Cedric Mullins must rely on his own organization to feel the love for his glove. Interim manager Tony Mansolino spoke again yesterday about “the eye test,” just as his predecessor always did. Just as most people do who watch him on a nightly basis. Mansolino praised Mullins yesterday while the metrics continued to pummel him. The Fielding Bible cal

MINNEAPOLIS – The first of several likely dominoes to fall before Thursday’s trade deadline came down late tonight when the Nationals dealt infielder Amed Rosario to the Yankees for 26-year-old right-hander Clayton Beeter and 18-year-old outfielder Browm Martinez. The trade, which was officially announced shortly after the Nats’ 9-3 victory over th

MINNEAPOLIS – Alex Call was watching from the dugout as Jacob Young attempted to bunt in the top of the third tonight. He saw his teammate foul that bunt off, but in the process get struck by the pitch on his right index finger, leaving him shaking his hand in obvious pain. So while the Nationals tended to Young and ultimately escorted him off the

The trade deadline can’t touch Trevor Rogers and Tyler O’Neill. They aren’t on expiring contracts. They aren’t expected to go anywhere except on the team charter. Cedric Mullins is a pending free agent and could be moved. Fans seem to be cheering him a little louder these days. Twice tonight, for sure. The Orioles didn’t make any deals and all thre

MINNEAPOLIS – Luis Garcia didn’t even realize it until he got back to the dugout after throwing his final pitch in the bottom of the seventh Friday night. Someone mentioned to the Nationals reliever the velocity of that final pitch: a fastball to the Twins’ Ryan Jeffers, who grounded out to short: 100.7 mph. “I wasn’t looking,” he said. “I was just

The Orioles returned to having eight relievers in their bullpen today by optioning infielder Jeremiah Jackson and recalling right-hander Yaramil Hiraldo. Hiraldo made his major league debut on May 27 against the Cardinals and tossed 1 1/3 scoreless innings in his lone appearance. Grant Wolfram remains the only left-hander in the ‘pen, but interim m

MINNEAPOLIS – It’s a new day, and another opportunity for the Nationals to do something they haven’t done in either of their last two games: Score a run. Yes, they’ve been shut out twice in a row. They haven’t scored a run of any type since Riley Adams’ two-run single in the bottom of the sixth Tuesday night against the Reds. Even if they get on th

The Washington Nationals acquired right-handed pitcher Clayton Beeter and outfielder Browm Martinez from the New York Yankees in exchange for infielder Amed Rosario on Saturday. Beeter has been optioned to Triple-A Rochester. Nationals Interim General Manager Mike DeBartolo made the announcement. Beeter, 26, struck out 39 batters in 23.2 innings ac

Winning matters to Orioles interim manager Tony Mansolino and the players who remain in the clubhouse. Time cards aren’t punched. Flight reservations aren’t made in advance. They intend to compete every night. The games still count. It’s just a whole lot harder to claim them. This is the life of a seller, a role which the Orioles haven’t portrayed

MINNEAPOLIS – If the Nationals believed a day off in the Land of 10,000 Lakes would do them good and allow them to return to action tonight with no residual effects of their shutout loss Wednesday in D.C., they were greatly mistaken. The Nats batters who dug in tonight against the Twins’ Zebby Matthews looked no better than the guys who dug in Wedn