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Strasburg's rehab complete, plus arbitration notes on Clippard and Fister

Strasburg's rehab complete, plus arbitration notes on Clippard and Fister
While Bryce Harper still has a little ways to go in his rehab from offseason knee surgery, Stephen Strasburg's rehab is complete following a surgical procedure to remove loose bodies from his right elbow back in October. Strasburg says that he went through a brief six-week rehab period following the surgery, but that he's now back to his normal offseason routine. As a result, he expects to be full-go when spring training begins in a few weeks. "(The offseason routine) really hasn't...
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Espinosa: "If I can get a fair opportunity to win my job, I feel I can do it"

Espinosa: "If I can get a fair opportunity to win my job, I feel I can do it"
Back at the Winter Meetings in December, Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo suggested that Danny Espinosa could become a solid backup middle infielder this season, largely because of his defensive abilities at shortstop and second base. Today, Espinosa said that Rizzo and new Nats manager Matt Williams have both told him that he'll get a chance to compete with Anthony Rendon for the Nationals' starting second base job, the job that Espinosa held in 2011, 2012 and early in the 2013 season...
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Harper unsure if he'll be 100 percent when camp begins

Harper unsure if he'll be 100 percent when camp begins
Bryce Harper says that he's been making solid progress in his recovery from offseason surgery to debride and repair the bursa sac in his left knee, but it sounds like there's a chance that he won't be full strength when spring training begins. Harper says that he's rehabbing the knee three times a week at this point and he's at week 12 or 13 in what he's been told is a 16-week rehab process. He sprinted for the first time three weeks ago and says that he felt good. But with position...
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Rizzo on Balfour, bullpen, arbitration negotiations and more

Rizzo on Balfour, bullpen, arbitration negotiations and more
Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo just met with reporters for nearly 10 minutes here at NatsFest, and covered a wide range of topics related to the Nats' roster and remaining offseason pursuits. Rizzo said that while the Nats are still open to upgrading their roster in any way that will improve the club, members of the front office aren't necessarily actively seeking to make more moves. Asked if it's reasonable to say that the Nats are receiving more phone calls from teams and agents...
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Tyler Moore: "I'm definitely gonna have to earn what I'm gonna get"

Tyler Moore: "I'm definitely gonna have to earn what I'm gonna get"
I'm all set up here at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center for NatsFest 2014, and this place is already hopping. Fans have swarmed this enormous building and there's red everywhere. The fact that it's January and the temperatures are in the 20s doesn't seem to be dampening enthusiasm about the Nationals or baseball at all. Players will be rolling through the media room all day, and I'll have tons of quotes to pass along from our sessions with these guys. First on the docket...
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Cole, Goodwin, Skole among 18 non-roster invitees to Nats spring training

Cole, Goodwin, Skole among 18 non-roster invitees to Nats spring training
The Nationals today released a list of 18 non-roster invitees to big league spring training, players that are not on the team's 40-man roster, but will be given a chance to work out at major league camp. Many of the names on the list we already knew, due to the Nats signing these players to minor league deals that offered spring training invitations. But other names on the list are up-and-coming prospects who will get a shot to compete with the big leaguers in the early stages of...
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Notes on Giolito and Cole, plus final NatsFest reminders

Notes on Giolito and Cole, plus final NatsFest reminders
Two Nationals prospects have been named to MLB.com's Here's the link to the NatsFest page for more information on tickets and the event in general.
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A couple more pitchers come off the market (Balfour to Rays)

A couple more pitchers come off the market (Balfour to Rays)
You might have wanted the Nationals to make a final offseason splash by signing Japanese free agent starter Masahiro Tanaka. It wasn't going to happen, especially not when Tanaka was getting a seven-year, $155 million offer from the Yankees, an offer that Tanaka accepted yesterday. Tanaka was going to land a monster contract from some team that had a big hole in its rotation, but the Yankees really outdid themselves here, giving Tanaka the second-largest free agent contract ever handed out...
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A couple of quick morning notes

A couple of quick morning notes
Want to hear a cool fact about reliever Clay Hensley, who signed a minor league deal with the Nationals yesterday that includes an invitation to big league spring training? Hensley was the pitcher who served up Barry Bonds' 755th career home run, which tied Bonds with Hank Aaron for the most homers of all time. OK, so that fact might not be so "cool" to Hensley, especially since he was optioned to the minors the very next day. It's one thing to be on the wrong end up history. It's...
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Nats sign right-hander Clay Hensley to minor league deal

Nats sign right-hander Clay Hensley to minor league deal
The Nationals have added more bullpen depth, agreeing today with right-handed reliever Clay Hensley on a minor league deal with an invitation to big league spring training. Hensley, 34, last pitched in the big leagues in 2012, when he posted a 4.62 ERA in 60 games spanning 50 2/3 innings. Last year, Hensley split his time on a mound between the independent Sugar Land Skeeters and two Triple-A affiliates (of the Reds and Brewers). He pitched to a 0.63 ERA in 14 1/3 innings for Sugar Land, and...
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Take your pick

Take your pick
Three weeks from tomorrow, I'll board a flight to Orlando, hop in my rental car and drive to Space Coast Stadium, ready to kick off spring training. While the offseason has seemed like it's crawled by in some respects, it's also weird to think that my six weeks living out of a hotel in Melbourne, Fla., are almost here. Pitchers and catchers are scheduled to report by Feb. 13, although many choose to arrive days or even weeks earlier in order to pick up their throwing programs and get...
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Could another closer be joining Nats' bullpen?

