The Nats won another road series after rallying for a 5-4 victory over the Mets on Thursday afternoon. Mark (From Citi Field) & Al open with CJ Abrams, who crushed a 2-run HR in the top of the 8th to put the Nationals up for good. Abrams' OPS is up to .96
A 76 win season would actually mean something this year, because this team finally looks like it knows what it’s doing. There’s a plan, the players have bought into it, and Blake Butera already looks like a sharp young manager who isn’t guessing his way through games.
Most of the journeymen won’t be part of the long term picture, but that’s exactly why this feels different: the system is what’s working. The structure, the preparation it’s all repeatable. If this is the baseline, then 76 wins isn’t a fluke. It’s the first real sign the rebuild is taking hold.
A 76 win season would actually mean something this year, because this team finally looks like it knows what it’s doing. There’s a plan, the players have bought into it, and Blake Butera already looks like a sharp young manager who isn’t guessing his way through games.
Most of the journeymen won’t be part of the long term picture, but that’s exactly why this feels different: the system is what’s working. The structure, the preparation it’s all repeatable. If this is the baseline, then 76 wins isn’t a fluke. It’s the first real sign the rebuild is taking hold.