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VIERA, Fla. - This Nationals roster is facing more expectations than questions heading into the season. But the ability to stay healthy is one issue that's concerning for this team, considering several key players have missed extended time in recent years.
Catcher Wilson Ramos is one of those players who's struggled with injuries. In 2012, a knee injury limited him to only 24 games behind the plate. Multiple hamstring injuries allowed him to call just 77 games in 2013. Last season, it was a...
VIERA, Fla. - Last offseason, Doug Fister was the Nationals' prize offseason acquisition when he arrived in D.C. via a trade with Detroit. This time around, it's his former Tigers teammate Max Scherzer who is the talk of NatsTown.
Fister landed in Detroit from Seattle at the trade deadline in 2011. Over the next two-plus seasons, Scherzer and Fister were a combined 84-39 while helping to lead the Tigers to three straight American League Central titles and a World Series runner-up appearance...
SARASOTA, Fla. - Orioles manager Buck Showalter said he may allow Matt Wieters to catch the intrasquad games on the first two days of March rather than restrict him to being the designated hitter.
Wieters won't be cleared to throw with maximum effort behind the plate, but the Orioles can control the running game. That's not the case in the Grapefruit League.
Wieters is slated to make his exhibition debut behind the plate on March 17, exactly nine months after his elbow surgery. In the...
SARASOTA, Fla. - Orioles executive vice president Dan Duquette met with reporters in the workroom for about eight minutes today and provided updates on Everth Cabrera and Paul Janish, among other topics.
On Cabrera's pending deal: "I don't know that it's going to be done this week. There's a couple of issues that need to be resolved. We've had some discussions. There's not a lot that I can say about players while we're in the process. The rules don't allow it, but we've done a lot of...
SARASOTA, Fla. - Infielder Paul Janish, signed by the Orioles to a minor league deal in November, underwent surgery a few days ago to remove bone chips from his right elbow and is expected to miss six to eight weeks of camp.
Janish was supposed to compete for a utility job.
With Janish currently out of the mix, the Orioles signed another utility player, Jayson Nix, to a minor league deal and reached agreement with Everth Cabrera on a one-year deal.
Executive vice president Dan Duquette said the...
SARASOTA, Fla. - The temperature at the Ed Smith Stadium complex won't climb above the low 50s this afternoon and players are dressed accordingly, with hooded sweatshirts the uniform of the day.
There's no snow on the ground, but it still qualifies as cold in Florida.
Shortstop J.J. Hardy, counted among the early arrivals, said he's taking batting practice indoors, but it's not entirely due to the weather. There's a long wait to step into the cage with so many players already in...
Spring training starts today!
Boy, that has a nice ring to it.
While we bear with below-freezing temperatures in the mid-Atlantic, the Nationals are kicking off camp in Florida. It's time to dust off the cleats, warm up the arms and get ready for opening day.
Before April 6 arrives, the Nats have a few adjustments to make. Bryce Harper and Jayson Werth have to get used to flipping left and right field. Tanner Roark needs to re-establish his bullpen dominance. And last - but definitely...
Today's the day!
Spring training officially kicks off today in Sarasota. It's nice to have warm weather and Orioles baseball going on, even if it is hundreds of miles away from Baltimore.
As camp gets under way, there are still questions that remain to be answered for the Birds. Near the top of the list: Will Matt Wieters be ready for opening day?
Last season was short-lived for Wieters. He played in just 26 games before undergoing Tommy John surgery, but he made the most out of his time...
VIERA, Fla. - It's finally here. Nationals pitchers and catchers are due to report at Space Coast Stadium to begin preparing for a 2015 season that's loaded with expectations.
World Series predictions surround this team, leaving heavy pressure resting on the shoulders, or arms, of a starting rotation that's as talented as the game has seen in the past few decades. The oddsmakers loved the Nats going into the 2015 season. How could they not after blowing away the National League East by 17...
SARASOTA, Fla. - With Orioles pitchers and catchers officially reporting to spring training this morning, the clubhouse will open to the media for an hour beginning at 8 a.m.
The report dates aren't as significant these days with so many players showing up early. It's not like in the past when I'd stand inside an empty clubhouse waiting for guys to start trickling in, only to find out later that many of them posted at night or just phoned a team official to confirm their arrival.
The...