2019 Washington Nationals season

2019 Washington Nationals
Major League affiliations
Location
Other information
Owner(s) Lerner Enterprises
General manager(s) Mike Rizzo
Manager(s) Dave Martinez
Local television MASN
(Bob Carpenter, FP Santangelo, Johnny Holliday, Ray Knight)
Local radio 106.7 The Fan
Washington Nationals Radio Network
(Charlie Slowes, Dave Jageler)
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The 2019 Washington Nationals season will be the Nationals' 15th season as the baseball franchise of Major League Baseball in the District of Columbia, the 12th season at Nationals Park, and the 51st since the original team was started in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The regular season is scheduled to begin on March 28, 2019, and to end on September 29, 2019.

Offseason

Team news

With the Washington Nationals coming off a disappointing 82–80 2018 season, general manager and president of baseball operations Mike Rizzo nonetheless declared confidence in manager Dave Martinez and his coaching staff, all under contract for the 2019 season.[1]

The Nationals' player development contract with the Class-AAA Syracuse Chiefs expired following the 2018 minor league season. Instead, the Nationals signed a two-year player development contract with the Fresno Grizzlies of the Pacific Coast League, although Rizzo publicly acknowledged Fresno was team officials' "second choice" behind the Nashville Sounds, who signed a four-year deal with the Texas Rangers instead.[2]

The major drama entering the off-season centered around the future of outfielder Bryce Harper, a former No. 1 overall draft pick by the Nationals who had blossomed into one of the team's most productive players and marketable stars. Set to become a free agent after the 2018 season, Harper indicated in numerous interviews and speaking appearances that he was interested in reaching a new deal with the Nationals, despite considerable media speculation that Washington would be unwilling to meet Harper's likely asking price for a contract.[3][4][5] Along with Harper, catcher Matt Wieters,[6] starting pitcher Jeremy Hellickson,[7] infielder Mark Reynolds,[8] and relievers Joaquin Benoit,[9] Tim Collins,[10] Kelvin Herrera,[11] and Greg Holland[12] are impending free agents before the 2019 season.

Transactions

Spring training

The Nationals will hold spring training at their facility at FITTEAM Ballpark of the Palm Beaches in West Palm Beach, Florida, which they share with the Houston Astros. It will be their third year at the facility.

Regular season

Opening Day

Opening Day lineup

Opening Day Starters
NamePosition

Season standings

National League East

National League East W L Pct. GB Home Road
Atlanta Braves 00 -nan — 0–0 0–0
Miami Marlins 00 -nan — 0–0 0–0
New York Mets 00 -nan — 0–0 0–0
Philadelphia Phillies 00 -nan — 0–0 0–0
Washington Nationals 00 -nan — 0–0 0–0

National League Wild Card

Division Leaders W L Pct.
Arizona Diamondbacks 00 -nan
Atlanta Braves 00 -nan
Chicago Cubs 00 -nan


Wild Card teams
(Top 2 qualify for 1-game playoff)		 W L Pct. GB
Cincinnati Reds 00 -nan —
Colorado Rockies 00 -nan —
Los Angeles Dodgers 00 -nan —
Miami Marlins 00 -nan —
Milwaukee Brewers 00 -nan —
New York Mets 00 -nan —
Philadelphia Phillies 00 -nan —
Pittsburgh Pirates 00 -nan —
San Diego Padres 00 -nan —
San Francisco Giants 00 -nan —
St. Louis Cardinals 00 -nan —
Washington Nationals 00 -nan —

Record vs. opponents

2019 National League Records

Source: NL Standings Head-to-Head
Team ARI ATL CHC CIN COL LAD MIA MIL NYM PHI PIT SD SF STL WSH AL
Arizona —0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Atlanta 0–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Chicago 0–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Cincinnati 0–00–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Colorado 0–00–00–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Los Angeles 0–00–00–00–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Miami 0–00–00–00–00–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Milwaukee 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
New York 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Philadelphia 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–0
Pittsburgh 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–0
San Diego 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0—0–00–00–00–0
San Francisco 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0—0–00–00–0
St. Louis 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0—0–00–0
Washington 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0—0–0

Updated with the results of all games through xxx xx, 2019.

