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The time has come to say goodbye to The Nats Blog...

“It is an honor and a privilege to know that after 11 years of coverage…these will be the eight very last words ever written here:

The Washington Nationals are the World Series Champions.”

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@ladsonbill24 Mechanics look horrible. Call me old fashioned but he should not be on his knees fielding ground balls. No way that’s more effective.

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@ajflax Remember this well. I was actually worried the Pirates would take Crews.

I think there is als a revisionism happening here that people are thinking Crews wasn’t the right pick at 2. He was considered the most MLB ready prospect with incredibly high potential.

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There’s obviously a sting trading an All-Star and one of the cornerstones of the Soto trade…

But the Nats now have a lot of depth in their system and 9 of their top 30 prospects are 20 years old or younger. Young talent for a new regime to develop.

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@CraigMac @ajflax So many former Nats + MAGA jokes but I’m just too sad to make them

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@JeffPassan What happens with Fien’s bonus. Is that already paid by Texas? If so, did the Nats essentially get a top 15 pick player without having to pay his $4M+ bonus?

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When at an Unrivaled game in Miami I hear a familiar cheer and a unmistakeable energy.

It couldn’t be!?! I thought.

It was. Terrance. The legend himself.

I told him I was a big Nats fan, he gave me a huge hug. Miss this guy!

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@JWepp So that’s where babies come from…

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@TalkNats I question whether that clubhouse has fully recovered. Based on the reports from the post this week…it sure seems there’s instability all round the organization.

Ultimately I don’t think he’s broken. He will have a good reset this offseason and hopefully good coaching.

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@TalkNats True but perhaps it’s easier to correct a slump a few games in if your clubhouse isn’t plunged into total chaos. We’ll never know but if we’re looking at big things that happened the week he fell apart. Hard to count that one out.

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@jasonmahler @NatsSource It is not obvious that the looming lockout will negatively impact the value of an mlb team long term. These are long term assets.

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I have no knowledge of anything…

But if Lowe’s gone there’s a good chance that none of the Nats returning players will make more than $10 million in 2026.

There is a vacancy at manager. A vacancy at GM.

Senior business vacancies (CRO, CMO…)

Seems like a clean slate to sell.

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It’s crazy to me to think about how when Bryce won his first MVP he was the same age as James Wood, Brady House and Dayden Lile and younger than Abrams, Crews, and Hassell 🤯

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lol Bob starting a sentence about how Riley Adams is hitting like he’s in his late 20’s only to realize he is in his late 20’s mid sentence and try to save it.

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@NatsSource @jasonmahler The Rays are about to be sold and the Twins are expected to be sold this offseason as well. Sports franchises are long term assets, and extremely limited…I doubt a lockout will keep the billionaires who want to be in the club away.

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@ajflax Now do it again without Lowe

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@dkim2183 @Bobby_Blanco @MLBPipeline Is it?

Wood, Crews, House, Abrams, Gore all graduated…

Hassell too.

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Love me some Brad Lord. So happy they put him back in the rotation.

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@jburroughsa I’m sure he wants to be effective he wants to get paid. My guess is it’s an endurance issue.

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In his first 15 starts this season Mackenzie Gore gave up more than 4 earned runs 0 times.

He has done it now 4 times in his last 8 starts.