The walk-up song is one of the more simple aspects of the gameday experience, yet it allows fans to get to know a player’s personality in a way unique to baseball. I’ve always loved hearing w...
https://mattsbats.com/2023/07/18/2023-washington-nationals-walk-up-music-playlist/
Let’s play a game. I’ll show you two similar player profiles on Baseball Savant, and you’ll think about who you would rather have on your favorite team. Player 1 has his positive and nega...
https://mattsbats.com/2023/07/14/keibert-ruiz-has-a-lot-in-common-with-this-all-star-starter/
Jordan Weems was a third round draft pick of the Red Sox in 2011. Weems, who the Sox signed away from a commitment to Georgia State, was drafted as a catcher, and played behind the plate for the...
https://mattsbats.com/2023/06/27/how-can-the-nats-improve-their-bullpen-look-to-jordan-weems/
The 2022 Washington Nationals season is over. Er, the 2022 Washington Nationals have been put out of their misery. For years and years and years, the Nationals teams of the late 2000s were comp...
https://mattsbats.com/2022/10/12/the-2022-washington-nationals-what-happened/
Welcome to the first of two MattsBats.com Nationals season previews! Today, I will focus on the Nats’ pitchers. To put it mildly, the staff faced a major setback in 2021. After pitching from Ma...
https://mattsbats.com/2022/03/24/nationals-2022-pitching-preview/
Well, this isn’t fun. Even after two months of a lockout, a full week of intense negotiations between MLB owners and players, and endless anticipation from players and fans, there is not an agr...
https://mattsbats.com/2022/03/01/how-to-watch-live-baseball-during-the-prolonged-lockout/
On Saturday, January 15th, the Nationals will almost certainly make official what has been rumored for months: when the international signing period opens, 17-year old Cuban outfielder Cristian V...
https://mattsbats.com/2022/01/14/cuban-phenomenon-cristian-vaquero-soon-to-be-a-nat/
After the Nationals sent Max Scherzer and Trea Turner to the Dodgers at the Trade Deadline, the baseball world thought the Nats were done making moves for a while. After all, nearly every expirin...
https://mattsbats.com/2021/12/09/andy-young-the-nats-next-lane-thomas/
The Nationals made a flurry of roster moves this week. Most notably, the team inked former White Sox infielder Cesar Hernandez to a 1-year, $4 million contract. The Nationals also claimed infield...
https://mattsbats.com/2021/12/01/analyzing-the-nationals-recent-roster-moves/
The 2021 Arizona Fall League season has ended, with the Mesa Solar Sox winning the 2021 AFL championship. The Solar Sox defeated the Surprise Saguaros, a team featuring eight promising Nationals ...
https://mattsbats.com/2021/11/23/checking-in-on-the-nationals-arizona-fall-league-prospects/