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Patrick Reddington: Is A.J. Cole the Nationals' next big thing?

Patrick Reddington: Is A.J. Cole the Nationals' next big thing?
Two unearned runs scored on a bases-loaded error by Harrisburg Senators third baseman Adrian Sanchez and two more on came in on a two-out RBI double later in the sixth inning of last night's game in Arm and Hammer Park in Trenton, N.J., where the Senators beat the Trenton Thunder 6-4 with a five-run comeback in the top of the ninth inning. A.J. Cole, 22, left his ninth start of the season after 5 2/3 innings with a 1.97 ERA on the year and the Senators down 4-1. But the Matt Skole-led rally in...
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David Huzzard: Nationals reaching a critical juncture

David Huzzard: Nationals reaching a critical juncture
There is some solace in the fact that a team that has had its opening day lineup on the field for all of three innings and has relied largely on backups is only 1 1/2 games back of the division lead, but how much longer can backups be expected to tread water? The injury to Wilson Ramos was one the Nationals were built to withstand. They acquired Jose Lobaton expressly for that purpose. The loss of Ryan Zimmerman was a blow that was not going to be easily recovered from. Zimmerman was off to a...
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Ryan Zimmerman's fifth annual A Night at the Park to take place June 16

Ryan Zimmerman's fifth annual A Night at the Park to take place June 16
On Monday, June 16, Nationals third baseman Ryan Zimmerman will host his fifth annual A Night at the Park, presented by MASN. In addition to silent and live auctions, country singers Billy Currington and Jerrod Niemann will perform at the fundraiser. The event will raise money for Zimmerman's charity, the ziMS Foundation, which is dedicated to the treatment and the ultimate cure of Multiple Sclerosis. MS is a disease that affects the central nervous system. Zimmerman's mother Cheryl was...
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Stuart Wallace: Examining the changes leading to Storen's resurgence

Stuart Wallace: Examining the changes leading to Storen's resurgence
It has been a superlative-laden start to 2014 for reliever Drew Storen - and a start that has also seen the righthander's performance at an all-time high. While the sample size is still small--15 1/3 innings pitched--the hot start has Storen amassing a 30.9 percent strikeout rate, 3.6 percent walk rate, 93 percent left on base percentage and a 2.10 fielding independent pitching, all of which surpass his current career bests in each statistic. It's this sort of lights-out pitching from Storen...
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This is Stephen Strasburg: Nats ace stars in SportsCenter ad

This is Stephen Strasburg: Nats ace stars in SportsCenter ad
Even if you're not a hardcore sports fan, chances are pretty high that you've seen a "This is SportsCenter" ad because, frankly, they are hilarious. We have seen Rafael Nadal, Rickie Fowler, Rajon Rondo and other athlete make appearances in the spots. The latest star to make an appearance? The Nationals' Stephen Strasburg. We won't give the whole commercial away, but we'll let you know that it involves glazed turkey tenderloins. Watch it for yourself below!
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Hide your Lean Cuisines from Stephen Strasburg

Hide your Lean Cuisines from Stephen Strasburg
Why should Bryce Harper have all the fun? ESPN today unveiled a new "This is SportsCenter" commercial featuring Nationals ace Stephen Strasburg. Like most of the network's spots, it has a humorous bent, placing usually stoic Strasburg in the ESPN cafeteria while anchor Bram Weinstein rifles through the refrigerator searching for his Lean Cuisine. What happened to Weinstein's glazed turkey tenderloins (words I never thought I would type when I got into this crazy business back in the...
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Marty Niland: With rotation dinged again, Nats need quality starts - and good luck

Marty Niland: With rotation dinged again, Nats need quality starts - and good luck
Another week, another key injury for the Nationals. This time it's Gio Gonzalez, who landed on the disabled list of for the first time in his seven-year career after being knocked around for a second straight start. If you're keeping score at home, that makes eight members of the opening day roster who have been sidelined at some point this season, including two from the starting rotation. The prognosis for Gonzalez seems good, but there is still some cause for concern because once again, the...
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Patrick Reddington: Nats need Desmond to get back on track

Patrick Reddington: Nats need Desmond to get back on track
Ian Desmond is one of three Nationals to play in all 40 games so far this season. Unlike right fielder Jayson Werth (.304/.391/.453) and second/third baseman Anthony Rendon (.282/.312/.479), the other two Nats to play in all 40, the 28-year-old shortstop has struggled at the plate (.226/.275/.368), while committing a major league-leading 10 errors. With the primary backup at short, Danny Espinosa, pressed into everyday action with Ryan Zimmerman on the disabled list, Nats skipper Matt Williams...
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Rachel Levitin: Making do and searching for consistency

Rachel Levitin: Making do and searching for consistency
Earlier this week, Nationals Buzz guest blogger Marty Niland pointed out something I agree with. He wrote, "The Nats need to make hay against the teams they are supposed to beat until injured stars (Adam) LaRoche, Bryce Harper and Ryan Zimmerman can return to the lineup and bring them back to full strength." One of the biggest problems facing the Nationals in 2014 is lack of consistency their overall performance due to health-related issues. This, of course, is a plague that haunts any...
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Successful Social Media Weekend wraps up at Nats Park

Successful Social Media Weekend wraps up at Nats Park
Social media is more than just a place for us to update you with the latest Nationals news. For sports fans, social media platforms have created a community, a place where people can come together and talk about the latest headlines, stats, prospects and more. At MASN, we love seeing loyal Nats fans check in with us night in and night out on various social media platforms, including Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. We not only enjoy talking with you, but we also want to reward you for your...
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Stuart Wallace: Advanced metrics show third base isn't second nature for Rendon