Game log

Legend
 Nationals win
 Nationals loss
 Postponement
BoldNationals team member
2019 Game Log: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0)

Current roster

Washington Nationals roster
Active roster Inactive roster Coaches/Other

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

Coaches

60-day disabled list


40 active, 0 inactive

7- or 10-day disabled list
dagger Suspended list
# Personal leave
Roster and coaches updated October 10, 2018
Transactions • Depth chart

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Statistics

Batting

(Updated as of xx/xx/xx)

Players in bold are on the active roster.

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; BB = Walks; SO = Strikeouts; Avg. = Batting average; OBP = On Base Percentage; SLG = Slugging Percentage; SB = Stolen bases

Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI AVG OBP SLG SB

Pitching

(Updated as of xx/xx/xx)

Players in bold are on the active roster.

Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; HR = Home runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts

Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER HR BB K

Awards and honors

Farm system

Class AAA

On September 18, 2018, the Nationals and the Fresno Grizzlies of the Pacific Coast League announced that they had struck a two-year player-development deal that make Fresno the Nationals' Class AAA affiliate beginning in the 2019 season.[14]

Level Team League Manager
AAA Fresno Grizzlies Pacific Coast League Randy Knorr
AA Harrisburg Senators Eastern League Matthew LeCroy
A-Advanced Potomac Nationals Carolina League Tripp Keister
A Hagerstown Suns South Atlantic League Patrick Anderson
A-Short Season Auburn Doubledays New York–Penn League Jerad Head
Rookie GCL Nationals Gulf Coast League Mario Lisson
Rookie DSL Nationals Dominican Summer League Sandy Martínez

Notes

    References

    1. ↑ Janes, Chelsea (October 1, 2018). "Mike Rizzo expects Dave Martinez and his coaching staff to return for the 2019 season". The Washington Post. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
    2. ↑ Janes, Chelsea (September 18, 2018). "The Nationals' Class AAA affiliate will be moving to less-than-convenient Fresno". The Washington Post. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
    3. ↑ Svrluga, Barry (September 30, 2018). "As Bryce Harper and the Nationals enter the offseason, all we know is that we don't know much". The Washington Post. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
    4. ↑ Perry, Dayn (September 26, 2018). "Bryce Harper rumors: Nationals ready to turn the page without prized free agent slugger". CBS Sports. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
    5. ↑ Snyder, Deron (October 1, 2018). "Next contracts for Harper, Bell keep us guessing". The Washington Times. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
    6. ↑ Reddington, Patrick (September 29, 2018). "Washington Nationals' 2019 catcher search: What will Nats do behind the plate?". Federal Baseball. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
    7. ↑ Janes, Chelsea (September 15, 2018). "Jeremy Hellickson (wrist) exits early, but Nats walk away from Braves, 7-1". The Washington Post. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
    8. ↑ Zuckerman, Mark (October 1, 2018). "After 82-80 season, Nationals admit there's work to be done". MASN Sports. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
    9. ↑ "Nationals' Joaquin Benoit: Still not back to pitching". CBS Sports. September 30, 2018. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
    10. ↑ Janes, Chelsea (September 13, 2018). "Nationals reliever Sammy Solis knows he is pitching for his future". The Washington Post. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
    11. ↑ Adams, Steve; Todd, Jeff (August 27, 2018). "Kelvin Herrera Diagnosed With Torn Ligament In Foot". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
    12. ↑ Weyrich, Matt (October 1, 2018). "Five biggest offseason questions for the Washington Nationals". Federal Baseball. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
    13. ↑ "Marlins trade reliever Kyle Barraclough to Nationals". ESPN. October 10, 2018. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
    14. ↑ Warszawski, Marek, "Fresno Grizzlies become Triple-A club of Washington Nationals," fresnobee.com, September 18, 2018, 02:00 PM, Retrieved September 18, 2018
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