Ben Goessling Archive
Welcome to MASN's live thread for today's Nationals split-squad games against the Cardinals and Marlins. I'm in Jupiter for the game against the Cardinals, and we've got bonus coverage! Kristen Hudak will have you covered in Viera - at least for the first few innings, until she's got to head ... Read More
Greetings from Jupiter, where (half of) the Nats take on the Cardinals today. It's the second of three times the Nationals play the Cardinals this week - the two teams meet again on Friday night. The Nationals also have a split-squad game against the Marlins in Viera. Ambitious multi-media organization ... Read More
The way the Nationals are playing this spring, there are bad losses and there are defeats that don't register as high on the scale of odiousness. Monday night's 5-2 defeat against the Atlanta Braves was of the latter variety. The Nationals did some things well, but couldn't handle Braves starter ... Read More
Welcome to MASN's live thread for tonight's Nationals-Braves spring training game, where we'll be posting updates and analysis throughout the night. If you want to participate, you can comment here or reply to me on Twitter (@masnBen). Nats vs. Braves 3/15 in-game thread ... Read More
First, the news: The Nationals cut five pitchers from camp today. They optioned Collin Balester and Atahualpa Severino to Triple-A Syracuse, optioned Ryan Mattheus and Aaron Thompson to Double-A Syracuse, optioned Juan Jaime to Single-A Potomac and released Ron Villone. They have 45 players remaining in their big-league camp. My ... Read More
The Nationals may have 20 days of games left on their spring schedule, but on Saturday, they officially began the second half of their camp. Less than three weeks remain before they finish the exhibition season, and they've spent more time readying themselves for the 2010 regular season than they ... Read More
With Sunday's loss, a 7-3 defeat to the Cardinals, the Nationals are now 0-10 this spring, and while players aren't concerned with the record, manager Jim Riggleman had some issues with the way the Nationals are playing. Those issues showed up again on Sunday, particularly with a bullpen that gave ... Read More
The Nationals' latest spring training loss, a 7-3 defeat against the St. Louis Cardinals, dropped them to 0-10 for the spring, a juncture given added significance because of its round number. But independent of that, this loss still felt a little different. Jim Riggleman, Adam Dunn and Ryan Zimmerman all ... Read More
Welcome to MASN's live thread for today's Nationals-Cardinals spring training game, where we'll be posting updates and analysis throughout the day -- apparently there's something big going on here today. If you want to participate, you can comment here or reply to me on Twitter (@masnBen). Nats vs. Cardinals 3/14 ... Read More
The Ian Desmond Utility Player Experiment is apparently going to be short-lived. The guy who will have the final say on Desmond's Opening Day destination is set on having him play shortstop this year. Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo said this morning that Desmond will be an everyday shortstop this ... Read More
Center fielder Nyjer Morgan, who was nothing short of a revelation in the six weeks he played for the Nationals before getting hurt last season, is struggling early this spring at the plate; he's hitting just .167 with a .211 on-base percentage in five games, and hasn't driven in a ... Read More
The Nationals' 8-7 loss to the Astros on Saturday afternoon, however exciting it may have been, was still a loss. Washington gave up six straight runs after taking a 5-1 lead, came back to tie it in the ninth and lost in the bottom of the inning, dropping to 0-9 ... Read More
Welcome to MASN's live thread for today's Nationals-Astros spring training game, where we'll be posting updates and analysis throughout the day -- apparently there's something big going on here today. If you want to participate, you can comment here or reply to me on Twitter (@masnBen). Nats vs. Astros 3/13 ... Read More
Stephen Strasburg will make his second start of the spring tomorrow afternoon, and is slated to throw three innings against the Cardinals, manager Jim Riggleman said. Whether that's Strasburg's last start in major-league camp this spring remains to be seen, but Riggleman said he expected Strasburg would pitch again on ... Read More
Right fielder Elijah Dukes was scratched from the Nationals' lineup today because of a left toe issue that cropped up after he got hit in the foot with a pitch on March 8. The injury isn't considered serious, but with the Nationals taking a wet field today at Osceola County ... Read More
The Nationals were rained out for the second straight day on Friday, and the biggest news from that is the effect it will have on their pitching matchups. Aside from a few minor alterations, things will stay mostly the same. Scott Olsen will start Saturday's game against the Astros, and ... Read More
