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 …
The Nationals split their third and final doubleheader of the 2014 spring, losing to the Tigers, 2-1 while edging the Astros, 4-3. In Viera, Jordan Zimmermann let up a 1st-inning run then turned in three scoreless in his fourth spring outing, allowing four hits total, hitting a batter, walking a batter, and striking out three. …
Stephen Strasburg tossed four scoreless innings to lead the Nats to a 2-1 win over the Marlins, ending a four-game skid. The 25-y.o. ace gave up two hits, walked one and struck out four in his third spring appearance. Bullpen stalwarts Tyler Clippard, Craig Stammen, and Jerry Blevins combined for four innings in relief, the …
The Tigers clawed the Nats pitchers for four in the 3rd and five in the 4th en route to a 12-6 win, the fourth straight defeat for the DC nine. Taylor Jordan worked around a single in the first and a double in the second but couldn’t escape the, um, teeth of the Detroit lineup …