Pete Kerzel

Possible fits for Ankiel in the Nats' outfield (updated with Teahen move)

Possible fits for Ankiel in the Nats' outfield (updated with Teahen move)
Football season is over, which means baseball season's just around the corner. And it's Babe Ruth's 117th birthday, to boot! Good thing the Sultan of Swat doesn't have to summon up enough breath to blow out all those candles. NatsTown has generally welcomed the return of Rick Ankiel, who has agreed to a minor league deal with an invitation to spring training. Unless he falls flat on his face or is hurt, it's a good bet Ankiel will come north as part of the Nationals' 25-man roster. But...
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Byron Kerr

Hassan Pena has the stuff for the majors

Hassan Pena has the stuff for the majors
Harrisburg Senators closer Hassan Pena is another reliever that could easily move up to Triple-A this season and has the stuff to pitch in the majors. After the right-handed Pena was called up to Double-A Harrisburg, he reeled off 10 saves and 55 strikeouts, notching a 2.73 ERA. He struggled, however, in seven appearances with Triple-A Syracuse, going 0-4 with a 19.29 ERA and one save. Former Senators.pitching coach Randy Tomlin said the Cuban-born Pena has shown he can deliver at any level...
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Pete Kerzel

Nats bring back Ankiel on minor league deal

Nats bring back Ankiel on minor league deal
Greetings from Southwest Airlines Flight 2039, where we're somewhere east of Salt Lake City - maybe around Oklahoma - and heading to Baltimore. I can't escape the Nationals news, even for a few days. According to multiple reports, the Nationals have agreed to terms on a minor league contract with Rick Ankiel, which includes an invite to spring training, where Ankiel will compete for at least a share of the team's center field job. The 32-year-old Ankiel batted .239 with nine homers and 37...
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Byron Kerr

Coffey might shelve sprint from bullpen with Dodgers

Coffey might shelve sprint from bullpen with Dodgers
Setup man Todd Coffey is taking his quality stuff and energizing entrance to the west coast with the announcement that the right-hander will be leaving the Nationals to sign a one-year deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers. This made me think that the engaging personality that is Coffey may hang up his famous entrance each game from the bullpen. Why? Last season, I asked Coffey if anything unusual had ever happened at any stadium when he made his famous sprints in from the bullpen after getting...
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Tyler Moore shows versatility as he prepares for first base and outfield

Tyler Moore shows versatility as he prepares for first base and outfield
First baseman Tyler Moore has been the best longball hitter in the Nationals' system the last two seasons, cranking 62 homers since 2010. But if Moore gets blocked at first base, the Nationals have given him time to learn and pick up left field at instructional camp and will do so again in spring training. Moore has worked very hard to improve his defense during the past two seasons, and Nationals infield coordinator Jeff Garber said the franchise has taken notice. "He has made tremendous...
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Josh Land

Arms race on the horizon

Arms race on the horizon
During the better part of last season, as well as throughout the Winter Meetings and offseason, it was widely agreed that when it came to improving the Nationals, offense was the answer. True, some tweaks to the rotation were needed, but with a lineup that mustered a .242 batting average, 14th in the National League, as well as just 1,319 hits, 15th in the NL, hitting was thought to be the priority this winter. Yet with only a few weeks left before spring training, the Nationals' big moves...
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Mel Antonen

Will Nationals be able to change Jackson's delivery so he can be more consistent?

Will Nationals be able to change Jackson's delivery so he can be more consistent?
The Nationals added to their rotation depth Thursday when they signed free agent pitcher Edwin Jackson to a one-year contract. It will be Jackson's seventh team, and the question is whether the Nationals can change his delivery so that his command can be more consistent. Jackson, 28, was a top-notch pitching prospect who started with the Los Angeles Dodgers, but his lack of command has been the reason he hasn't lived up to his billing. Last season, with the St. Louis Cardinals, Jackson...
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Josh Land

With Jackson on board, Nationals add more depth to rotation

With Jackson on board, Nationals add more depth to rotation
Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo stated on his conference call Thursday that he's "always been in 'win now' mode for his entire career," he simply hasn't been fortunate enough to have the players capable of giving him that opportunity. Does somebody want to answer the door? I'm pretty sure opportunity is knocking. A week after introducing pitcher Gio Gonzalez, whom the Nationals acquired via trade from the Athletics, Rizzo announced Thursday the acquisition of coveted free agent...
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Byron Kerr

Rizzo considers a tweak in Jackson's delivery

Rizzo considers a tweak in Jackson's delivery
General manager Mike Rizzo discussed the acquisition of right-handed starter Edwin Jackson Thursday in an afternoon teleconference. Rizzo was excited to add a veteran who is coming off a 12-win season and a World Series championship with the St. Louis Cardinals. Rizzo and his staff noticed a big difference in results from Jackson's delivery from the wind up versus from the stretch with men on base and when the bases are empty. The Nationals believe they can take advantage of this by changing...
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Josh Land

Nationals agree to terms with right-hander Jackson, continue to shop Lannan

Nationals agree to terms with right-hander Jackson, continue to shop Lannan
Today just keeps getting busier for the Nationals. Only hours after winning an arbitration case with starting pitcher John Lannan, and while in the midst of shopping around said pitcher, the Nationals announced they have come to terms with key free agent starter Edwin Jackson, pending a physical. According to CBSSports.com's Jon Heyman it is reportedly worth $8-$12 million. This will be Jackson's seventh team in his career. The 28-year-old spent three seasons each with the Dodgers and Rays,...
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Josh Land

Nationals beat Lannan in arbitration (updated)

