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Baseball America No. 9 Nats prospect: Austin Voth

Baseball America No. 9 Nats prospect: Austin Voth
Another pitcher who really had a very strong and very consistent 2015 season was right-handed starter Austin Voth. Baseball America's scouting department was also impressed with the University of Washington product's advancing skills. He is the No. 9 Nationals prospect on Baseball America's top 10. No. 9 RHP Austin Voth: The 23-year-old from Redmond, Wash., went 6-7 in 27 starts (28 games) in 2015, all with Double-A Harrisburg. Voth recorded 148 strikeouts in 157 1/3 innings, surrendering...
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Stephen Strasburg avoids arbitration, agrees to one-year deal

Stephen Strasburg avoids arbitration, agrees to one-year deal
The Nationals have agreed to terms with right-hander Stephen Strasburg on a one-year deal worth a reported $10.4 million, avoiding arbitration, according to multiple reports. Strasburg went 11-7 in 2015 with a 3.46 ERA, his best winning percentage since 2012, when he went 15-6. He battled injuries and started 23 games, coming on strong to end the season. MLBTradeRumors.com had predicted Strasburg would receive $10.5 million through arbitration. In the second half of the season, Strasburg went...
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Baseball America No. 10 Nats prospect: Anderson Franco

Baseball America No. 10 Nats prospect: Anderson Franco
As spring training draws ever closer, it's time to count down the top 10 Nationals prospects for 2016, as calculated by Baseball America. The top 10 this year consists of a good mix of Latin and American players, pitchers and position players - as you would expect - but also a couple of surprising teenagers. A pair of the names on the list have already played games with the Nationals at the major league level. You can probably guess those quickly. But we begin with a talented teenage infield...
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Wirkin Estevez looking to return to form after two Tommy John surgeries

Wirkin Estevez looking to return to form after two Tommy John surgeries
The instructional league roster consists of the top prospects in the Nationals organization. Upon further examination, it is impressive to notice that there are more Latin players, specifically those from the Dominican Republic, than ever before on the list. In the system, you could put together a whole team of Dominican Republic all-stars with the Nationals. "No doubt about it," Nationals pitching coordinator Paul Menhart said. "That's how good of a job that (vice president of...
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Nats prospect watch: Chris Bostick

Nats prospect watch: Chris Bostick
Last December, second baseman Chris Bostick arrived alongside right-hander Abel De Los Santos from the Texas Rangers for left-hander Ross Detwiler. It ended a whirlwind few years for the highly-thought-of infielder in which he has played for three teams since 2013. "It's got to be a little bit tough for him because he has been with three organizations in three years," said Nationals hitting coordinator Troy Gingrich. "He's never really had a chance to settle down. I think at each...
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Instructional league work paying dividends now in cold January days

Instructional league work paying dividends now in cold January days
The progress the young pitchers in the Nationals system make during this offseason began with October and early November instructional league workouts and games. The fruits of that labor are not seen by fans right now. The work these players are doing right now is fortified by what they learned at instructional league this year. Thirty pitchers descended on the Nationals' Florida training facility at the end of the 2015 campaign and were given specific offseason regimens and points of emphasis...
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Matt Grace must be able to get both left- and right-handed hitters out

Matt Grace must be able to get both left- and right-handed hitters out
Left-hander Matt Grace enjoyed a pair of stints with the Nationals in 2015. He was up with the big club and appeared in games first in April and May, then again in September and October. Grace went 2-1 with a 4.24 ERA in 26 appearances. He allowed earned runs in only four of those games. Grace said at Winterfest he understood the reason why he had to be sent down the first time and appreciated the huge opportunity to pitch in the majors, an opportunity not given to every prospect. "As you make...
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Lucas Giolito focuses on improving athleticism in 2016

Lucas Giolito focuses on improving athleticism in 2016
One big question regarding top Nationals prospect Lucas Giolito is when the first-round draft selection from 2012 will make his debut with the major league club. The 21-year-old right-hander has continued to make very good progress and movement in the minor league system. Giolito pitched for high Single-A Potomac and Double-A Harrisburg in 2015. He combined to go 7-7 with a 3.15 ERA over 19 starts (21 games). He twirled 117 innings and struck out 131 batters. The focus at instructional league...
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Catcher Jakson Reetz learns to strengthen swing following left wrist injury

Catcher Jakson Reetz learns to strengthen swing following left wrist injury
Catcher Jakson Reetz hurt his left wrist during the season, so when he arrived at instructional league in October, the staff had him work on his swing in a unique way. Reetz was able to play 36 games for short-season Single-A Auburn before being shut down. His last game of the season was Aug. 13. But Reetz, the third-round selection from 2014, was still invited to instructional league in Viera, Fla. Nationals hitting coordinator Troy Gingrich and the club's coaching staff worked with Reetz at...
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Nationals have pitchers that could move quickly in 2016

Nationals have pitchers that could move quickly in 2016
The entire roster of pitchers invited to instructional league are the top prospects in the Nationals organization. The list includes the big names fans are accustomed to: Lucas Giolito, Erick Fedde, Reynaldo Lopez and others. But if we dig a little deeper and go to the Nationals to ask them who are the possible quick movers, guys that raised eyebrows during the season and the work they did in instructs, the list contains names that many fans may not be as familiar with. This list of prospects...
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Murphy acquisition another signal Nationals seek quick start and big-game experience

