As it has been historically, the Harrisburg Senators were the first of the four full-season affiliates to release their 2014 Opening Day Roster (2014 watchlist players in bold, 2014 notables in italics): PITCHERS INFIELDERS OUTFIELDERS CATCHERS Gabriel Alfaro Justin Bloxom Destin Hood Mitch Canham Colin Bates Cutter Dykstra Caleb Ramsey Sandy Leon A.J. Cole Ricky …
While we patiently await the finalization of the four full-season rosters, here are few more transactions to pass along (H/T to Springfield Fan): OF Wander Ramos released (Hagerstown) UT Francisco Soriano released (Potomac) LHP Christian Meza released (Hagerstown) Obviously, the jettison of “Help Me” is a bit of a shock (though it could just be …
Offline, it’s been a busy week, which has conveniently coincided with the last lull before the season starts up. Folks are starting to ask when the rosters will be released, and the answer is… soon. Media Day is Tuesday, April 1 (no, really) for Potomac, Hagerstown, and Syracuse and the player lists are usually a …
The best slider in the Nationals organization just found a home in D.C. Along with today’s cuts (Chris Young, Jamey Carroll) and options (Tyler Moore, Ryan Mattheus, and Xavier Cedeno) the Nationals announced that RHP Aaron Barrett will make the Washington Nationals Opening Day roster. Barrett, who was added to the 40-man last November, was …
Editor’s note: Ever wonder what it’s like at the minors camp? Well, so have I, so when site regular SoulDrummer offered to write a first-person narrative, how could I say no? My brother and I recently had the pleasure of attending Nationals Spring Training this past Saturday. I love baseball. It has gotten me through …
As noted in the comments, the Nationals have released the following minor-leaguers: • RHP Clay Hensley (offseason pickup) • 2B Kyle Attl (GCL, Auburn) • 2B Taylor Wrenn (offseason pickup) • LHP Casey Selsor (Auburn) • RHP Greg Holt (Potomac) • RHP Martires Arias (Rule 5 Draftee, AAA Phase) As was the case a year …
With the Nationals optioning of four players to Syracuse and reassigning three more to minor-league camp, that’s my sign that it’s time to shift gears away from spring training coverage. This is not to state that I won’t be watching with some interest to see if one of “our guys” will buck the odds and …
It’s tough to top perfect, which is what Houston Jared Cosart was for five innings as the Astros blanked the Nationals, 2-0. The loss drops Washington to .500 with mark of 10-10-1. Taylor Jordan was losing pitcher, giving up a run on three hits and a walk over five innings while striking out five. Tyler …
Yesterday was the first scheduled off day of the spring and the next game isn’t until tonight. I debated whether or not to pull the plug on ST coverage with the last set of cuts, but have decided to stick around for a little while longer. There’s still some drama as to whether or not …
The Nats got an extra day off (well, kind of) just before the one official off day in spring training with a rainout of the Nationals-Tigers game in Lakeland. In a related story, the Nationals announced that Ross Detwiler has been dropped from the battle for the 5th starter’s spot and will being the season …