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Nats turn to Turner's power, not speed, to secure first win

Nats turn to Turner's power, not speed, to secure first win
He's perhaps the fastest player in baseball, and he already has twice as many stolen bases as anyone else in the sport. And because of that, there's sometimes a perception that Trea Turner needs to be a small-ball guy, someone who just needs to put the bat on the ball and then take advantage of his speed. Thing is, Turner also has serious pop in that bat, as evidenced by the 19 home runs he hit last season. So when the Nationals desperately needed someone to deliver them a win - their first...
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Turner's walk-off blast saves Nats from another bullpen mess

Turner's walk-off blast saves Nats from another bullpen mess
The Nationals have a bullpen problem. But they'll worry about that later tonight, because right now all they care about is celebrating their first win of 2019, thanks to the power supplied by one of the fastest players in baseball. Trea Turner, who had already clubbed a three-run homer earlier in the afternoon, drilled a walk-off shot into the fierce wind blowing in from left field to deliver a much-needed 6-5 victory over the Mets after the Nats' shaky bullpen suffered through a late...
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Sipp's faith in readiness pays off in Nationals debut

Sipp's faith in readiness pays off in Nationals debut
Tony Sipp can admit it now, after the fact, because everything worked out well Saturday. But as he jogged in from the Nationals bullpen to make his season debut in the seventh inning of what at that point was a 4-4 game against the heart of the Mets lineup, the veteran reliever had no idea what to expect. "It was definitely a lot of questions that I had," he said today. "I believe I was ready, but then you run out there and you're thinking: 'Am I ready?' It's a tie ballgame. It's a...
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Game 3 lineups: Nats vs. Mets

Game 3 lineups: Nats vs. Mets
It's a cold, gray morning here on South Capitol Street, and the infamous Skittles tarp has been covering the infield. But don't despair: The forecast calls for the rain to end soon and the sun to come out. It's going to be cold and windy, but the Nationals and Mets will be finishing their season-opening series as scheduled. You hate to say this after only two games, but let's go ahead and say it: The Nats really need to win today. It's not just about avoiding a season-opening sweep at the...
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Searching for some positives in an 0-2 start

Searching for some positives in an 0-2 start
It's been an admittedly negative first couple of games to the Nationals season, what with back-to-back losses to the Mets that included defensive gaffes, baserunning gaffes and bullpen gaffes. But today's a new day, so let's try to think positively if only for a few minutes. Here are some encouraging developments through the first 18 innings of the 2019 season in D.C. ... * Juan Soto is doing Juan Soto things, The 20-year-old left fielder has picked up right where he left off as a...
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Rosenthal tries to put happy face on ragged return to mound

Rosenthal tries to put happy face on ragged return to mound
It had been 19 months since Trevor Rosenthal last took the mound in a major league game, and so the veteran reliever understandably was happy about that important fact. "It was an exciting day, obviously," he said. "Getting out there for the first time, the situation, it was a good experience and something I really enjoyed and look forward to happening again." Rosenthal said all this with a smile on his face, but behind the smile was the recognition that he's only allowed to look on the...
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Nats shake off ragged start, only to watch bullpen blow up late

Nats shake off ragged start, only to watch bullpen blow up late
They were sloppy in the field and sloppy on the bases again, digging themselves into an early hole that had South Capitol Street grumbling again only 48 hours after a fundamentally flawed opening day loss. But when the Nationals clawed their way back to tie up the game thanks to the exploits of young outfielders Juan Soto and Victor Robles, the ballpark came back to life, now believing things were pointed in a positive direction after a ragged first 11 innings to the season. And then the...
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Nats will look to run today vs. Syndergaard

Nats will look to run today vs. Syndergaard
If Thursday's season opener was an indication of things to come, Trea Turner is going to run a lot this season. If the Nationals did their scouting, Turner shouldn't be the only one running a lot today against Noah Syndergaard. A perfect convergence of natural speed, organizational philosophy and matchups comes together this afternoon when the Nats face the Mets and their No. 2 starter. Syndergaard, for all his talents as a pitcher, is one of the majors' worst at stopping the running game....
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Nats payroll up slightly, Scherzer has top MLB salary in 2019

Nats payroll up slightly, Scherzer has top MLB salary in 2019
Even with Bryce Harper coming off the books, the Nationals entered the season with one of Major League Baseball's largest payrolls and the sport's highest-paid player for 2019. The Nationals' opening day payroll of $185 million ranks fifth in the majors, behind the Red Sox, Cubs, Yankees and Dodgers, according to the Associated Press' annual calculations. The payroll total is up slightly from last year's $180 million figure, which ranked fourth in the league at that time. Max Scherzer,...
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Dissecting Martinez's opening day bullpen decisions

Dissecting Martinez's opening day bullpen decisions
The nature of the baseball schedule, especially in northern cities that require a day off following the season opener to account for weather postponements, lends itself to gross overanalyzing of Game 1 of 162. No other game all season, aside from perhaps postseason contests, gets dissected like this. But with nothing else to write or talk about for 48 hours until they take the field again, we really have no choice but to make a big deal out of every little thing that happens on opening day. So...
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The botched rally that defined an opening day loss

