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Here are the latest headlines and analyses around the Washington Nationals and Major League Baseball for Monday, January 3, 2022. Thank you for starting your day with us.

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Happy New Year! We hope that 2022 is going to be the year for you and your family and that you keep healthy and safe!

Now that the Holiday season is officially over and it's 2022, let's hope that the Players Union and Major League Baseball start to make significant progress and agree to a new CBA so that we have baseball this year. That would be our New Year's resolution. In the meantime, on the website, we take a look at the possibility of Josh Bell being traded at this year's trade deadline or even before Opening Day. From our article "Bell is entering his final year of club control and the Nationals are in a midst of a 're-tool,' and might not make the playoffs or come even close this season so could Bell be a piece that the Nationals trade at the deadline." Read the full article here.

We are a couple of weeks away from the start of when teams can start to sign International players. Our friends at Talk Nats take a look at Anthony Gutierrez another prospect that the Nationals should take a look at. From the article "According to Baseball America, Cristian Vaquero will receive the largest signing bonus in this class and head to the Washington Nationals. But what about the rumors of the Nats signing Anthony Gutierrez? According to Baseball America, Gutierrez is “expected to wait for the next signing period (2022-23) to sign.” Read the full article here. Talking about the upcoming International Free Agent Signing period according to Yancen Pujols of Ecaribe.com an online news outlet that covers news coming out of the Dominican Republic, the New York Mets and Elian Soto are intending to get a deal in the next International Free Agent signing period.

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Would Right-Handed Pitcher Joe Kelly Fit into the Nationals Plans? While there are relievers that could be closer or even being part of the starting rotation, an organization that in the past has put an emphasis on pitching the Nationals should be on the lookout for some extra hands to fill all-important innings. One pitcher that could be an interesting pick-up during this year’s free agency could be right-handed pitcher Joe Kelly. Read the full article here.

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