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MLB Trade Rumors 11:31am CDT After having their first four games postponed due to positive Covid-19 tests within the organization, the Nationals have announced their roster for today’s season opener. Four Nationals players are said to have tested positive, with several more in the organization being deemed close contacts who are also going through protocol. Tuesday’s announcement was accompanied by a dizzying series of roster moves, which included placing catchers Kyle Schwarber on the Cov...

Nationals Place 10 Players on Injured List Due to COVID-19 Issues Author: Apr 6, 2021 WASHINGTON (AP) — Starting pitchers Jon Lester and Patrick Corbin, closer Brad Hand and four position players expected in the lineup — left fielder Kyle Schwarber, first baseman Josh Bell, second baseman Josh Harrison and catcher Yan Gomes — were put on the 10-day injured list by the Washington Nationals on Tuesday. Backup catcher Alex Avila and reserve infielder Jordy Mercer also went on the IL before W...

increase font size MLB notebook: League officially moves All-Star Game to Coors Field in Denver MLB decided to move the game from Atlanta in response to Georgia voting rules signed into law by Republican Gov. Brian Kemp on March 25. Associated Press Share Workers load an All-Star sign onto a trailer after it was removed from Truist Park in Atlanta on Tuesday. Major League Baseball relocated the All-Star Game to Coors Field in Denver after pulling it from Atlanta over objections to sweeping ch...

For many, there is still the feel of being defending World Series champs as 2020 was reduced to a 60-game sprint without spectators on South Capitol Street, as well as a season where the reigning World Series MVP was limited to five innings because of carpal tunnel syndrome. The team showed plenty of promise during its 10-9-5 exhibition schedule, but that’s the March mindset. Wins and the good plate appearances, solid pitching outings and sharp plays in the field are seen as the byproduct of ...

The wait is over: Baseball is back. The 2021 season begins Thursday. The prospect of jumping from a 60-game sprint to a typical 162-game slog feels akin to preparing for a 10K and then deciding to run a marathon. For players and fans alike about to embark on the journey, remember to stay hydrated. To commemorate what should be a national holiday, it’s time for the first MLB Power Rankings of the new season. To kick things off, we’ll identify what success looks like for each team—from Worl...

April 1, 2021 The teams are ready and the rosters are (mostly) set, making it the appointed time for the electrons that make up the projections to dance in their required formations. This is the last run of the projections before the season starts, making these the Official ZiPS Projected Standings© for the 2021 season. Thursday starts the six-month marathon that determines which prognostications will achieve fame and which will attain infamy. So, how do the ZiPS projected standings work? ZiPS...

Jon Lester. Add 27-year-old Joe Ross, who returns after opting out last season, to this group and baseball fans in D.C. can get excited about the potential these hurlers can showcase all summer at Nats Park.  Lester takes the place of another veteran, right-hander Aníbal Sánchez, who spent the past two seasons with the Nats, playing an important role in securing the franchise’s first World Series title in 2019. The 37-year-old Lester certainly knows about winning in the World Series. He ...

April 1, 2021 Hopefully you enjoyed my earlier bold predictions piece earlier today. This one will be a tad bit bolder.  1. Manuel Margot is a top 30 outfielder.  Player A: 15 HR, 25 SBs, .256 avg Player B: 18 HR, 21 SBs, .275 avg Player A is Margot’s Steamer 600 projection and Player B is Starling Marte’s Steamer 600 projection. Clearly, you can’t guarantee 600 plate appearances for Margot, I love him this season considering he has been going outside the top 200. His defense should giv...

Soto, Turner, healthy rotation key for champ-to-chump Nats By HOWARD FENDRICHMarch 17, 2021 GMT WASHINGTON (AP) — Juan Soto and Trea Turner helped make the Washington Nationals’ offense go in their 2019 World Series title season, were the only true bright spots during a tied-for-last finish in a truncated 2020 and are expected to lead the lineup again in 2021. After so much turnover over the 18 months leading up to opening day on April 1, the team’s plans for putting its 26-34 record in t...

Washington Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg doesnt sound too concerned about the injury that forced him out of his spring start on Sunday.