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Baker out as Nationals manager after two seasons

Baker out as Nationals manager after two seasons
Dusty Baker is out as Nationals manager, leaving the franchise yet again looking for a new clubhouse and dugout leader. The club made the surprising announcement this afternoon, electing not to bring back Baker, who had won back-to-back National League East titles and an average of 96 wins per season. The 68-year-old Baker, whose teams lost in Game 5 of the National League Division Series each of his two seasons, was not under contract beyond 2017. "The Lerner family, on behalf of the entire...
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Can Nats commit to Wieters as their No. 1 catcher in 2018?

Can Nats commit to Wieters as their No. 1 catcher in 2018?
As we transition into offseason mode here, we're reviewing each significant player on the Nationals roster. We continue today with Matt Wieters, who struggled in his first season in D.C. but was well-liked by the pitching staff. PLAYER REVIEW: MATT WIETERS Age on opening day 2018: 31 How acquired: Signed as free agent, February 2017 MLB service time: 8 years, 129 days 2017 salary: $10.5 million Contract status: Holds $10.5 million player option for 2018. Free agent in 2019. 2017 stats: 123 G,...
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After MVP-caliber season, time to think long-term with Rendon

After MVP-caliber season, time to think long-term with Rendon
As we transition into offseason mode here, we're reviewing each significant player on the Nationals roster. We continue today with Anthony Rendon, who completed an elite all-around season that made him a legitimate MVP candidate. PLAYER REVIEW: ANTHONY RENDON Age on opening day 2018: 27 How acquired: First-round pick, 2011 draft MLB service time: 4 years, 130 days 2017 salary: $5.8 million Contract status: Arbitration-eligible in 2018. Free agent in 2020. 2017 stats: 147 G, 605 PA, 508 AB, 81...
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Turner again showed off elite skills, but still has room to grow

Turner again showed off elite skills, but still has room to grow
As we transition into offseason mode here, we're reviewing each significant player on the Nationals roster. We continue today with Trea Turner, whose first full big league season was interrupted by injuries. PLAYER REVIEW: TREA TURNER Age on opening day 2018: 24 How acquired: Acquired from Padres with Joe Ross, with Nats trading Steven Souza Jr. and Travis Ott to Rays in three-team deal, December 2014 MLB service time: 1 year, 135 days 2017 salary: $554,900 Contract status: Under team control...
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With another big year at plate, Murphy proved he's the real deal

With another big year at plate, Murphy proved he's the real deal
As we transition into offseason mode here, we're reviewing each significant player on the Nationals roster. We continue today with Daniel Murphy, who picked up right where he left off in 2016 and kept producing at the plate in 2017. PLAYER REVIEW: DANIEL MURPHY Age on opening day 2018: 33 How acquired: Signed as free agent, December 2016 MLB service time: 8 years, 109 days 2017 salary: $12 million Contract status: Signed for $17.5 million in 2018 ($5.5 million deferred until 2019-2020). Free...
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After big-time comeback, Zimmerman will try to sustain form

After big-time comeback, Zimmerman will try to sustain form
As we transition into offseason mode, we'll be reviewing each significant player on the Nationals roster. We begin today with Ryan Zimmerman, who in the wake of the worst season of his career enjoyed perhaps the best season of his career. PLAYER REVIEW: RYAN ZIMMERMAN Age on opening day 2018: 33 How acquired: First-round pick, 2005 draft MLB service time: 12 years, 32 days 2017 salary: $14 million Contract status: Signed for $14 million in 2018, $18 million in 2019. Club holds $18 million...
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The Nationals' biggest offseason questions

The Nationals' biggest offseason questions
The Nationals have been in this position before, entering the offseason following an abrupt and disappointing exit from the postseason, facing a handful of significant questions that need to be addressed in the weeks and months to come. There's the managerial situation to sort out. There are some veterans about to become free agents. There are some really important players about to enter their contract years. And there are a few holes that need to be filled. So as we transition into offseason...
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Looking at the NLDS by the numbers

Looking at the NLDS by the numbers
It's never easy to look back and wonder, "What if?" Especially when the sting of defeat is still fresh in your mind. It's always easier to look ahead and wonder, "What's next?" than dredge up bad memories. And we will start looking ahead. Tomorrow. Today, we're going to take one final look back at a National League Division Series that defied most logic. The Nationals lost the series, three games to two, to the Cubs. But as you'll see, the numbers pretty much entirely tilted in...
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What does the future now hold for Baker and Werth?

What does the future now hold for Baker and Werth?
In those immediate moments after elimination, once the reality sets in and everyone understands the season has just ended, it's impossible not to start wondering about the future. And for two of the most prominent members of the Nationals, the future is awfully cloudy in the wake of Thursday night's Game 5 loss to the Cubs. Did Dusty Baker just manage his last game for the Nats (or for anyone)? Did Jayson Werth just play his last game for the Nats (or for anyone)? It'll be a little while...
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Nationals once again left to make sense of an NLDS loss

Nationals once again left to make sense of an NLDS loss
Most of them had been through this at least once before, some twice, a select few three times. The Nationals have grown accustomed to - and, quite frankly, tired of - standing inside a dead-silent clubhouse late at night following an agonizing loss in the National League Division Series and trying to make sense of it all. They did it after the ninth-inning fiasco against the Cardinals in 2012. They did it after a poorly played series against the Giants in 2014. They did it after a dramatic...
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Mistakes abound in another Game 5 loss for Nationals

