VIERA, Fla. - Tanner Roark has been quietly going about his business so far this spring, but very little about pitching coach Steve McCatty is quiet. So when Roark was wrapping up his bullpen session this morning, McCatty turned to minor league pitching coordinator Spin Williams and took a playful shot at Roark, well within earshot of the right-hander. As most of you surely know, Roark's name is pronounced "Ro-ark," but when he first came up to the big leagues last season, many people...

VIERA, Fla. - The chatter about Ryan Zimmerman eventually moving to first base has been going on for some time now. And while we don't know where Zimmerman will be playing the majority of his games two years from now, we do know that he'll get at least a little bit of playing time at first this season. New Nationals manager Matt Williams told Zimmerman this offseason that he wanted him to get a first baseman's mitt in preparation for this spring, where Zimmerman will get some work on the...

VIERA, Fla. - All 62 players on the Nationals' spring roster have reported to camp, according to manager Matt Williams. Reporters haven't seen Jayson Werth to this point, but that means nothing. Werth has apparently reported to people who actually matter, unlike myself, and he'll take part in player physicals tomorrow. Bryce Harper will meet with reporters tomorrow after he takes his physical. Today, Harper tossed on his Nationals red and blue pullover, laced up his cleats, shagged some...

The Nationals' search for a new spring training facility has led them to a new locale. According to this tweet from MLB.com's Brian McTaggart, the Astros have met with the Nationals about the possibility of sharing a new two-team spring training facility in Palm Beach County. This isn't the first time the Astros and Nationals have been linked as possible partners in a new spring headquarters. The teams were interested in working together on a facility that would have been based in...

Head to Camden Yards for a packed night game, and you'll see the stands flooded with a sea of orange and know that you are are surrounded by thousands of Orioles fans. Nancy Cook, creator of Wear Orange Wednesdays, wants to create that sense of community and Orioles pride away from the stadium. She started the grassroots campaign toward the beginning of the 2012 season. Cook said that she selected Wednesday for a specific reason. "I came up with the idea. Well, we know that Purple Fridays...

SARASOTA, Fla. - Orioles manager Buck Showalter has set up a team meeting for later tonight. He's expecting Rule 5 pick Michael Almanzar and outfielder Francisco Peguero to be in attendance. Almanzar and Peguero were the only two players who hadn't reported to camp by this afternoon. Update: Peguero is here. The first full-squad workout takes place on Wednesday. Will it be anti-climatic, considering that most of the team has been working out? "It's going to be like the first day of...

SARASOTA, Fla. - The Orioles introduced Korean pitcher Suk-min Yoon to the local media this afternoon. Manager Buck Showalter, executive vice president Dan Duquette and agent Tad Hun Yo also attended. Yoon will be the first Korean-born player for the Orioles. Yo served as an interpreter for Yoon, who wore a suit for the occasion. Yoon later put on an Orioles jersey and cap and posed with Duquette and Showalter. Here's a sampling from the press conference: Duquette on Yoon: "He was the...

Ah, springtime has arrived. Well, not here in the D.C. area, but in Viera, Fla. The Nationals began spring training last week, giving us baseball in our lives once again. Several publications have written about the Nationals over the last week. Read below for a national roundup. * The Nationals' search for a new spring training home as taken another turn. The Nats have asked former congressman Mark Foley of Florida to serve as a lobbyist for the Nationals. The team is said to be interested...

The Orioles' offseason heated up right around the time Baltimore was receiving a foot of snow. No, not all of us could be so lucky to go to Sarasota, Fla., and experience warm weather. The Orioles dominated headlines by signing not one, but two free agent pitchers. The first: Korean right-hander Suk-min Yoon. The second: right-hander Ubaldo Jimenez. Let's take a look at some national headlines about the Birds. * Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports wrote two days before the Yoon and Jimenez...

SARASOTA, Fla. - Korean pitcher Suk-min Yoon played catch for a few minutes this morning and ran sprints with strength and conditioning coach Joe Hogarty before ducking inside the weight room. Yoon is scheduled to throw in the bullpen on Wednesday. There are no bullpen sessions scheduled today. The workout will end earlier than usual, with Yoon's press conference taking place at noon. Yoon seemed quite comfortable with the media attention as he ran on one of the practice fields. Cameras and...