By: Jonathan Yuhas The Washington Nationals bullpen has always been a major weakness, especially in 2019 and 2020. In 2019, the Nats bullpen posted the worst Earned Run Average (6.34) in the MLB that season by a wide margin. It ranked as the sixth-worst bullpen ERA of all time. (Stats from MLB.com) It seems asContinue reading “Don’t Look Now: The Nationals Bullpen (finally) looks like a strength”
Monthly Archives: March 2021
Chasing Gretzky V: Shades of 2013
By: Joe Pohoryles Three goals in four weeks. That’s all Alex Ovechkin has scored between Feb. 8 and today, giving him a total of eight goals through 20 games. After losing so much time due to the recent shortened seasons, Ovechkin needed to ramp up his scoring pace. Instead, he’s experiencing one of the worstContinue reading “Chasing Gretzky V: Shades of 2013”
Evaluating the Alex Smith trade as his time in Washington ends
By: Joe Pohoryles Over three years ago, the Washington Football Team made a move to stabilize the quarterback position, trading cornerback Kendall Fuller and a 2018 third-round pick to the Kansas City Chiefs for Alex Smith. With Kirk Cousins heading out the door (he signed with the Vikings two months later), and with the ChiefsContinue reading “Evaluating the Alex Smith trade as his time in Washington ends”
Wizards coming into form before the All-Star break
By: Joe Pohoryles The Wizards look much different than they did a month ago. Despite blowing a five-point lead with less than a minute left against the Boston Celtics last night, the Wizards have been hot. Since losing to the New York Knicks 109-91 on Feb. 12, the Wizards have gone 7-2. That stretch includedContinue reading “Wizards coming into form before the All-Star break”
The Wildcard 