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AL & NL News From Spring Training - 2/23
Published 2/23/2008 by Ian at SOX & Dawgs
Red Sox reliever Javier Lopez plans to get more lefties out this season. Robb Quinlan hopes to have a bounce back season for the Angels. Astros OF Hunter Pence is recovering nicely from his freak accident this week. Jerry Blevins is throwing his weight around at A’s camp. The Blue Jays are easing A.J. Burnett back into action. Mike Hampton is holding up so far in Braves camp. Brewers reliever David Riske converted to pitching in college after being a shortstop. Cardinals OF Rick Ankiel isn’t used to the normalcy. Ryan Dempster will start the Cubs Cactus League ...

Bad Blood Brewing Between Bowden & Brodie?
Published 2/23/2008 by ck at The Nationals Enquirer
"We're not going set all new markets with him. We're not going to change the pay scale of Major League Baseball for one player. But there are so many signings that are all in the same range, and our organization is prepared to do that. And we have communicated that to Brodie. At this point, we're not close." (Jim Bowden, via Nationals Journal, ...

The Kids Call Him Zim!!! The Nationals Call Him Tulowitzki...How Does Ryan Zimmerman See Himself?
Published 2/25/2008 by e chigliak <info@federalbaseball.com> at Federal Baseball: Front Page Posts
How much is Ryan Zimmerman worth? Twenty-three years old. A .282 AVG in three total, but essentially two full seasons in the Majors with the Washington Nationals. 100 doubles, 8 triples, 44 HR's and 207 RBI's. Is Zimmerman worth Troy Tulowitzki money? Or David Wright money? Are Zimmerman's .266 AVG last season and the surgery on his wrist in the offseason reasons for concern? These are the questions that Ryan Zimmerman's representation and the Nationals' Brass have been discussing through the papers all weekend, with everyone weighing in, quoting, the participants, interpreting and speculating on what was said and wondering what Ryan Zimmerman is worth and what he'll actually end up getting? MLB.com's ...

Young Talent
Published 3/7/2008 by Kristen at We've Got Heart
There’s a wealth of it in the big leagues now — young guys rising before their time, emerging as the stars of tomorrow, today.  Despite their stellar performances in their early 20s, they still have to wait through the MLB process before their hard work starts to pay off financially.  We have a handful of young stars here in DC, but noone doubts that Ryan Zimmerman’s future is bright.  The 23 year old enters his third season this year.  The Nationals first ever first-round draft pick, Zimmerman’s journey to the big leagues was quick.  He spent only a short summer in Harrisburg.  He earned runner-up status in the Rookie of the Year voting in ...