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Nats Stats (WAR) Week 7
From Fangraphs Name Last Week WAR Change This Week WAR Bryce Harper 1.3 0.3 1.6 Ian Desmond 0.8 0.6 1.4 Denard Span 1 -0.1 0.9 Kurt Suzuki 0.3 0.1 0.4 Danny Espinosa 0 0 0 Ryan Zimmerman 0 -0.2 -0.2...
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Things I learned from Vin Scully and his scouting report of the Washington...
English: (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Vin Scully is simulcast on radio for his first three inning. It is strange to watch a TV broadcast where the announcer say the pitcher rocks and delivers. The...
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Steve Lombardozzi really hates taking pitches
Steve Lombardozzi, Jr. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Update: He is up to 3.04 last in MLB I thought Danny Espinosa was unique in not taking pitches Danny Espinosa hates taking pitches Turnes out Steve...
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Adam LaRoche keeps trying to hit little kids playing on the beach
One of the thoroughly Californian and unique features of Petco Park is the beach in the right field gap. Little kids build sand castles as their parents lament barely being able to see the play on the...
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Nats Stats (WAR) Week 8
From FanGraphs Name Last Week WAR Change This Week WAR Bryce Harper 1.6 0 1.6 Ian Desmond 1.4 -0.4 1 Denard Span 0.9 -0.1 0.8 Kurt Suzuki 0.4 -0.1 0.3 Adam LaRoche -0.3 0.5 0.2 Ryan Zimmerman -0.2 0.3...
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Nats Stats WAR 17 June
as per fangraphs Name Last Week WAR Change This Week WAR Ian Desmond 1.4 0.5 1.9 Bryce Harper 1.7 0 1.7 Anthony Rendon 0.2 0.7 0.9 Denard Span 1 -0.2 0.8 Ryan Zimmerman 0.3 0.2 0.5 Jayson Werth -0.1...
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Last year was not Adam LaRoche’s “career year” this year is his worst
Adam LaRoche is having a down year for him. In fact, this is his worst full year as a MLB player. Note, this year is the aberration, not last year.I have heard this completely wrong analysis is the...
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Can Anthony Rendon hang at second base: Early results say yes
Until this year Anthony Rendon hadn’t played second base since Little League. In college he played third and once he got hurt DH. He played third not because he couldn’t hang at 2nd or SS, but because...
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Three Reasons the Nats Should Not Trade Denard Span
Jon Heyman of CBS Sports reported that the Nats are listening to trade offers for Denard Span. Now, this doesn’t mean the Nationals are going to trade him, or even that they want to trade him. This...
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The impact of age and overwork on Ryan Zimmerman’s throwing shoulder
I’ve always enjoyed running, but when I hit the age of 30 a couple of years ago, I developed a new rule: no running two days in a row. When I was 21, I could drink a gallon of beer, sleep three hours...
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