VIERA, Fla. - Tyler Moore came up through the minors as a first baseman. Prior to the 2012 season, Moore had appeared in 414 games as a professional. He had played first base in all 414. The last two seasons, in an effort to add depth and find a way to get Moore's bat in the lineup, the Nationals have asked Moore to learn the corner outfield spots. As a big leaguer, he's played 76 games in the outfield and just 28 (including only 18 starts) at first base. This spring, however, the Nats have...

VIERA, Fla. - The Nationals got lucky today, and Matt Williams knows it. The rain just started coming down pretty hard here, only a couple of hours after the Nats finished their workout on the back fields by the minor league complex. It was sunny and breezy during the workout, and now it's pouring. In the second day of full-squad workouts, Danny Espinosa was right back at shortstop, backing up Ian Desmond in the first drills run this morning. This marks the second day in a row Espinosa began...

SARASOTA, Fla. - Pitcher Alfredo Aceves left camp today and is flying home to Mexico to obtain his work visa. The Orioles think Aceves could return in less than a week. Manager Buck Showalter estimated five or six days. "The problem is, he has a meeting in Mexico tomorrow and they can't see him again until Monday. And then there's a period where they have to approve it," Showalter said. "In my mind, I'm thinking a week, but they're telling me four or five days. I think it will...

SARASOTA, Fla. - Manny Machado took more ground balls at third base during today's workout on the Camden Yards replica field. At one point, he was allowed to move one step to his left, as the Orioles ease him into side-to-side drills. Dylan Bundy threw on flat ground from 150 feet again today, and one person in the organization said the right-hander looked "great." The club remains encouraged by his progress. Miguel Gonzalez completed his 35-pitch bullpen session without incident. His back...

The Baltimore Orioles announced that Grammy Award-winning band "America" will headline the All-American Family Day & Concert festivities on Sunday, April 6 at Ed Smith Stadium in Sarasota. Part of the Orioles' "Arts in the Ballpark" event series and the Legacy of Valor campaign, the day of free, family-oriented activities will include a ceremony to honor veterans, a celebrity softball game, hands-on activities, and will be capped off with a special performance by "America." "We are...

SARASOTA, Fla. - Orioles shortstop J.J. Hardy is 4-for-10 with a home run lifetime against Ubaldo Jimenez. Sounds like he's got a pretty good read on the veteran right-hander, but that's not necessarily the case. Listen to Hardy talk about Jimenez, his new teammate, and it's apparent that numbers don't tell the entire story. "I don't remember what years it was that I was facing him when he was with Colorado and I was with Milwaukee, but he was 98, 99, sometimes 100 (mph). Sink, nasty,"...

VIERA, Fla. - It's been three years since Manny Delcarmen last appeared in the big leagues. This was a guy who posted a 2.05 ERA in 44 innings for the Red Sox in 2007 and worked the eighth inning of a World Series game. This was a guy who appeared in 73 games for Boston in 2008, serving as a key set-up man as the Red Sox again made a postseason push. Now Delcarmen is in camp with the Nationals on a minor league deal, hoping to perform well enough to get himself on a big league roster yet...

SARASOTA, Fla. - The Orioles will find out later today whether pitcher Liam Hendriks has cleared waivers. Hendriks was designated for assignment on Wednesday to make room for starter Ubaldo Jimenez on the 40-man roster. He walked through the clubhouse this morning, but his locker remains empty. His uniform could return to it later today. Miguel Gonzalez will throw 35 pitches in today's bullpen session after totaling 25 on Wednesday. If his back responds favorably, he will throw to hitters...

VIERA, Fla. - A lot of the talk early on this spring has been about how Matt Williams is detail-oriented and intense, and is running his first camp as Nationals manager at a quick pace and with a high level of focus on the fundamentals. His players, almost universally, seem to like that, and appreciate how Williams has handled things so far and the way he's attacking these early workouts. A few of those players, however, wanted to make it clear that just because they like Williams' spring...

SARASOTA, Fla. - Don't be fooled by the ping pong table, the bumper pool table and the cornhole boards inside the Orioles clubhouse at the Ed Smith Stadium complex. The players are here to work. The games just provide another avenue to bond, to blow off a little steam, to pass the time before taking the field or attending meetings. Outfielder David Lough, acquired from the Royals on Dec. 18 for Danny Valencia, said this camp is "a lot more intense from the get-go" compared to what he's...