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NFA_Brian

Claimed Blog: Nationals Farm Authority

BallHype Member since Feb. 12, 2009

natsfarm.com - 36 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 - 39 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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