catcher. One or more first basemen. And perhaps either a second or third baseman. But there may be one more lineup hole that needs to be addressed at some point: designated hitter. We don't know yet if the DH will return to the National League in 2021 after a one-year tryout during the recently completed short season. It's not currently included in the...
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Uncertainty abounds in minor league reorganization

Uncertainty abounds in minor league reorganization
There is so much uncertainty surrounding the 2021 season, even as the calendar creeps forward and pitchers and catchers are due to report for spring training in three months. And the uncertainty extends well beyond the major league season. If anything, there's even more uncertainty at this moment about the state of Minor League Baseball in 2021. As you probably know by now, Major League Baseball has taken over control of the minors, which for a century operated as its own entity that merely...
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