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Leon Recalled To Replace Ramos (Again)

After Sandy Leon was a no-show for the Mayflies Senators media day yesterday, it was no mystery as to which catcher on the Washington 40-man roster would get the call today. This afternoon, the Nationals officially placed C Wilson Ramos on the 15-Day DL and recalled Sandy Leon from Harrisburg.

In a related story, veteran minor-league catcher Brandon Bantz was signed to a minor-league deal today as well. Bantz spent 2013 with the Mariners organization, splitting time between AA Jackson and AAA Tacoma, with a one-game sojourn to Seattle last June 8th, which was his MLB debut. Combined, Bantz hit .219/.282/.307 in 59 minor-league games, but was released at the end of spring training this year.

Rotoworld.com is reporting that Bantz has been assigned to Syracuse, which is in line with previous catcher shuffles. If this turns out to be the case, journeyman Jeff Howell will be reassigned from the Chiefs to the Senators to take Leon’s place on the Harrisburg roster.

As always, if/when the corresponding moves are announced, this space will be updated.

Potomac Announces Its 2014 Opening Day Roster

The Potomac Nationals unveiled its 2014 Opening Day this afternoon, which as per usual, will return quite a few familiar names. Without further ado, here’s the rundown (watchlist players in bold, notables in italics): PITCHERS INFIELDERS OUTFIELDERS CATCHERS Dakota Bacus Kevin Keyes Brandon Miller Cole Leonida Robert Benincasa Mike McQuillan Justin Miller Pedro Severino Ian …

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Hagerstown Announces Its 2014 Opening Day Roster

Well, it has been a long cold lonely winter, so here come the Suns* for 2014 (watchlist players in bold, notables in italics): * Yes, I’ve been waiting awhile for the chance to drop that one PITCHERS INFIELDERS OUTFIELDERS CATCHERS Dixon Anderson Wilmer Difo Isaac Ballou Spencer Kieboom Andrew Cooper David Masters Rafael Bautista Craig …

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Syracuse Announces Its 2014 Opening Day Roster

Coming on the heels (i.e. roughly 29 minutes later) of the Senators announcement, the Syracuse Chiefs also announced its 2014 Opening Day roster (watchlist players in bold, notables in italics): PITCHERS INFIELDERS OUTFIELDERS CATCHERS Xavier Cedeno Emmanuel Burriss Brian Goodwin Jeff Howell Manny Delcarmen Brandon Laird Jeff Kobernus Jhonatan Solano Christian Garcia Brock Peterson Tyler …

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Harrisburg Announces Its 2014 Opening Day Roster

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 …

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Transaction Update

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 …

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Thoughts On The Last Offseason Weekend

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 …

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Aaron Barrett Makes The Opening Day Roster

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 …

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The Minors Side of Viera

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 …

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So Long, Boys (UPDATED)

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 …

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