Score another one for the Florida rain: The Nationals canceled their game with the Yankees on Friday morning, bowing to the weather long before players even had a chance to take the field. As was the case yesterday, fans can exchange their tickets for a ticket to another home game ... Read More
Rain has gotten the best of the Nationals and Astros here today - the game was called off at 12:22, and there won't be a makeup. The Nationals face the Yankees tomorrow in Viera at 1:05. That game will be on MASN and MASN HD, though the forecast isn't good ... Read More
Livan Hernandez, who threw a simulated game yesterday, will get his first action of the spring on Sunday, manager Jim Riggleman said this morning. The right-hander will follow Stephen Strasburg in the home game against the Cardinals. All this, of course, is based on an assumption that the weather doesn't ... Read More
As I posted on Twitter earlier this morning, the Nationals let eight players go this morning in their first round of cuts. They released starter Shawn Estes and reliever Eddie Guardado. In addition, they assigned the following players to minor-league camp: relievers Logan Kensing, Joel Peralta, Victor Garate and Ryan ... Read More
JUPITER, Fla. -- You knew the day after Strasburg Mania (or Strasburgeddon, or whatever cutesy D.C. snowstorm spin-off name you want to give it) was going to be a bit of a letdown. And what followed in the Nationals' 6-4 loss to the Cardinals on Wednesday was nothing special -- ... Read More
Welcome to MASN's live thread for today's Nationals-Cardinals spring training game, where we'll be posting updates and analysis throughout the day -- apparently there's something big going on here today. If you want to participate, you can comment here or reply to me on Twitter (@masnBen). Nats vs. Cardinals 3/10 ... Read More
A couple quick updates on the Nationals' quasi-battle for the starting shortstop job. I say quasi-battle because Cristian Guzman is still expected to be the guy, but his shoulder isn't quite up to full strength, and Ian Desmond is doing his best to make things interesting. Guzman went back to ... Read More
Add another setback to Nationals catcher Jesus Flores' increasingly lengthy injury history. Flores is headed to Birmingham, Ala., to spend 10-14 days with Dr. James Andrews' staff for evaluation and treatment of his surgically repaired shoulder, manager Jim Riggleman said. It all but guarantees Flores will start the season on ... Read More
VIERA, Fla. -- Wrapped in the 50,000-watt, 100-decibel, simulcast, flashbulb-fueled, candy-coated pomp that was Stephen Strasburg's Nationals debut, there was a baseball game played at Space Coast Stadium. And apart from Strasburg's two shutout innings, there again was little for Nationals fans to find encouraging. The Nationals lost 9-4 to ... Read More
We'll do the normal post-game wrapup in a little bit, but I wanted to weigh in with some thoughts on Stephen Strasburg's first game as a big-leaguer. It wasn't the best I've seen Strasburg look - his control was spotty at best, which had plenty to do with his nerves. ... Read More
Welcome to MASN's live thread for today's Nationals-Tigers spring training game, where we'll be posting updates and analysis throughout the day -- apparently there's something big going on here today. If you want to participate, you can comment here or reply to me on Twitter (@masnBen). Nats vs. Tigers 3/9 ... Read More
Everyone that's been around Stephen Strasburg has a story - about the first time they saw him pitch, about how the ball explodes, not just spins, off his long fingers, about how special and different he is. Steve McCatty's best ones are just about Strasburg trying to be normal. McCatty, ... Read More
VIERA, Fla. -- Another ugly loss for the Nationals today -- 11-2 to the Marlins at Space Coast Stadium. That makes seven in as many games, during which the Nationals have allowed 67 runs, 91 hits and 12 home runs. Manager Jim Riggleman has reserved any sweeping judgments, though, for ... Read More
Welcome to MASN's live thread for today's Nationals-Marlins spring training game, where we'll be posting updates and analysis throughout the day. If you want to participate, you can comment here or reply to me on Twitter (@masnnats) Nats vs. Marlins 3/8 in-game thread ... Read More
Manager Jim Riggleman said this morning that shortstop Cristian Guzman will likely be the team's No. 2 hitter, though he said there will be a few times where the Nationals switch the lineup. From a sabermetrics standpoint, Guzman is far from the ideal No. 2 hitter; his .306 on-base percentage ... Read More
The dozen or so Taiwanese media members present at Nationals camp this morning diligently ordered themselves just outside the third-base dugout, cameras ready to go. Several players had fun with it, mugging for the cameras as if the attention was for them. But when Chien-Ming Wang emerged from the home ... Read More
