Mark Zuckerman

Henley, Knorr won't return to MLB staff, will remain with Nats

Henley, Knorr won't return to MLB staff, will remain with Nats
Longtime Nationals coaches Bob Henley and Randy Knorr will not return to the major league staff next season, though both will remain in the organization in player development roles, a source familiar with the changes confirmed. Henley, the club's third base coach for seven of the last eight seasons, and Knorr, the club's first base coach this season after previous stints as bench coach and bullpen coach, are the only members of manager Davey Martinez's staff who weren't invited to return to...
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Mark Zuckerman

Revisiting our 2021 season predictions

Revisiting our 2021 season predictions
Predicting how a baseball season is going to play out is no easy task. We've been trying to do it around here for years, and though we sometimes get a few things right, we're usually wrong with much more frequency. And never have we been more wrong than we were this season. Not that my colleagues on the Nationals beat were alone in that regard. Seriously, how many of you out there predicted they'd lose 97 games? (If you just raised your hand, you're lying.) Nobody expected the kind of...
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Roch Kubatko

This, that and the other

This, that and the other
The statistics are the first points of reference when critiquing the Orioles pitching staff this season. Eyes are drawn to a 5.84 ERA that's the highest in club history, the 258 home runs allowed that also led the majors. But there's more to the story. Manager Brandon Hyde will preach the urgency to upgrade and how a team can't compete in the American League East with these deficiencies. But he also will place an asterisk beside these numbers and explain the complications in fully judging...
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Mark Zuckerman

How should we feel about former Nats in the postseason?

How should we feel about former Nats in the postseason?
The Nationals aren't participating in the 2021 postseason. And yet, everywhere you look, you find folks with Nationals connections that stir up all kinds of emotions inside you. Really, they're everywhere. There's Kyle Schwarber hitting Schwarbombs for the Red Sox. Lucas Giolito dealing for the White Sox. Dusty Baker managing the Astros. Mike Maddux coaching the Cardinals pitching staff. Blake Treinen coming out of the bullpen and Steven Souza Jr. coming off the bench for the Dodgers. And,...
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Steve Melewski

It's a special anniversary in Birdland

It's a special anniversary in Birdland
It happened 55 years ago today at Baltimore's Memorial Stadium. The Orioles beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 1-0 to complete a four-game World Series sweep built on stunning pitching. The Orioles used just three starters and four pitchers total in the entire series to vanquish the National League champions, who were led by ace pitchers Sandy Koufax and Don Drysdale. But it was the Baltimore quartet of Dave McNally, Moe Drabowsky, Wally Bunker and Jim Palmer that pitched the Orioles to the first of...
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Roch Kubatko

Because You Asked - The Return of the King

Because You Asked - The Return of the King
The first mailbag of the 2021 offseason is upon us. Keep breathing normally and suspending disbelief. Many topics are impossible to answer on this date - and some are impossible on any date - but I'm not above fudging it like a Keebler cookie. What's important is that you keep asking and I keep answering and you keep ignoring my responses and asking again and I discover a new sequel. Also important is that I remain a mailbag rebel. Let the length overflow. Let the lack of style be our...
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Roch Kubatko

Mullins chosen as finalist for Hank Aaron Award

Mullins chosen as finalist for Hank Aaron Award
Cedric Mullins couldn't ease into the offseason without receiving another honor for his breakout 2021 campaign. Mullins is counted among seven nominees in the American League for the Hank Aaron Award, presented annually to the best offensive player. The winner will be announced during the World Series. Mullins is joined by the Angels' Shohei Ohtani, the Blue Jays' Vladimir Guerrero Jr., the Yankees' Aaron Judge, the Athletics' Matt Olson, the Royals' Salvador Pérez and the Indians'...
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Mark Zuckerman

Nats must start turning draft picks into quality big leaguers

Nats must start turning draft picks into quality big leaguers
At the crux of the Nationals' decision to trade away eight veterans and begin a franchise rebuilding project this summer was an acknowledgment by the front office that its farm system desperately needed to be restocked. Had their system been filled with more prospects who could step in and take over when veterans either got hurt or saw their skills fade, the Nats might well have stayed the course and made an attempt to continue winning now instead of shifting focus to the future. But that...
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Steve Melewski

Will new CBA impact draft order, plus more notes

Will new CBA impact draft order, plus more notes
Only 20 times since 1901 has a big league team lost 110 or more games in a single season. Two teams did that this year - the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Orioles. You lose that much, you have earned the No. 1 draft pick. But Arizona, thanks to a walk-off homer on the season's final day, is not going to get one next year. That is, barring something in the new collective bargaining agreement that changes that. When teams tie for a spot in the draft - in this case the No. 1 pick - the previous...
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Mark Zuckerman

Defensive drop-off after trade deadline hurt Nationals

Defensive drop-off after trade deadline hurt Nationals
The Nationals entered the 2021 season determined to be a better defensive club after ranking last in the majors in that department during the previous, pandemic-shortened season. And in late July, a quick glance at the sport's defensive rankings showed they indeed had achieved that goal. On the morning of July 30, the Nationals as a team ranked sixth in Defensive Runs Saved, a massive improvement from 2020. Of course, by the end of that day, their roster looked nothing like it did 24 hours...
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Roch Kubatko

