Archives for April 2022

Sam Navarro-USA TODAY Sports Washington Nationals’ GM Mike Rizzo and manager Davey Martinez talked this week about looking forward to some of the young prospects coming up and making an impact... Where to find the positives in the midst of a 6-15 start, and an eight-game losing streak? That streak was only at six Ls in a row when Washington Nationals’ GM Mike Rizzo … [Read more...] about Washington Nationals building for future as big league club struggles early in 2022…

Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images The Nationals got swept. They lost their 8th straight. But Patrick Corbin looked better… When he spoke to reporters before the series opener with Miami on Tuesday, Washington Nationals’ manager Davey Martinez did not commit to a starter for the finale of the three-game set in the nation’s capital, though struggling left-hander Patrick … [Read more...] about Patrick Corbin shows signs of life in Nationals’ 3-2 loss to Marlins…

Photo screencap via @RocRedWings on the Twitters. Luis García hit three home runs in two games this weak as he continues to hit the cover off the ball at Triple-A. Luis García continues to rake at Triple-A Rochester. The infielder, who has played short and second for the Red Wings, hit two homers on Tuesday, and then homered for a third time this week as Rochester beat … [Read more...] about Luis García stays hot at Triple-A Rochester

Highlights from Davey Martinez’s media availability on Thursday afternoon... Alcides Out Again: Alcides Escobar was 2 for 25 (.080/.148/.080) with two walks and six Ks in seven games and 27 plate appearances on the Nationals’ homestand before he sat out of the last two of three with the Miami Marlins in D.C. Davey Martinez explained before the series finale with the Fish he … [Read more...] about Washington Nationals news & notes: Davey Martinez on Alcides Escobar getting a break; Tanner Rainey & Kyle Finnegan getting work + more…

Sergio Estrada-USA TODAY Sports On an eight-game losing streak, the Nationals face the Giants again, who account for three of those losses... So, the Washington Nationals are still losing, huh? Already on a five-game skid, the Miami Marlins came to Nationals Park and swept a three-game series against the Nats, consigning them to a 6-15 record, the second-worst record in … [Read more...] about Washington Nationals Series Preview: Oh no, it’s the San Francisco Giants again