You call that an Ace?
mlbnotebook.com 3/18/2009 — John Lannan will be the Nationals opening day starter for 2009. Sure, you can point to his 3.91 ERA last year, but I prefer to look at his 4.79 FIP. Sure, he has a good GB%, but he is still awful. Well, I shouldn't say awful, but it is really bad for your team if he is your ace. From the ...

Lannan to start opening day
dcprosportsreport.com 3/18/2009 — We report on Twitter earlier this morning that the Nationals have announced that 24 year old  John Lannan will be the opening day starter for the Washington Nationals.  Not really a surprise.  The only other option would have been Scott Olsen.  The nationals really do ...

John Lannan Profile, Blog Posts, Stats, Photos - Washington Nationals - MLB
sbnation.com 4/11/2009 — Scouting Report Assets Has a quality left-handed arm that relies heavily on pinpoint control. Pitches with a lot of savvy and displays a sound arm capable of logging major innnings. Flaws Needs to show the ability to miss bats a little more often at ...

Lannan Named Rookie All Star
dcprosportsreport.com 11/20/2008 — Washington Nationals starter John Lannan was named to the Major League Baseball Topps rookie All Star Team. Lannan finished the 2008 baseball season with a record of 9-15. But ignore that. No pitcher could possibly have a winning record on that team

Lannan Continues To Bring Phillies Pain
phanamanda.blogspot.com 4/29/2009 — Cole Hamels sprains his ankle on John Lannan's bunt.

John Lannan receives another no decision
novafantasysports.com 8/18/2009 — Update: John Lannan took a no decision on Sunday as the Nationals beat the Reds, 5-4. Lannan went 5.2 innings, allowing 4 runs on 7 hits while walking 3 and striking out 2. Fantasy Impact: Lannan has had a solid season for the Nationals. However, his fantasy value is lower ...

John Lannan lit up by the Pirates
novafantasysports.com 8/1/2009 — Update: John Lannan was tagged for five earned runs on nine hits over seven innings in Friday's 5-4 loss at Pittsburgh. He had one walk and three strikeouts. Fantasy Impact: Despite tonight's loss, Lannan is not a bad guy to have at the end of your fantasy rotation or on your ...

What's wrong with John Lannan?
thenatsblog.com 8/23/2009 — John Lannan had one of the worst outings of his young career last night as the left-hander allowed seven earned runs in only 1.2 innings Saturday night in a 11-9 loss against the Brewers. Unfortunately, and surprisingly, this awful outing has only been an exclamation point at the end of a ...

It seems John Lannan will not rest until he injures every one of the Phillies' big guns
phillyburbs.com 4/29/2009 — First the Nats' lefty breaks Chase Utley's hand in 2007. Then last night, he lays down a sacrifice bunt which Cole Hamels turned his left ankle trying to field. What's he going to do next, cut the break line on Ryan Howard's car?

Washington Nationals vs. Florida Marlins - Box Score - April 06, 2009
scores.espn.go.com 4/7/2009 — BATTING 2B: J Baker (1, J Lannan); H Ramirez (1, J Lannan); C Maybin (1, J Tavarez); J Cantu (1, W Ledezma) HR: J Cantu (1, 3rd inning off J Lannan 1 on, 1 Out); J Hermida (1, 3rd inning off J Lannan 0 on, 2 Out); E Bonifacio (1, 4th inning off J ...

Nats tap Lannan for Opening Day start — Major League Baseball News
The Nationals have decided that left-hander John Lannan will be their Opening Day starter against Marlins on April 6 at Dolphin Stadium.

Washington hoping starters go deeper — Major League Baseball News
Rangers manager Ron Washington has a simple formula for a successful Rangers season: His starting pitchers give him more than six innings each and every time on the mound.

Mike Rizzo, Briefly Noted — Nationals Journal
A few media members chatted this afternoon with acting GM Mike Rizzo. Among the topics of conversation: Trades, Matt Chico, Jordan Zimmermann. In order... On whether he envisions any deals going down to clear the outfield logjam: Rizzo: Yeah, we've ...

Post-Intrasquad Wrap (And A Big Goof) — Nationals Journal
This game took a while, but finally, it's over. Team 2 defeated Team 1, 9-4. (To help us keep track of who's who, Daniel Cabrera's team won. None of the bullpen guys surrendered a run.) Two hours, 36 minutes. Manny Acta came out from the home dugout ...

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