Nationals vs Astros, Game 3

[welch]

[Slateman]

And exhale

[nats2playoffs]

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[OfftheBat]

He's going to make $6.5m this year, he's on a 1 year deal.  Obviously he's been great for the team and would be great to sign him to a multi-year deal.  But "zero reason to trade him"?  He would bring a heck of a haul in young talent, which is way more than zero.  Obviously we don't have a deal to evaluate, but plenty of teams would want him for a stretch run.  Hopefully it's the Nats but just letting him walk at end of the year would blow.

Yeah he would bring in a great haul for sure but I hope they don't trade him and try to win a WC spot instead IMO. It's been years since the team was that good, it's worth taking a shot at the WC but obviously we'd need major bullpen help

[JCA-CrystalCity]

Thank you to friends old and new who participated by viewing or posting comments.

With the posted, we honor the memory of our friend Old Chelsea with the traditional post that tracks the Nats wins to date, in Anglophile style.

THE RACING PRECEDENTS - Comparative dates on which the Nationals notched their 48th win, each season:

2016 - 30th June (80th match of season)
2017 - 2nd July (82nd match)
2005 - 1st July (79th match)
2012 - 5th July (80th match)
2014 - 6th July (87th match)
2026 - 8th July (94th match)
2015 - 12th July (87th match)
2019 - 12th July (91st match)
2013 - 14th July (95th match)
2018 - 15th July (96th match)
2011 - 18th July (96th match)
2024 - 26th July (104th match)
2021 - 30th July (103rd match)
2006 - 1st August (107th match)
2007 - 2nd August (108th match)
2010 - 4th August (108th match)
2023 - 5th August (111th match)
2025 - 13th August (120th match)
2008 - 27th August (133rd match)
2022 - 5th September (135 match)
2009 - 10th September (140th match)
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2020 - finished 26-34

Dates of note on this list: in 2021, July 30 marked the trade deadline. The line up was reduced to a shell at that point, but it marked Kyle Finnegan's second career save, and second consecutive after the Hand for Adams deal. Only Luis Garcia remains as a player from the line up, and he's  been forced to 1B from the middle infield.

How good were starts of the Dusty-era regular season teams? Look at the two fastest to 48 wins by date teams at the top of the list. By game (match), 2005 still beats them, and 2012 matches 2016.