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Here are the latest headlines and analyses around the Washington Nationals and Major League Baseball for Thursday, January 20, 2022. Thank you for starting your day with us.

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Leading today’s Morning Briefing: In the Clubhouse with Johnny DiPuglia.We published a brand new In the Clubhouse podcast where we sit down with Washington Nationals’ Vice President and Assistant General Manager of International Operations, Johnny DiPuglia. We talk about the Latin American players market, Elian Soto and so much more.

Latest on the Nats Report Free Agent Profile: Collin McHugh, RHP. With the Nationals starting pitching rotation in flux and needing an injection of talent, the Washington Nationals should look all over for some talent to add to the roster. We take a closer look at free agent Collin McHugh. Read the full article here.

On Tuesday, the Washington Nationals announced their 2022 Minor League Player staff. Nationals President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Mike Rizzo and Director of Player Development De Jon Watson made the joint announcement. Read the full article here.

New on the Nats Report:  So You Think You Know The Washington Nationals: Are you a Nationals WONK? In our latest Nationals quiz, we wonder if you are a Nationals WONK and know everything about the team. Take the quiz here.

Goals that the Nationals Need to Achieve in 2022. We have a fresh article on the site to check out that lays out some goals that the Nationals should look to achieve in 2022. Evaluating young talent to get Strasburg back on the mound for a prolonged period of time, 2022 should be an interesting season (if it occurs of course). Read the full article here.

ICYMI: Nationals’ 2022 ZiPs Projections Released; At least the Nationals have Juan Soto. For over a decade Dan Szymborski of FanGraphs has put together ZiPs projections for all of baseball. Recently, he shared what the systems had to say about the Nationals for the 2022 season. Read the full article here.

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