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natsfarm.com - 35 hours ago
Full of Sound and Fury, Signifying Nothing
— natsfarm.com — Back on July 12, 2006, the Nationals made what at the time was a huge deal for them. The Washington Nationals today acquired outfielder Austin Kearns, shortstop Felipe Lopez and right-handed pitcher Ryan Wagner from the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for right-handed pitcher Gary Majewski, ... (more) Full of Sound and Fury, Signifying Nothing

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natsfarm.com - 37 hours ago
Nationals Fill Out Major League Coaching Staff
— natsfarm.com — The Nationals have officially named their 2010 field staff, retaining Steve McCatty (pitching coach), Rick Eckstein (hitting coach), and Pat Listach (3B coach) while adding John McLaren (bench coach), Dan Radison (1B coach), and Jim Lett (bullpen coach). Most know McLaren’s background ... (more) Nationals Fill Out Major League Coaching Staff

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natsfarm.com - 2 days ago
Nationals Fill Out 40-Man
— natsfarm.com — The Nationals made their 40-man roster moves in preparation for the 40-man roster. Added to the 40-man were RHP Juan Jaime, and LHPs Aaron Thompson & Atahualpa Severino. This puts the Nats at a full 40-man roster, so at present they would be unable to participate in the December Rule 5 draft ... (more) Nationals Fill Out 40-Man

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natsfarm.com - 2 days ago
Updated Organizational Chart
— natsfarm.com — I have once again updated my best guess of the Nationals hierarchy. There are still some unknown players in the chart (my pet rock of an overseer of the Pacific Rim a prime example). The next step we have is the announcing of the coaching staffs. To date we have … Washington Manager: ... (more) Updated Organizational Chart

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natsfarm.com - 2 days ago
A Variety of Things
— natsfarm.com — Here are a series of links of interest with my quick thoughts: The Nationals officially hired Davey Johnson as a Senior Advisor to Mike Rizzo. It’s nice to see another solid baseball guy in the front office though I wonder if there is any possibility that Johnson could be a replacement ... (more) A Variety of Things

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natsfarm.com - 3 days ago
Rule 5 Eligiblility
— natsfarm.com — This Friday is the deadline for teams to protect players from the December Rule 5 draft by placing them on the 40-man roster. Once again, here are the Rule 5 details (courtesy of wiki) Designed to prevent players from stockpiling too many younger players without a chance of competing for a ... (more) Rule 5 Eligiblility

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natsfarm.com - 5 days ago
Two More Hires
— natsfarm.com — Just out from the Nationals … The Washington Nationals today named Bryan Minniti Assistant General Manager and Jay Sartori Director of Baseball Operations. Nationals Senior Vice President and General Manager Mike Rizzo made the announcement. Minniti joins the Nationals after spending the ... (more) Two More Hires

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natsfarm.com - 8 days ago
Arbitration Eligible Players and Six Year Free Agents
— natsfarm.com — The attached PDF has all of the arbitation eligible players, with Nationals players highlighted in yellow. Additionally, I am attempting to pull together a list of the Nationals minor league (AKA six-year) free agents. Here is the best I can gather to date: 1B Adam Amar OF Edgardo Baez ... (more) Arbitration Eligible Players and Six Year Free Agents

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natsfarm.com - 10 days ago
Strasburg Update
— natsfarm.com — From the Nationals After missing his scheduled start on Sat. (strained neck), Nationals RHP Stephen Strasburg is slated to make his next Arizona Fall League start on Saturday vs. Peoria Saguaros. (more) Strasburg Update

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natsfarm.com - 10 days ago
BA’s Nationals Top 10 Chat
— natsfarm.com — The chat was subscription only, but here are a couple of highlights of the chat with Aaron Fitt: OF Eury Perez is #11 on BA’s list LHP Aaron Thompson, acquired from the Marlins for Nick Johnson, is #12 2008 9th rd pick, OF JR Higley is [...] (more) BA’s Nationals Top 10 Chat

