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Transaction Update

April 23, 2013

Transactions for NPP 2 Another day, another set of transactions. Here’s the rundown on the latest roster moves on the Nats farm…

SYRACUSE

RHP Chris Young activated
LHP Bobby Bramhall released
OF Eury Perez activated from 7-Day DL
LHP Xavier Cedeno claimed off waivers from Houston, optioned to Syracuse

HARRISBURG

OF Jerad Head reassigned from Syracuse

HAGERSTOWN

OF J.R. Higley activated from 7-Day DL
IF Matt Foat reassigned to Extended Spring Training

With the exception of Young-for-Bramhall and Xavier Cedeno, most of these moves are simply a reversal of transactions made earlier this month. The corresponding move to make room for Cedeno has not yet been announced, but when it is, this space will be updated.

This also returns Harrisburg back to full strength at 25, which means if/when Rendon is returned from Washington, another move will have to be made.

Tuesday’s News & Notes

April 23, 2013

Team Yesterday Today Probable Pitchers Syracuse Lost, 8-1 vs. Rochester, 6:00 p.m. C. Young (’13 debut) vs. V. Vasquez (2-1, 4.80) Harrisburg Lost, 3-2 vs. Reading, 7:00 p.m. Clay (2-0, 2.65) vs. Rosin (1-1, 2.81) Potomac Lost, 3-0 @ Carolina, 7:15 p.m. Cole (0-0, 4.76) vs. Lee (0-1, 4.41) Hagerstown OFF DAY vs. Augusta, 6:35 …

Karns, Hill, Martinson Win Weekly Honors

April 22, 2013

On the strength of their Saturday night performances, Nathan Karns and Taylor Hill were named the Pitchers of the Week for the Eastern and Carolina Leagues respectively while Jason Martinson repeated as the Player of the Week for the Carolina League for the period of April 15-21. Karns pitched just once during the week, but …

Blake Schwartz Promoted To Potomac

April 22, 2013

The Hagerstown Suns have announced that RHP Blake Schwartz has been promoted to the Potomac Nationals. Schwartz was 2-0 with an ERA of 1.26 and a WHIP of 0.49 in four appearances (one start) for Hagerstown, with 21 strikeouts and two walks. He is one the “Notables” on the 2013 Watchlist, in large part because …

Monday’s News & Notes

April 22, 2013

Team Yesterday Today Probable Pitchers Syracuse Lost, 5-1 @ Scranton/WB, 6:35 p.m. Ohlendorf (2-1, 3.45) vs. Bootcheck (1-0, 0.00) Harrisburg Lost, 4-1 vs. Reading, 7:00 p.m. Demny (1-1, 4.32) vs. Biddle (1-1, 3.00) Potomac Won, 3-1 @ Carolina, 7:05 p.m. Jordan (1-0, 0.95) vs. Lee (0-1, 4.41) Hagerstown Lost, 11-2 OFF DAY N/A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 5 …

Sunday Afternoon In Woodbridge

April 21, 2013

Adrian Nieto’s flare to shallow left with two outs in the 8th plated two to break a 1-1 tie and help the P-Nats return to .500 with a 3-1 win over Frederick. Three Potomac pitchers combined for 15 strikeouts, though they also walked six. Starter Robbie Ray went six-plus innings allowing one run on two …

Last Night In Woodbridge

April 21, 2013

It was the best of pitching and the worst of pitching all in one night, as Taylor Hill spun a one-hit shutout for a 6-0 win in the opening game while Kylin Turnbull couldn’t make it out of the second as Potomac fell 8-2 in the nightcap. Hill was sensational — hitting his spots, changing …

Sunday’s News & Notes

April 21, 2013

Team Yesterday Today Probable Pitchers Syracuse Lost, 5-3; Won, 4-3 @ Scranton/WB, 1:05 p.m. Rosenbaum (1-0, 0.82) vs. Nuno (1-0, 1.53) Harrisburg Won, 4-1; Lost, 9-7 (11 inn.) vs. Altoona, 2:00 p.m. Treinen (1-2, 7.98) vs. Bromberg (0-1, 3.60) Potomac Won, 6-0; Lost, 8-2 vs. Frederick, 1:05 p.m. Ray (1-1, 2.12) vs. Wilson (0-0, 6.46) …

Anthony Rendon Gets The Call To Washington

April 21, 2013

First the straight news… Washington Nationals 3B Ryan Zimmerman was placed on the 15-Day DL today with a strained left hamstring, following an MRI taken this afternoon. Taking his place on the MLB is roster is Anthony Rendon, the team’s top-rated prospect and first-round pick in the 2011 First-Year Player Draft out of Rice University. …

Loading Up On Catchers

April 20, 2013

With injuries to catchers becoming a thing in the Nationals organization, it should come as no surprise to see that the latest transaction post from Baseball America has Washington signing two of them along with a shortstop:

C Kevin Flynn
C Robert “Thor” Meeks
SS Jose Savinon

Flynn is a product of Hofstra University, where he was a C-DH from 2010 to 2012 and played briefly (i.e. one game) in the American Association (Independent).

Meeks graduated from Marshall University in 2012 but went undrafted, presumably after poor showing in his senior season that saw his line drop from .257/.337/.444 to .227/.349/.325.

Nothing could be found on Savinon, so the logical inference is that he is an international free agent.