Nationals Also Acquire Lefthander Joe Testa, Send Matt Capps to Minnesota The Washington Nationals tonight acquired catcher Wilson Ramos and left-handed pitcher Joe Testa from the Minnesota Twins in exchange for right-handed closer Matt Capps and cash considerations. The Nationals then optioned Ramos to Syracuse of the Triple-A International League and assigned Testa to Potomac of the Single-A Carolina League. Nationals Senior Vice President and General Manager Mike Rizzo made the...Nationals Also Acquire Lefthander Joe Testa, Send Matt Capps to Minnesota The Washington Nationals tonight acquired catcher Wilson Ramos and left-handed pitcher Joe Testa from the Minnesota Twins in exchange for right-handed closer Matt Capps and cash considerations. The Nationals then optioned Ramos to Syracuse of the Triple-A International League and assigned Testa to Potomac of the Single-A Carolina League. Nationals Senior Vice President and General Manager Mike Rizzo made the announcements. Regarded as one of baseball's top prospects, the Venezuela-born Ramos entered 2010 rated as the best power hitter, the best defensive catcher and the Twins' No. 2 prospect according to industry-insider Baseball America. Entering the 2009 season, BA listed Ramos as Minnesota's third-ranked prospect. The 22 year-old Ramos was batting .241 with 14 doubles, five home runs and 30 RBI in 71 games with Rochester of the Triple-A International League at the time of the trade. Last season, Ramos' first at the Double-A level, he paced all Twins full-season farmhands in batting average (.317), threw out 42 percent of would-be basestealers and was subsequently named the Eastern League's No. 8 prospect. Ramos--who stands 6-foot-0, 220 lbs.--made his big league debut with Minnesota in May and batted .296 (8-for-26) with three doubles and one RBI in seven games. Ramos is a career .281 hitter (429-for-1527) with 88 doubles, 37 home runs and 226 RBI in 414 minor-league games spanning six seasons. He signed with the Twins as a non-drafted free agent on July 7, 2004. Testa, 24, was 1-1 with one save and a 3.30 ERA in 15 appearances with Ft. Myers of the Single-A Florida State League upon being acquired by Washington. Including a stint in the Double-A Eastern League earlier this season, Testa fanned 8.3 batters per 9.0 innings pitched in 36 appearances in the Twins' system. Testa earned Single-A Midwest League All-Star status last season as he posted a .161 batting average against and 12.4 strikeouts per 9.0 innings in 25 appearances with Beloit. He signed with the Twins as a non-drafted free agent, July 1, 2008, after a collegiate career at Wagner (NY) College. Capps went 3-3 with 26 saves and a 2.74 ERA in 47 appearances for Washington. The 26 year-old is 22-22 with 29 holds, 93 saves and a 3.48 ERA in 318 career appearances for Washington (2010) and Pittsburgh (2005-09).