One month into the season, we can take a look at the team’s record and some of the month’s highlights, leaders, and moments we’d rather forget.
Record:
12–14 (.462) – 4th place – 6 games behind in the NL East
Pythagorean Record:
12–14 (3.77 R/G – 4.15 RA/G) – 4th place – 5 GB
MVP for April:
Jason Marquis (3–0, 2.62 ERA, 5 G, 34-1/3 IP, 9.2 H/9, 0.3 HR/9, 6.3 SO/9, 1.0 rWAR, 1.1 fWAR)
Most valuable position player:
Wilson Ramos (.358/.426/.547, 17 G, 61 PA, 19 H, 4 2B, 2 HR, 9 R, 6 RBI, 166 OPS+, 0.8 rWAR, 0.9 fWAR)
This blog will provide occasional analysis and discussion of the Washington Nationals. I’ve been interested in sabermetrics ever since I picked up my first Bill James Abstract in 1984, and I’ve been a fan of the Nats ever since I was privileged to attend that wonderful home opener at RFK on April 14, 2005.
I probably won’t be as prolific as some bloggers (I’m aiming for a couple of posts a week), but I hope that their quality will partly offset the lack of quantity.
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