New CBA and old rotation concerns inhabit O's offseason

New CBA and old rotation concerns inhabit O's offseason
The Orioles can make plans and create lists and envision how to properly operate their offseason, but the expiration of the current collective bargaining agreement sits on their shoulders. Never removed or forgotten. It's potential influence, a constant presence. A new CBA must be negotiated after Dec. 1. The first face-to-face session between Major League Baseball and union officials was held in August and included a proposal for a revised service time arrangement for arbitration-eligible...
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Alan Mills thanks fans "for embracing me"

Alan Mills thanks fans "for embracing me"
The Orioles could be busier reconstructing the minor league side of the operation than the majors, with a bunch of hires and shuffling in the cards. At this point, we know they need a new Triple-A manager and pitching coach, hitting coaches at Single-A Aberdeen and Delmarva, and a manager for one of the Rookie-level Florida Complex League entries. There could be other changes that haven't been revealed. Buck Britton is expected to move up to Norfolk, which would create a vacancy at Double-A...
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Mark Zuckerman

Even after sell-off, Nats lineup remained productive

Even after sell-off, Nats lineup remained productive
A lot of things with the Nationals went wrong this season, horribly wrong. But not everything. And one thing that did work out in the end, surprisingly enough, was a lineup that was productive both prior to and after the massive trade-deadline sell-off. The Nats ended the season with the highest team batting average (.258) and on-base percentage (.337) in the National League. Their .754 OPS was fourth-highest in the NL, tied with the NL East champion Braves and only five points lower than the...
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Steve Melewski

A '21 highlight: Ryan Mountcastle's push for Rookie of the Year

A '21 highlight: Ryan Mountcastle's push for Rookie of the Year
It is not easy to remember now. But for Ryan Mountcastle, the 2021 season, one that ended with him pushing to win the American League Rookie of the Year Award, did not begin well. At the end of April, Mountcastle, 24, was batting .196/.229/.286./.515 with one homer and seven RBIs. He was chasing pitches big time. It seemed like he would need a 50-inch bat to get to some of them. Was this a sophomore slump? Would he need to be sent to the minors to work it out? No and no. It was a hitter that...
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Mark Zuckerman

Nationals bringing back Escobar on one-year deal

Nationals bringing back Escobar on one-year deal
Alcides Escobar, who enjoyed a career renaissance after joining a Nationals club desperate for healthy infielders this summer, will return in 2022. The club re-signed the veteran shortstop to a one-year contract today, taking care of that pressing matter less than 48 hours after its season ended. Escobar became an unlikely regular for the Nats during the season's second half, filling in admirably following the trade of Trea Turner (along with Max Scherzer) to the Dodgers as the club began a...
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Roch Kubatko

Putting Hays in corner an appealing move for Orioles

Putting Hays in corner an appealing move for Orioles
Among the important developments for the Orioles in 2021, and it requires looking past the record, run differential, negative WARs and the rest, is the ability of Austin Hays to stay in the lineup after his return from a strained left hamstring on June 11 and play in a career-high 131 games. A mark that wasn't hard to surpass considering the previous best was 33 last summer. Hays accumulated 529 plate appearances, and he built on a reputation for finishing strong while others tend to whither....
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Mark Zuckerman

Nats' offseason plan must start with improved pitching

Nats' offseason plan must start with improved pitching
Since taking over as Nationals general manager in 2009, Mike Rizzo has believed in one path to success above all else: Elite pitching. And not just elite pitching, but elite starting pitching. It was the hallmark of the franchise's eight-year run as a contender from 2012-19. Pick any year the Nats reached the postseason, and you'll find a rotation that ranked among the majors' best. "Our mantra here has been that starting pitching is the most important thing, and pitchers have to go deep in...
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Leftovers for breakfast

Leftovers for breakfast
The removal of Don Long as hitting coach yesterday will lead the Orioles to their latest set of offseason interviews. With candidates tabbed inside and outside the organization. The first step was informing Long of the decision, followed by the compiling of a list of names that won't be rushed. Tim Gibbons could get consideration after completing his first season as Triple-A Norfolk hitting coach. The Orioles aren't afraid to venture outside the box and Gibbons has performed these duties for...
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Roch Kubatko

Orioles replacing Don Long as hitting coach

Orioles replacing Don Long as hitting coach
The first day of the Orioles' offseason is bringing changes to the major league coaching staff. Hitting coach Don Long will not return in 2022 and assistant hitting coach José Hernández will switch to a different role on the staff, according to a source. The club will open a hiring process for both jobs that likely is going to consider both internal and external candidates, which has been the case in past years. The other coaches serving under manager Brandon Hyde are expected to return...
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Mark Zuckerman

After a season that crumbled, Nats have a lot to do

After a season that crumbled, Nats have a lot to do
The high point of the 2021 season for the Nationals, as it turned out, came June 30, probably right at the moment Trea Turner slid into third base to complete the third cycle of his career. The Nats were well on their way to a 15-6 romp over the Rays, completing a 19-9 month of June to raise their record to 42-40, standing in second place in the National League East, only 2 1/2 games behind the Mets. Everything seemed to be right there in front of them, and an exciting second half of baseball...
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