VIERA, Fla. - Nationals manager Matt Williams announced this morning that catchers Pedro Severino and Spencer Kieboom have been reassigned to minor league camp. He said both weren't able to get enough at-bats and it was important to get them some work before their seasons began Severino, 21, batted .247 with nine home runs and 36 RBIs at Single-A Potomac last season. "He's a really good prospect," said Williams. "He's got a lot of tools. Certainly, the catching part of it, we saw a great...

The two newest pitchers acquired in trades in the offseason debuted for the Nationals in their early camp roster game against the Astros on Thursday. Nationals minor league pitching coordinator Paul Menhart said that right-handed starter Joe Ross and right-hander Abel de los Santos "threw very well" and had "impressive first outings" yesterday in their organizational debuts. Nats director of player development Mark Scialabba also confirmed the pair "pounded the strike zone and were...

VIERA, Fla. - Kevin Frandsen starts at third base today after news that Anthony Rendon will be sidelined for at least a week with a mild strain of his left MCL. Rendon suffered the injury in the sixth inning of Monday's loss to the Braves. Frandsen is 3-for-10 so far this spring. Ryan Zimmerman has been swinging the bat well early in the exhibition season. He's 4-for-11 with two doubles and two RBIs while also looking sharp defensively at his hew first base position. Doug Fister makes his...

VIERA, Fla. - Nationals manager Matt Williams said this morning that X-rays revealed that Anthony Rendon has a mild sprain of his media collateral ligament (MCL) in his left knee. The injury occurred in the top of the sixth inning of Monday's game, when Rendon lunged to his left making a spectacular stop on a ground ball in the hole and then jumped to his feet, firing to first for the out. Rendon remained in the game and singled in the bottom half of the inning before leaving in the...

SARASOTA, Fla. - Infielder Paul Janish remains back in camp today while the Orioles make their latest spring road trip to Dunedin. However, he's inching closer to his exhibition debut. Janish had bone chips removed from his right elbow four weeks ago. He's been throwing the past three days and took batting practice on the field for the first time yesterday morning. "That was good," said Janish, who already had been taking ground balls. "At this point, the throwing has gone really well. I...

SARASOTA, Fla. - Ubaldo Jimenez will make his third start of the spring this afternoon, as the Orioles travel to Dunedin to play the Blue Jays. Jimenez allowed six runs (five earned) in 1 1/3 innings against the Tigers in Lakeland, and one run in two innings against the Twins in Fort Myers. Caleb Joseph will catch Jimenez. For the Orioles: Evereth Cabrera SS David Lough CF Travis Snider LF Delmon Young RF Chris Parmelee 1B Jonathan Schoop 2B Ryan Flaherty 3B Caleb Joseph C Henry Urrutia...

VIERA, Fla. - By now you're aware that Tyler Moore's bat is as hot as anybody's around spring training from Jupiter, Fla. to Mesa, Ariz. "In the zone" is one of those cliché sports phrases that gets thrown around far too often these day, but for Moore it may actually apply after his remarkable spring extended from the baseball diamond to the golf course on Wednesday night. Yes, the golf course. The Nationals held a team bonding Par 3 event at Duran Golf Club on Wednesday. The lighted...

SARASOTA, Fla. - Ubaldo Jimenez makes his third spring start today for the Orioles. He really could use a favorable line. Results matter for Jimenez. He's competing for a spot in the rotation and can't continue to run up high pitch counts and raise more doubts about his ability to contribute in 2015. Simply getting ready for the season isn't enough. Jimenez allowed six runs (five earned) in 1 1/3 innings against the Tigers in Lakeland, and one run in two innings against the Twins in Fort...

SARASOTA, Fla. - As I arrive at spring training, the Orioles are 3-8, have lost six of their last seven games and have scored just eight runs in the last five games. Should we be concerned? Of course not. Moving on ... I will be in Dunedin later today to see Ubaldo Jimenez make his third start of the year after he gave up six runs in 1 1/3 innings on March 3 against Detroit and one run over two-plus innings in his last outing March 8 against Minnesota. The Orioles play the Blue Jays today and...

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. - Nationals manager Matt Williams was pleased with the way A.J. Cole threw the ball at the start of today's 11-9 loss to the Mets. The 6-foot-5 right-hander gave up a solo home run to Curtis Granderson and three other hits along with two walks in 1 2/3 innings. "I thought it was good," said Williams. "Mid-90s fastball. Probably threw more pitches earlier than he wanted to, but I thought he did really well." Cole, 23, wasn't thrilled with his performance that included...