Nationals beat Lannan in arbitration (updated)
Since 2006, the Nationals have undergone seven arbitration hearings, winning five of the seven disputes. After today, you can chalk up another win for the Nationals. One day after holding an arbitration meeting with pitcher John Lannan, it's being reported the Nationals won out, meaning the left-hander will earn the Nationals' offer of $5 million in 2012. The meeting was held Wednesday to determine whether the left-hander would earn $5.7 million he and his CAA representatives requested in...
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Byron Kerr

Double-A and Triple-A pitching still stocked in Nationals' system

Double-A and Triple-A pitching still stocked in Nationals' system
Earlier this week, I was able to speak with Potomac Nationals Player of the Year Danny Rosenbaum, who now pitches for the Double-A Harrisburg Senators. He was excited about coming in to camp in better shape and was motivated to move up again this season. Former Harrisburg pitching coach Randy Tomlin said Rosenbaum "could be be better than Tom Milone" in the Nationals' system. Tomlin also went down the roster of a few other names on the pitching staff that impressed and are also primed to...
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Pete Kerzel

Nats sign Durbin; team's farm system rated No. 1

Nats sign Durbin; team's farm system rated No. 1
The Nationals added another arm to their bullpen mix today, agreeing to a minor league contract with right-hander Chad Durbin, according to this tweet from ESPN's Jerry Crasnick. No word on whether Durbin will get an invitation to spring training, but it's a good bet he'll be in the major league clubhouse when pitchers and catchers report to Space Coast Stadium on Feb. 19. The 34-year-old Durbin was 2-2 with a 5.53 ERA in 56 games for the Indians last season. In 12 major league seasons with...
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Pete Kerzel

Hernandez heading to Astros on minor league deal

Hernandez heading to Astros on minor league deal
There's really nothing surprising about yesterday's news that right-hander Livan Hernandez had signed a minor league deal with the Houston Astros, ending his latest tour of duty with the Nationals. The Nats have finally gotten to the point where there's sufficient depth in their starting rotation, and enough arms in the minor leagues, that they had no need for a 36-year-old control specialist who got by on guile. Make no mistake, Hernandez wanted to return - "Of course, why wouldn't I?"...
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What if ... Jim Riggleman hadn't resigned?

What if ... Jim Riggleman hadn't resigned?
Few personalities are as polarizing in recent Nationals history as Jim Riggleman. Depending on your point of view, he's either the underappreciated baseball lifer who presided over the infancy of the team's 2011 turnaround, or he's a self-centered egotist who put his personal goals over the team's. Regardless of which side of the fence you're on, it's hard to imagine a more surreal day than June 23, when Riggleman's abrupt and unforeseen resignation sucked the joy out of the Nats' 11th...
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Byron Kerr

McCatty: Detwiler's return to form a critical asset

McCatty: Detwiler's return to form a critical asset
The Nationals' bullpen continues to take shape with the signing last week of reliever Brad Lidge. The veteran of the Phillies and Astros is a two-time All-Star and could go very far in shoring up the back half of the bullpen, securing the seventh, eighth and ninth frames. Nationals pitching coach Steve McCatty said last week that he could envision Lidge as a guy who could finish off the seventh inning, or maybe go a full eighth inning and give way to Drew Storen. Or better yet, McCatty said...
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Positionally, Werth is the center of attention

Positionally, Werth is the center of attention
When the Nationals arrive at Space Coast Stadium in a few weeks, it will be without the usual uncertainty that has accompanied the team to Viera, Fla., in past spring trainings. Up and down the roster, there are more sure things than question marks. Rotation? So many legitimate starting pitchers that either Ross Detwiler or John Lannan will likely end up in long relief. Bullpen? So many arms that someone like Ryan Mattheus or Henry Rodguez could be squeezed out. Starting lineup? Pretty solid,...
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The Nationals and Selig's push to expand the playoff field

The Nationals and Selig's push to expand the playoff field
The tenure of Major League Baseball commissioner Allan H. "Bud" Selig has made one thing crystal clear: What Bud wants, Bud usually gets. Selig wants to implement his plan to expand the playoffs by one team in each league for the 2012 season. Never mind that the players' union isn't on board with the arrangement, citing the fact that the schedule is already set and would have to be changed to create space for an extra one-game playoff to determine the final four postseason teams from the...
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Byron Kerr

Rosenbaum sheds weight, builds confidence

Rosenbaum sheds weight, builds confidence
Danny Rosenbaum was named the Potomac Nationals' Player of the Year at the team's 17th annual Hot Stove Banquet on Sunday night at the Hyatt Fairfax at Fair Lakes. The 24-year-old southpaw went 6-5 with a 2.59 ERA and 108 strikeouts in 19 starts at Single-A Potomac. At Double-A Harrisburg, he was even better, tallying a 3-1 mark with a 2.29 ERA in six starts with 27 strikeouts. It was an impressive year at both stops, but Rosenbaum is not satisfied. "I want to get in better shape than I...
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Nationals will focus on prospect Skole's footwork in 2012

Nationals will focus on prospect Skole's footwork in 2012
Single-A short season Auburn Doubledays manager Gary Cathcart raved about the progress he saw in Georgia Tech third baseman Matt Skole during his rookie campaign. The 2011 fifth-round selection certainly delivered at the plate, hitting .290 with 23 doubles, one triple, five homers and 48 RBIs in 72 games. Skole also concentrated on his fielding and overall defense, especially with the one-on-one coaching provided by Nationals infield coordinator Jeff Garber and others. Garber said Skole has a...
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