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Nationals, Strasburg Agree to Contract Extension

May 10, 2016

Contract, National League East, Washington Nationals

The Washington Nationals and right-handed pitcher Stephen Strasburg reportedly agreed to a seven-year, $175 million contract extension on Monday. The Nationals have scheduled a press conference for Tuesday afte...

Five Takeaways from the Nationals/Cardinals Series

Alex Yalen

May 3, 2016

National League Central, National League East, St. Louis Cardinals, Washington Nationals

Washington did not enter the St. Louis series on a high note. The offense hadn't plated a run in 20-ish innings and the club had just been swept by the rebuilding Phillies (although, in fairness to Philadelphia...

Five Stat Friday: Week Three

Jesse Foster

Apr 22, 2016

American League, Features, Headlines, Major League Baseball, National League

1. Chris Archer is an elite pitcher. We all know that. But he is not off to a very good start - and that is being nice. Archer's WHIP sits at 2.08, which means that he is allowing over two base runners per inni...

Pitching Matchup of the Day – April 19, 2016

Matt Wojciak

Apr 19, 2016

Features, Major League Baseball, Miami Marlins, National League, National League East, Opinions & Predictions, Washington Nationals

Tuesday, April 19, 2016 Washington Nationals @ Miami Marlins, 7:10 PM ET WSH: Stephen Strasburg, age 27 (Season: 13.2 IP, 10 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 HR, 5 BB, 11 K. Last start: 7.2 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 7 K - 100...

The X-Factors of the National League

Jesse Foster

Mar 24, 2016

Headlines, National League, Opinions & Predictions

The regular season is quickly approaching. The sun is shining, the birds are chirping, and baseball games are in full swing. In March every team believes they have a chance. Their fan base might not be as hopef...

Five Things that Must go Right for the Nationals to Make the Playoffs in 2016

Joshua Sadlock

Jan 30, 2016

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

Credit: Kevin C. Cox / Gettty Images North America Last winter, it seemed that there was very little reason to actually play out the 2015 season. The Washington Nationals were going to win the World Series....

What is Stephen Strasburg’s value?

Alex Yalen

Dec 6, 2015

Contract, National League, Offseason, Washington Nationals

Now that Zack Greinke is off the board, locked up in Arizona for the foreseeable future at $34.4 million per year, let's turn our attention to one more elite right-handed pitcher. He will be coming onto the fre...

Five Unlikely Offseason Trades that Make Sense

Patrick Brewer

Nov 24, 2015

American League, American League Central, Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Indians, Features, Headlines, Los Angeles Dodgers, Major League Baseball, Miami Marlins, National League, National League East, National League West, Offseason, Rumors, Washington Nationals

Source: Rob Foldy/Getty Images North America Players get traded. It is a fact of life in Major League Baseball, even more so this time of year. In the offseason there are two types of trades that can happen: ...

Stephen Strasburg an Option for the Padres?

James E. Clark

Nov 21, 2015

Headlines, Major League Baseball, Rumors, San Diego Padres, Washington Nationals

There are some rumbling coming out of the Nation's Capital that the Washington Nationals are considering moving Stephen Strasburg this winter. It really comes as no surprise, as the team invested a ton of money...

Five Reasons for Nats to Hold onto Strasburg (for Now)

Joshua Sadlock

Nov 20, 2015

Features, Headlines, Opinions & Predictions, Washington Nationals

Another offseason, another set of rumors swirling around former number-one overall draft pick Stephen Strasburg and the Washington Nationals. The right-hander was shopped before the 2015 season, but the Nationa...

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