The 2025 season was a disaster for Jake Irvin pretty much from start to finish. Really, Irvin has not been the same guy since that insane July 4th start against the Mets in 2024. He showed so much promise in the first half of 2024, but has really pitched his way out of the Nationals … Read more
It was an interesting season for Jose A. Ferrer. On one hand, he showed all of the interesting traits that make him an exciting young reliever. However, 2025 did not prove to be the breakout season many expected from Ferrer. He showed flashes, but was unable to put it all together this year. When you … Read more
When the Nationals signed Josh Bell to a 1-year $6 million deal, the expectation was that he would provide the team with some veteran leadership and a solid bat in the middle of the lineup. However, after a brutal April, it did not look like that was going to happen. Bell seemed like a prime … Read more
Jacob Young had a weird season. He produced some of the coolest and most memorable plays in recent Nationals history. However, his season was also a bit of a let down. Young is one of the best in the sport patrolling center field, but his game became one dimensional this year. Let’s start with the … Read more
It is sometimes easy to forget, but 2025 was James Wood’s first full season as a big leaguer. He played most of the season as a 22 year old. Despite his tender age, Wood was the focal point of the Nationals offense. Often that was for the best, but when he struggled, it stuck out … Read more
Brady House’s 2025 season was really two seasons in one. There is the Minor League portion of his season, where House re-established himself as a top 100 prospect and dominated Triple-A. Then there is the MLB portion of the season, where House mostly looked overmatched at the plate. This makes his season tough to grade, … Read more
There was a lot of hype for Dylan Crews heading into the season. He was a consensus top 10 prospect in the sport and was second in Rookie of the Year odds behind Japanese phenom Roki Sasaki. However, things did not click for Crews at the plate this year, which led to a very disappointing … Read more
Last offseason, Brad Lord was working at Home Depot to make some extra cash. As a former 18th round pick, who spent multiple seasons in the Minor Leagues, he was not raking in the cash, so he had to make ends meet. After a successful rookie season, Lord will not need to work on the … Read more
Now that we are officially in the offseason, we will be trying some new things here at Federal Baseball. One thing we will do this offseason is evaluate and grade the players on the 2025 team. We will look at what went right, what went wrong and how these guys can look to improve this … Read more
The 2025 MLB Draft is finally over and the Washington Nationals have their class of players. It has been an event we have been discussing for so long at this point. There have been so many twists and turns along the way. It will be a topic I will miss talking about. However, in the … Read more