The news that was hinted at last Thursday has become official with the latest Baseball America transaction update (March 20-26). Before folks pile on in the comments, just remember that for some of these young men, it’s the end of the road. Others will hope to hook on with another organization in the minors. A …
The Nationals have reassigned non-roster invitees OF Jason Michaels and IF Andres Blanco to minor-league camp, a strong indication that IF prospect Steve Lombardozzi will make the 25-man roster. As noted in the comments, the conventional wisdom is that the last IF bench spot was a battle between Lombardozzi and Blanco, and the latter did …
Came across some stuff this morning that deserves to be shared while we await the minors to start up. …The folks in Winchester are still pursuing their dream of attracting the Suns, and it’s not a one-way street. Of course, details about when the facility would be built or what the franchise would do in …
With the announcement from Davey Johnson that he’ll be playing the regulars full-time the rest of the way, I’ve decided it’s time to shift gears away from spring training. In terms of the time left in camp, this is roughly a week earlier than a year ago, when I made the similar call. But this …
With the regulars in, the Nats put up crooked number in each of the first three innings en route to a 12-0 win over the Mets this afternoon.
Stephen Strasburg scattered five hits over five shutout innings for the win. He struck out five and walked one, throwing 84 pitches; 47 for strikes.
Offensively, the Nats pounded out 17 hits, including HRs by Jayson Werth, Ian Desmond, Ryan Zimmerman, and the batter of the game Roger Bernadina (3-3, R, BB, 4RBI).
Steve Lombardozzi was the sole prospect to appear in the game, making another start in LF and went 1-for-4 with two strikeouts. He had no putouts, assists or errors over his five innings in the field.
It was the first win for the Nationals since March 12. Tomorrow afternoon, they host the Astros with John Lannan getting the start.
The starter got rocked, the bullpen was so-so, and the offense was sparse. It’s been a familiar theme for the past 11 games for the Nationals, losing today to the Orioles in Sarasota, 12-3. The new wrinkle is the bugaboo that always shows up in the midst of a losing streak: errors. Four today, with …
If you’ve been drinking the Flavor-Aid, the lack of offense and winlessness are merely coincidence. So no need to worry about today’s 5-1 loss to the Astros (losers of 106 games in 2011). If, on the other hand, you’re aware that Opening Day is less than two weeks away, perhaps you may have some cause …
With just four hits on offense, albeit with the scrubs, Washington was the narc caught at the St. Louis biker rally for a 9-0 loss this afternoon. Gio Gonzalez took the brunt of the beatdown, giving up eight runs (all earned) on 10 hits and four walks over three and two-thirds of an inning. He …
A leadoff walk in the 9th and an Danny Espinosa error in the 10th helped the Nats snatch defeat from the jaws of victory for a 3-2 loss in Grapefruit League action this afternoon. John Lannan threw four scoreless innings to bolster his case for the No. 5 starter, while Ian Desmond went 3-for-4 with …
On the first actual day of spring, the Nats were shut out by the Mets on five hits for a 2-0 loss in Port St. Lucie.
Stephen Strasburg took the loss but turned a solid five innings of work, allowing a run (home run) on two hits while walking one and striking out three. He threw 85 pitches, 54 for strikes, and was consistently between 93 and 97 according to the beat writers on Twitter.
Steven Lombardozzi got the start at 3B and led off, but was hitless in three at-bats. He had one putout and one assist.
Other minor-leaguers that saw game action:
The loss drops the Nats record to 5-9 for the 2012 Grapefruit League. They host the Atlanta Braves tomorrow afternoon. John Lannan gets the start, opposed by Tommy Hanson. The game will be broadcast live on MASN.