Mistakes abound in another Game 5 loss for Nationals
If the Nationals were going to finally do it, if they were going to cast aside their reputation for coming up short when it matters most and at long last win a postseason series, they were going to have to blast their way through some major obstacles. The defending World Series champs were tough enough to beat. But in Game 5 of the National League Division Series, the Nationals were left to try to beat themselves, committing one costly gaffe after another during a 4 1/2-hour marathon that...
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Baker sticking with Werth, rest of lineup for Game 5

Baker sticking with Werth, rest of lineup for Game 5
Through four games of this National League Division Series, the Nationals have scored a grand total of 12 runs on 16 hits. For the arithmetically challenged, that's an average of three runs on four hits per game. That's not good. Throughout it all, though, Dusty Baker has stuck with the same eight batters in his starting lineup. The order changed for Game 4, but the names remained the same. And they'll remain the same for tonight's do-or-die Game 5. Which means Jayson Werth is again...
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Will a third Game 5 at home be the charm for the Nationals?

Will a third Game 5 at home be the charm for the Nationals?
CHICAGO - Jayson Werth has played in two do-or-die games before. Both came with the Nationals, both of them Game 5 in a National League Division Series, both of them ending in heartache. Tonight might well be the last one of these the 38-year-old outfielder gets to experience. And because of that, more than a few of his teammates have made it known they're trying to win this October for one of the guys whose arrival in D.C. had the largest impact on taking this franchise to its current...
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With game of his life, Strasburg rewrites his story

With game of his life, Strasburg rewrites his story
CHICAGO - Stephen Strasburg rode the Nationals team bus back to their relocated downtown hotel following Tuesday's rainout at Wrigley Field, checked into his room, took some newly prescribed antibiotics and went to sleep. At that moment, what chance did the ailing right-hander think he had of taking the mound the next afternoon for a win-or-else ballgame against the Cubs? "It wasn't much, to be honest," he said. And then Strasburg woke up this morning, feeling like the antibiotics had made...
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Strasburg's gem, Taylor's slam bring Nats home for Game 5

Strasburg's gem, Taylor's slam bring Nats home for Game 5
CHICAGO - All the precautions they took with him earlier in his career, all the bumps along the way he dealt with that prevented him from taking the mound as much as he or the Nationals wanted, all of that meant nothing this afternoon at cold, raw, windy Wrigley Field. Because with their season on the line, the Nationals handed the ball to Stephen Strasburg. And, after a chaotic and convoluted 24 hours during which he was pulled from the outing and then reinserted for the start, Strasburg...
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What changed to make Strasburg available for Game 4 start

What changed to make Strasburg available for Game 4 start
CHICAGO - When he walked out of Wrigley Field on Tuesday evening, Dusty Baker fully expected Tanner Roark to start a must-win Game 4 of the National League Division Series. Despite the Nationals' hopes, Stephen Strasburg simply was too ill at that moment for his manager to believe he could take the mound the following afternoon. Baker, though, has been in this sport long enough to have seen it all. He's seen guys play through injuries and illness, and he's seen guys' conditions dramatically...
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NLDS Game 4 lineups: Nats at Cubs (Strasburg to start)

NLDS Game 4 lineups: Nats at Cubs (Strasburg to start)
CHICAGO - As if this National League Division Series wasn't already dramatic enough, how about this: Stephen Strasburg will start Game 4 for the Nationals after all. Some 18 hours after announcing Strasburg wouldn't be able to pitch this elimination game against the Cubs because he was ill, the Nationals reversed course and named the right-hander as their starter. Strasburg, according to a source familiar with the decision, informed the club this morning he was feeling better and wanted to...
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Roark embraces challenge of must-win start for Nationals

Roark embraces challenge of must-win start for Nationals
CHICAGO - As attention and controversy swirled around Stephen Strasburg and the circumstances that led to the right-hander not taking the mound for today's must-win game against the Cubs, another member of the Nationals rotation was left ignored: Tanner Roark. Which was appropriate, given Roark's career and personality. Here's a guy who consistently has been overlooked and countless times has stepped up and made people notice him with his performance. And now the Nationals are hoping Roark...
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With Strasburg ill, Roark still gets postponed Game 4 start

With Strasburg ill, Roark still gets postponed Game 4 start
CHICAGO - The postponement of Game 4 of the National League Division Series appeared to favor the Nationals, who suddenly had the option of sending Stephen Strasburg back to the mound for a must-win game on normal rest. But when manager Dusty Baker entered the makeshift press conference room at Wrigley Field this evening to provide what seemed like an obvious answer to a simple question, he wound up creating confusion and dissatisfaction among many with his eight-word reply: "We're going to...
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Game 4 postponed until Wednesday (Roark will start)

Game 4 postponed until Wednesday (Roark will start)
CHICAGO - With rain approaching the area and expected to arrive sometime late this afternoon or early this evening, the start of Game 4 of the National League Division Series has been delayed. There's been no decision made yet on a full postponement of the game, but the general managers and managers from both the Nationals and Cubs met with Major League Baseball officials including chief baseball officer Joe Torre a short while ago to discuss the possibilities. They are scheduled to meet again...
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