Washington Nationals
The Philadelphia Phillies have lost right-handed pitcher Griff McGarry to the Washington Nationals in the 2025 MLB Rule 5 Draft. McGarry, a promising arm in the Phillies’ system, now gets a direct path to the majors with the Nationals, who must keep him on their 26‑man roster for the 2026 season or offer him back […]
Phillies Explore Trade Interest in Nationals Lefty MacKenzie Gore According to NatsTalk.com, the Philadelphia Phillies have reached out to the Washington Nationals about left-handed starter MacKenzie Gore, a move that signals Dave Dombrowski may already be poking around the second-tier pitching market before things fully heat up. Gore, 26, is coming off a rough statistical […]
Phillies vs. Nationals: Matchup and Stakes The Philadelphia Phillies (69–51) travel to Nationals Park to open a four-game series against the Washington Nationals (48–72). It’s a prime opportunity for the Phillies to rebound after a recent two-game skid and extend their lead in the NL East over the woeful New York Mets. Probable Starting Pitchers […]
Posted by Danielle Wilson Two words: pitcher's duel. That is exactly what this game was tonight for the first five innings which went by extraordinarily fast. Nationals starter Jordan Zimmerman pitched five perfect innings, and in five innings for Cliff Lee, he allowed just two hits; a double to Danny Espinosa in the third, and […]
Posted by Danielle Wilson Roy Halladay's stats against the Nationals in 2010: 3-0, 23 IP, 16 hits, 1 earned run, 20 strikeouts. Holy wow, this should be fun tonight. Shane Victorino led it off with a double (what else?) and made a genius play moments later when Polanco almost grounded into a double play, but Shane […]
Posted by Frank Klose Coutesy amazinavenue.com Despite relieving themselves of Luis Castillo and Oliver Perez, which many Mets fans believed would solve all of their problems, the Mets appear to be be on pace for quite an "embarass-Mets" (not my phrase; the article uses it). Using a new stat calculated by John Dewan of a […]
Posted by Frank Klose Courtesy pennlive.com With Shane Victorino out for the day with a sore calf and no natural center fielder to take his place, Charlie Manuel wrote Rule 5 selection Michael Martinez into his spot in the lineup and place in center. But, who is he? Going into Spring Training, Michael Martinez was […]
Posted by Frank Klose Courtesy www.federalbaseball.com While much ado was made from panicking bloggers/tweeters about Domonic Brown's slow start in Philadelphia, one former Phillie has had a similiar start. Through the first five Grapefruit League games, Washington Nationals' right fielder Jayson Werth is just 1 for his first 13, which translates to to a […]
Posted by Stephen Gallo That’s enough, Jayson Werth. Photo courtesy of washingtonnationals.com While I think he’s deserving of a standing ovation when he comes back home, Jayson Werth needs to finally move on. He wasn’t traded, or released; he was offered a ridiculous amount of money from a bad team and he took the bait.Who […]
The game between the Phillies and Nationals set for Thursday Aug 27 has been postponed.