An update on Washington Nationals prospects in the Arizona Fall League

An update on Washington Nationals prospects in the Arizona Fall League

It has been a couple weeks since we have caught up on the Arizona Fall League, so I thought it was time to give some updates. The Nationals have actually had a few stand out performers down in Arizona. We have talked about Seaver King, but there are some other players having big impacts. The … Read more

This Free Agent Played 2 Years With New Nationals Manager Blake Butera. Could He Be A Fit in DC?

New Nationals skipper Blake Butera, as noted by many, does not have much professional playing experience, spending just 2 seasons in the minor leagues for the Rays before calling it quits, peaking at the Low A level. Before that, he spent 4 years playing collegiate ball at Boston College, where he was a spark-plug up … Read more

Blake Butera, Rays Sr. Dir. Player Development, named Nationals Manager at 33

Blake Butera, famed for managing within the Rays minor league system to great success at a very young age, has been poached by the Washington Nationals to be their new manager at just 33-years old. Butera’s most recent role with the Tampa Bay Rays was as the senior director of player development, a position he … Read more

Nationals set to hire MLB’s youngest manager in over 50 years

The Washington Nationals were one of a handful of teams heading into the offseason needing a new manager.  The Nats fired former manager Dave Martinez, who helped lead them to their first World Series title in 2019, ahead of the All-Star break. They then had to decide if they wanted to keep interim manager Miguel Cairo … Read more

Washington Nationals hire Blake Butera to be the youngest manager in over 50 years

Washington Nationals hire Blake Butera to be the youngest manager in over 50 years

The Washington Nationals have hired their next manager, but it is not somebody whose name has been out there. Paul Toboni has decided to hire 33 year old Blake Butera to be the next manager of the Washington Nationals. He will be the youngest big league manager in over 50 years. This is a very … Read more

Miguel Cairo is out of the Washington Nationals managerial hunt as Paul Toboni shakes up the staff

It was expected, but Paul Toboni has shaken up the Nationals coaching staff. Along with that, Andrew Golden of the Washington Post revealed that Miguel Cairo is out of the running for the Nationals managerial job. None of this is surprising news given the team’s front office overhaul and 66-96 record in 2025. A lot … Read more

Former World Series MVP and Washington Nationals legend Strasburg gets into coaching

After last night’s epic World Series game, I wanted to talk about a World Series legend in Stephen Strasburg. Yesterday, Strasburg’s alma mater, San Diego State announced that the former World Series MVP would be joining their coaching staff. After being out of the public eye since his forced retirement, Strasburg is starting the next … Read more

Washington Nationals lose out on Craig Albernaz to rival Baltimore Orioles

Washington Nationals lose out on Craig Albernaz to rival Baltimore Orioles

So the Craig Albernaz dreams died pretty quickly for the Washington Nationals. Just a day after it was reported that he interviewed for the job, Jeff Passan reported that he was taking the Baltimore Orioles job instead. I wrote that Albernaz was my favorite candidate, so seeing him go to a rival is tough. Albernaz … Read more

Could the Washington Nationals dive into the Japanese free agent market?

We have talked a bit about some of the names on the free agent market. Players like Dylan Cease, Pete Alonso and Alex Bregman would be dream targets for the Nats. However, there is another side of free agency we have not touched on. Every year, we see new Japanese stars come over to the … Read more