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- The Nationals lost 6-5 to the Mets this afternoon, dropping their spring record to 0-5. But aside from a once-in-a-decade fluke in the second inning, there wasn't all that much to find fault with today. Certainly not as much as in the first four games ... Read More
Welcome to MASN's live thread for today's Nationals-Mets spring training game, where we'll be posting updates and analysis throughout the day. If you want to participate, you can comment here or reply to me on Twitter (@masnnats). Nats vs. Mets 3/7 in-game thread ... Read More
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- Nationals shortstop Cristian Guzman said this morning his right shoulder, which was surgically repaired in the offseason, is still a little weak on some throws. But Guzman said he isn't feeling any pain, and will be ready to play shortstop for the Nationals on Monday. ... Read More
VIERA, Fla. -- The Nationals lost 14-6 to the Mets on Saturday, watching the 50th opposing baserunner cross home plate just 51 hours after they began their spring schedule. And yet, the level of concern in the clubhouse hasn't climbed anywhere near the levels of the team's ERA. A couple ... Read More
Welcome to MASN's live thread for today's Nationals-Mets spring training game, where we'll be posting updates and analysis throughout the day. If you want to participate, you can comment here or reply to me on Twitter (@masnnats). Nats vs. Mets 3/6 in-game thread ... Read More
As it lines up now, the Nationals' pitching schedule has John Lannan on an every-fifth-day path to be the team's Opening Day starter for the second year in a row. That schedule is a tacit admission that Lannan will be the guy, but manager Jim Riggleman said the Nationals could ... Read More
We're in Viera today, where the Nationals have a home opener of sorts against the Mets this afternoon. John Lannan will pitch two innings, followed by Shawn Estes, Aaron Thompson, Tyler Walker and Atahualpa Severino. Here is the lineup for today's game: Morgan - 8 Guzman - DH Zimmerman - ... Read More
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- Another rough day for the Nationals' pitchers, and not much of it can be blamed on wind today. Washington's pitchers gave up 11 runs on 17 hits in an 11-8 loss to the Braves at Champion Stadium on Friday. In three spring training games so ... Read More
Welcome to MASN's live thread for today's Nationals-Astros spring training game, where we'll be posting updates and analysis throughout the day. If you want to participate, you can comment here or reply to me on Twitter (@masnnats). Nats vs. Braves 3/5 in-game thread ... Read More
A pleasant Friday morning to all of you in NatsTown -- we're at Disney's Wide World of Sports today, where the Nationals take on the Atlanta Braves in the first full-squad game of their Grapefruit League schedule. The Nats' lineup today is relatively close to the real thing. Here it ... Read More
I'm not going to write any kind of formal game story for spring training games - those will probably roll around during the regular season - but in this space each day, I'll provide a few post-game thoughts and point out some things to watch for. So, in college, my ... Read More
Welcome to MASN's live thread for today's Nationals-Astros spring training game, where we'll be posting updates and analysis throughout the day. We'll also have periodic updates from the other half of the Nats' split-squad game against the Marlins. If you want to participate, you can comment here or reply to ... Read More
Here's a recap of MASN's Nationals live chat for March 3. As a reminder, we spent 45 minutes taking your questions on the Nationals, and then I transitioned into a discussion about what you'd like to see from Nationals coverage on this site. People submited their questions in the comments ... Read More
There is a similar sense of fleeting opportunity that marks the seasons Garrett Mock and J.D. Martin will both begin tomorrow, even if the path each Nationals pitcher took to this point couldn't be much different. Mock, a 26-year-old Texas native with dynamic stuff, has remained at the top of ... Read More
Only one more chance to write about live batting practice sessions and defensive drills as the most important on-field news of the day. Excuse me while I take a minute with my emotions. OK, we're good. It's almost time to start playing baseball, even if it's still baseball where lineups ... Read More
Just a quick reminder -- I'm going to be chatting live tomorrow night at 7:30 p.m. This one will be a little different than normal; I'll take Nats questions for 45 minutes, and then I'd like to change it up a little bit, ask some questions and take the next ... Read More
Justin Maxwell had three stints with the Nationals last year - one in April, when he went 3-for-8 with a couple of stolen bases but was sent down because the team didn't have room for him, one in May when he went hitless in eight games, and one in September, ... Read More