Murphy acquisition another signal Nationals seek quick start and big-game experience
The Nationals have been searching for an everyday second baseman since the 2015 campaign came to a close. With the departure of shortstop Ian Desmond and Yunel Escobar moving on, Anthony Rendon was set at third base. So it became obvious that the Nationals needed to find a solid, veteran presence at second. They were not going to go into the season with the untested - but gigantic upside of - Trea Turner at that spot. Danny Espinosa looks like the choice at shortstop, and Turner will certainly...
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Gonzalez focusing on nutrition and flexibility, seeking "monster year"

Gonzalez focusing on nutrition and flexibility, seeking "monster year"
For Nationals left-hander Gio Gonzalez, the quest for next season is to return to the way he was pitching in 2012, when he earned a career-high 21 wins. The last three seasons, he has not been able to win more than 11 times a year. Gonzalez said at Winterfest that his personal goal this season is to get back to dominating like he did when the Nationals brought home their first division title. Last year, he went 11-8 with a 3.79 ERA in 31 starts - not bad numbers, of course. But he had a few...
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Treinen fishing for consistency as he prepares for next season

Treinen fishing for consistency as he prepares for next season
Right-hander Blake Treinen went from pitching in 15 games in 2014 to a career-high 60 games in 2015. But he was used in more specialty situations last season, as his innings total only went from 50 2/3 innings to 67 2/3 innings. It was the epitome of an up-and-down season for Treinen. In March and April, his ERA was 4.22. In May, he had a 3.00 ERA, allowing only five runs in 15 innings. In June, he reached a 4.38 ERA in 12-plus innings. In July, he allowed four earned runs in just three innings...
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den Dekker hopes for expanded role with Nats in 2016

den Dekker hopes for expanded role with Nats in 2016
Outfielder Matt den Dekker ended the 2015 season on a hot streak at the plate. In the last 26 games (eight starts) he played in September and October, den Dekker hit .298 with five doubles, three homers and seven RBIs. He ended up playing a career high 55 games in 2015, and hit .253 for the season with a career-high OPS of .800. "Personally, for me, I felt good about the end of the season," den Dekker said at Winterfest. "I finished strong, got comfortable in my role I was in, so just...
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Tyler Moore working on defense, mental side of game

Tyler Moore working on defense, mental side of game
Tyler Moore signed a one-year deal worth $900,000 to stay with the Nationals through 2016. Meeting with the media at Winterfest this weekend, he was pleased to be back with the team and is eager to contribute. "Feels good to be back," Moore said. "Didn't know if I was going to be with all the changes and stuff. Obviously, it feels great to be back. Didn't know if I was going to be. Just ready to get going and spring will be here before you know it." Before the season starts, the...
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Gott, Perez and Kelley eager to pitch in alongside highly regarded Nationals staff

Gott, Perez and Kelley eager to pitch in alongside highly regarded Nationals staff
The Nationals' three newest pitching acquisitions met with the media Sunday at Winterfest. Right-handed reliever Trevor Gott, 23, arrives from the Los Angeles Angels. Gott pitched in 48 games last season for the Angels with a 4-2 record and 3.02 ERA. Gott was thrilled to get the call that he was heading east, closer to his native Lexington, Kentucky. "I was excited. I think it'll be a good opportunity for me," Gott said. "Obviously, the Angels did a lot for my career and gave me the...
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With rotation spot available, Cole adding weight and strength for long run

With rotation spot available, Cole adding weight and strength for long run
The major league debut for right-hander A.J. Cole did not go as well as he might have envisioned. That night at Turner Field certainly did not demonstrate the capabilities the laser-throwing prospect had shown at the minor league level. In his April 28 debut at Atlanta, Cole registered two innings and allowed nine runs, four them earned on nine hits, with one walk, one strikeout on 55 pitches. "The way I look at it is it's good to get up there and get the feel for it. I went down and had a...
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Nats prospect watch: Jose Marmolejos-Diaz

Nats prospect watch: Jose Marmolejos-Diaz
More news on the Nationals' minor league Player of the Year, 22-year-old first baseman Jose Marmolejos-Diaz, and what he has been working on since the season concluded. Two months ago. I spoke to low Single-A Hagerstown manager Patrick Anderson on what he saw from the top prospect. The lefty-hitting Marmolejos-Diaz raked .363 in 124 games with 39 doubles, five triples and 11 homers. The Dominican product rolled up 87 RBIs and earned 35 walks. Nationals minor league hitting coordinator Troy...
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Nats prospect watch: Mariano Rivera

Nats prospect watch: Mariano Rivera
No draft prospect this past summer had bigger name recognition than did 22-year-old Mariano Rivera, the Iona College product whose namesake father was one of the top relievers in the history of the game. Rivera is not as big as his famous dad, at 5-foot-11 and 195 lbs. The elder Rivera is 6-foot-2 and 195 lbs., and earned 82 wins, posted 652 saves and recorded a 2.21 ERA in 19 big league seasons for the Yankees. He made 13 All-Star appearances and won was named the most valuable player in a...
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Nats prospect watch: Raudy Read

Nats prospect watch: Raudy Read
Catcher Raudy Read continued his work from the 2015 season and has focused on his hitting during instructs last month, most recently at the Dominican Academy. Nationals hitting coordinator Troy Gingrich said they are looking for the 22-year-old Read to allow himself to hit the ball opposite field if that is where he is pitched. "Basically from July all the way to instructs and I just saw him down in the Dominican Republic (a few weeks ago) at the Academy," Gingrich said. "He's learning that...
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