To put it simply, the catching position was a disaster for the Washington Nationals in 2025. As a positional group, Nats catchers finished last in wRC+ with 65 and 28th in Defensive WAR, resulting in a league-worst -1.4 fWAR, worse in the league and one of only 2 teams to be in the negatives, with … Read more
The Nationals’ catching room was the worst in baseball for the first 3 months of the season, and there was no debating it. From the beginning of the season to July 5th (Keibert Ruiz’s last game before being placed back on the IL with a concussion), they ranked 2nd to last in wRC+ in baseball … Read more
The American Hockey League family is mourning the loss of long-time colleague Drew Griffin, who passed away on Friday, July 18, after a brief illness. A native of Agawam, Mass., Griffin joined the league office in 1993 and served as the AHL’s director of finance and administration with loyalty and distinction for more than 30 … Read more
The San Jose Sharks welcomed the Vancouver Canucks to SAP Center on Thursday having lost their last two games, most recently to the Montreal Canadiens on Feb. 4. The Canucks, meanwhile, were coming off a very solid effort against the Colorado Avalanche where Thatcher Demko got his first shutout in a 3-0 win. While the … Read more
On the latest episode of Rays Your Voice, we discuss the contract extension for Drew Rasmussen, as well as the deal given to Taylor Walls. While these are two very different deals given out for very different reasons, it gives us plenty of insight into how the club views both of these players. The 2025 … Read more