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‘Timing is Right’ for Washington Nationals to Add Star Slugger to Lineup
It has been a somewhat busy offseason of late for the Washington Nationals, who have been trying to improve their roster heading into 2025.
For the last two years, the Nationals have won 71 games. While that isn’t ideal, they have been in a rebuilding mode after winning the World Series back in 2019. Now, some of the young talent that they have been stockpiling over the last number of years is starting to come up to the big leagues, or are flourishing in the majors.
Last year, CJ Abrams and Luis Garcia Jr. each took a big step forward in their games. Abrams was named to his first All-Star team, and Garcia put up All-Star caliber numbers.
In the outfield, top prospects James Wood and Dylan Crews both made their debuts and performed well.
While the lineup is heading in the right direction, they are still lacking power, which has been an issue for years.
Zachary D. Rymer of Bleacher Report recently spoke about the wish list for the Nationals before the start of spring training. He highlighted the additions that they have made to the lineup being weak solutions to their problems and spoke about the timing being right to add a star.
“The Nationals needed a first baseman and a right-handed hitter as of the winter meetings, but they have since added Nathaniel Lowe and Amed Rosario. However, those are relatively weak solutions, particularly given that this team finished last in the National League for home runs in 2024. It probably won’t happen, but the time is right for them to become a mystery team in Alonso’s market.”
With Pete Alonso’s market not being anywhere near what he was likely hoping for or expecting, seeing a team out of left field signing him really would be that surprise.
When the Nationals were making a similar jump a decade ago, they made a big move to bring in Jayson Werth. This splash ended up helping change the course of the franchise, resulting in their World Series.
This offseason, the Nationals did add first baseman Nathaniel Lowe already. However, Alonso would be helpful to slide into the designated hitter spot, considering he isn’t the same caliber fielder as Lowe.
While his market might not be what he was expecting, this is a player who is one of the best home run hitters in baseball. Unfortunately, a down season by his standards in 2024 has seemingly hurt his value.
Furthermore, even though Washington has spent some money this offseason, it was largely on one-year deals. Their team should have the financial resources to pull off a deal for the slugger, and he would be a big upgrade to the lineup.
If the Nationals are looking to support their young core, adding a player with the ability to hit for power like Alonso would make this lineup one of the better ones in the National League with a ton of upside.
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Netanyahu planning to visit Washington on February 3-5
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is planning to visit Washington from February 3 until February 5, according to Israeli and American sources cited by Walla on Monday.
Senior Israeli officials stated that this planned trip depends on Netanyahu’s health status, the report noted.
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How To Watch Indiana Women’s Basketball At Washington
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Going into the 2024-25 season, Indiana women’s basketball hadn’t had a losing streak of any kind since the 2021-22 season, but that ended when the Hoosiers lost consecutive games against Harvard and Butler in the early stages of the season.
That 2022 losing streak was a three-game skid – all against ranked teams – in the final three games of the 2022 regular season. On Friday, Indiana squandered a 10-point lead at Oregon and fell to the Ducks 54-47 for its first three-game losing streak since then.
Indiana hasn’t had a four-game losing streak since the 2019 season. The Hoosiers hope to avoid that fate when they take on Washington at Alaska Airlines Arena in Seattle.
Indiana hopes that it can get the West Coast split and right the ship. There are still five more games against currently ranked teams and Nebraska – Indiana’s next opponent on Sunday – is just outside the top 25.
Here’s how to watch Indiana’s women’s game at Washington.
How to watch Indiana at Washington
• Who: Indiana Hoosiers (12-7, 4-4) vs. Washington Huskies (13-7, 4-4).
• What: Big Ten regular season game.
• When: Monday, Jan. 27 at 9 p.m. ET.
• Where: Alaska Airlines Arena, Seattle.
• TV: Big Ten-plus.
• Radio: WBWB in Bloomington.
• Radio announcer: Austin Render.
• Last season: Indiana went 26-8 overall and finished 15-3 in the Big Ten. The Hoosiers made the NCAA Tournament lost to South Carolina in the Sweet 16. Washington was 16-15 and finished 10th the Pac-12 Conference.
• Last game: Indiana lost 54-47 at Oregon on Friday. Washington lost 85-61 to Iowa on Jan. 22.
• Series history: Indiana leads 2-1. The Hoosiers won their games in 1982 and 2000. Washington won the last meeting in 2001 in Seattle.
