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Federal Baseball (Free subscription) | 12/03/2009
More photos » by Manuel Balce Ceneta - AP 3 months ago: FILE - In this July 13, 2009 file photo, Washington Nationals vice president of baseball operations Mike Rizzo, left, and president Stan Kasten, speak during a news conference discussing the team's managerial situation in Washington. After 5 1/2 months of doing the work of the Washington Nationals' general manager, Mike Rizzo is getting...
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William F. Yurasko (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
Grissom will not return as Nats coach - nationals.com 2009 Washington Nationals Outfield and first base coach Marquis Grissom will not be a part of Jim Riggleman 's coaching staff next season. Details are unknown and Grissom was apparently offered a job in the organization. Outside of Nyjer Morgan's outfield play, the defense back there was pretty awful, though that isn't on Grissom. Maybe they didn't...
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Mr. Irrelevant (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
“It’s stunning that [Nyjer Morgan] didn’t win the Gold Glove.” And MVP. And the Nobel Peace Prize. [SI] Ryan Zimmerman wins the Silver Slugger too. [MLB] In support of the Jim Riggleman hire. [Thomas Boswell, Thom Loverro] Cooley tools around on an odd little scooter. [Redskins Blog] “Gray calls secondary’s tackling a concern.” Yeah. [Redskins Insider] The...
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AZ Snakepit (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
The annual traveshamockery that are the Gold Glove awards has crawled out from under a rock for the season just finished. While there's nothing quite as pitiful as last year's award to Nate McLouth - or the American League giving Derek Jeter another Gold Glove - these do tend to fly in te face of just about every established advanced fielding metric. The following table lists who "should"...
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Lookout Landing (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Baseball players can make contributions in a number of different ways, the most obvious and talked-about of which is how they do at the plate. Defense, position, and baserunning tend to be brushed off as secondary concerns. What follows are the top and bottom 15 in the sum of these latter three values, as determined by UZR, Fangraphs' position adjustment, and Baseball Prospectus' EQBRR. Note that catchers...
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The Crawfish Boxes (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
More photos » by Pat Sullivan - AP Congrats to the second-best right fielder in the majors. Browse more photos » Don't know if you noticed, but Hunter Pence was a close second to Ichiro in the third annual Fielding Bible Awards , which were announced Monday. It was a nice finish for Pence, who has worked hard to turn himself into a very capable right fielder. Since Michael Bourn also finished...
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Federal Baseball (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009
More photos » by Gene J. Puskar - AP 2 months ago: Washington Nationals outfielders Willie Harris, left, Nyjer Morgan, center, and Elijah Dukes (34) celebrate after getting the final out of the Nationals' 5-3 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates in a baseball game in Pittsburgh, Sunday, Aug. 2, 2009. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar) Browse more photos » Once again, the folks at Acta Sports , publishers...
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Bucs Dugout (Free subscription) | 10/17/2009
More photos » by Gene J. Puskar - AP 19 days ago: Pittsburgh Pirates' Lastings Milledge (85) leaps into the arms of teammate Zach Duke, left, after hitting a base clearing, three-run walk-off double off Los Angeles Dodgers closer Jonathan Broxton in the ninth inning of a baseball game in Pittsburgh Sunday, Sept. 27, 2009. The Pirates won 6-5. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar) Browse more photos »...
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William F. Yurasko (Free subscription) | 10/07/2009
Nationals Grades - The Wash. Times Every significant player on the Nationals roster and the front office gets graded. DC-Internet Baseball Writers Association Names 2009 Player Achievement Awards - INTERNET BASEBALL WRITERS ASSOCIATION: Washington, D.C. Chapter The Washington, DC chapter of the Internet Baseball Writers Association is an organization comprised of internet writers, on-line media outlets,...
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Federal Baseball (Free subscription) | 10/07/2009
More photos » by Morry Gash - AP Not even Nyjer Morgan can outrun Pythagoras! Browse more photos » Well, it's the end of a long, bad season. Just how badly did we do? Back in June, I was seriously trying to figure out if the team was cursed , and we took a look at various measures of "luck." As you may recall, the Nats were both somewhat unlucky and a good bit of terrible. The...
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Federal Baseball (Free subscription) | 10/05/2009
Before we get to the links, I'd like to say thank you for reading this year, and I hope to see you around in 2010! Keep checking Federal Baseball in the offseason, and you'll always be up to date on the latest in Natstown. Nationals News Stephen Strasburg gets his first start with the Nationals organization today at 1 pm , pitching in the Florida Instructional League. The Nationals have finally taken...
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Washington Post (Free subscription) | 10/04/2009
Nyjer Morgan, still recovering from a broken hand, is preparing to ramp up his offseason training regimen with the help of Pilates.
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Amazin' Avenue (Free subscription) | 10/02/2009
R.J. Anderson at Fangraphs recently concluded his "How Are The Stars Being Acquired" series, looking at the top players in baseball by position and noting how they were acquired by their current team. The top 30 starting pitchers were ranked by xFIP, the top 15 relief pitchers by FIP and the top 10 at each position by WAR (minimum 300 plate appearances). Note that only 10 corner outfielders...
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Federal Baseball (Free subscription) | 09/29/2009
It's a universally held notion that the Nats need to fix (replace?) the starting rotation before the 2010 season. The bullpen has some good pieces in MacDougal, Tyler Clippard and Sean Burnett so GM Mike Rizzo probably only needs to fill out the depth of the bullpen. We don't need another overhaul like we had twice this year. CF was a huge problem until the Nyjer Morgan trade. Likewise, 2B and/or SS...
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