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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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Every NL East club has reason to be motivated this winter

Every NL East club has reason to be motivated this winter
Mike Rizzo will tell you he doesn't make a single offseason decision based on what other clubs are doing to their roster. The Nationals general manager's sole focus is on improving his team, no matter what anyone else around the league is doing. It's an admirable philosophy, of course, and it has served Rizzo well in his decade-plus in charge of the Nats. It also may be increasingly difficult to adhere to this winter, because there's reason to believe every other club in the National League...
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Monday morning Nats Q&A

Monday morning Nats Q&A
The offseason is now in full swing. Not that there's much of any news of consequence involving the Nationals so far. If anything, this first portion of the offseason has raised more questions than provided answers. So perhaps it's a good time to take some questions and attempt to provide some answers. I can't promise I've got a good reponse for every query, but I'll try my best to offer some insight on free agency, changes to the coaching staff and the state of the baseball industry as a...
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Are Nats only in market for lefty reliever or perhaps more?

Are Nats only in market for lefty reliever or perhaps more?
The Nationals are in the market for bullpen help this winter. Just like every winter. Guess you have to admire their consistency, right? The good news is, they're in less of a bind this winter than they've usually been in the past. With Daniel Hudson, Will Harris, Tanner Rainey and Kyle Finnegan all returning, they've got a solid core group of right-handers already on the staff. What they don't have is a left-hander, now that Sean Doolittle is a free agent. So that's probably priority No....
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Nats have multiple paths in search to bolster infield

Nats have multiple paths in search to bolster infield
The Nationals need a big bat, someone to hit behind Trea Turner and Juan Soto, and the most logical position for that person to play is a corner outfield position. But it doesn't have to work out quite like that. Just as, let's say, a presidential candidate has more than one path to 270 electoral votes, general manager Mike Rizzo has more than one path to try to boost his club's lineup. The state of the Nationals infield is very much in flux as the offseason begins. We know Turner is...
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Soto wins first Silver Slugger Award of career

Soto wins first Silver Slugger Award of career
Juan Soto's massive offensive numbers in a shortened season weren't enough to earn the Nationals star left fielder a top-three finish in the MVP race, but they were enough to earn him a Silver Slugger Award. Soto's victory was revealed tonight, the first of a career that figures to include plenty more of these awards and perhaps an MVP or two as well. He was one of three National League outfielders to win the honor, joining the Dodgers' Mookie Betts and the Braves' Ronald Acuña Jr. atop...
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Barrett, Sanchez, Snyder get spring training invites

Barrett, Sanchez, Snyder get spring training invites
Three mainstays in the Nationals organization will be back for another spring training with the club. Aaron Barrett, Adrián Sanchez and Brandon Snyder are among the group of players who will receive non-roster invitations to West Palm Beach next spring, a source confirmed. All figure to face long odds of making the big league roster, but that's never been a deterrent for any of these veterans. Barrett, who turns 33 in January, has participated in every Nationals spring training since 2011,...
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Catching market includes one big star, few other options

Catching market includes one big star, few other options
It's perhaps not their No. 1 need this winter, but the Nationals absolutely need to add another catcher this winter. Unless they're willing to enter 2021 with Yan Gomes as the clear-cut starter and either Raudy Read or Tres Barrera as his backup, the Nats are going to have to acquire somebody. That somebody could be a frontline starter who relegates Gomes to the bench. Or it could be somebody who shares the job with Gomes, much as Kurt Suzuki did the last two seasons. The good news: There's...
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Nats could go in one of several directions for rotation help

Nats could go in one of several directions for rotation help
We looked at potential free agent outfielders that might interest the Nationals on Tuesday. Today we turn our attention to their other big need this winter: a No. 4 starter to replace the departing Aníbal Sánchez. Some teams don't prioritize a No. 4 starter. The Nationals do. Look back at their best seasons over the last near-decade, and they've pretty much always had a good fourth starter. Look back at their worst seasons during this run, and they've pretty much always had a problem...
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No shortage of free agent outfielders for Nats to consider

No shortage of free agent outfielders for Nats to consider
Rank the Nationals' most significant needs this winter and there's no debate what tops the list: a big bat. Someone who can hit behind Trea Turner and Juan Soto. Someone who can lengthen the lineup. Someone who can fill the void created by Anthony Rendon's departure last winter. (And, yes, obviously this all could've been avoided if the Nats just re-signed Rendon, but there's no sense re-litigating that one now.) This big bat could come in a variety of forms and could play one of several...
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Where the Nats' payroll stands as the offseason begins

Where the Nats' payroll stands as the offseason begins
We raised the question Sunday of the Nationals' approach to this winter, whether they might be willing to go against the expected grain of most of the league and aggressively pursue free agents while everyone else attempts to drag the process out and save money. We have no idea at this point if it's even within the realm of possibility, mostly because we haven't heard a word from the front office about the financial state of the organization at the end of a year in which there were no fans...
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As others cut costs, should Nats look to spend big this winter?