Statistics
Indiana Hoosiers
• Guards (as officially listed): Yarden Garzon (13.4 ppg, 5.1 rpg, 3.3 apg), Sydney Parrish (10.6 ppg, 6 rpg), Shay Ciezki (11.1 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 2.7 apg), Chloe Moore-McNeil (9.7 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 3.9 apg), Lexus Bargesser (3.3 ppg), Julianna LaMendola (3 ppg, 2.7 rpg), Henna Sandvik (2.4 ppg), Valentyna Kadlecova (2.2 ppg).
• Forwards/centers: Lilly Meister (9.7 ppg, 4.7 rpg), Karoline Striplin (9.2 ppg, 3.7 rpg), Sharnecce Currie-Jelks (0.4 ppg), Faith Wiseman (0.2 ppg, 1 rpg).
Washington Huskies
• Guards: Sayvia Sellers (16.6 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 3.6 apg), Elle Ladine (16.4 ppg, 4.4 rpg), Hannah Stines (9.2 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 2.7 apg), Teagan Brown (3.5 ppg), Devin Coppinger (3.8 ppg), Chloe Briggs (3.1 ppg).
• Forwards/centers: Dalayah Daniels (10.8 ppg, 7.2 rpg), Tayra Eke (6.2 ppg, 6.1 rpg), Shayla Gilmer (2.2 ppg, 1.9 rpg), Brenna McDonald (1.8 ppg, 2.4 rpg), Olivia Anderson (1.4 ppg, 1.4 rpg).
Rankings
• Neither team is ranked.
Meet the coaches
• Teri Moren, Indiana: Moren is in her 11th season at Indiana and has a career record of 238-106 with the Hoosiers. Her overall record in 22 years as a head coach is 437-236. Moren previously coached at Indiana State from 2010-14 and at the University of Indianapolis from 2000-07. Moren was also an assistant coach at Butler (1992-98), Northwestern (1998-2000) and Georgia Tech (2007-10). Moren, a Seymour, Ind. native, played collegiately at Purdue from 1988-92.
• Tina Langley, Washington: Langley is in her fourth season at Washington and she has a record of 55-53 with the Huskies. Overall, Langley is in her 10th season as a head coach. She was 126-61 in six seasons at Rice. Overall, Langley has a career record of 181-144.
Langley was previously an assistant at Maryland (2008-15), Georgia (2005), Clemson (2003-05) and Toledo (1998-2003).
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Washington Commanders’ success reportedly ‘killing’ former owner Dan Snyder
Dan Snyder, the former owner of the Washington Commanders, is reportedly distraught at the success of the team after he sold it for $6.05bn in 2023.
According to a report by ESPN, Snyder now spends most of his time in London, where he has watched the Commanders’ progress to the NFC championship game with jealousy. During his 24 seasons as Commanders owner, they won only two playoff games, the same number they have won since he sold the team in 2023. His record as Commanders owner off the field was even worse: he was investigated by the NFL and US Congress over allegations of a misconduct. The congressional investigation found Snyder played a large part in what it described as a toxic workplace culture around the team.
According the ESPN report, Snyder tried to back out of the sale to a group led by Josh Harris and Magic Johnson. He reportedly refused to give his bank details to the new ownership group, meaning the sale could not be completed. According to ESPN, it was only when his wife, Tanya, intervened that Snyder finally let the sale go ahead.
Under the team’s new ownership, the Commanders have dazzled this season. They drafted quarterback Jayden Daniels, who already looks like one of the best players in the league, and under his leadership they have reached Sunday’s NFC championship game against the Philadelphia Eagles. If they beat the Eagles they will reach the Super Bowl for the first time since the 1991 season, a feat they never achieved under Snyder.
According to ESPN, one person who recently had dinner with Snyder said the former owner “hates” the Commanders’ newfound success. Another person close to Snyder told ESPN that Snyder has “sadness – for himself. [The team’s success under new ownership] is killing him … It’s devastating for him.”
The report says that some sources believe Snyder’s next move will be to invest in a Premier League club, which he can run from his new home in London. However, another person close to Snyder says that the Commanders, who he was a fan of from boyhood, were the only team he was interested in. “He isn’t a fan of other sports,” the source said. “He’s a fan of the [Commanders]. That was the biggest thing.”
Melanie Coburn, a former Commanders employee who testified to Congress during its investigation into Snyder’s ownership of the team, said that Washington’s recent success was welcomed by many.
“Karma is real,” Coburn told ESPN. “For years, we endured the dysfunction and toxicity at the organization under Dan Snyder and blamed all the losses on the dark cloud he brought over the team. Turns out, we were right.”
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