fangraphs.com - 10/16/2009
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The Washington Nationals finished 2009 with 103 losses. Suffice to say, they were not a good team. Much of the blame can be placed upon the shoulders of the pitching staff. According to StatCorner ’s version of tRA, the starting rotation alone was nearly 100 runs below average. Our own ...
thenatsblog.com - 10/14/2009
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thenatsblog.com —
I recently stumbled across a documentary online called,
“ Sonicsgate, Reqium for a Team. ” I went...
into it expecting to see poorly constructed arguments and bias edits constructed by an impassioned few who still wished the team was in the rainy city, but who were not overall representative ...
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Washington owes it to Montreal to do better
washington.nationals.mlb.com - 10/16/2009
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By Bill Ladson / MLB.com 10/15/09 6:00 PM
ET WASHINGTON -- Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo said...
Thursday that the search for a new manager will be in full swing soon but that the skipper may not be named until the postseason is over. Rizzo has ...
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Nats to commence manager search soon
mlb.mlb.com - 10/23/2009
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By Bill Ladson / MLB.com 10/15/09 6:00 PM
ET WASHINGTON -- Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo said...
Thursday that the search for a new manager will be in full swing soon but that the skipper may not be named until the postseason is over. Rizzo has ...
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Nats to commence manager search soon
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What’s John Lannan’s secret? Part 1
The Hardball Times —
Jack Moore recently wrote an article at FanGraphs about John Lannan's ability to defy fielding independent pitching metrics over the past couple of years. Over the past 2 season, Lannan has thrown 388.1 innings, with a 3.90 ERA, making him one of the more productive starters in baseball. However, his ...
Monday's Frosty Mug
Brew Crew Ball —
... Two weeks ago, I mentioned some speculation that the Brewers could deal J.J. Hardy to the Nationals for John Lannan, sparking a debate in the comments on Lannan's abilities and the difference between a productive starter and a smoke-and-mirrors laden disaster-in-waiting. That debate continues elsewhere, as Jack Moore looks at Lannan's low BABIP over at FanGraphs, and ...
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What’s John Lannan’s secret? Part 1
hardballtimes.com 10/16/2009 — Jack Moore recently wrote an article at FanGraphs about John Lannan's ability to defy fielding independent pitching metrics over the past couple of years. Over the past 2 season, Lannan has thrown 388.1 innings, with a 3.90 ERA, making him one of the more productive starters in baseball. ...
John Lannan to pitch Thursday
novafantasysports.com 8/25/2009 — Update : John Lannan is slated to pitch on regular rest Thursday against the Cubs, according to MLBblogs.com . Fantasy Impact: After throwing just 43 pitches in Saturday's start, there was a chance the Nationals were going to move Lannan up to Tuesday, but that isn't happening
John Lannan receives another no decision
novafantasysports.com 8/18/2009 — Update: John Lannan took a no decision on Sunday as the Nationals beat the Reds, 5-4. Lannan went 5.2 innings, allowing 4 runs on 7 hits while walking 3 and striking out 2. Fantasy Impact: Lannan has had a solid season for the Nationals. However, his fantasy value is lower ...
Where's the Lannan Love?
mvn.com 8/7/2009 — The Nationals have one of the top 20 starters in the National League in their rotation right now.
In 2008, he put up an ERA of 3.91 (22nd in NL) and a WHIP of 1.34 (26th)
In 2009 so far he's improved both 3.39 (15th) and 1.33 (27th) ...
What's wrong with John Lannan?
thenatsblog.com 8/23/2009 —
John Lannan had one of the worst outings of his young career last night as the left-hander allowed seven earned runs in only 1.2 innings Saturday night in a 11-9 loss against the Brewers.
Unfortunately, and surprisingly, this awful outing has only been an exclamation point at the end of a ...
Just “A Couple Of Pieces” Away?
centerfieldgate.com 10/1/2009 — It’s not often you see a walk off grand slam in person — so it’s easy to get giddy. And that’s exactly what happened here in Washington. During Wednesday night’s post game radio gabfest (which followed the Nats’ dramatic grand slam walk off over the loathed ...
2010 Rotation Candidates - In House Options
federalbaseball.com 11/3/2009 —
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4 months ago:
Washington Nationals pitcher Ross Detwiler throws in the first inning of a baseball game against ...
National Embarrassment Part 2?
thenatsblog.com 11/2/2009 —
Whether you consider it irony or tragedy, Redskins season has come in Washington and has given D.C. sports fans no solace from the bad taste of 100 loss baseball. From as early as April of the 2009 Nationals season, the cries echoed throughout Washington ...
Nats' MVP started at the top
washingtontimes.com 9/28/2009 — Mark Zuckerman Quick, who has been the Washington Nationals' MVP in 2009? Ryan Zimmerman? Adam Dunn? John Lannan? While there are certainly arguments to be made for any of those guys, there might actually be a stronger case for a position player who ...
Strasburg Q and A —
Nationals Journal 10/16/2009
Here is the promised Q and A with Strasburg. He sat in the dugout and took questions wearing a Nats jersey, jeans and UnderArmour shoes (I think; I'm no shoe expert). There were maybe 10 journalists asking questions. There are at least two questions ...
Espinosa Working on Cutting Strikeouts —
Nationals Journal 10/16/2009
Shortstop Danny Espinosa knows exactly what he needs to work on during the six-week Arizona Fall League: cutting down on strikeouts. "At end of the season I went back to my old hitting style and things worked out well," Espinosa said. "My strikeouts ...
Storen Picking Up Speed —
Nationals Journal 10/16/2009
Drew Storen was happy to get his first save of the Arizona Fall League under his belt Wednesday night in Mesa, although the inning started with a double that just dropped into shallow left field. Storen got the next three batters on a strike and two ...
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