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David Huzzard: Jonathan Papelbon really isn't a big problem for Nats

David Huzzard: Jonathan Papelbon really isn't a big problem for Nats
It isn't difficult to find weakness with the 2016 Nationals, which is a bit odd, because at 19-8 they have the second- best record in baseball. Just ask Nats fans and they'll tell you the team could be even better if it weren't for that darn closer, Jonathan Papelbon. The thing about closers is they all blow saves and they all struggle at times, but theirs is a position that when they struggle their team losses. Of all the Nats closers, the only one that I could think of that maintained his...
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Charlie Fliegel: Slow starts nothing new for Zimmerman

Charlie Fliegel: Slow starts nothing new for Zimmerman
Ryan Zimmerman had what you might call a poor April. Of course, he's not the only one on the team that did, but after two disappointing and injury-prone seasons, there is some worry that maybe he isn't a very good hitter anymore. However, it's not time to worry about Zimmerman, at least not yet. Actually, March and April doldrums are not unfamiliar to the Nats' all-time leader in Wins Above Replacement. A career .283/.348/.474 hitter - he has only managed to hit .257/.323/.427 over his...
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Dillon Atkinson: Despite one rocky outing, Tillman looking strong

Dillon Atkinson: Despite one rocky outing, Tillman looking strong
Right-hander Chris Tillman turned in his best season on the mound in 2014, recording a 3.34 ERA (4.01 FIP) over 207.1 innings pitched for the Orioles. However, 2015 was a season that he probably hopes to forget, as he posted a 4.99 ERA (4.45 FIP) over 173 innings. Buck Showalter still showed faith in his starter, as he gave Tillman the opening day nod this season, and the 28-year-old right-hander has bounced back pretty nicely over his first six starts: April 4 vs Minnesota Twins - 2 IP, 0 ER,...
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Ryan Romano: Can Rickard regain his plate discipline?

Ryan Romano: Can Rickard regain his plate discipline?
Through his first month at the major league level, Joey Rickard has fared pretty well overall. The most recent Orioles Rule 5 pick, he's put up a .278/.308/.392 slash line over 104 plate appearances -- not elite production, sure, but much better than what the team got from Travis Snider and Delmon Young last year. For all his skill, though, Rickard has displayed a major shortcoming, and he'll have to correct it if he wants to have a long career in the show. As a minor leaguer, Rickard never...
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Steve Mears: A look at the Nats' developing outfielders

Steve Mears: A look at the Nats' developing outfielders
The Nationals' minor league affiliates are developing outfielders, and this started years ago with Billy Burns, who was used as trade bait to snag Jerry Blevins. In a subsequent trade of Blevins, Mike Rizzo traded him to snag Matt den Dekker. Let's review the pipeline of prospects: * Hagerstown Low-A, Victor Robles* Potomac High-A, Andrew Stevenson* Harrisburg Double-A, Rafael Bautista* Syracuse Triple-A, Brian Goodwin All of those minor leaguers are currently batting over .300 and each have...
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Marty Niland: Nationals pitchers showing no need for DH role

Marty Niland: Nationals pitchers showing no need for DH role
When the Nationals visit the Kansas City Royals tonight, manager Dusty Baker will pencil a designated hitter into his lineup for the first time this season. But even playing in an American League park, Baker might actually think twice before he doing so. Most Nationals fans could sense that Joe Ross was done for the day as he walked off the field after tossing six stellar innings in Saturday's 6-1 victory in St. Louis. With a 4-1 lead at the time, he had rebounded nicely from a finger blister...
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Andrew Stetka: Injuries likely to test Orioles early in season

Andrew Stetka: Injuries likely to test Orioles early in season
Despite a pair of losses over the weekend, the Orioles were able to split a four-game series with one of the hottest teams in baseball. They played a strange back-and-forth affair with the White Sox on Saturday against the red-hot Mat Latos and were mostly shut down by perennial Cy Young candidate Chris Sale on Sunday. While the weekend may have looked bad from a win-loss standpoint, it looks even worse from an injury standpoint. Zach Britton and J.J. Hardy were both hurt, and while we don't...
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Patrick Reddington: Walking a fine line with Bryce Harper

Patrick Reddington: Walking a fine line with Bryce Harper
Twins closer Kevin Jepsen challenged Bryce Harper and lost. Harper hit a ninth-inning home run to straightaway center field in Nationals Park to tie Sunday's game up and send it to extra innings. In an MLB Network Radio interview on Monday, Nationals manager Dusty Baker was asked about the Twins' decision to pitch to the Nats' 23-year-old slugger with a one-run lead. "The thing about it is you couldn't put the tying run on base when you've got the top of the order coming up behind him...
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Matthew Taylor: Where does Manny Machado currently rank among O's greats?

Matthew Taylor: Where does Manny Machado currently rank among O's greats?
Manny Machado's grand slam versus the Chicago White Sox on Thursday night was the latest in a strong start that has more people taking notice of the Orioles' young superstar. You could rightfully argue that the two-time All-Star and Gold Glove winner who finished fourth in MVP voting last season deserved more attention before now. Regardless, Machado's quickness out of the gate in 2016 is deservedly garnering him national recognition. Just last week two writers - one from ESPN and the other...
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Zach Wilt: Chris Tillman's turnaround hints of bounceback season

Zach Wilt: Chris Tillman's turnaround hints of bounceback season
The Orioles snapped their three-game losing streak last night with a 3-1 victory at The Trop against the Rays on an Earl Weaver special. Rookie Joey Rickard delivered the much-needed three-run homer in the fifth, while Chris Tillman's impressive start kept the Rays bats cold. The O's righty tied a career high with nine strikeouts on the night that he would move past Jeremy Guthrie on the team's all-time starts list (154). Next up is Mike Boddicker (180), but Tillman will have a tough...
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David Huzzard: Trea Turner's time has come

David Huzzard: Trea Turner's time has come
It's time to have a talk with Mike Rizzo and Ted Lerner. This isn't about Rizzo's option. With how last season played out, I don't blame them for waiting until as late as possible to pick up the option of a general manager that is, deservingly, on the hot seat. This is about the Nationals offense, Kris Bryant and Maikel Franco. Your first thought might be, "Yes, the Nationals offense would be better if they had either of those two playing third," but this isn't about that either. This is...
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Dillon Atkinson: Is Joey Rickard being overused?