Could another closer be joining Nats' bullpen?
The Nationals already have a bullpen that features three relievers who have saved at least 32 games in a season. Could they be targeting one more? FOXsports.com's Ken Rosenthal reported yesterday that the Nationals are "in the mix" for reliever Grant Balfour, the 36-year-old Australian who saved 38 games for the Athletics last season and has posted an ERA lower than 2.60 each of the last four years. Balfour was close to signing a two-year, $15 million deal with the Orioles earlier this...
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Lannan lands back in the NL East

Lannan lands back in the NL East
John Lannan has now been a part of three big league organizations. All three reside in the National League East. Lannan signed a minor league deal with the Mets yesterday, the team announced. The deal includes an invitation to big league spring training. The Long Island native and former Nationals starter will now hope to land a spot in the Mets' starting rotation in spring training. Lannan went 3-6 with a 5.33 ERA in 14 starts with the Phillies last season, posting a 1.520 WHIP and a...
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And then there were two

And then there were two
The Nationals had a whopping 10 players eligible for arbitration this offseason, leaving assistant general manager Bryan Minniti, general manager Mike Rizzo and others with quite a lengthy to-do list when it came to finalizing contracts with these players for 2014 and possibly beyond. Minniti, Rizzo and company checked off most of the items on that list within the last handful of weeks, agreeing to one-year deals with left-handed reliever Jerry Blevins, left-hander Ross Detwiler, right-hander...
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Nats sign Desmond to two-year deal, Ramos and Blevins to one-year deals

Nats sign Desmond to two-year deal, Ramos and Blevins to one-year deals
The Nationals have agreed to terms with shortstop Ian Desmond on a two-year, $17.5 million deal, according to a source familiar with the contract, which buys out Desmond's last two years of arbitration. The deal is very similar to the one agreed to earlier today by Jordan Zimmermann. Both players now have set salaries for 2014 and 2015, and the Nats still hope to finalize long-term deals with Zimmermann and Desmond, but both are still free agents after the 2015 campaign. Desmond will make...
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Zimmermann on potential for long-term deal with Nats: "It's always a possibility"

Zimmermann on potential for long-term deal with Nats: "It's always a possibility"
The Nationals and Jordan Zimmermann agreed to a two-year, $24 million contract today, a deal that buys out Zimmermann's final two arbitration years and locks him in at salaries of $7.5 million for this year and $16.5 million for 2015. But before that deal was even discussed, Zimmermann and the Nationals talked about a long-term deal. During a phone conversation this afternoon, Zimmermann described those long-term contract talks as "preliminary" and said that he and the Nats were not close...
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Nats reach two-year deal with Zimmermann, one-year deal with Storen

Nats reach two-year deal with Zimmermann, one-year deal with Storen
The Nationals have agreed to a two-year, $24 million deal with right-hander Jordan Zimmermann, a source confirmed late this morning. The deal does not extend the length that the Nationals control Zimmermann, but it effectively buys out Zimmermann's final two years of arbitration and provides him a set salary through the 2015 season. Zimmermann will make $7.5 million in 2014 and $16.5 million in 2015, the source confirmed. The New York Post was first to report the Nats and Zimmermann...
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Some of this, some of that

Some of this, some of that
In case you missed it late last night, the Nationals agreed to terms with Ross Detwiler on a contract for the 2014 season, one that will pay the left-hander $3 million with a chance to earn $50,000 more if he throws 180 innings. That leaves seven arbitration-eligible Nats players without contracts at this point: Jerry Blevins, Tyler Clippard, Ian Desmond, Doug Fister, Wilson Ramos, Drew Storen and Jordan Zimmermann. As I mentioned earlier in the week, expect a number of deals to come in a...
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Nats avoid arbitration, agree to terms with Ross Detwiler (updated)

Nats avoid arbitration, agree to terms with Ross Detwiler (updated)
The Nationals have agreed to terms with left-hander Ross Detwiler on a contract for the 2014 season, avoiding salary arbitration. Per the New York Post, Detwiler will make $3 million this season, with a $50,000 bonus if he reaches 180 innings. Update: A source familiar with the contract confirms that Detilwer will make $3 million this season, a raise over the $2.34 million he made in 2013. Detwiler has gone 18-29 with a 3.79 ERA over 85 big league appearances (69 starts). He was a solid...
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MLB clubs approve expanded instant replay (plus Henry Rodriguez note)

MLB clubs approve expanded instant replay (plus Henry Rodriguez note)
All 30 Major League clubs have approved expanded instant replay, which will be in effect for the 2014 regular season, as well as the postseason. Both the Major League Baseball Players Association and the World Umpires Association have also given their consent to the game's new instant replay protocols. Not only is the list of plays subject to review now longer, but managers will have the ability to challenge at least one play a game, as well. In addition, clubs will now be allowed to show...
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