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Position-by-Position Off-Season Outlook: Corner Infield

I continue my position-by-position look at the off-season outlook for the Nationals with middle infield. You can check out my look at catchers and middle infield here...

Written by Steven Biel about 8 days ago 11 reads 0 comments
Position-by-Position Off-Season Outlook: Middle Infield

I continue my position-by-position look at the off-season outlook for the Nationals with middle infield. You can check out my look at catchers here...

Written by Steven Biel about 9 days ago 8 reads 0 comments
Charlie Better Not Quit, that's All I'm Sayin'

Nationals fans lost one of the best damn things about being a Nationals fan (not much competition, but still) today, as Washington Post beat writer Chico Harlan announced he's leaving the job...

Written by Steven Biel about 11 days ago 25 reads 0 comments
Position-by-Position Off-Season Outlook: Catchers

Starting with this post, I'm going to use the next week or two to look at the Nationals' current personnel organization-wide and the opportunities to upgrade this off-season.I have two key questions in mind, the first far more important than the second: 1

Written by Steven Biel about 14 days ago 17 reads 0 comments
Forget Dan Uggla and Mark DeRosa

That's my interpretation of the Jim Riggleman's comment today that Cristian Guzman will be the team's second baseman in 2010.(Of course, this was a Bill Ladson report, so there's always a chance that the old Hamburgler just made it up...

Written by Steven Biel about 18 days ago 75 reads 0 comments
Aw, Heck, Valentine Wouldn't Have Been Much Better

Word came down today that Fizzleman is losing the interim tag and has been named the permanent manager of the Nationals.I was just about to post a comparison between Riggleman and Bobby Valentine, the reported "other" final candidate...

Written by Steven Biel about 19 days ago 26 reads 0 comments
Manny Acta: Everyone's First Choice

Manny Acta not only landed the Cleveland Indians job today--he had his pick of jobs between Cleveland and the Houston Astros.It should come as no surprise that Manny didn't have a hard time getting another shot to manage...

Written by Steven Biel about about 1 month ago 32 reads 0 comments
New Podcast at "Natmosphere in your Ear"

Brian and I just finished discussing the recent changes in the Nationals front office. You can get the download here: http://natmosphere.mypodcast.com/2009/10/Natmosphere_in_your_Ear_October_14_2009-248048...

Written by Steven Biel about about 1 month ago 6 reads 0 comments
Nationals Hire International Scouting Director

Filling a hole that's existed in the Nationals front office since basically forever, the Nationals have hired Red Sox Latin American Coordinator Johnny DiPuglia as their International Scouting Director...

Written by Steven Biel about about 1 month ago 13 reads 0 comments
Just Say No, Manny

Is Manny Acta about to be hired by the only team in baseball that's been run almost as badly as the Nationals over the last few years. OK, it's not the Royals. Or the Pirates. It's the Astros...

Written by Steven Biel about about 1 month ago 52 reads 0 comments
Non-Tender this Meat

Major league players with more than three but fewer than six years of service time are eligible for salary arbitration...

Written by Steven Biel about about 1 month ago 20 reads 0 comments
J.J. Hardy: Make it Happen, Rizzo

Today, Brewers general manager Bob Melvin said this about 2007 All-Star shortstop J.J. Hardy:Asked if there was any way to keep both rookie shortstop Alcides Escobar and former starter J.J. Hardy on the roster, Melvin said, "That would be very difficult..

Written by Steven Biel about about 1 month ago 66 reads 0 comments
The Big Awards Post

Here are the second annual FJB awards for the best performances of the year by Washington Nationals.MVP: Ryan Zimmerman (Runner Up: Josh Willingham)Not even close...

Written by Steven Biel about about 1 month ago 11 reads 0 comments
Revisiting the FJB 2009 Predictions

As everyone knows by now, I missed the mark on John Lannan over the last month of the season, but that's not the only thing I got wrong this year. Let's look back at my pre-season predictions and see how many other predictions I got wrong...

Written by Steven Biel about about 1 month ago 32 reads 0 comments
Nationals' MVP: Most Valuable Pitches

Using linear weights, Dave Appelman has been tracking the run value of every pitch thrown in MLB this year. Over at Fangraphs, they've been divvying up the pitches by pitcher and pitch type to ...

