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Things looking good for Carroll, Nady

Things looking good for Carroll, Nady
VIERA, Fla. - Here's what Davey Johnson had to say about his bench players following today's win over the Braves: "It's no secret I like the way (Brett) Carroll fits. He's a little better fit for what we're trying to do. (Xavier) Nady is a nice fit, too. (Mark) DeRosa's a nice fit." It might not be official that Carroll and Nady will make the Nats' 25-man roster, but it's pretty darn close to official. Carroll helped get that much closer to locking up a roster spot by going 1-for-2...
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LaRoche feels ready for opening day, DeRosa unconcerned about calf injury

LaRoche feels ready for opening day, DeRosa unconcerned about calf injury
VIERA, Fla. - The day that one Nationals first baseman returned to the lineup after a two-week injury absence, another Nationals first baseman was scratched from the lineup because of injury. That's the way things have gone in Viera lately. Luckily for the Nats, the injury news today was mostly positive, as Adam LaRoche made it through today's game - his first since March 15 - feeling good. LaRoche went 1-for-2 against the Braves today, grounding out to second in the second inning, ripping...
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Nats sign Zach Duke to minor league deal, option Perry, release Michaels

Nats sign Zach Duke to minor league deal, option Perry, release Michaels
VIERA, Fla. - The Nationals beat the Braves 6-3 today, but the game notes will have to get pushed aside for a few minutes with news of a few roster moves. The Nats have signed left-handed pitcher Zach Duke to a minor league contract. Duke was released by the Astros earlier this week. Duke, 28, has a career record of 48-74 with an ERA of 4.56. He spent last year with the Diamondbacks, going 3-4 with a 4.93 ERA. The lefty will likely be added to the rotation at Triple-A Syracuse. "Our depth...
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A big base knock for Carroll (Nationals win 6-3)

A big base knock for Carroll (Nationals win 6-3)
VIERA, Fla. - A six-run sixth inning has given the Nationals a 6-1 lead over the Braves and has Edwin Jackson in line for his second win of spring. Ah, the old meaningless Grapefruit League statistics. The numbers are almost always insignificant in spring, but every now and then, they prove to be important. Such was the case in that sixth inning, when Brett Carroll - a guy who is trying to win one of the Nats final roster spots - cleared the bases with a triple to right-center and then came...
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Jackson locked in through five innings

Jackson locked in through five innings
VIERA, Fla. - The Nationals' M.A.S.H. unit currently trails the Braves 1-0 here entering in the sixth inning Edwin Jackson has been fantastic so far, allowing just two hits and a walk, retiring 10 hitters in a row at one point. Braves center fielder Jason Heyward rudely snapped that streak leading off the fifth inning, however, demolishing a pitch over the batter's eye in center field, a wall which is about 400 feet from home plate and must be at least 30 feet high. That ball was...
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DeRosa scratched from Nats' lineup

DeRosa scratched from Nats' lineup
VIERA, Fla. - Just what the Nationals needed - another corner infielder/corner outfielder going down injured. Mark DeRosa, who was scheduled to start in left field today, has been scratched from the Nats' lineup. The Nationals did not give a reason for DeRosa being scratched, but we do know the veteran has been battling calf cramps recently, and didn't make yesterday's trip to Port St. Lucie after manager Davey Johnson gave him the day off. Xavier Nady will move from right field to left...
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Some rotation shuffling and notes on DL-bound Nats

Some rotation shuffling and notes on DL-bound Nats
VIERA, Fla. - Manager Davey Johnson has made some tweaks to his starting rotation for the next few days. Ross Detwiler has been moved up and will start tomorrow's game against the Marlins, while Stephen Strasburg will be bumped back a day, and will now start Saturday's game against the Cardinals. This means John Lannan's turn in the rotation will be skipped, but Johnson says he plans to piggyback Lannan with Strasburg on Saturday, with both guys getting 60-70 pitches. It will be...
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Nats reassign Michaels, Blanco, option Severino (updated)

Nats reassign Michaels, Blanco, option Severino (updated)
VIERA, Fla. - The Nationals made three cuts this morning, reassigning outfielder Jason Michaels and infielder Andres Blanco to minor league camp and optioning left-handed pitcher Atahualpa Severino to Triple-A Syracuse. Michaels and Blanco both have opt-outs in their contracts, meaning that they can decline the demotion to Triple-A and can look around for a big league job elsewhere. The cuts leave the Nats with 34 players on their major league roster. "Jason was the hardest," manager Davey...
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Nats lineup for today's home split-squad game

Nats lineup for today's home split-squad game
VIERA, Fla. - Well, today's the day. Adam LaRoche finally returns to the Nationals lineup for the home half of today's split-squad games. LaRoche will join the rest of the Nats' veterans in taking on the Braves after missing the last couple weeks with a bone bruise in his left foot. LaRoche will play first base today and will hit sixth. Xavier Nady is in the lineup again today, this time playing right field. Mark DeRosa will play left today, with Jayson Werth sliding over to center....
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Final notes and quotes after the Nats' 3-2 win

Final notes and quotes after the Nats' 3-2 win
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. - Henry Rodriguez is making opposing hitters look silly this spring. The hard-throwing righty was absolutely filthy during his 1-2-3 ninth inning against the Mets this afternoon, giving him his second save of spring training and keeping his scoreless Grapefruit League campaign alive. How ridiculous was Rodriguez's stuff today? He caused a couple Nationals players watching his performance on a clubhouse TV to give a quiet chuckle when he hit triple digits on the stadium...
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Nats taking a good look at Nady

