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Best Rookie in Baseball: Bryce Harper or Mike Trout?

Washington Nationals Mike Trout or Bryce Harper? Proposing the question to most casual fans as to who the top rookie in baseball is this season, most answers will include Bryce Harper of the Washington Nationals, ...

1 day ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, Bryce Harper, Mike Trout, Los Angeles Angels, Washington Nationals

2012 Major League Baseball Power Rankings For May 21

Washington Nationals Each week during the season Athlon Sports looks at the best and worst baseball teams in the league. Here's our MLB Power Rankings for May 21, 2012. 1. Dodgers—Won 9 of 11, f...

3 days ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles, Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees, St. Louis Cardinals, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers, Washington Nationals

2012 Major League Baseball Power Rankings for May 14

Washington Nationals Each week during the season Athlon Sports looks at the best and worst baseball teams in the league. Here's our MLB Power Rankings for May 14, 2012. 1. Rangers—Fir...

1 week ago by Rich McVey Tags: MLB, Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles, Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees, St. Louis Cardinals, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers, Washington Nationals

2012 Major League Baseball Power Rankings for April 30

Washington Nationals Each week during the season Athlon Sports looks at the best and worst baseball teams in the league. Here's our MLB Power Rankings for April 30, 2012. 1. Dodgers—Sweep of...

3 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, Atlanta Braves, Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees, St. Louis Cardinals, Texas Rangers, Washington Nationals

Baseball's Best Rotation? Washington Nationals

Washington Nationals After three times through the rotation (and four starts for ace Stephen Strasburg), the Washington Nationals’ rotation has been dominant. Extremely dominant. All five starters boast a WHIP below ...

4 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, NL East, National League, Edwin Jackson, Gio Gonzalez, Jordan Zimmermann, Ross Detwiler, Stephen Strasburg, Washington Nationals

NL East Predictions

Washington Nationals NL East 1. Philadelphia 2. Atlanta (wild card) 3. Washington 4. Miami 5. New York With cracks appearing in the Philadelphia offense, the NL East has become the most competitive divisi...

7 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, NL East, National League, Bryce Harper, Chipper Jones, Stephen Strasburg, Atlanta Braves, Miami Marlins, New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies, Washington Nationals

Washington Nationals 2012 Preview

Washington Nationals Washington Nationals The Nationals ended the 2011 season with their best record since their first year in Washington, a healthy Stephen Strasburg and plenty of reasons to be optimistic abou...

7 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, NL East, National League, Bryce Harper, Drew Storen, Ryan Zimmerman, Stephen Strasburg, Washington Nationals

Baseball's Pitching Changes: The NL Arms Race

Washington Nationals —by Mark Ross Similar to the American League, this offseason has seen plenty of changes when it comes to the pitching staffs in the National League. Trades and free agent signings have not on...

Athlon Sports' 2011 NL Rookie of the Year

Washington Nationals With the World Series in the rear-view mirror and the hot stove just beginning to heat up, it's time to hand out some awards to this year's best performers on the diamond. The Baseball Writers' Ass...

27 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: MLB, National League, Brandon Beachy, Craig Kimbrel, Danny Espinosa, Freddie Freeman, Vance Worley, Atlanta Braves, Philadelphia Phillies, Washington Nationals, Rookie of the Year

Washington Nationals Franchise Mt. Rushmore

Washington Nationals MLB Mt. Rushmores by Charlie Miller The question was posed earlier this season whether Derek Jeter should be considered as part of the Yankees’ Mt. Rushmore. That certainly piqued my inte...

36 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, NL East, National League, Andre Dawson, Felipe Alou, Gary Carter, Rusty Staub, Steve Rogers, Tim Raines, Tim Wallach, Vladimir Guerrero, Washington Nationals, Le Grand Orange, Montreal Expos, Mt. Rushmore

Stephen Strasburg Takes the Mound Again

Washington Nationals by Charlie Miller Last night the capital was abuzz with excitement not seen in a few years. And it had nothing to do with job creation, bond ratings or tax relief. Mr. Strasburg was in ...

37 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: News, NL East, National League, Stephen Strasburg, Washington Nationals, Tommy John surgery

MLB's Dim-Star Teams

Washington Nationals Twitter: @4QuartersRadio The MLB All-Stars have been selected, and there is no shortage of debates on the merits of the players who made the mid-summer squads. Most of the candidates, though, h...

46 weeks ago by Scott Henry Tags: MLB, AL Central, AL East, AL West, NL Central, NL East, NL West, American League, National League, Aaron Hill, Adam Dunn, Alex Rios, Carl Crawford, Chad Durbin, Chone Figgins, Chris Coghlan, Dan Uggla, Derrek Lee, Fausto Carmona, Ian Desmond, Jake Westbrook, Jayson Werth, John Buck, Jorge Posada, Lyle Overbay, Miguel Tejada, Raul Ibanez, Reid Brignac, Ryan Franklin, Shin-Soo Choo, Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Indians, Florida Marlins, New York Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Francisco Giants, Seattle Mariners, St. Louis Cardinals, Tampa Bay Rays, Toronto Blue Jays, Washington Nationals

Jim Riggleman Resigns as Washington Nationals Manager

Washington Nationals by Charlie Miller I admire a man with principles. I really do. I especially admire men who stand firm on principles. Do I believe that Jim Riggleman should be unhappy with his contract situ...

48 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: MLB, Jim Riggleman, Washington Nationals

Which MLB Teams Spend Smart? Part 2 (Teams 20-11)

Washington Nationals Click here to see teams ranked 30-21 and for an explanation of the Financial Responsibility Index. Click here for teams ranked 10-1. 20. Cincinnati Reds, 0.86 FRI (Financial Responsibi...

48 weeks ago by Scott Henry Tags: MLB, American League, National League, Chicago White Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Indians, Houston Astros, Milwaukee Brewers, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Francisco Giants, Toronto Blue Jays, Washington Nationals

2011 MLB Preview

Washington Nationals 1. Best rotation in history? It might have been the most mind-bending free agent decision ever. Of all the teams to sign Clifton Phifer Lee, who would have guessed it would be the Philadelphia ...

1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: Monthly, Adrian Gonzalez, Aroldis Chapman, Carl Crawford, Derek Jeter, Roy Halladay, Roy Oswalt, Stephen Strasburg, Boston Red Sox, Cincinnati Reds, New York Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies, Washington Nationals

Bryce Harper is the Next Big Thing

Washington Nationals Logic, and 100-plus years of baseball history, would suggest that there must be a level of professional baseball at which Bryce Harper meets failure, where he finally encounters pitching he cannot ...

1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: Monthly, Bryce Harper, Washington Nationals, February 2011

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