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In his weekly video blog Mike Rizzo sits down with MASNsports.com's Tom Kolker prior to the opening game of the Nats-Phillies series. Rizzo updates us on the conditions of Bryce Harper and Stephen Strasburg. Mike also discusses the next step in the process for all the players the team just drafted. Finally, a look at what the staff will focus on the last month-and-a-half of ... read more
As his team was playing at Nats Park, general manager Mike Rizzo took some time to talk with MASNsports.com's Tom Kolker for his latest MASNsports.com video blog. Mike discussed the reasoning for holding on to Chien-Ming Wang and hoping he gets back to his Yankees form. He also mentioned the team is still looking to make moves prior to Sunday's trade deadline, but he said ... read more
With his team on the field at Nats Park, general manager Mike Rizzo took a few minutes to step inside his suite and take part in his latest MASNsports.com video blog. Mike talked with Tom Kolker about the resiliency of the Nationals, and how they've overcome key injuries and off-the-field incidents throughout the season. He also touched on how struggling right fielder Jayson Werth has ... read more
The minor league season is wrapping up for the year, and two of the Nationals' farm teams (Double-A Harrisburg and Single-A Potomac) made their league's playoffs. Rizzo sat down with MASNSports.com Nationals beat reporter Ben Goessling to talk about what that means and to recap some of the highlights of the minor league season. Ben Goessling: With a couple of the minor league teams ... read more
With the end of the season fast approaching, Rizzo's attention will soon turn to the Hot Stove League - negotiating with free agents and making trades to improve the Nationals for the 2011 season. In the meantime, Rizzo sat down with MASNSports.com Nationals beat writer Ben Goessling to discuss some of the pressing issues the team will deal with in the offseason: the need ... read more
This week, Nats GM Rizzo took some time to answer a few fan questions about the rest of this season, the team's minor league plans for the future and the whipped cream pie that blindsided him after the Nationals signed No. 1 overall pick Bryce Harper. Natsfan1a: Was the pie whipped cream or shaving cream? Mike Rizzo: It was whipped cream, and it was ... read more
The trade deadline came and went in Washington for Nats slugger Adam Dunn, and Mike Rizzo talked once again with MASNsports.com Nats Beat Writer Ben Goessling about what he sees as the next steps with Dunn. Then, looking to the next important date on the MLB calendar, Rizzo talks briefly about the upcoming deadline to sign No. 1 overall pick Bryce Harper. Ben Goessling: ... read more
The Nationals were one of baseball's most active teams leading up to the July 31 trade deadline, acquiring two players from the Minnesota Twins for closer Matt Capps and two more from the Texas Rangers for infielder Cristian Guzman, as well as fielding numerous offers for first baseman Adam Dunn and left fielder Josh Willingham. Rizzo caught up with MASNSports.com Nationals beat writer Ben ... read more