Nats taking a good look at Nady
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. - Not only is Xavier Nady not going anywhere for the next couple days, but it shouldn't surprise anyone if the guy who was without an organization 11 days ago is introduced with the Nationals come opening day at Wrigley Field. After Nady went 1-for-3 today in his first major league spring training game with the Nationals, manager Davey Johnson said he will keep the veteran outfielder/first baseman with the big league club for the time being, and will write him into the...
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Give Zimmermann "best outing of spring" honors

Give Zimmermann "best outing of spring" honors
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. - If they handed out superlatives at the end of Nationals spring training like they do at the end of, say, high school, "Best Start" would without question go to Jordan Zimmermann. The righty threw six scoreless innings against the Mets in today's 3-2 win, allowing just two hits with no walks and striking out two. He faced only one hitter over the minimum, kept the ball on the ground, getting nine groundball outs to just four flyouts, and very rarely allowed anything to...
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Quick positive updates on Morse, LaRoche

Quick positive updates on Morse, LaRoche
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. - Before I pass along notes and quotes on Jordan Zimmermann's outing and Ian Desmond's 4-for-4 day, here are some postgame updates on Michael Morse and Adam LaRoche. How many injury entries can I write on those two guys over a month-long span? I'm not sure. I'm trying to set an unbreakable record. I told you earlier today that Morse was scheduled to throw from 60-90 feet today and then have a sonogram on his strained (or torn, depending on which terminology you...
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Zimmermann overpowers Mets, Werth goes yard (Nationals win 3-2)

Zimmermann overpowers Mets, Werth goes yard (Nationals win 3-2)
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. - Apparently Jerry Seinfeld is here at Digital Domain Park today, watching his Mets take on the Nationals. Think the bosses at MASN will care if I just wander the stands for the rest of the afternoon hoping to bump into Seinfeld? Keep my plan on the down-low, please. Jordan Zimmermann has just walked off the mound after dominating the Mets, allowing just two hits over six scoreless frames. The righty didn't walk anyone, faced only one over the minimum and struck out two...
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Johnson on starting Nady at first: "Why not look at him?"

Johnson on starting Nady at first: "Why not look at him?"
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. - So why is Davey Johnson starting Xavier Nady - a guy who was out of a job a week and a half ago and is signed to a straight minor league contract -at first base today? Reason No. 1: With Adam LaRoche (left foot), Mark DeRosa (calf cramps) and Michael Morse (lat) injured, he needs to fill the corner infield and outfield spots somehow. "He plays outfield and first base," Johnson said of Nady. "Last I checked, I had some guys on injured reserve there." Injured...
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Storen DL-bound, Morse likely headed that way, as well

Storen DL-bound, Morse likely headed that way, as well
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. - This doesn't come as much surprise, given where Drew Storen is in his rehab from elbow inflammation, but manager Davey Johnson said in today's pregame session with reporters that Storen will begin the season on the disabled list. Johnson is hopeful that Storen will be able to return sometime in mid-April, but admitted that he's taking an optimistic view on how quickly the Nationals' closer will work through the elbow issues which have kept him out of action since...
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Didn't see this coming: Nady to start at first base today

Didn't see this coming: Nady to start at first base today
VIERA, Fla. - Davey Johnson said yesterday that today's lineup against the Mets would contain a surprise. It sure does. Xavier Nady will start at first base for the Nationals today. General manager Mike Rizzo had said just days ago that Nady, who was signed to a minor league deal last Sunday, would not play in a major league game this spring. But there's the 33-year-old's name written into the seventh spot in today's order. Nady has been primarily a corner outfielder in his career, but...
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Looks like Lidge is back in peak form

Looks like Lidge is back in peak form
VIERA, Fla. - Stan Kasten was once an NBA general manager. Now the former president of the Nationals is back in baseball, only with an NBA Hall of Famer by his side. Kasten and Magic Johnson are part of a group which agreed to buy the Los Angeles Dodgers for $2 billion late last night. The purchase will get Kasten back into the major leagues, although in some ways, Kasten never left, even after resigning as Nationals president after the 2010 season. He was still seen around the Nats'...
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Mid-game adjustments help Gonzalez finish strong

Mid-game adjustments help Gonzalez finish strong
JUPITER, Fla. - In his last start, both Gio Gonzalez and manager Davey Johnson felt that the lefty might have been working through a dead-arm period, which can happen toward the end of spring. Today, Gonzalez might have actually had too much life in his arm early on. Johnson said he thought Gonzalez was a bit too "frisky" in the first inning today, causing the 26-year-old to miss his spots and allow four baserunners and three runs. The big blow in the first inning was Austin Kearns'...
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An Ankiel update plus more postgame notes

An Ankiel update plus more postgame notes
JUPITER, Fla. - Rick Ankiel has been getting a ton of treatment on his injured quad lately. Perhaps as a result of all the deep massages and medical work, Ankiel's quad tightened up on him a little bit during today's 3-1 loss to the Marlins. Not wanting to take any chances with the guy who is set to be his opening day center fielder, manager Davey Johnson pulled Ankiel after the fourth inning, sending Brett Carroll up as a pinch-hitter in the fifth. "He said from all the massages he's...
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