Dillon Atkinson: Is Joey Rickard being overused?
After breaking camp with the Orioles following an impressive spring training, outfielder Joey Rickard quickly won the hearts of O's fans. He opened up the season with a seven-game hitting streak in which he slashed .370/.367/.556 with a 152 wRC+. From the beginning of the season through April 21 against the Blue Jays, he slashed .350/.359/.483 with a 135 wRC+. As of lately, he hasn't been as fortunate, gathering two hits - one being an infield single - over his last 20 at-bats. On the season,...
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Charlie Fliegel: Stephen Strasburg's supposed slider

Charlie Fliegel: Stephen Strasburg's supposed slider
Stephen Strasburg has allegedly thrown 58 sliders this season. After four games, that number seems neither noteworthy or indicative of anything. That is unless you compare it to the last few seasons. First, the number. In the last 56 starts he made prior to the beginning of 2016, he threw 18 sliders in total. This year, he's averaging 14 per start. On Sunday, he threw 20. That's a big difference. So did Strasburg learn a new pitch? Well, it's actually not first time he's thrown a bunch of...
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Ryan Romano: The Dylan Bundy dilemma

Ryan Romano: The Dylan Bundy dilemma
Because the 2016 Orioles rotation isn't the most dominant, it'll need an elite bullpen to back it up, and for the most part, the team's relievers have been up to the task. The four-headed monster of Zach Britton, Darren O'Day, Brad Brach and Mychal Givens has taken the league by storm. They've all blown the ball past opposing hitters, and except for Givens, each of them has an ERA under 2.00. This bullpen has a glaring weakness, though: top prospect Dylan Bundy. In limited action this...
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Steve Mears: An analysis of Tanner Roark's pitch count

Steve Mears: An analysis of Tanner Roark's pitch count
If you missed it, Tanner Roark threw a masterful 15-strikeout, two-hit shutout gem on Saturday against the Minnesota Twins. For a while there, it looked like if Roark could keep his pitch count down, he could go after the record that Roger Clemens set on April 29, 1986 with 20 strikeouts in a game, which was then equaled again by Clemens in 1996 and matched by Kerry Wood in 1998. Roark was at 96 pitches to end the fifth inning as he threw 23 pitches in that inning, and you knew that Roark...
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Marty Niland: Is this fun enough for you?

Marty Niland: Is this fun enough for you?
The Nationals have a new slogan this season and it's probably not the one the marketing team envisioned. Instead of the "one pursuit" tagline the team rolled out for the 2016 season, what seems to have caught on with the fans is Bryce Harper's seemingly impromptu "make baseball fun again." Spawned in the the wake of a national magazine interview in which he lamented the unwritten rules that make the game "tired" and yearned for the spontaneity and celebration that make the game "fun,"...
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Andrew Stetka: Orioles appear proven right again on injury

Andrew Stetka: Orioles appear proven right again on injury
Despite all the naysayers and doubters, it would appear the Orioles were right again. Just over two months ago, many were blasting the O's for attempting to restructure a contract with right-hander Yovani Gallardo. Now, with the 30-year-old on the disabled list with a shoulder injury, it would appear they had something to squawk about. Clearly, I'm not a doctor, and even if I was, I didn't see the results of Gallardo's physical back in February or examine his shoulder after his short start...
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Patrick Reddington: Like Stephen Strasburg, focus on each of right-hander's outings

Patrick Reddington: Like Stephen Strasburg, focus on each of right-hander's outings
Stephen Strasburg's agent Scott Boras told FOXSports.com's Jon Morosi this spring that the Washington Nationals and their 2009 No. 1 overall pick were not actively discussing a deal that could keep him in the nation's capital beyond 2016 and weren't likely to talk about one until the season was over. Strasburg and the Nationals avoided arbitration this winter, agreeing on a 1-year/$10.4M deal, but beyond that, there were no discussions about a long-term deal. "We amicably agreed to a...
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Matthew Taylor: Jake Arrieta isn't the only former Oriole to throw no-hitter

Matthew Taylor: Jake Arrieta isn't the only former Oriole to throw no-hitter
Call it something old, something new, with both players wearing Cubbie blue. Milt Pappas died this week. He pitched for the Orioles before being trading away to the Cincinnati Reds in the Frank Robinson deal and ultimately tossed a no-hitter for the Chicago Cubs. Last night, Jake Arrieta, whom the Orioles traded away, tossed a no-hitter for the Cubs. The opponent? The Cincinnati Reds. That, my friends, is baseball. I can't imagine many O's fans actually resent Arrieta for throwing his second...
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David Huzzard: No surprise Harper is becoming the best player in baseball

David Huzzard: No surprise Harper is becoming the best player in baseball
We're going to talk about Bryce Harper. I know by this point you've read hundreds upon hundreds of articles about Harper, but I'm going to write yet another one and like most of them this will contain no new information or provide you with any insight. It is very likely that you already know that Harper is great, and there is a reason he is the most talked about Nationals player and becoming the most talked about baseball player. There is a chance that by the end of the year Bryce Harper...
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