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Countdown Clock:

Days ’til Pitchers and Catchers Report: 7 Days

Exhibition Games Begin: 19 Days

Opening Day: 50 Days

Top Story: Major League Baseball officially announces Health and Safety Protocols for the 2021 Season

Welcome to COVID baseball. Details of the Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association agreement on health and safety protocols for Spring Training and the 2021 regular season.

Click here to view the health and safety protocols for the 2021 Season.

Upcoming Series: 2021 NL East Preview

Over the next few days and weeks, we will be taking a closer look at all the NL East teams, including the Washington Nationals, for the upcoming season.

The first team that we will be taking a closer look at is the Philadelphia Phillies.

Click here to read our 2021 Season Preview of the Philadelphia Phillies

ICYMI: Grading the Washington Nationals Off-season Moves

With many holes to fill during the offseason, Mike Rizzo had a huge task ahead of him. Here are our grades for all the signings that he made during the offseason! (Through January). One of our favorite signings that Mike Rizzo made was the signing of left-handed pitcher Jon Lester. See our reasons why this move was so great.

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Podcast Alert: In the Clubhouse with the Nats Report

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League News: MLB slightly deadening ball amid HR surge

According to The Athletic’s Eno Sarris and Ken Rosenthal, Major League Baseball will be changing Baseball’s construction this season.

The Athletic obtained an internal memo that Major League Baseball sent to general managers, assistant general managers, and equipment managers last Friday. The memo outlined the minor changes to the baseball construction that might combine to reduce offense slightly in the 2021 season.

Click here to read our full article about how this might affect the 2021 Baseball Season Sports Illustrated asks the question: Did MLB Use Juiced Balls in 2020? Read the article here

The Latest on the Nats Report

• Leauge News: Biden administration wants MLB to push back season a month

• Daniel Murphy, Former New York Mets and Washington Nationals retiring from Baseball

• Question: What’s the Deal with all these one-year contracts this off-season?

• The Return of “Baby Shark” Gerardo Parra to the Washington Nationals

Latest Washington Nationals and Major League Baseball Headlines

• Armando Cruz is a TalkNats’ Top-10 prospect; Here is what he told us in his first interview! via Talk Nats

• Making sense of PECOTA’s bold NL East projections for 2021 season via NBC Sports Washington

• Nationals: Eric Thames taught us not to grade Josh Bell early via District on Deck

• Checking out possible spring training surprise candidates via MASN Sports Washington

• MLB updates code of conduct pertaining to harassment, discrimination in wake of allegations via ESPN

• MLB rumors: Mets interested in Justin Turner; Marlins add former Braves slugger via CBS Sports

• Fearsome twosomes: MLB's top tandems via MLB.com