VIERA, Fla. - Nationals pitchers and catchers are getting ready to take the fields for their first official workout of spring. All of them, that is, except for Rafael Soriano, who has not yet been seen at Nats camp. The deadline for pitchers and catchers to report was midnight Tuesday. Soriano's locker has clearly not been touched since it was assembled by the Nationals' clubhouse staff, and his parking pass still sits on the bottom ledge of the locker. Despite inquiries, team officials...

VIERA, Fla. - "The Chief" is making a comeback. Chad Cordero, who spent six seasons with the Expos/Nationals organization and saved 128 games in that time, announced last night on Twitter that he has signed a minor league deal with the Angels. Now 30, Cordero won't be receiving an invitation to big league spring training, according to reports, so his journey back to the majors still has some obstacles. But Cordero, a former All-Star and fan favorite in D.C., has a chance. So you're...

SARASOTA, Fla. - Pitchers and catchers take the field at 10 a.m. today for the pre-workout stretch. We're moving toward a more normal spring training schedule. The clubhouse will be open to the media from 8:30 a.m.-9:30 a.m., and again following the workout. Perhaps infielder Yamaico Navarro will make an appearance and complete the roster. Then again, it could expand if outfielder Trayvon Robinson cleared waivers. We're supposed to find out today. And hey, there's that whole Jair Jurrjens...

Orioles pitching prospect Kevin Gausman officially reported this week to the club's major league camp in Sarasota to prep for his first full season in the organization. The fourth overall pick in the First-Year Player Draft last June by the Orioles out of LSU, the right-hander was signed by the club just minutes before the deadline last July 13. Gausman's bonus of $4.32 million is one of the largest ever handed out by the club. Gausman, who turned 22 in January, then went 0-1 with a 3.60...

SARASOTA, Fla. - The first round of physicals and workouts each spring training always brings the same first question: Did you make it through the day without any injuries? That seems to be the case today with the Orioles. "As far as I know," said manager Buck Showalter. "Richie (Bancells) didn't come to me about ... It seems like every spring, somebody's got a flag in the physicals that pulls them out, but nothing today. We'll see how we get post-workout. I haven't spoke to him yet. I...

SARASOTA, Fla. - Outfielder Nolan Reimold didn't have any restrictions during today's workout. He participated in drills and took batting practice on the Camden Yards field. Reimold swung against camp instructor Scott McGregor on Tuesday, and he joined a batting practice group today that included Manny Machado, Ryan Flaherty and Lew Ford. "It was good. Just progressing into it," Reimold said later while standing at his locker. "I felt pretty good yesterday. Still trying to get stronger...

VIERA, Fla. - A fairly quiet day at Space Coast Stadium is winding to a close, as players and coaches who spent much of the morning getting physicals have pretty much all rolled out for the day. In addition to the final group of pitchers reporting to the Nationals' facilities, we also saw a few more position players arrive today. Center fielder Denard Span, infielder Chad Tracy, first basemen Tyler Moore and Chris Marrero, outfielder Corey Brown and infielder Will Rhymes all checked in two...

SARASOTA, Fla. - Infielder Danny Valencia is attracting attention in camp for the wrong reason. For now, Valencia is known more for being a player whose name appears in the records of the Miami-area Biogenesis clinic that is alleged to have distributed performance-enhancing drugs to a number of players. He's looking forward to having the focus shift back to baseball, and he took a step toward reaching that goal this afternoon. Valencia already issued a statement denying any involvement with...

VIERA, Fla. - We spoke to Gio Gonzalez yesterday about his involvement with Biogenesis, the anti-aging clinic that allegedly supplied performance-enhancing drugs to major league players. Today, we talked to Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo about Gonzalez and his future. Because of Major League Baseball's ongoing investigation into Biogenesis and Tony Bosch, who ran the clinic, Rizzo couldn't say too much on Gonzalez and the Nats' plans for their star lefty. Rizzo did say, however, that...

SARASOTA, Fla. - No major news came out of today's first workout for pitchers and catchers - and all the position players who reported early. The only position players still marked absent are Travis Ishikawa and Yamaico Navarro. We haven't seen Wilson Betemit, but he reported. We heard Adam Jones in the outdoor batting cage as reporters walked past it. He wanted to get our attention in the usual humorous manner. Nolan Reimold took batting practice in the same group as Manny Machado, Ryan...