Not a whole lot to report from the Nationals' Tuesday workout, which ran a little shorter than usual because of high winds and a few showers in Viera. Here's what I've got for you, though: Stephen Strasburg threw, and for the first time, hitters swung. Thankfully, this will only qualify ... Read More
We're a week away from the Great Stephen Strasburg Debut now - I saw them putting in the laser light show this morning, and I think Michael Buffer has been booked to do the lineup introductions. And did you hear the game will be televised live? Anyway, I wouldn't get ... Read More
Last summer, when Jim Riggleman's tenure as interim manager of the Washington Nationals began with seven losses in nine games, John McLaren would call. He would call because the two veteran baseball men, disciples of some of the game's greatest minds and veterans of too many small towns and cramped ... Read More
Hey all, I promise I'm not shorting you on the coaching staff story. I'm sifting through material and will have that early this evening, but wanted to throw a few things out there first: First of all, I'm planning to hold a live chat over here on Wednesday evening - ... Read More
Just got confirmation a few minutes ago that MASN will indeed carry Stephen Strasburg's debut on March 9 against the Tigers. The game will be shown live on MASN and MASN HD at 1:00, and will be replayed at 7:00, also on MASN and MASN HD. A few of you ... Read More
VIERA, Fla. -- This won't be the last post of the day -- check back later for a longer piece on the Nationals' new coaching staff -- but I'm in need of lunch. So some scraps for you, then some food for me. Here you go: --Garrett Mock looked impressive ... Read More
VIERA, Fla. -- Drew Storen, like most closers, was a starter first -- all the way through high school and a little bit in college. So it's no surprise he learned to pitch with a windup. What is surprising is that he's retained it all the way through his college ... Read More
Lots of intrigue about Elijah Dukes -- what kind of shape he's in, how he's looking thus far -- and rightfully so. Of all the players in the Nationals' lineup, Dukes is perhaps the only one with the ability to transform into something several levels better than it is now. ... Read More
VIERA, Fla. -- Left fielder Josh Willingham, whose wife Ginger gave birth to the couple's second child last Tuesday, still hasn't arrived at Nationals camp because of a "personal matter," manager Jim Riggleman said Sunday. "It will be explained more clearly after he gets here, but Josh is doing good ... Read More
VIERA, Fla. -- John Lannan and Jason Marquis, or Jason Marquis and John Lannan, are the Nationals' top two starters. That much is clear. Has been all spring. But when the Nationals open their season on April 5 against the two-time National League champion Phillies, with a sellout crowd and ... Read More
For four years, Rafael Martin played baseball with no career path, no development schedule, no visible future beyond the casual association he still kept with the game. Martin graduated high school in Riverside, Calif., and went to work for Slater Construction for four years, building concrete structures for storm drainage. ... Read More
Pretty crummy weather here in Viera today -- it rained much of the day, and temperatures have only been in the 40s -- but the Nationals were still able to get some work in this morning. Stephen Strasburg threw live batting practice for the first time this spring, though nobody ... Read More
Catcher Jesus Flores, who is still rehabbing from shoulder surgery, won't be available when the Nationals start their spring training slate next week, manager Jim Riggleman said. Flores, coming back from a torn labrum, is able to play catch from 90 feet, but the Nationals are having a coach throw ... Read More
While the possibility of Ian Desmond making the Nationals' major-league roster as a utility player isn't out of the question, it appears more likely at this point he will play every day at shortstop, either in the majors or at Class AAA Syracuse. Manager Jim Riggleman wouldn't rule out the ... Read More
The Nationals' spring training complex was a whirlwind of activity today, with Livan Hernandez arriving, a handful of pitchers throwing live batting practice and the team running its first drills. Here are a few snippets from the day: --Plenty of you have asked about how Riggleman will run his camp ... Read More
The contingencies that could make the Nationals' rotation as strong and deep as it could possibly be this season - Chien-Ming Wang being full-go in May, Scott Olsen regaining his velocity and form after shoulder surgery, Ross Detwiler coming back strong from hip surgery - are things Mike Rizzo cannot ... Read More
Before their first full-squad workout of 2010, the Nationals held a 45-minute team meeting in which team president Stan Kasten, general manager Mike Rizzo and manager Jim Riggleman all addressed the players. There was plenty of basic stuff to be covered - team logistics, clubhouse rules, etc. - but the ... Read More
