Day: January 31, 2026

Washington management has now escalated the rhetoric. According to the front office, three first-round picks were put on the table in an effort to land a frontline starter. That revelation raises the obvious question:Who says no to that? We can narrow the field quickly. Teams We Can Eliminate Immediately Montreal is out. Ownership has already gone on record saying no offers were received — full stop. Florida is also unlikely. Washington...

Washington has been telling its fans that it’s doing everything possible to bolster its pitching staff — even going so far as to claim it has reached out to every team in the league about the availability of top-tier arms. But how true is that claim? A closer look suggests the reality may be far more selective. Washington already has three pitchers ranked in the league’s current top 20 — John Burkett, Andy Pettitte, and Kevin Millwood...