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Jim Bowden: Our offseason agenda is set
- The season for the Washington Nationals may have ended this past Sunday, but there is no offseason for the front office. Our agenda is set for the winter.
Jim Bowden: The envelopes please …
- Just a month ago, we predicted the division and wild card winners and it appears we will get six or seven out eight correct. Let’s see if we can build upon that success in picking this year’s award winners.
Jim Bowden: Head of the class
- This season has seen the debut of many future stars. This rookie class has both depth and quality. It got me thinking: How does this year’s class stack up against other top classes in recent history?
- This season has seen the debut of many future stars. This rookie class has both depth and quality. It got me thinking: How does this year’s class stack up against other top classes in recent history?
Jim Bowden: Even Rickey would slug it out
- “I only know 50 percent of all there is to know about the game of baseball.”
Jim Bowden: Yankees continue American tradition
- Last week we covered National League playoff races. This week, it’s the American League.
Jim Bowden: Breakdown of National (League) importance
- With about a month left in the season, pennant races are heating up. Let’s take a closer look at each race. This week, we will cover the National League.
Jim Bowden: When a deadline is not exactly a deadline
- Livan Hernandez and Eric Hinske were among players traded after the July 31st trade deadline.
- Livan Hernandez and Eric Hinske were among players traded after the July 31st trade deadline.
Jim Bowden: Nats prospecting for gold this offseason
- As we enter the middle of August, offseason planning is in full swing. Our baseball operations staff has begun to make offseason plans for all major league and minor league players. The offseason is not a time to sit around for five months. Players need to get into shape, make personal improvements and become better ballplayers.
Jim Bowden: Trust me, the Nats’ future is bright
- When teams are out of the playoff chase, you usually hear the same old cliché: “We’re building for the future.”
Jim Bowden: No deal is better than a bad deal
- This past week was crazy.
- This past week was crazy.
Jim Bowden: Deadline dealing requires steep learning curve
- By now you have heard hundreds of trade rumors, most of which have no basis at all. You have your buyers; you have your sellers. Every team has its own agenda at the trade deadline. After years of making trades, I have learned some lessons.
Jim Bowden: Knowing who you’re dealing with
- There are nine to 10 teams in both the American and National leagues with legitimate postseason hopes, including every Western division team in both leagues. Therefore, there are a lot more buyers then sellers as we approach the July 31 trading deadline.
Jim Bowden: Permanent GM has a real nice sound to it
- Working on one-to-six month contracts, living out of hotels, spending half of the year in Melbourne, Fla., missing my family, having no job security and not knowing who the owner would be took a toll personally.
- Working on one-to-six month contracts, living out of hotels, spending half of the year in Melbourne, Fla., missing my family, having no job security and not knowing who the owner would be took a toll personally.