He had a few problems with his slider in the howling wind, sure, but those are mere quibbles with what was another strong day for Stephen Strasburg at Nationals camp on Thursday. Throwing to catcher Wil Nieves, Strasburg had his third bullpen session of the spring, which lasted 12 minutes ... Read More
It might not be the big international signing some are waiting for from the Nationals, but the club's latest addition could turn out to be a key piece for the bullpen down the road. The team has purchased the contract of 25-year-old reliever Rafael Martin, who pitched for Saltillo in ... Read More
Almost all of the money Adam Dunn has made in his career - and there's been a lot of it - has come because of his ability to, every 13.98 at-bats or so, test the alertness of fans in the right-field upper deck with a towering blast off his maple ... Read More
It's often said that putting together a roster in spring training is like solving a puzzle. If that's the case, the Nationals' group of pitchers is a Sudoku puzzle - it appears to have multiple solutions at the start, but as numbers are put in place, it becomes clear there's ... Read More
You know, I never complain about the weather in spring training for two reasons: 1) It's almost always better than what's going on in D.C. on a given day, and 2) Because I'm from Minnesota, people in the Mid-Atlantic give me no leeway to complain about weather whatsoever. But it's ... Read More
Just a couple things I gathered today that I'll post before I go to bed. You kids keep it down. Jesus Flores is starting to throw from 90 feet, and said his shoulder feels a little better every day. He still hasn't been told when he can throw from a ... Read More
As Steve McCatty stands in the Space Coast Stadium hallway, turkey sandwich on standby, his instincts have him hunting. His eyes dart back and forth, and he's ready at a moment's notice to interrupt a thought - or merge the construction of a sentence - with a dig at whichever ... Read More
The Nationals have signed Livan Hernandez to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training, according to a team source. It gives them the additional veteran pitcher they've been seeking all spring, and brings Hernandez - the team's Opening Day starter in 2005 and 2006 - back to ... Read More
I've confirmed Stephen Strasburg will make his Nationals debut March 9 at Space Coast Stadium against the Tigers. If you're interested in going to that game, I suggest you get your tickets soon. He'll only pitch a couple of innings, but it will be as momentous an occasion as you ... Read More
The Nationals are still talking to a number of veteran pitchers, Livan Hernandez among them, but don't feel like they absolutely have to have one before Opening Day, according to a team source. They'd like to get one more veteran and feel comfortable bumping some of their young guys back ... Read More
Hello again from Space Coast Stadium, where the weather is doing its best Brett Favre routine. Is it going to rain? Is the sun going to come out? Is it going to be cloudy, but without rain? I can't tell. But I know this: Nowhere is the rain having more ... Read More
Thanks to everybody who came out for the chat at Washington Nationals Fan Forum last night. I hope everyone had a great time. I know I did. I wanted to set up a thread for those of you who arrived a little late to the chat, or who didn't get ... Read More
Hey all, Just a quick note... I'm chatting live at Washington Nationals Fan Forum right now, so head on over there to ask about whatever spring training stuff is on your mind, as well as what kinds of things we've got in store for coverage here at MASN this year. ... Read More
Not a great deal of news here today -- the Nationals worked out this morning with pitchers, catchers and early-reporting position players -- but there are plenty of things we can discuss. And because my liberation from the confines of print media is relatively recent, I'm still running around like ... Read More
For most, if not all, of his career, Nyjer Morgan's first instinct has been to slide headfirst into bases. It's been part bravado - favored over a feet-first slide on the basis that it allows the former hockey player to get his uniform dirty quicker - and part habit. But ... Read More
I've got a grab bag of updates about various starting pitchers this afternoon, so I'll post them all here, under that attempt at a clever headline: John Lannan has changed agents, going from The Show and Andrew Mongelluzzi to Creative Artists Agency and Brodie Van Wagenen. Lannan, who is arbitration-eligible ... Read More
A happy Monday morning to you - and if such a thing exists, it certainly does in Viera. Anyway, Jim Riggleman just finished meeting with the media a few minutes ago. Here are the highlights of what he had to say, broken down in handy bullet-point form: It appears the ... Read More
