Washington Nationals - The Covid-19 Years (2020-2029)
 
   
 

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        2020 5 26 34   2023 5 71 91                         2020  
        2021 5 65 97                                   Decade  
        2022 5 55 107                                   Click  
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  Titles: Top Nationals Players of the Twenty Twenties  
  None  
    Pitchers:  
  Ballpark: Patrick Corbin (-1.6) -   17  
  Nationals Park   Kyle Finnegan (2.3) -   15  
    Max Scherzer (5.43) -   10  
  Team Name: Josiah Gray (3.6) -  10  
  Nationals Erick Fedde (-0.25) -   7  
    Tanner Rainey (0.19) -   5  
  Owner:  Brad Hand (0.27 -  5  
  Mark Lerner McKenzie Gore (2.0) -  4  
    Hunter Harvey (2.9) -  3  
  General Managers: Trevor Williams (-0.1) -  3  
  Mike Rizzo  
    Catchers:  
  Managers: Keibert Ruiz (3.39) -  10  
  Dave Martinez Yan Gomes (2.87) -   6  
    Riley Adams (1.83) - 4  
  Hall of Famers:    
  None First Basemen:  
    Josh Bell (6.47) -  16  
  Rookie of the Year:  Dominic Smith (0.9) - 4  
  None    
    Second Basemen:  
  MVP  Josh Harrison (3.01) -   5  
  None Asdrubal Cabrera (0.16) -   4  
    Luis Garcia (0.89) -   4  
  No Hitters:    
  None ShortStop:  
    Trea Turner (6.76) -   21  
    CJ Abrams (3.43) -  12  
       
  Cy Young: Third Base:  
  None Jeimer Candelario (2.9) -  8  
       
    Outfield:  
  Notable Events: Juan Soto (13.28) -   25  
  Lane Thomas (6.14) -  15  
  2020 -  After an eight year run where the Nationals were ranked, year in, year out,  Joey Meneses (1.49) -  7  
  amongst the top teams in baseball, they plummeted to a 26-34 record in '20. Victor Robles (1.38) -  5  
  In the previous eight seasons, they had topped ninety wins five times, and were Alex Call (1.25) -  5  
  over .500 the other three, they won four Division titles and in their fifth ninety Stone Garrett (1.9) -  3  
  win season, they won the World Series from the Wild Card position. That was    
  in '19. 2019 also broke the streak of four out of four post season series losses Notable Events:  
  by the Nats as they won four series all in one post season.     
    2024 - The Nationals were 71-91 last year and actually overachieved their runs  
  □   Ted Lerner officially bought the franchise in '06 a year and a half after it had  totals which indicated a 67-95 mark. The hitting was bad, 48 runs scored less  
  been moved to Washington from Montreal. The National League had owned  than the league average. But the pitching was twice as bad, 97 runs given up  
  the franchise since '02 when it bought out the club from then owner Jeffrey more than the league average. There was no attempt over the off season to   
  Loria and gave him the Florida Marlins franchise in a complex and not  improve the team either thru free agency or trades. Ownership is looking to   
  particularly transparent set of transactions. Somewhere between '02 and '06, sell and has no interest in winning at the moment. GM Rizzo is building up the  
  probably '02, Lerner had expressed interest in purchasing the franchise, but   farm system, but we're talking years here before we see anything come of it.  
  only if it were moved to Washington. Four years and several resolved lawsuits  
  later that happened and Lerner was now owner of the Washington Nationals Offense:  
  ballclub. Lerner had deep pockets and was a lucrative prospective owner for   □  C Keibert Ruiz, 25, '21 trade from Dodgers, 18 67 .260  
  the franchise and he didn't disappoint. Washington has been a well funded   □  2B Luis Garcia, 24, '16 IFA, 9 50 .266    
  and well run organization. Lerner's son Mark took over running the  □  SS CJ Abrams, 24, '22 trade from San Diego, 18 64 .245  
  franchise in '18. He's dropped the ball, so to speak. The odds are against him  □  OF Lane Thomas, 28, '21 trade from St Louis, 28 86 .268  
   as most inheritors don't have nearly what it takes to match what their fathers   □  OF Dylan Crows, 22, '23 2nd overall pick, primo prospect  
   have done.   □  OF James Wood, 21, '23 trade from San Diego, 6'7" power and speed  
  Mark got off to a horrific start letting go of both Bryce Harper and Anthony Rendon  □  3B Brady House, 20, '21 1st round pick, battling back problems  
  and has shown no propensity for being able to recover from that.    
    Pitching:  
  □  Mike Rizzo has been GM since '10 and obviously has done an excellent job.  Most everybody is back, not a good thing.  
  A potential knock on Rizzo is that he was clearly excellent when the owner's   □  LHP Patrick Corbin, 34, '19 FA from Arizona, 10-15 5.20  
  pockets were deep, but he's been floundering when the pockets got shallow.  □  RHP Josiah Gray, 26, '21 trade from Dodgers, 8-13 3.91  
   □  LHP MacKenzie Gore, 25,  '22 trade from San Diego, 7-10 4.42  
  □  Dave Martinez has been Washington's field manager since '18. That breaks the  □  RHP Trevor Williams, 32, '23 FA from Mets, 6-10 5.55  
  longevity record for Nationals managers. If there was to be a knock put on Rizzo  □  RHP Dylan Floro, 33, '24 FA from Twins, 5-6 4.76  
  it's that he changed managers as often as he changed his laundry. This lead to a  □  RHP Jake Irvin, 27, '18 4th round pick, 3-7 4.71  
  lack of continuity and long term vision from the field manager's end.    □  Righty Reliever Kyle Finnegan, 32, '20 FA from A's, 7-5 3.76 28 saves   
  Interesting that the less success the team has had, the more Rizzo has held   □  Righty Reliever Hunter Harvey, 29, '22 waivers from Giants, 4-4 2.82 10 saves  
  onto his manager - usually it's the other way around.  □  Righty Reliever Jordan Weems, 31, '22 FA from A's, 5-1 3.62  
     
  2020 - The drop from World Series champs to last place is not an aberration.    
  This is now who the Nationals are - a last place club.    
  It started in '19 when the Nationals let superstar twenty five year old outfielder    
  slip thru their fingers and escape in free agency to the Phillies.     
  Despite the loss, there was a temporary stay of execution as Washington     
  finally won the world series.     
  In '20, Anthony Rendon, 29, superstar 3B was the next not to be re-signed.    
  The Nats couldn't recover from this one. There were other factors like ace righthander    
  Stephen Strasburg, 30, missing the season with injury and closer     
  Sean Doolittle, 32, losing his effectiveness.  But the ending of the mini-empire    
  was the loss of Harper and then Rendon.     
       
  2021 - Washington finishes last at 65-97. There is no replenishment of lost talent.    
  A weak farm system combined with a reluctance to spend.    
       
  2021 - It keeps getting worse. Ace righthander Max Scherzer, 36, and superstar    
    SS Trea Turner, 28, are dealt to the Dodgers at the trade deadline. This was bad.    
       
    2022 - Superstar outfielder Juan Soto, only 23, is dealt to San Diego at the     
  trade deadline. This was the final nail in the coffin. The cupboard was now bare.    
       
  2023 - Rumor has it that the Nationals are up for sale. Not surprising seeing    
  that Mark Lerner couldn't have less interest in running the club or trying    
  to put a winning team on the field. The Nats finish 71-91.