Written by Steven Biel about about 1 month ago 15 reads 0 comments
Now that's what I Call a Lame Fan Base

I turned on the game last night mid-way through the first inning, and, judging by the empty seats behind home plate, my first thought was, "wait, they can't be in DC. They were just here." Nope, they were in Atlanta...

Written by Steven Biel about about 1 month ago 6 reads 0 comments
Fielding Improvement from SS to 2B

As I pointed out a couple weeks ago, Cristian Guzman's fielding at shortstop hasn't really been any worse this year than it's been in the past. And, in fact, it's never been that bad...

Written by Steven Biel about 2 months ago 1 reads 0 comments
The Anti-Spoiler

This time of year, fan of bad teams (not to mention the completely heinous), sometimes try to stay interested via schadenfreude. You want to play the spoiler, make someone else feel a bit of the pain you've been suffering all year...

Written by Steven Biel about 2 months ago 2 reads 0 comments
Mike MacDougal and the Multi-Inning Save

One of the things I hope the next manager keeps doing just like Jim Riggleman is his willingness to use his ace reliever in multi-inning situations...

Written by Steven Biel about 2 months ago 1 reads 0 comments
Things to Watch in the Final Weeks

As always this time of year, we Scats fans tend to focus on the young players and not care so much about the scoreboard. The Bryce Harper watch is long finished. Everyone's watching Dunn lumber towards 40...

Written by Steven Biel about 2 months ago 4 reads 0 comments
Famous Last Words

"Just one more drink--then I'll drive home.""I'm pretty sure it's safe this time of the month.""Afghanistan is no match for a superpower.""I didn't want to take Pete Orr's bat out of the lineup...

Written by Steven Biel about 2 months ago 1 reads 0 comments
Dude, Who Stole my Offense?

Yeah, that's a terrible headline. It was either that or "Honey I Shrunk the Offense." I'm just not feeling the headline-writing.Anyway, as of this minute, the Nationals have scored 649 runs in 146 games...

Written by Steven Biel about 2 months ago 1 reads 0 comments
Perrotto's Scuttlebutt

BP reporter John Perrotto includes anonymous quotes from scouts in his weekly "On the Beat" article. This week's piece included these two Nationals-related items:Dodgers infielder Ronnie Belliard: "It's amazing what a guy can do when he actually cares...

Written by Steven Biel about 2 months ago 1 reads 0 comments
The Day the Universe Changed

Sweet! The Nationals got James Burke!! I love that guy. Especially when an episode would start and you'd get a shot of the Sistine Chapel or Versailles or something, and then he'd just pop in from the side and say, "hello, I'm James Burke...

Written by Steven Biel about 2 months ago 3 reads 0 comments
Is Aaron Crow about to Be Vindicated?

From Buster Olney:Sources: Crow to sign with RoyalsThe Kansas City Royals are on the verge of an agreement with their No. 1 draft pick, pitcher Aaron Crow, for a major league deal that will pay him between $3 million and $4...

Written by Steven Biel about 2 months ago 10 reads 2 comments

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Steven Biel Article Archive

Position-by-Position Off-Season Outlook: Corner Infield

Position-by-Position Off-Season Outlook: Middle Infield

Charlie Better Not Quit, that's All I'm Sayin'

Position-by-Position Off-Season Outlook: Catchers

Forget Dan Uggla and Mark DeRosa

Aw, Heck, Valentine Wouldn't Have Been Much Better

Manny Acta: Everyone's First Choice

New Podcast at "Natmosphere in your Ear"

Nationals Hire International Scouting Director

Just Say No, Manny

Non-Tender this Meat

J.J. Hardy: Make it Happen, Rizzo

The Big Awards Post

Revisiting the FJB 2009 Predictions

Nationals' MVP: Most Valuable Pitches

Now that's what I Call a Lame Fan Base

Fielding Improvement from SS to 2B

The Anti-Spoiler

Mike MacDougal and the Multi-Inning Save

Things to Watch in the Final Weeks

Famous Last Words

Dude, Who Stole my Offense?

Perrotto's Scuttlebutt

The Day the Universe Changed

Is Aaron Crow about to Be Vindicated?

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