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Catching prospect Read suspended 80 games for PED violation

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Catching prospect Read suspended 80 games for PED violation
Raudy Read, who made his major league debut last season and now stands as one of the higher-rated Nationals prospects, has been suspended 80 games by Major League Baseball after testing positive for Boldenone, making the young catcher the franchise's first big leaguer to face punishment for performance-enhancing drugs. Read, 24, confirmed he tested positive during "a routine drug test this winter," but said he was "shocked" by the result and insists he has never knowingly taken a...
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Pete Kerzel

GM Mike Rizzo's statement on suspension of Raudy Read

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GM Mike Rizzo's statement on suspension of Raudy Read
The Washington Nationals President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Mike Rizzo made the following statement regarding the suspension of catcher Raudy Read: "Earlier today, Major League Baseball announced that Raudy Read has received an 80-game suspension without pay for violating the league's Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program. This is a very serious matter - one that I do not take lightly. We educate players across our system on the program and set the expectation that...
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Mark Zuckerman

Nats know they need better production from catchers in 2018

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Nats know they need better production from catchers in 2018
As the start of spring training fast approaches, we're breaking down the state of the Nationals roster, position by position. The series continues today with the catching corps ... The Nationals knew they'd be undergoing a change at catcher in 2017 after Wilson Ramos departed via free agency, and they knew it would be difficult to make up for Ramos' All-Star production. Little did they know just how difficult, though, or how precipitous the dropoff would be. The club's initial plan involved...
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Mark Zuckerman

Nats infield returns intact, but there are some questions

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Nats infield returns intact, but there are some questions
As the start of spring training fast approaches, we're breaking down the state of the Nationals roster, position by position. The series continues today with the infield ... The Nationals return their entire starting infield from last season, and why wouldn't they be excited about that? This quartet featured the first .300-30-100 hitter in club history, the runner-up for the league's batting title, the league's co-leader in WAR and a shortstop who stole 46 bases in 98 games while committing...
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Byron Kerr

Nats re-sign with Harrisburg through 2020 season

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Nats re-sign with Harrisburg through 2020 season
The Washington Nationals officially announced today that they have signed a two-year player development contract extension to remain with the Double-A Harrisburg Senators through the 2020 season. The Nats and Senators had previously been signed up through the upcoming 2018 campaign, and this continues a 14-year relationship includes a total of 28 seasons that began with the Expos. "Dating back nearly 30 years - the Harrisburg Senators have been a valuable component of our player development...
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Mark Zuckerman

Once a weakness, revamped 'pen enters spring as strength

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Once a weakness, revamped 'pen enters spring as strength
As the start of spring training fast approaches, we're breaking down the state of the Nationals roster, position by position. The series continues today with the bullpen ... Undeniably the club's biggest weakness through the first half of the 2017, the Nationals bullpen morphed into one of its true strengths by season's end. For that, thank general manager Mike Rizzo, who acquired three key arms in July and transformed the nature of the seventh, eighth and ninth innings in dramatic...
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Pete Kerzel

Nationals renew player development contract with Double-A Harrisburg

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Nationals renew player development contract with Double-A Harrisburg
The Washington Nationals announced the signing of a two-year Player Development Contract extension with the Double-A Harrisburg Senators on Tuesday. The extension, which begins in 2019, runs through the 2020 season. Nationals President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Mike Rizzo, Nationals Vice President and Senior Advisor to the General Manager Bob Boone, Assistant General Manager and Vice President of Player Personnel Doug Harris and Director of Player Development Mark Scialabba...
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Pete Kerzel

Help Ben's Chili Bowl half-smoke win online stadium food poll

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Help Ben's Chili Bowl half-smoke win online stadium food poll
Pity the poor pre-2008 baseball fans who never had the opportunity to chow down on a Ben's Chili Bowl half-smoke at Nationals Park. Nothing wrong with the old traditional ballpark hot dog, mind you. But there's something magical about the smoky, meaty goodness of a half-smoke during a ballgame on South Capitol Street. Go ahead, try to make sure all of the accompanying chili makes it into you mouth when you bite down on this enticing delicacy. I dare you. Bun, meat, chili - that's ballpark...
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Should Stephen Strasburg be an NL All-Star?

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Should Stephen Strasburg be an NL All-Star?
The question will get more legs as we get closer to the final picking of The NL All-Star team around July 9, but this is what some MLB managers are saying right now... Minnesota Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said he would not be in favor of Strasburg making the NL All-Star squad. His argument is that he feels you would have to leave someone off who may deserve it more, and that if Strasburg continues to progress as he has in his first three major league starts, he will make plenty of games....
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Should Stephen Strasburg be an NL All-Star?

