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Washington Nationals Receive Harsh Final Grade for Last Season
The Washington Nationals had a handful of young players take over in 2024. However, without wins to show for it, it might be hard to consider this year a success.
Bleacher Report’s Zachary D. Rymer recently took a look at each team’s past year, namely the 2024 season and the ensuing offseason months, to find a grade for a final report card. For the Nationals, it was an underwhelming ‘D’ mark.
They finished last season 71-91. Since then, they have gained Nathaniel Lowe for the offense and Michael Soroka for the pitching staff.
The good part of the year was obviously the young guys on the roster making strides and showing flashes of potential in their debuts.
Three starting pitchers that will have major roles last season have less than two years of service time: Jake Irvin, Mitchell Parker and DJ Herz.
Parker and Herz in particular came out of nowhere to become consistent starters. Neither pitcher was considered a top-20 prospect before the season. While they weren’t All-Stars or anything, they had flashes and overall solid debut campaigns.
They also have seemingly found the outfield of the future with James Wood, Dylan Crews and Jacob Young all standing out in their own ways.
Wood had the best year of the bunch with a .264/.354/.427 slash line with 9 home runs and 14 stolen bases in 79 games. He has real potential to become a consistent 20/20 threat.
Crews’ first crack at MLB pitching did not go over as well, but he also still had three home runs and 12 stolen bases in just 31 games.
Young is the furthest away at the plate, but is already an elite defender, which earns him a bit of grace with his underwhelming bat.
The bad part of the year is that they still seem to be a ways away from being serious contenders and they haven’t done much to capitalize on their young talent this offseason.
Soroka and Lowe weren’t bad additions at all, but look more like stop gaps than longterm answers.
Waiting for their young players to develop is fine, but they will need to spend money at some point. It would be nice to see them be a bit more aggressive in free agency in the future.
A ‘D’ grade might be a little harsh for where they are at right now, but they do still seem on the path to being a bottom-level team next year as well.
A 26-year-old man had an argument with a co-worker before allegedly fatally shooting the colleague in Washington Heights, prosecutors said Friday.
Bobby Martin, who was charged with first-degree murder Thursday, made his first appearance Friday in Cook County court.
Martin, is accused of killing his co-worker, Antoine Alexander, 32, in a parking lot at 9411 S Ashland Ave about 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, according to Chicago police.
Prosecutors said Martin and Alexander worked together at an armed security company and got into a verbal altercation inside the guard shack on Tuesday afternoon. During the altercation, prosecutors said Alexander removed his bullet proof vest and threw it to the ground. A witness, another co-worker, then told the defendant and the victim to take the altercation outside.
After stepping outside, the defendant pulled his firearm and fired one shot into the victims abdomen, prosecutors said. The victim’s firearm was holstered at the time of the argument and the shooting. The defendant fled the scene and came into contact with another co-worker, whom he told that he had just shot Alexander.
Alexander was then taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where he was pronounced dead.
Martin was arrested by authorities three blocks from his home approximately 20 minutes after the shooting, prosecutors said.
Martin was detained and will appear in court again on March 17, authorities said.
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Trinity Rodman signs record deal with Washington Spirit
USWNT forward Trinity Rodman signed a three-year deal with the NWSL’s Washington Spirit. The deal makes Rodman the highest-paid female footballer in the world.
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Washington Spirit goalkeeper Aubrey Kingsbury has announced that she and her husband Matt are expecting a baby in July.
The couple made the announcement in a video on the Spirit’s social media channels, holding a baby goalkeeper jersey on the pitch at Audi Field.
Kingsbury becomes the most recent Spirit star to go on maternity leave, following defender Casey Krueger, midfielder Andi Sullivan and forward Ashley Hatch.
Sullivan gave birth to daughter Millie in July, while Hatch welcomed her son Leo in January.
Krueger announced she was pregnant with her second child in October.
Kingsbury has served as the Spirit’s starting goalkeeper since 2018, and has been named the NWSL Goalkeeper of the Year twice (2019 and 2021).
The 34-year-old has two caps with the U.S. women’s national team, and was named to the 2023 World Cup roster.
The club captain will leave a major void for the Spirit, who have finished as NWSL runner-up in back-to-back seasons.
Sandy MacIver and Kaylie Collins are expected to compete for the starting role while Kingsbury is on maternity leave.
The Spirit kick off their 2026 campaign on March 13 against the Portland Thorns.
YAKIMA, Wash. — Yakima could soon take a major step toward redesigning Sixth Avenue after the Washington State Public Works Board awarded the city a $985,600 loan.
The loan was approved for the design engineering phase of the Sixth Avenue project. The funding can also be used along Sixth Avenue for utility replacement and updated ADA use.
The Yakima City Council must decide whether to accept the award. If the council accepts it, the city’s engineering work will move forward with the design of Sixth Avenue.
The cost of installing trolley lines is excluded from the plan. The historic trolleys would need to raise the funds required to add trolley lines.
The award is scheduled to be discussed during next week’s City Council meeting.
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