The botched rally that defined an opening day loss
Pick out any number of reasons the Nationals lost their season opener today, 2-0 to the Mets. Look at Ryan Zimmerman's first-inning line drive, the one snagged by a diving Jeff McNeil at third base to prevent a run from scoring. Point out Davey Martinez's late-game pitching decisions to let Max Scherzer return to the mound for the eighth, then turn to Justin Miller and Matt Grace to face a couple of key hitters instead of Trevor Rosenthal and Tony Sipp. But if you really want to encapsulate...
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Familiar vibe for Nats in opening day loss to Mets

Familiar vibe for Nats in opening day loss to Mets
It's opening day, and that inevitably leads to two things from fans and media alike: excessive optimism and overblown pessimism, based solely on the results of the first game of a 162-game marathon. A team's record on opening day bears no connection to its record on Oct. 1, and anyone who thinks otherwise need only look back one year ago when the Nationals beat the Reds by a 2-0 count in their opener and stormed out to four straight wins to give everyone reason for excessive optimism en route...
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Sipp "ready to go" while Kendrick, Taylor remain in Florida

Sipp "ready to go" while Kendrick, Taylor remain in Florida
Tony Sipp, as promised, is here on opening day and ready to pitch in a big spot late against one of the Mets' big left-handed hitters. Howie Kendrick and Michael A. Taylor, as expected, aren't on the active roster yet. And they're not in Washington, either. While Kendrick and Taylor continue to rehab from their spring training injuries in West Palm Beach, Sipp made the trip north after pitching in a minor league game Tuesday, the lefty's final tune-up before making his Nationals...
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Game 1 lineups: Nats vs. Mets

Game 1 lineups: Nats vs. Mets
The wait is over. And for the first time in a long time, we aren't talking about the wait for Bryce Harper to sign with somebody. No, we're talking about the Nationals' long, six-month wait to get back on the field after a disappointing 2018 season. It finally happens today in the opener of what might just be the most compelling division race we've ever seen around here. And it starts right off with a showdown between two of the four teams that come into opening day believing they can win...
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2019 Nats media season predictions

2019 Nats media season predictions
Hey, do you know what today is? Yes, of course you do. And because you know it's opening day, you also know it's media prediction day! Ah yes, media prediction day, when my colleagues and I make complete fools of ourselves (some more than others) in trying to guess how the Nationals' season is going to play out. This is now the 10th consecutive year we've done this, via three different media outlets. And our pool of participants has both grown and changed dramatically in that time. We've...
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Opening day roster announced, Noll makes club

Opening day roster announced, Noll makes club
The Nationals reported for spring training last month with a pretty good idea already who would fill out their 25-man roster. There were only a handful of jobs up for grabs, and even those seemed fairly set in stone, barring something unexpected developing over the course of six weeks in Florida. Well, something unexpected did happen. His name is Jake Noll, and thanks to one of the most unexpected spring training performances in recent club history the 25-year-old infielder is about to make his...
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2019 MLB predictions

2019 MLB predictions
The countdown is on. We are now just shy of 24 hours from opening day across Major League Baseball. (Let's just forget the Athletics and Mariners already played two regular season games in Japan last week, cause it only makes things more confusing.) After an agonizing winter and spring waiting for free agents to sign, at last we can watch and write about what's actually taking place on the field. If you're looking for our annual Nationals media season predictions, you're going to have to...
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Williams and Sanchez optioned, Noll still on roster

Williams and Sanchez optioned, Noll still on roster
The Nationals optioned reliever Austen Williams and infielder Adrián Sanchez to Triple-A Fresno this morning, all but finalizing their opening day roster with only one final question left to answer: Has non-roster invitee Jake Noll made the club, or is there another outside acquisition pending to fill the last spot on the bench? The Williams and Sanchez moves leave the Nationals with 28 players officially on their spring training roster. Included on that roster, however, are three players...
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What we made too big a deal about and what we glossed over

What we made too big a deal about and what we glossed over
Spring training is over. The Nationals are home at last. They have one more exhibition game later this afternoon against the Yankees (if weather permits) and then it's time to turn our focus to Thursday's season opener against the Mets. It was a long six weeks down in West Palm Beach. When pitchers and catchers reported way back on Feb. 13, Bryce Harper was still two weeks away from signing with the Phillies. MLB was making plans to use a 20-second pitch clock this season. Trevor Gott and...
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After six weeks of fundamentals, Nats ready to see results

After six weeks of fundamentals, Nats ready to see results
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - This being the final day of spring training, the Nationals' goals were pretty simple: Get through the day quickly and healthy. They were successful on both counts. Today's 5-3 exhibition loss to the Astros at FITTEAM Ballpark of the Palm Beaches wrapped up in a mere 2 hours, 30 minutes. And everybody walked away in one piece before showering, dressing and boarding the bus for the airport and the charter flight home to Washington. Davey Martinez gave a handful of...
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