As others cut costs, should Nats look to spend big this winter?
The start of free agency in baseball has long failed to live up to whatever advance hype comes along with it. If the first day of free agency in the NFL, NBA and NHL resembles Walmart on Black Friday, in Major League Baseball it looks more like a group of seniors strolling through the mall concourse at 9 a.m. on a random Tuesday. Owners don't send their private jets out at the stroke of midnight to pick up potential big-name targets. Agents prefer to drag the whole process out and wait for the...
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One year later, it's time for new-look Nats to look ahead

One year later, it's time for new-look Nats to look ahead
They celebrated the anniversary of the Nationals' Game 7 World Series victory Friday night, commemorating the moment at 11:50 p.m. when Daniel Hudson struck out Michael Brantley on a down-and-in slider to set off a wild celebration at Minute Maid Park in Houston, at Nationals Park in Washington, and in homes and bars throughout the region. My god, has it really been a year? It has. And so much of what we're experiencing today bears so little resemblance to that glorious moment on Oct. 30,...
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Is there any place for Cabrera on Nats' roster next year?

Is there any place for Cabrera on Nats' roster next year?
Our offseason player review series continues today with Asdrúbal Cabrera, who struggled to consistently produce this season. PLAYER REVIEW: ASDRÚBAL CABRERA Age on opening day 2021: 35 How acquired: Signed as free agent, August 2019 MLB service time: 13 years, 27 days 2020 salary: $2,685,000 (prorated $1,110,926) Contract status: Free agent 2020 stats: 52 G, 213 PA, 190 AB, 23 R, 46 H, 9 2B, 3 3B, 8 HR, 31 RBI, 0 SB, 0 CS, 19 BB, 40 SO, .242 AVG, .305 OBP, .447 SLG, .753 OPS, 98 OPS+, 1...
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If he returns, how would Kendrick fit into Nats' 2021 plans?

If he returns, how would Kendrick fit into Nats' 2021 plans?
Our offseason player review series continues today with Howie Kendrick, who faces a big career decision after becoming a free agent Wednesday. PLAYER REVIEW: HOWIE KENDRICK Age on opening day 2021: 37 How acquired: Traded from Phillies for McKenzie Mills and international bonus slot money, July 2017 MLB service time: 14 years, 91 days 2020 salary: $4 million (prorated $1,481,481) Contract status: Free agent after Nats declined $6.5 million mutual option (paid $2.25 million buyout) 2020 stats:...
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Knorr returns to staff as Nats finalize coaching changes

Knorr returns to staff as Nats finalize coaching changes
The Nationals finalized their 2021 coaching staff today, filling the one vacancy that hadn't yet been publicly announced with one of the longest-tenured members of their organization. Randy Knorr, who has been a player, coach or minor league manager with the Nats franchise since 2001 in Montreal, will join the big league staff for the fourth time in the last decade-plus, serving as first base coach for the first time. Bob Henley, after a one-year stint at first base, will move back to the...
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Nats decline options on Eaton, Sánchez, Kendrick, Thames

Nats decline options on Eaton, Sánchez, Kendrick, Thames
The end of the World Series last night meant the start of the offseason today, and the Nationals wasted no time making the first of many consequential decisions they'll face during what should be a busy winter. The Nats declined to pick up the 2021 contract options they held on Adam Eaton and Aníbal Sánchez and declined to pick up their portions of the 2021 mutual options on Howie Kendrick and Eric Thames. All four veteran players immediately become free agents and are allowed to begin...
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Harrison proved worth in short time, earned new deal for 2021

Harrison proved worth in short time, earned new deal for 2021
Our offseason player review series continues today with Josh Harrison, who quickly made a positive impact after his early season acquisition. PLAYER REVIEW: JOSH HARRISON Age on opening day 2021: 33 How acquired: Signed as free agent, July 2020 MLB service time: 8 years, 168 days 2020 salary: $1 million (prorated $348,253) Contract status: Signed for $1 million in 2021, free agent in 2022 2020 stats: 33 G, 91 PA, 79 AB, 11 R, 22 H, 2 2B, 0 3B, 3 HR, 14 RBI, 1 SB, 2 CS, 6 BB, 12 SO, .278 AVG,...
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