Rays Minor Leaguers Suspended
thegmsperspective.com 6/26/2009 — The office of the Commissioner of Baseball has announced that it has suspended two minor leaguers in the Tampa Bay Rays Organization. Outfielder Franklin Alcala and pitcher Carlos Orasmo have each received a 50-game suspension after both of these players tested positive for metabolites of ...

A's get OF Hairston from Pads for minor leaguers
msn.foxsports.com 7/6/2009 — The Oakland A's are always unpredictable at this time of year.

Two Nationals Minor Leaguers Suspended for Amphetamines
bizofbaseball.com 8/7/2009 — The Office of the Commissioner of Baseball announced today that two Washington Nationals Minor League players, outfielder Edgardo Baez and shortstop Ofilio Castro, have received 50-game suspensions after each tested positive for an amphetamine, a performance-enhancing substance, in violation of ...

Recap of the first half of the Baseball season
sidelinesportz.com 7/15/2009 — There have been surprises and a dominate player finally gets noticed...

Minor Leaguer's hit streak reaches 45 games | Mariners.com: News
seattle.mariners.mlb.com 7/9/2009 — By Rhett Bollinger / MLB.com 07/09/09 4:39 AM ET Mariners prospect James McOwen didn't waste any time extending his hitting streak to 45 games as he singled in the first inning in Class A Advanced High Desert's 6-2 loss to the San Jose Giants on ...

The Minor Leaguers Who Moved Up
mvn.com 6/13/2009 — I have had posts about minor leaguers who have moved up in the system over the past few weeks. Now to have a quick checkup on how they are doing. Rashad Eldridge (AAA) : .326/.380/.413, 4 2B, 4 BB, 5 SO, 1 CS Jason Cromer (AAA) : 1.25 ERA, 4 GS, 21.2 IP, 14 H, 3 ER, 2 HRs, 8 BB, 11 K (Includes ...

Half-season review at Baseball Reflections
thenatsblog.com 7/14/2009 — As some of you may know, I write monthly for the website BaseballReflections.com. This week I wrote a analysis of the Washington Nationals ugly first half, check it out. Here's a preview: The Washington National fans entered this season with high hopes. Not with the typical ...

Rambling On About My Glory Days: Role Reversal - Major Leaguers Learning From Little Leaguers
seamheads.com 7/5/2009 — I promise not to turn my posts into a rant on the Major Leagues and how baseball used to be played better, meaning more fundamentally sound, back in the day. But, I have seen enough of major league hitters attempting to bunt. I have been there and realize it is not as easy as it looks, but ...

Baseball's Top 15 Prospects for the Second Half
rotoprofessor.com 7/14/2009 — Here is a list of prospects (currently in the minor leagues) with the potential to make the biggest fantasy impact in the second half of the season. Some of them may just be limited to September call-ups, while others could make an impact much, much sooner. Still, they all could prove usable...

Nats, Mariners Swap Minor Leaguers
voices.washingtonpost.com 6/29/2009 — The Nats have just pulled off a trade. Just a little one -- a swap of minor league position players. The Nationals acquired versatile IN/OF Mike Morse from the Seattle Mariners in exchange for outfielder Ryan Langerhans. The move doesn't affect the ...

Reading Material — Nationals Journal 7/10/2009
Here's the link to the WaPo's main Nats page, where you can swallow the blue pill (and read about the win in the suspended game) or the red pill (and read about the loss in the regularly scheduled game). The Houston Chronicle recaps a busy day, made ...

Houston Astros Defeat Washington Bureaucrats — Bleacher Report - MLB 7/10/2009
When Houston Astros pitcher Russ Ortiz left after three innings after yielding six hits and four runs, my initial thought was, "uh oh." Not to worry, though, unless you're a Washington Nationals fan. The Astros' bullpen scattered three hits and ...

Good, Bad & Ugly: Nationals Split Strange Doubleheader With Astros — Bleacher Report - MLB 7/10/2009
"It's pathetic. I've never seen a team that is okay with losing...Some guys are mailing it in, and it's hard to watch." --Rob Dibble, July 10, 2009. THE RESULTS : Joel Hanrahan got his first win for the Nationals this season, despite the ...

Nats lose in Houston, 9-4 — Bleacher Report - MLB 7/10/2009
The Nationals are going to have to learn to not rely only on John Lannan for a victory every five or six days. While Lannan has been dynamite, especially in the last month, no one is invincible. The Nats found this out the hard ...

An Off Day For Zimmerman — Nationals Journal 7/10/2009
Up here in the press box at Minute Maid, I just got hold of the Nats' lineup for tonight's game. And one name is noticeably missing: Ryan Zimmerman. The Nats' third baseman almost never takes off days; not once this year, until today, has Zimmerman ...