Stuart Wallace: Advanced metrics show third base isn't second nature for Rendon
In the face of a position change, Anthony Rendon has gotten off to a solid start with the bat in 2014. Despite a 2-for-12 showing against Oakland Athletics pitching extinguishing his dalliance with a .300 batting average for the time being, the third baseman is still in good shape, putting up a .349 weighted on-base average (league average is currently .310), good third on the Nationals. Currently manning the hot corner while Ryan Zimmerman is on the mend with a thumb injury, Rendon has done...
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Marty Niland: In era of parity, Nats put disparity on display

Marty Niland: In era of parity, Nats put disparity on display
Parity seems to be a buzzword in the major leagues these days. Much has been written about how the low-budget, small-market teams like the Oakland A's are competitive with big-spending clubs. It was disparity, however, that best described last weekend's series between Nationals and the A's. It played out like a three-day infomercial for "Moneyball," the 2003 book that chronicled Oakland general manager Billy Beane's tactics in assembling a ball club that is not only the two-time defending...
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Patrick Reddington: Finally, it's time for Fister's debut

Patrick Reddington: Finally, it's time for Fister's debut
Gio Gonzalez said this winter that he was a "big, big fan of Doug Fister." The acquisition of the 6-foot-8 right-hander, according to Gonzalez, was like "knowing that you just got the brand-new car you wanted for Christmas." "For me," Gonzalez said, "when you've got someone with that kind of presence, he's going to set the tone in the fourth spot, fifth spot, first spot, second spot. It doesn't matter where he is in that rotation. He's just going to be to us an ace." Ross Detwiler,...
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Rachel Levitin: Lengthy rain delay turned Monday's Dodgers-Nats game into special experience

Rachel Levitin: Lengthy rain delay turned Monday's Dodgers-Nats game into special experience
It's rare that Monday night baseball turns into legitimate Tuesday morning baseball, but that's what happened earlier this week between the Nationals and Dodgers. Once the rain that held up the early evening game had passed, what appeared to be a few hundred people (if that) huddled behind their respective team's dugouts at Nationals Park to root, root, root for their own team well into the wee hours of the morning. One of Washington's most reliable players, right-handed starting Jordan...
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Ask Matt: A new blog for the new skipper

Ask Matt: A new blog for the new skipper
Although Matt Williams has more than a month of managing the Nationals under his belt, he's still the new guy in town. Fans have gotten a cursory view of Williams, but there is still so much to learn about the skipper. Maybe you want to know how Williams grades himself over his first month of managing. Are you curious about his pregame rituals or what he does when he's not at the park? Well, it's time to have your questions answered! Before each homestand, you'll have the opportunity to...
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Stuart Wallace: Digging deeper into Span's slow start at the plate

Stuart Wallace: Digging deeper into Span's slow start at the plate
On a team that has sputtered defensively to start the 2014 season, Nationals center fielder Denard Span is a playmaking oasis in a desert of bad hops, errant throws and generally poor defensive showings. Currently leading the team in the defensive statistics ultimate zone rating and defensive runs saved, Span has few peers in the outfield or across baseball in general when it comes to his skills with the glove. With the bat, however, the reviews aren't as glowing for Span, especially this...
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Marty Niland: Hang on, help is on the way

Marty Niland: Hang on, help is on the way
What a frustrating weekend for the Nationals and their fans. After beating up on the hapless Houston Astros and another of their characteristic come-from-behind victories in the series opener in Philadelphia, the road trip went south in a hurry. The Nats' bats fell silent at the hands of A.J. Burnett and Roberto Hernandez in a pair of losses to the middling Phillies. To make matters worse, each of those losses cost the Nats a chance to take over first place in the National League East from the...
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Patrick Reddington: Minor move pays big dividends for Nationals

Patrick Reddington: Minor move pays big dividends for Nationals
Jayson Werth hit the big game-tying ninth-inning double last Wednesday night, on a 3-0 pitch from Angels closer Ernest Frieri. Adam LaRoche took Fernando Salas to left in the next at bat for a walk-off winner that capped off an improbable comeback in a game the Nationals appeared out of until catcher Jose Lobaton homered to start the bottom of the ninth inning. Both Werth and LaRoche pointed to Lobaton's blast to right field as the spark that got the offense started after they were held to one...
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David Huzzard: Breaking Nats down by trips through the rotation

David Huzzard: Breaking Nats down by trips through the rotation
While it is a pleasant surprise that the Nationals have scored 126 runs and are tied with the Marlins for second in the National League in that category, it is a little alarming that they've allowed 108 and are tied for fourth-most with the Cubs. The Nationals are a team built around run prevention and the season totals show a team that hasn't done a good job of preventing many runs. The team ERA reached its zenith of 4.10 on April 17 after an 8-0 loss to the Cardinals. In those first 16...
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Rachel Levitin: Questions in the infield

Rachel Levitin: Questions in the infield
When Danny Espinosa was sent down to the minor leagues during the 2013 season, it was clear he had to demonstrate true worth and production value or run the risk of not playing in the big show down the line. His replacement at second base, Anthony Rendon, settled into the new role nicely with few growing pains and looked quite comfortable on the right side of the diamond as opposed to third base. It's 2014 now, and Espinosa is back at second. The only way to get Esipnosa back at second was if...
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