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Rizzo makes pitch for scouts to return to ballparks in 2021

December 18, 2020, 7:30pm

Mark Zuckerman

Nationals

Rizzo makes pitch for scouts to return to ballparks in 2021

As Aug. 31 arrived earlier this year, Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo faced a dilemma he never wanted to face. Rizzo's team had just completed an abysmal month of baseball, albeit during the unprecedented circumstances of the 2020 season. Now, as trade deadline day arrived, the Nats were 12-19, three games out of the final wild card position in the National League and staring up at six teams ahead of them in the standings for that last-ditch ticket to October. If they felt they still had...

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Advance scouts help Dusty Baker prepare for unfamiliar opponent

May 24, 2017, 1:23pm

Byron Kerr

Nationals

Advance scouts help Dusty Baker prepare for unfamiliar opponent

The Nationals have 19 games scheduled each against their four divisional foes. They have already played the Phillies 13 times in the first two months of the season. The have taken on the Braves six times, all on the road. The have faced the Mets six times and battle again June 15-18 in New York. They played the Marlins three times to open the season, but don't face Miami again until June 19-21. But this week's opponent in interleague play? The Seattle Mariners. A team they have not faced...

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Anonymous but hardworking scouts finally get due in Cooperstown

May 07, 2013, 12:15pm

Mel Antonen

Nationals Orioles

Anonymous but hardworking scouts finally get due in Cooperstown

The most anonymous and yet most important people in baseball have made the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y. The hall is recognizing the work of scouts in a two-year display that opened last week. In an age when advanced statistics such as BABIP and WAR take center stage in player evaluation, the old-time scout, the guy that puts 50,000 miles a year on a car looking for potential big-league talent, is being recognized. "It's about time,'' says Dan Jennings, vice president of player...