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natsfarm.com - 11 days ago
BA Nationals Top 10
— natsfarm.com — I had the hard copy of Baseball America waiting at home for me last night. It includes the top 10 prospects for the NL East. Here is their Nationals Top 10 RHP Stephen Strasburg CA Derek Norris RHP Drew Storen SS Ian Desmond [...] (more) BA Nationals Top 10

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natsfarm.com - 14 days ago
More Roster Clean Up
— natsfarm.com — All five of the free agent eligible players on the Nationals 40-man roster filed for free agency. CA Josh Bard, DH Dmitri Young, OF Austin Kearns, RHSP Livan Hernandez, and LHRP Ron Villone are all off of the Nationals 40-man roster. Additionally, the Nationals outrighted IF Pete Orr and RHPR ... (more) More Roster Clean Up

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natsfarm.com - 15 days ago
Wilkie Added to Rising Stars Game
— natsfarm.com — I just received word the RHRP Josh Wilkie will be participating in tomorrow’s AFL Rising Stars Game. (more) Wilkie Added to Rising Stars Game

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natsfarm.com - 15 days ago
Strasburg Scratched for Saturday
— natsfarm.com — Just out from the Nationals Nationals RHP Stephen Strasburg has been scratched for precautionary reasons from his scheduled start in Sat.’s Arizona Fall League Rising Stars Game due to a muscle strain in his neck. He is listed as day-to-day and when we get confirmation on the date of his next ... (more) Strasburg Scratched for Saturday

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natsfarm.com - 16 days ago
Topps/MiLB Name Players of the Year
— natsfarm.com — MiLB.com has the news today that Topps and MiLB named their top players for each league and the Nationals had one representative and one huge omission (in my opinion). OF Eury Perez was named the top player for the Gulf Coast League. The 19-year old Perez led the GCL with a 0.381 BA during a ... (more) Topps/MiLB Name Players of the Year

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natsfarm.com - 16 days ago
Conversation with Doug Harris
— natsfarm.com — This morning, I had the opportunity to speak with the Nationals new Director of Player Development Doug Harris. Harris joined the Nationals on October 15 in a role overseeing the Nationals minor league affiliates. First a little bit of background … Harris started his professional ... (more) Conversation with Doug Harris

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natsfarm.com - 16 days ago
Nationals Claim Slaten
— natsfarm.com — The Nationals claimed LHRP Doug Slaten off of waivers from the Arizona Diamondbacks. The 29-year old Slaten has pitched in parts of four seasons for the Diamondbacks as a lefty specialist out of the bullpen. He has appeared in 126 major league games (80 2/3IP) with a 1.46 WHIP, 3.68 ERA, and ... (more) Nationals Claim Slaten

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natsfarm.com - 17 days ago
Knorr to Manage Harrisburg
— natsfarm.com — Bill Ladson has the news that 2009 Nats bullpen coach Randy Knorr will manage Double-A Harrisburg in 2010. Knorr had previously managed in High-A Potomac before taking on the bullpen coach role. In other news, former major leaguer Rick Schu was named the organization’s minor league ... (more) Knorr to Manage Harrisburg

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natsfarm.com - 18 days ago
More Front Office Hirings
— natsfarm.com — Just out from the Nationals The Washington Nationals today named Ron Schueler Special Advisor to the General Manager. The Nationals also promoted Bill Singer to Director of Professional Scouting. Nationals Senior Vice President and General Manager Mike Rizzo made the announcements. A 42-year ... (more) More Front Office Hirings

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natsfarm.com - 19 days ago
Big Board Clean Up
— natsfarm.com — I finally got around to cleaning up the Big Board. The Nationals have made a series of procedural moves over the last month and change. Terrell Young was returned to the Cincinnati Reds. This is part of Rule 5, players selected in the R5 draft must spend a minimum of 90 days on the 25-man ... (more) Big Board Clean Up

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