I was very proud of this essay at the time I wrote it, thought it was one of the most comprehensive and best things I've ever written, and then spent over a year having people scream at me and threaten me over it enough that I have tried to forget it existed. But I was fucking right about all of it.

Not giving the Lerners a pass, but I wonder how many things they’ve been blamed for by fans when it was actually Rizzo’s doing. For example, everyone was dumbfounded the team wouldn’t spring for that VR system that players wanted. What if Rizzo was like “VR? Not on my team. Did Hank Aaron need VR?”

According to reporting from the Washington Post, Mike Rizzo made some sort of final stand against analytics in 2025 www.federalbaseball.com/general/8679...

pointing at the sign and asking pointedly what the Washington Nationals front office has actually done recently

the Nationals have abjectly sucked at scouting and player development for uh a decade or so and specifically brought in someone completely new to actually fix all of that after the previous glossy hires just kept making it worse; they also already had incredibly high org turnover

The latest on the Nats managerial search www.federalbaseball.com/nationals-tr...

Some crazy stuff in here. Sounds like Rizzo was trying to push back against analytics on his way out the door

The Nats finally got over their NLDS demons six years ago today www.federalbaseball.com/washington-n...

Loser talk. Let the new guy bring in his guys, now. Things with scouting and development were clearly not working and it wasn’t just Rizzo. Why waste a year of evaluation of scouts on a team struggling with scouting and development.

I know the team is falling. That is a 1000% fact. tell me the “good guys” and “bad guys” let go. This team sucks! It’s not just the players.

Despite showing some warts in the second half, James Wood had a strong first full season as a big leaguer www.federalbaseball.com/general/8676...

Paul Toboni is starting the much needed rebuild of the Nats front office www.federalbaseball.com/washington-n...

Here are the most valuable playoff Nats www.federalbaseball.com/general/8675...

Daylen Lile hit his way into the Nationals core www.federalbaseball.com/general/8674...

Here is everything you need to know about arbitration and the decisions the Nats will have to make www.federalbaseball.com/mlb-news/867...

Brady House lit up AAA, but his MLB stint was frighteningly bad. Thankfully he is still young and has shown he can adjust www.federalbaseball.com/washington-n...

The Arizona Fall League starts today, here is what you need to know as a Nats fan www.federalbaseball.com/general/8671...

After Nathaniel Lowe flopped, the Nats go into yet another offseason looking for answers at the first base position www.federalbaseball.com/general/8670...

Luis Garcia Jr. could not build on his breakout 2024 season, but there are reasons for optimism, at least with the bat www.federalbaseball.com/general/8669...

Here are 3 underrated Nats prospects who had strong seasons www.federalbaseball.com/washington-n...

There is a lot to like about Dylan Crews. The speed, defense and leadership ability are there. However, it it tough to lead when you are hitting .208 with a .632 OPS www.federalbaseball.com/general/8667...

I looked at how some former Nats are performing on the biggest stage www.federalbaseball.com/general/8667...

We explored Paul Toboni's drafting habits www.federalbaseball.com/general/8665...

I am intrigued by the idea of Rocco Baldelli as Nats manager www.federalbaseball.com/general/8665...

I graded Cade Cavalli's 2025 season www.federalbaseball.com/general/8664...

What will the Nats do at catcher in 2026 because it was ugly last year www.federalbaseball.com/general/8662...

Here is what you need to know from Paul Toboni's first Nats press conference www.federalbaseball.com/general/8662...

I dove into Brad Lord's rookie season www.federalbaseball.com/general/8661...

Daylen Lile is your NL player of the month www.federalbaseball.com/general/8660...

I want to thank all of you guys for the support this season. Here is what is next for Federal Baseball as we enter the offseason www.federalbaseball.com/general/8659...

With the offseason here, we will be grading Nats players. I got this project started by evaluating shortstop CJ Abrams www.federalbaseball.com/general/8659...

The Nationals will hold a press conference to introduce their new president of baseball operations Wednesday at 9 a.m. It will be broadcast live on MASN.

2025 was a disaster for the Nats with a couple exceptions. I took a look at what went wrong and how Paul Toboni can right the ship www.federalbaseball.com/general/8658...

After arguably the most disappointing season in club history, the young Nationals are in desperate need of consistency and accountability. www.masnsports.com/blog/entry/y...

FINAL: White Sox 8, Nationals 0. Washington finishes a tumultuous season at 66-96, five games worse than their 2023/2024 record. The Nationals pitching staff allowed more runs (899) than any team in Nationals history.

The game was abysmal but it was so cool to see Michael A. Taylor and especially Bob Carpenter get the love they deserve as their careers wrap up www.federalbaseball.com/general/8657...

Michael A. Taylor just announced his retirement. He’s batting ninth for the White Sox today at Nationals Park. Said he made the decision a few months ago, felt like this was the prefect place to finish a 10-year career.

While I can't fault the beat for giving the honor to James Wood, Daylen Lile is my 2025 Nats player of the year www.federalbaseball.com/general/8655...

With rain in the forecast, the Bob Carpenter retirement ceremony will take place indoors. It will still be shown live on the scoreboard and on MASN2 at 3 p.m.

I had the chance to speak to and write about the great Bob Carpenter. We talked about his career, baseball and how he got to live the dream www.federalbaseball.com/general/8654...

Alex Clemmey was the standout performer in the Nats system this year www.federalbaseball.com/washington-n...

I wrote about James Wood and his season after he reached 30 homers last night www.federalbaseball.com/general/8649...

I did some research on Paul Toboni, he is highly impressive www.federalbaseball.com/general/8648...

The Nats have a new POBO, now who will be the GM www.federalbaseball.com/general/8648...

Paul Toboni will be named president of baseball operations for the Nationals and will hire a GM under him, sources say. A huge jump for Toboni, who was the AGM in Boston.

Can confirm that the Nationals are finalizing a deal to make Paul Toboni the team's new head of baseball operations. @JeffPassan was first. Toboni, 35, rose to become the senior VP and assistant GM with the Red Sox.

The Nats have a new and very young POBO. Here are my initial thoughts www.federalbaseball.com/washington-n...

A Nats cult hero is hanging up the cleats www.federalbaseball.com/general/8644...

I reflected on MacKenzie Gore's season. He showed some amazing things, but once agains could not hold up for a full season www.federalbaseball.com/general/8643...

The ABS challenge system is both good for baseball and could help the Nats more than any other team www.federalbaseball.com/latest-news/...