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Should Stephen Strasburg be an NL All-Star?
The question will get more legs as we get closer to the final picking of The NL All-Star team around July 9, but this is what some MLB managers are saying right now... Minnesota Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said he would not be in favor of Strasburg making the NL All-Star squad. His argument is that he feels you would have to leave someone off who may deserve it more, and that if Strasburg continues to progress as he has in his first three major league starts, he will make plenty of games....
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Defending the double steal

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Defending the double steal
After the Atlanta Braves pulled off a perfect double steal against the Nationals, Rob Dibble takes a look at how to defend against it. Watch the video below as the former Major Leaguer talks with Nationals third base coach Pat Listach to provide an in-depth breakdown of how to prevent a successful double steal. Álvarez, Dariel García, Jason Jiménez, Ubaldo Liranzo, Jesús Peña, Francisco Tavárez, Anéury
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Defending the double steal

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Defending the double steal
After the Atlanta Braves pulled off a perfect double steal against the Nationals, Rob Dibble takes a look at how to defend against it. Watch the video below as the former Major Leaguer talks with Nationals third base coach Pat Listach to provide an in-depth breakdown of how to prevent a successful double steal. Álvarez, Dariel García, Jason Jiménez, Ubaldo Liranzo, Jesús Peña, Francisco Tavárez, Anéury
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Mark Zuckerman

Nationals rotation once again built to lead the way in 2018

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Nationals rotation once again built to lead the way in 2018
As the start of spring training fast approaches, we're breaking down the state of the Nationals roster, position by position. The series begins today with the starting rotation ... If asked to point to the one most significant reason for the Nationals' sustained, six-year run of success, the answer is simple: a dominant rotation. In every one of those six seasons, the Nationals have ranked no worse than seventh in the majors in starters' ERA. Three times, the unit has ranked first or second...
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Byron Kerr

Former GM O'Dowd on Soto and Kieboom

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Former GM O'Dowd on Soto and Kieboom
Former major league general manager and current MLB Network analyst Dan O'Dowd said outfielder Juan Soto, ranked at No. 29 on MLB.com's top 100 prospects list, is another nice outfield prospect that brings a lot to the table, but a little bit different than what you would see from top Nationals prospect Victor Robles, who sits at No. 6. "I've watched video on Soto and read the reports," O'Dowd said. "I don't know if he's in Robles' class as it relates to the defensive and baserunning...
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Mark Zuckerman

Collusion charge is a stretch, but MLB is facing a real problem

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Collusion charge is a stretch, but MLB is facing a real problem
It's been the underlying story of the entire offseason throughout the baseball world, the lack of free agent signings. And yesterday the most controversial theory was put out there by a prominent agent, something many have wondered but few have publicly been willing to offer: collusion by all 30 clubs to keep spending down and increase their own profits. Brodie Van Wagenen, the co-head of CAA baseball and agent for a host of big-name players (including Ryan Zimmerman), posted a memo on his...
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Better, worse or the same in 2018: Pitchers

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Better, worse or the same in 2018: Pitchers
It's the new game that's sweeping the nation! Well, maybe not quite, but it seemed to get positive reviews when it debuted yesterday. So we might as well go ahead and do Part 2 of "Better, Worse or the Same." If you missed yesterday's installment, we looked at each of the eight positions on the field (minus pitcher) and asked whether the Nationals likely would be better, worse or the same in 2018 at each position as they were in 2017. The final tally: three positions should be better...
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Nats sign veteran Montero to compete for backup catching job

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Nats sign veteran Montero to compete for backup catching job
The Nationals will have another experienced catcher on their camp roster this spring. Just not either of the experienced catchers they have routinely been linked to all winter. The Nats have signed Miguel Montero to a minor league contract with an invitation to big league camp, electing to take a low-risk flyer on the former Diamondback, Cub and Blue Jay after watching Alex Avila sign with Arizona and Miami refuse to lower its asking price for J.T. Realmuto. Montero won't be threatening Matt...
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Byron Kerr

Former GM compares Victor Robles to "an Andrew McCutchen" type player

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Former GM compares Victor Robles to "an Andrew McCutchen" type player
MLB.com's top 100 prospects had three Nationals players on their list, including center fielder Victor Robles at No. 6. Also making the list was outfielder Juan Soto at No. 29 and shortstop Carter Kieboom at No. 90. I checked in with MLB Network analyst and former Colorado Rockies general manager Dan O'Dowd to break down each of these players. O'Dowd got the chance to see Robles play first-hand in the Arizona Fall League. "I think they have a future star on their hands," O'Dowd said. "I...
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Mark Zuckerman

Better, worse or the same in 2018: Position players

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Better, worse or the same in 2018: Position players
Are the 2018 Nationals going to be better than the 2017 Nationals? Are they going to be worse? Are they going to be about the same? When you really boil things down to the basics, that's what everyone is trying to figure out before the new season gets underway. Teams can improve or be diminished based on their offseason transactions, but change also is possible from returning players who either disappointed or overachieved last year. Given how little the Nationals roster has changed since the...
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Avila to Arizona could open door for Realmuto to D.C.

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Avila to Arizona could open door for Realmuto to D.C.
If it feels like we've been talking about J.T. Realmuto quite a bit this winter, well, we have. Such is the reality when you combine an awfully quiet offseason with one of the few positions the Nationals could try to upgrade with a Marlins franchise smack-dab in the middle of a fire sale. We're talking about Realmuto again today, not because of anything the Nats or the Marlins did in the last 24 hours, but because of what the Diamondbacks did: sign Alex Avila. Arizona reportedly agreed to a...
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