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Paul Toboni has made his first free agent signing as Washington Nationals President of Baseball Operations and it is an outside the box move. He signed Foster Griffin to a 1-year $5.5 million deal. If you have not heard of him, I do not blame you. Griffin has spent the last three years in Japan […]
about 2 months ago | 3 reads
Just Yesterday, we wrote about how the Nats do not have a ton of options to close games with Jose A. Ferrer gone. Well, Paul Toboni might have made a trade that landed the Nats their closer of the future in Luis Perales. The Nats should continue to develop Perales as a starter, but if […]
about 2 months ago | 5 reads
Another first base option in the Nats’ realm of possibility is off the board, as Josh Bell signed with the Minnesota Twins for 1 year, $7 million yesterday. The Nationals had not been linked to Bell this offseason by anyone, but the possibility of him returning to man first base for them did exist. But […]
about 2 months ago | 4 reads
In what should not come as much of a surprise, Paul Toboni made a trade with his old club, the Boston Red Sox. The trade itself is a bit surprising and a bit random. It is a prospect for prospect swap, with the Nationals trading Jake Bennett to the Red Sox for Luis Perales. Both […]
about 2 months ago | 2 reads
With Jose A. Ferrer being dealt to the Mariners for Harry Ford, it is no secret that the Nationals need help in the back end of the bullpen. Even before the Ferrer trade, the Nats bullpen was the worst in all of baseball and needed help. Now the Nats have very few established relievers and […]
about 2 months ago | 3 reads
In their hunt for a first baseman, the Nats are no longer going to be able to have Josh Bell as a fall back option. According to multiple reports, Bell will be signing with the Minnesota Twins on a one-year $7 million deal with a mutual option for a second year. We will break down […]
about 2 months ago | 8 reads
It is never too early to start talking about the upcoming MLB Draft. While the draft is not until July, we are going to start a series where we talk about some prospects the Nats could take. With the Nats picking 11th this year, there are a lot of names that could be in the […]
about 2 months ago | 3 reads
It is no secret that the Washington Nationals need bullpen help. The Nats 5.59 bullpen ERA was comfortably the worst in baseball. However, most of the top free agent relievers have already found new homes. To improve the bullpen, Paul Toboni is going to have to find diamonds in the rough rather than signing proven […]
2 months ago | 3 reads
With the losses of Robert Garcia, Kyle Finnegan, and, most recently, Jose A. Ferrer, in the past year, the Nationals’ bullpen is in much worse shape than it started the year, though the farm is better off for it. Pending any free agent additions or other trade subtractions, the Nats will enter 2026 with an […]
2 months ago | 3 reads
It is no secret that pitching is a major concern for the Washington Nationals. As a team, they posted a 5.35 ERA, the worst mark since the franchise moved to DC. There is also a strong possibility that the Nats trade their best pitcher, MacKenzie Gore. This made me wonder about how Paul Toboni and […]
2 months ago | 4 reads
Luis Arraez is a player of extremes. When you look at his Baseball Savant page, all of his stats are either in the top 5 percentile of the bottom 5 percentile. His outlier skillset has made him a polarizing player and a guy fans love to talk about. He has won three batting titles in […]
2 months ago | 5 reads
The Winter Meetings just wrapped up and the stove was hot down in Orlando. There was a lot of action around the league, especially relating to the NL East. However, the Washington Nationals did not get in on that action. I wanted to discuss this busy week of activity, as well as what is next […]
2 months ago | 3 reads
The Rule 5 Draft just wrapped up and for a fourth straight year the Washington Nationals made a selection. This time they took Griff McGarry, a pitcher from the Phillies system. The 26 year old has elite stuff but has pretty major control questions. If McGarry can throw enough strikes he will be a strong […]
2 months ago | 6 reads
The Nationals bullpen was a major problem in 2025 and the issue is even bigger now that Paul Toboni traded away the team’s most promising reliever Jose A. Ferrer. If Harry Ford becomes a quality starting catcher, the trade will be worth it. However, losing Ferrer makes the Nats bullpen even more of a question […]
2 months ago | 5 reads
While no moves were made, Paul Toboni had a busy first day at the Winter Meetings. The Nats and their potential trade targets were the talk of the town in Orlando with plenty of rumors surfacing about MacKenzie Gore and CJ Abrams. There were also updates about the coaching staff and new technology that will […]
2 months ago | 5 reads
After a couple months of information slowly dripping out, the Nationals have finally announced their 2026 coaching staff, or at least most of it. At the Winter Meetings, Paul Toboni told reporters what the staff will be for 2026. Most of these names were already known, but there were a couple new faces in there. […]
2 months ago | 4 reads
The Winter Meetings are now underway and the idea of the Nationals trading their young stars is a big talking point. After having a fire sale just a few years ago, the fact we are here again is disheartening. However, moving off of players like MacKenzie Gore and maybe even CJ Abrams could be best […]
2 months ago | 6 reads
The Nationals made their first big roster move of the offseason on Saturday when they acquired catcher Harry Ford, a consensus top 100 prospect in baseball and one of the best catching prospects in the sport, in exchange for left-handed reliever Jose A. Ferrer. The move signaled a multitude of things, including a possible signal […]
2 months ago | 3 reads
As most Nationals fans know by now, the team traded for top catching prospect Harry Ford. This is a huge move because Ford has a good chance of solving the Nationals long standing catcher problem. I wanted to give Nationals fans a look at who Harry Ford is, both as a person and as a […]
2 months ago | 3 reads
Paul Toboni pulled off his first trade as Washington Nationals GM and it is a big one. He sent closer Jose A. Ferrer to the Mariners for top catching prospect Harry Ford and pitching prospect Isaac Lyon. There had been some buzz that the Mariners were interested in the left hander, but this was unexpected. […]
2 months ago | 5 reads
Since taking over in DC, Paul Toboni has slowly been assembling a staff. He hired Blake Butera to be the manager, Michael Johns to be the bench coach and Simon Mathews to be the pitching coach. Toboni has also filled a number of other organizational positions. However, one role he has not filled yet is […]
2 months ago | 5 reads
The MacKenzie Gore trade saga has become long and drawn out, but it feels like we are reaching the end game here. By the time the Winter Meetings are over, there is a good chance that Gore will not be on the Nationals. Insider Buster Olney reported that there is a perception around the league […]
2 months ago | 4 reads
With the Winter Meetings fast approaching, the big question that looms for the Nationals is the fate of LHP MacKenzie Gore, and whether he will start the 2026 season in DC, or with another ball club. So far, rumors have been kept to a minimum, with the possibility of a Gore trade still being about […]
2 months ago | 4 reads
The MLB Draft is one of my favorite things to cover here at Federal Baseball. Every year, there is an infusion of talent coming into pro organizations. It is fun to keep up with that and follow the names in the draft. The draft is not until July, but MLB Pipeline released their first top […]
2 months ago | 3 reads
It is no secret that the first base position has been a problem for the Washington Nationals. The team thought they had solved their dilemma, at least for two years when they brought in Nathaniel Lowe. However, that move did not work out, which means the Nats are back to the drawing board at the […]
2 months ago | 3 reads