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News and Notes: Margevicius, Brito, Sledgers, Murphy

Apr 2, 2019

American League Central, Major League Baseball, Minor League Baseball, Transactions

April 1st, marks the official end of the first series for 28 of the 30 teams around the league, and in that short period of time, there were a significant amount of noteworthy events. Perhaps the most import...

Five NL Players Who Would Greatly Benefit from the Universal DH Rule

Tom Dorsa

Feb 8, 2019

National League, Offseason, Opinions & Predictions

Major League Baseball and its players union have had significant discussions in recent days over a series of proposals that would drastically change the game in 2019 and beyond. And according to reports in The ...

DJ LeMahieu’s Uncertain Future Draws Comparisons to Daniel Murphy’s 2015 Free Agency

Robbie Stratakos

Dec 10, 2018

Major League Baseball, Offseason, Opinions & Predictions

In a free agent market that features Bryce Harper and Manny Machado, it can be easy to forget that there are other proven, high-profile players available, such as second baseman DJ LeMahieu. But it's not the fi...

The Chicago Cubs are Benefiting from an Underwhelming National League

Robbie Stratakos

Aug 22, 2018

Chicago Cubs, National League, Opinions & Predictions

The 2018 Chicago Cubs are not an unbeatable, or flawless team. But at 71-53, they own the best record in the National League and are benefiting from the underwhelming NL, as a whole. The Cubs have been hard ...

The Nationals Have a Fire Sale

Joe Orsatti

Aug 21, 2018

Chicago Cubs, Headlines, National League, St. Louis Cardinals, Washington Nationals

The Washington Nationals, who have been riding in third place in the National League East, finally decided to punt the season and made a pair of deals. Early on Tuesday, it was reported that the Nationals ha...

What the Nationals taught me about gratitude

Alex Yalen

Sep 28, 2016

Features, Washington Nationals

After the end of the Washington Nationals' drama- and disappointment-laden 2015 season, I promised myself that whatever happened in 2016, I would simply be grateful for a winning season. That, of course, was an...

Could Daniel Murphy Win the 2016 NL MVP?

Ryan Waterman

Aug 29, 2016

Headlines, Opinions & Predictions, Washington Nationals

2016 has been the year of Daniel Murphy. Murphy spent the first seven years of his career playing for the New York Mets, where he put together season after season of quality production. The 2015 season was M...

Five Takeaways from the Nationals/Royals Series

Alex Yalen

May 5, 2016

American League, Kansas City Royals, National League, Washington Nationals

Fresh off a sweep of St. Louis, Washington looked to keep rolling in Kansas City against the defending world champions. While the Nats couldn't hang on to a lead in the second game of the three-game set – more ...

Washington Nationals: Five Things We Learned During Opening Week

Alex Yalen

Apr 12, 2016

Headlines, National League East, Opinions & Predictions, Washington Nationals

The Nationals offense looks serious. It says a lot about this Nationals club that even with an explosive playmaker like Ben Revere on the 15-day disabled list, the offense still looks like a major strength. ...

Daniel Murphy is the Second Baseman the Nationals Have Long Desired

Corey Adams

Apr 12, 2016

National League East, Washington Nationals

In their first 11 years as an organization, the Washington Nationals’ history with second basemen has been bleak to say the least. After the addition of Daniel Murphy last December on a three-year deal, it's sa...

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