Right-hander Stephen Strasburg will not need surgery on his left knee, according to a baseball source. Strasburg was scratched from Saturday's start in the Arizona Fall League championship game because of the twisted left knee.
The Nationals have retained hitting coach Rick Eckstein, pitching coach Steve McCatty and third-base coach Pat Listach. The club also named John McLaren the bench coach, Jim Lett as bullpen coach and Dan Radison the first-base coach.
Tim Foli is expected to be a quality control coach with the Nationals, according to manager Jim Riggleman. Foli, who is considered one of the best teachers in the organization, will also help develop players in the Minor Leagues.
Nationals right-hander Stephen Strasburg has been scratched from Saturday's start in the Arizona Fall League Championship Game because of a twisted left knee, suffered during a Phoenix Desert Dogs workout Thursday afternoon.
With free agency starting at 12:01 a.m. ET on Friday, the Nationals are expected to be players. Look for them to spend most of their money on pitching.
The Nationals selected the contracts of pitchers Juan Jaime, Atahualpa Severino and Aaron Thompson on Thursday.
The Nationals named Davey Johnson as the senior advisor to the general manager Mike Rizzo on Wednesday afternoon.
The Nationals will soon announce that John McLaren will be Jim Riggleman's bench coach, among other coaching decisions, according to a baseball source.
The Nationals are one of several teams who have expressed interest in free agent right-hander John Lackey, according to a baseball source.
The launching of the Virtual Catalog at the MLB.com Shop signals the official start to another season of holiday shopping.
Led by a four-RBI performance by Nationals prospect Danny Espinosa, the Phoenix Desert Dogs scored 11 unanswered runs and cruised past the Mesa Solar Sox, 11-1, to clinch the AFL East on Monday.
The Nationals hired Bryan Minniti as the assistant general manager and Jay Sartori as the director of baseball operations on Monday afternoon.
Was Jim Riggleman the right choice to be the Nats' permanent manager? Will Ian Desmond and Cristian be the club's double-play combo in 2010? Beat reporter Bill Ladson fields these and other questions in his latest Inbox.
Former Major League outfielder Marquis Grissom will not be back as the Nationals' first-base coach, MLB.com learned on Saturday.
Making his first Arizona Fall League start in 12 days on Saturday, Stephen Strasburg hurled one-hit shutout ball through 3 2/3 innings to earn his league-high fourth win.
Looking to improve from this past season, the Nationals have expressed interest in reliever Mike Gonzalez and infielder/outfielder Mark DeRosa, according to two baseball sources. Both players are free agents.
On Thursday afternoon, the Nationals named Jim Riggleman their permanent manager. The news comes five months after Riggleman was named the interim skipper, replacing Manny Acta.
Call Nationals third baseman Ryan Zimmerman a two-time award winner. On Wednesday, he won his first Gold Glove Award. On Thursday, Zimmerman won the 2009 National League Silver Slugger Award.
Jim Riggleman has the support of his players as he begins his tenure as the Nationals' permanent manager.
Now that he is the manager of the Nationals, Jim Riggleman has come to the conclusion that shortstop Cristian Guzman is now second baseman for the team.
Despite having what he called "a great interview" with general manager Mike Rizzo, Bobby Valentine was surprised when the Nationals chose Jim Riggleman, removing the interim tag from his manager's title on Thursday.
The Nationals have decided to name Jim Riggleman the permanent manager, according to a baseball source. The news comes five months after he was named the interim skipper, replacing Manny Acta.
Third baseman Ryan Zimmerman made history on Wednesday, becoming the first Nationals player to win a National League Gold Glove Award.
Bobby Valentine has emerged as a top candidate to manage the Washington Nationals, Mike Rizzo, the team's general manager, told MLB.com on Tuesday.
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