The Morning Briefing: Is this rock bottom? Reds beat Nationals 8-1

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• Friday, June 3, 2022:  Washington Nationals vs Cincinnati Reds; 6:40 p.m. EDT
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Leading this Morning's Briefing: Is this rock bottom? Cincinnati Reds win over the Washington Nationals on Thursday night. 8-1

Cincinnati Reds Rookie Rookie Graham Ashcraft delivered another gem, throwing seven innings of one-run ball, and Joey Votto and Kyle Farmer hit three-run homers in the Cincinnati Reds' 8-1 win over the Washington Nationals on Thursday night. Click here for the full Game Recap

Washington Nationals manager Dave Martinez enters the last year of his contract, and with the Nationals up for sale what should happen with manager Dave Martinez. As Dave Martinez enters the last year of his contract, and with the Nationals up for sale and the possibility of new ownership coming in, one of the big questions surrounding the team will be what will happen to current manager Dave Martinez. While we obviously don’t know what will happen, the question that should be asked is what SHOULD happen. Click here to read the full article.

Henry takes a look at and ranking all of Mike Rizzo's major deals (3 years+) should give some useful points to look at his tenure as General Manager. Click here to read the full article.

“We are not trading Juan Soto” from GM Mike Rizzo on 106.7 the fan. There has been a lot of chatter about the future of Juan Soto with the Washington Nationals over the past few weeks, however, in his weekly interview on 106.7 the fan Mike Rizzo put to rest any doubt about the future of Soto with the Nationals. Rizzo said: "We are not trading Juan Soto." Click here to hear the audio.

Juan Soto finds out about recent Mike Rizzo comments by the New York Post. Click here to read the full article

Washington Nationals pitching prospects RHP Cole Henry & RHP Jake Irvin to be promoted via Washington Post. Click here to read the full article.

The Latest QuickNotes:

• Quick Notes: Washington Nationals GM Mike Rizzo quotes from a pre-game press conference. Read Quick Notes
• Quick Notes: Washington Nationals make it official and call up SS prospect Luis García Read Quick Notes
• RHP Joe Ross to have season-ending Tommy John surgery. Read Quick Notes
• RHP Stephen Strasburg is to head to Rochester for a rehab stint. Read Quick Notes

Check out our photo album of Washington Nationals' SS prospect Brady House from our trip down to Fredericksburg, over the weekend.

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