The Hawks and Danilo Gallinari have agreed to push back the forward’s salary guarantee date to July 8, reports Jake Fischer of Bleacher Report (Twitter link). Gallinari’s $21.45MM salary for 2022/23, which is currently only partially guaranteed for $5MM, was originally set to become fully guaranteed if he remained under contract through Wednesday. However, with word breaking … [Read more...] about Eastern Rumors: Gallinari, Celtics, Nets, O’Neale, Wizards, Turner
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Washington Nationals fail to sweep, but take 2 of 3 from Pittsburgh Pirates, 8-7 final in weird one in D.C.
Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports This game was extra. Not extra innings. Just extra. More like, what is going on here at some points? But yeah, baseball? Espino vs Pirates: Paolo Espino pitched out of the Nationals’ bullpen for the first two and a half months of the season, but moved into the rotation back on June 12th, and his three starts in Washington’s rotation have … [Read more...] about Washington Nationals fail to sweep, but take 2 of 3 from Pittsburgh Pirates, 8-7 final in weird one in D.C.
Washington Nationals’ Josh Bell & Nelson Cruz and their impact in D.C.
Photo by Greg Fiume/Getty Images We might be heading into the final months of Juan Soto, Josh Bell, and Nelson Cruz in the middle of the Nats’ lineup… Even after going 0 for 8 in the first two of three with the Pittsburgh Pirates in D.C., Nelson Cruz had a .287/.360/.455 line in May/June, after a .155/.253/.226 start to his 1-year/$15M free agent deal with the … [Read more...] about Washington Nationals’ Josh Bell & Nelson Cruz and their impact in D.C.
Washington Nationals news & notes: Davey Martinez on Tanner Rainey taking next step; rehab outings + more…
Highlights from Davey Martinez’s media availability on Wednesday... Rainey Days: Tanner Rainey locked down the Nationals’ 3-1 win over Pittsburgh’s Pirates on Tuesday night in Washington, D.C., after eight strong from starter Patrick Corbin, converting his sixth save in seven opportunities in June. But there was a little drama in the top of the ninth, as usual, when Rainey … [Read more...] about Washington Nationals news & notes: Davey Martinez on Tanner Rainey taking next step; rehab outings + more…
Crossroads looms for Victor Robles and his future with the Washington Nationals
Scott Taetsch-USA TODAY Sports Victor Robles has been an enigma for the Nationals since making it to the big leagues, but as the trade deadline approaches, so does a crossroads for his future... Enigmatic. That might be the best way to sum up Victor Robles’s major league career with the Washington Nationals. Coming up through the minor leagues, Robles was hailed as one … [Read more...] about Crossroads looms for Victor Robles and his future with the Washington Nationals