This is the fifth and final article in a series that looks at the five best players at each position for the Washington Nationals. In this installment are right- and left-handed starting pitchers as well as relievers. The Montreal Expos and Washington Nationals have had many talented pitchers take the mound in the franchise’s 57-year […]
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This is the fourth article in a series that looks at the five best players at each position for the Washington Nationals. In this installment are the outfielders. A five-tool player in baseball is defined as one who excels at hitting for average, hitting for power, speed, fielding ability and throwing arm. This list of
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This is the third article in a series that looks at the five best players at each position for the Washington Nationals. In this installment are second basemen and shortstops. Like many other clubs in this series, the group of middle infielders for the Expos/Nationals franchise looks at players who made defense and speed their
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This is the second article in a series that looks at the five best players at each position for the Washington Nationals. In this installment are first and third basemen and designated hitters. The Expos/Nationals franchise, like many others, has gotten plenty of production from its corner infield spots. However, the starters at both spots
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This is the first article in a series that looks at the five best players at each position for the Washington Nationals. In this installment are catchers and manager. Baseball began in Montreal much like it had in the United States. Variations of the game were played even before the Civil War was ravaging America,
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By Kevin Rakas This is the fifth and final article in a series that looks at the five best players at each position for the Toronto Blue Jays. In this installment are right- and left-handed starting pitchers as well as relievers. The Blue Jays have had two prolonged periods of success in their nearly 50-year
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By Kevin Rakas This is the fourth article in a series that looks at the five best players at each position for the Toronto Blue Jays. In this installment are the outfielders. The Toronto Blue Jays outfield features three sluggers in the starting spots, a pair of right fielders with cannons for arms and some
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This is the third article in a series that looks at the five best players at each position for the Toronto Blue Jays. In this installment are second basemen and shortstops. Speed, defense and timely hitting are the cornerstone traits of the best middle infielders from the Blue Jays franchise. The two spots are manned by
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This is the second article in a series that looks at the five best players at each position for the Toronto Blue Jays. In this installment are first and third basemen and designated hitters. The Blue Jays feature a good mix of offense and defense at their corner infield spots. The starters are two sluggers
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This is the first article in a series that looks at the five best players at each position for the Toronto Blue Jays. In this installment are catchers and manager. Baseball in Toronto dates back almost as far as it does in the United States. There have been teams in the city since 1876, and the
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