Fresh off an appearance on Baseball Tonight, Stephen Strasburg continued a media slate wholly incongruous with a 37-pitch bullpen session, meeting a while ago with about a dozen reporters across various media in the Nationals' dugout. Strasburg said all the right things: he refrained from putting expectations on his season, ... Read More
The first bullpen session Stephen Strasburg threw in major-league spring training was as much of a media event as it was a rudimentary early-season exercise. More than 100 fans strained to get a look at the right-hander, who threw 37 pitches in the middle of five hurlers on the Nats' ... Read More
Good morning from Viera, where the sun is shining and one of the most anticipated bullpen sessions in Grapefruit League history is less than two hours away. Stephen Strasburg will step on the mound this morning to throw a bullpen session, but if the event itself is mundane enough, the ... Read More
Mike Rizzo met with the media at Space Coast Stadium a little earlier today, and if it wasn't an official State of the Team address, it certainly covered enough ground to function as one. Here is a transcript of what he had to say: On the general outlook of the ... Read More
Greetings (for the first time) from Space Coast Stadium, where I've finally arrived at Nationals spring training. No interesting travel stories, other than an Avis line that lasted about half as long as my flight, so we'll get right to it: Ross Detwiler is in camp, hopping around on crutches ... Read More
First time blogging while waiting for makeup... Anyway, a quick bit of news: The Nationals won their arbitration hearing with reliever Sean Burnett, two days after winning a hearing with fellow reliever Brian Bruney. Burnett, who asked for $925,000, will get $775,000. Washington traded for the left-hander last June, and ... Read More
Hello from BWI International Airport, where I'm killing time on the set of MASN's commercial shoot for spring training. It promises to be a fun day, and for those of you keenly interested in mocking my performance, that opportunity should be available to you soon. As I've said, I'll be ... Read More
Apologies for not posting this earlier -- I've been tied up with some other MASN stuff today that kept me away from the computer for quite a while -- but I just wanted to get a quick post up to analyze what today's news about Ross Detwiler means. Detwiler, as ... Read More
Thanks to everybody who submitted music suggestions yesterday -- you can still chime in here. I'll probably dive into some of the stuff you suggested later this afternoon. It's so nice to have a large batch of suggestions to check out -- seems like you can always get that from ... Read More
UPDATED AT 4:45 P.M.: The Nationals agreed to a minor-league contract with reliever Ron Villone, who was 5-6 with a 4.25 ERA in 63 appearances for them last year, on Wednesday. The 40-year-old will get an invite to major-league spring training, and it wouldn't surprise me if he makes the ... Read More
Since the Nationals walled off a spot for Jesus Flores on their 2007 roster, there has been little question they saw in him a 10-year answer at the catching position. When free agent pickup Paul Lo Duca started slow, then got hurt in 2008, they gave Flores the starting spot, ... Read More
The Nationals, thought for the better part of a week to be the favorites to land free agent pitcher Chien-Ming Wang, got their man. They have agreed to a contract with the former Yankees right-hander, according to a team source, and will announce the move in a Friday press conference ... Read More
There are many metrics by which to measure how much the Nationals' bullpen has changed since this time last year, when former GM Jim Bowden entered spring training with a devil-may-care attitude toward the untested group of relievers he'd assembled. But the most telling one might be this: Four relievers ... Read More
Seeking a veteran option who could make the team as a fourth outfielder, the Nationals added to their growing supply of spring training invitees on Monday, signing former A's outfielder Willy Taveras to a minor league deal, according to a team source. The A's released Taveras last week shortly after ... Read More
With the Nationals' pitchers and catchers reporting to Viera, Fla., on Friday, we've got five days (counting today) to preview, analyze and dissect what might happen before it gives way to what is happening. So with that in mind, I've decided to spend a little time each day highlighting one ... Read More
In less than a week, I'll be in Viera, Florida, covering Nationals spring training for the third time. But this one is going to be a little different than the last two. As most of you know, I spent the last two seasons covering the team for the Washington Times, ... Read More
With the snowstorms that battered Washington for the better part of a week finally out of the way, the Nationals were finally able to give second baseman Adam Kennedy a physical on Friday and announce perhaps the worst-kept secret of their offseason: that they've signed Kennedy to a one-year deal ... Read More
