Why can’t mlb have a consistent length of pre and post game shows . They are wasting talent. Tues night they simply cut the post fame short. No Butera presser and no locker room interviews. Last night, cut short again. No locker room interviews. It can’t be time constraints. They’ve got no other programming. MLB pre and post game programming is like a box of chocolates, you never no what you’re going to get(or how long it’s gonna last).
Listen on the radio? I heard it last night, it seemed later than usual. Here's the (abbreviated?) video version on MLB. Yeah, I miss having it on YouTube.
Potentially of interest to this group, the mock draft season seems to have begun. Keith Law at the Athletic writes that he "knows" the Nats like two college infielders for the #11 pick - local boy Chris Hacopian (Texas A&M, formerly UMD, born in Gaithersburg) and Tyler Bell (Kentucky).
This would be a bit out of character for the new brass, based on their history. Toboni, Devin Pearson, and Justin Horowitz have given out 23 $1M+ bonuses since taking over the drafts of Boston and Pittsburgh.* Of those 23, only 5 have been college bats, and only 1 has been a college infielder (Henry Godbout, 2025 2nd Round Compensation Pick for the Red Sox).
* Note: this includes players who were drafted at high slots but did not sign, like OF Jud Fabian in the 2nd Round in 2021.
I guess it is just me but we have so many infielders in the minors those at the lower levels have to also play in the outfield in order to get playing time. Unless they are planning to trade some of the surplus for pitching it doesn’t make sense to me.
I tend to think that they will trade from a position of surplus talent to get positions of need. I use to think the former was the outfield, now I agree it is the infield. Pitchers and caters one can never have to many of.
Unfortunately not facts based on my end, but from my observation, the trend seems to be that there is an acknowledgment that these young infielders are the most athletic guys available, and can convert to whatever is needed from an organisation on the long term
First of all unlike other sports baseball teams draft the best talent available. Secondly almost every MLB infielder started his pro career as a shortstop. Just look at the Nats IFs: House, Nunez, Tena, Garcia Jr, Vivas were ALL former shorststops. Other teams would move CJ Abrams to second OR centerfield. This is because the best athlete is placed at shortstop. This is general knowledge. AI Overview: MLB teams primarily draft the Best…
A leadoff walk scores between 22 and 34 percent of the time, on average, per MLB season. Last year in 2025, 2,874 leadoff walks were issued, in which 657 scored (roughly 22.33% of the time). Interesting fact: 146 of those walks were issued to start the game.
A walk, an infield single, a hit batter on an 0-2 pitch, a two-run groundball single on a 1-2 pitch ... yeah, Jake Irvin had some bad luck there, but he also didn't help himself with his inability to put away guys with two strikes. Props to Jacob Young and Keibert Ruiz, though, for teaming up to end the inning with an 8-2 double play.
Hope the Nats bring their bats today!!
Go Nats!
Looking for a series victory with plenty of offense, clean defense, and Jake going into the 7th with less than 3 runs. GO NATS!!
Simeon Woods Richardson. Not a name for a ballplayer. More like the scion of an old money banking family.
I think James Irvin Wood and Paul Christopher Abrams, Junior have kind of an old money feel to their names as well.
Why can’t mlb have a consistent length of pre and post game shows . They are wasting talent. Tues night they simply cut the post fame short. No Butera presser and no locker room interviews. Last night, cut short again. No locker room interviews. It can’t be time constraints. They’ve got no other programming. MLB pre and post game programming is like a box of chocolates, you never no what you’re going to get(or how long it’s gonna last).
Listen on the radio? I heard it last night, it seemed later than usual. Here's the (abbreviated?) video version on MLB. Yeah, I miss having it on YouTube.
https://www.mlb.com/nationals/video/topic/nationals-manager-postgame
Potentially of interest to this group, the mock draft season seems to have begun. Keith Law at the Athletic writes that he "knows" the Nats like two college infielders for the #11 pick - local boy Chris Hacopian (Texas A&M, formerly UMD, born in Gaithersburg) and Tyler Bell (Kentucky).
This would be a bit out of character for the new brass, based on their history. Toboni, Devin Pearson, and Justin Horowitz have given out 23 $1M+ bonuses since taking over the drafts of Boston and Pittsburgh.* Of those 23, only 5 have been college bats, and only 1 has been a college infielder (Henry Godbout, 2025 2nd Round Compensation Pick for the Red Sox).
* Note: this includes players who were drafted at high slots but did not sign, like OF Jud Fabian in the 2nd Round in 2021.
I guess it is just me but we have so many infielders in the minors those at the lower levels have to also play in the outfield in order to get playing time. Unless they are planning to trade some of the surplus for pitching it doesn’t make sense to me.
I tend to think that they will trade from a position of surplus talent to get positions of need. I use to think the former was the outfield, now I agree it is the infield. Pitchers and caters one can never have to many of.
Unfortunately not facts based on my end, but from my observation, the trend seems to be that there is an acknowledgment that these young infielders are the most athletic guys available, and can convert to whatever is needed from an organisation on the long term
First of all unlike other sports baseball teams draft the best talent available. Secondly almost every MLB infielder started his pro career as a shortstop. Just look at the Nats IFs: House, Nunez, Tena, Garcia Jr, Vivas were ALL former shorststops. Other teams would move CJ Abrams to second OR centerfield. This is because the best athlete is placed at shortstop. This is general knowledge. AI Overview: MLB teams primarily draft the Best…
Oops you’ll just have to trust me on this.
We're underway on a chilly, cloudy, 59-degree Thursday afternoon at Nationals Park.
A leadoff walk scores between 22 and 34 percent of the time, on average, per MLB season. Last year in 2025, 2,874 leadoff walks were issued, in which 657 scored (roughly 22.33% of the time). Interesting fact: 146 of those walks were issued to start the game.
Need DP
YUCK!! There are his 2 runs given up. No more runs and go clean into the 7th!
Ugh. Whatever analytics were used for defensive shifts, they ain't working today thus far!
Nice play by JY.
A walk, an infield single, a hit batter on an 0-2 pitch, a two-run groundball single on a 1-2 pitch ... yeah, Jake Irvin had some bad luck there, but he also didn't help himself with his inability to put away guys with two strikes. Props to Jacob Young and Keibert Ruiz, though, for teaming up to end the inning with an 8-2 double play.
NICE DOUBLE PLAY!! ALWAYS FUN TO THROW OUT A RUNNER AT THE PLATE!!
Should be gold glover Jacob Young, and Keibert continues to demonstrate improvements on defense
JY saves further damage.