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Harper, pitching staff shine in Nationals' spring opener win

Harper, pitching staff shine in Nationals' spring opener win
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. - Upon watching Bryce Harper hit a towering home run on his very first swing of the spring, Gio González and others in the Nationals dugout had a thought. "We were hoping he'd just run home, get in his car and drive back to our place," González said. "What a day." Indeed, what a day for Harper, who in his first opportunity to erase the memories of his disappointing 2016 put on a show during the Nationals' 8-6 victory over the Mets. Harper took a strike from Sean...
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Harper homers on first swing of spring (Nats win 8-6)

Harper homers on first swing of spring (Nats win 8-6)
NATIONALS QUICK WRAP Score: Nationals 8, Mets 6 Recap: The Nationals brought their bats up the road to Port St. Lucie, pouncing on the Mets pitching staff with an impressive display of power. Bryce Harper got things started with a two-run homer to deep right-center on his first swing of the spring. Neftali Soto, Andrew Stevenson and Matt Skole also homered later in the game. Gio González was sharp through his one-inning start, then watched as a parade of relievers delivered effective work...
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Baker meets with Torre, talks plan for Wieters and Zimmerman

Baker meets with Torre, talks plan for Wieters and Zimmerman
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. - Before emerging from the clubhouse for his first Grapefruit League game of the spring, Dusty Baker got a crash course in Major League Baseball's rule changes for 2017. Joe Torre, MLB's chief baseball officer, met with Baker and members of the Nationals coaching staff for more than an hour this morning. There aren't many formal rule changes, but there is a renewed emphasis on improving pace of play. And then there is the controversial new rule for issuing intentional...
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Starting lineups: Nats vs. Mets in Port St. Lucie

Starting lineups: Nats vs. Mets in Port St. Lucie
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. - No, it doesn't count for anything, there are a bunch of non-regulars in the lineup and the pitchers will be going one inning apiece. But disregard all that and just focus on the following three words: Ball. Game. Today. Yes, the Nationals play the first of what they hope will be more than 200 baseball games in 2017 this afternoon, and while the games that are played months from now will matter far more than today's Grapefruit League opener against the Mets, it's still...
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When it comes to lineup combinations, Baker has options

When it comes to lineup combinations, Baker has options
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - When Dusty Baker's first lineup of the spring was posted yesterday morning, it was impossible not to immediately notice how the Nationals manager chose to align his top four hitters. The batting order: Trea Turner, Adam Eaton, Daniel Murphy, Bryce Harper. There's certainly nothing controversial about that order. It features perhaps the fastest player in baseball leading off, a high on-base percentage guy batting second, a guy who hit .347 last season batting third and...
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New teammates believe Wieters will blend right in with Nats

New teammates believe Wieters will blend right in with Nats
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - The Nationals have seen plenty of Matt Wieters over the years, but from a distance. The veteran catcher has played 30 games against Washington in his career, by far his highest total versus any National League club. And so when Wieters formally entered the Nationals clubhouse this morning as the newest member of their roster, teammates felt like they already knew him, both as a player and a person. And they felt like no matter what, his presence would be a boost to this...
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Rizzo on Wieters, Norris, closers and Baker's contract

Rizzo on Wieters, Norris, closers and Baker's contract
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - The Nationals were not all that interested in Matt Wieters when the offseason began, general manager Mike Rizzo said, but when the four-time All-Star catcher's price dropped dramatically in recent weeks they renewed contract talks and were able to complete the deal. "We touched base early in the winter, like we do with a lot of free agents," Rizzo said today, a few hours after Wieters' one-year, $10.5 million contract was officially announced. "We had limited...
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Wieters always thought Nats "would be a good fit for me"

Wieters always thought Nats "would be a good fit for me"
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - For anyone who watched him get drafted by the Orioles, debut with the Orioles and become a four-time All-Star with the Orioles, the sight this morning of Matt Wieters wearing a red No. 32 jersey and a curly W cap had to be jarring. For Wieters, whose signing with the Nationals finally was made official, it was a bit awkward, as well. And yet there was a certain comfort level joining a franchise that has never felt entirely foreign to him. "I always thought Washington...
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Wieters introduction, and corresponding move, expected today

Wieters introduction, and corresponding move, expected today
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - The Nationals agreed to terms with Matt Wieters on Tuesday. Today, that contract is expected finally to become official. Wieters was at The Ballpark of the Palm Beaches yesterday, on the Nationals' side of the complex, though he stayed mostly out of view while the club waited to make the announcement. But he is believed to have passed his physical, and so there are no remaining hurdles to formally completing his deal. Why the three-day wait? Well, it may in part have to...
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Top prospect Robles gets chance to impress vs. big leaguers

Top prospect Robles gets chance to impress vs. big leaguers
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Victor Robles is all of 19, having played all of 41 games of high Single-A ball, so he could've been excused had he been a bit overexcited to play in the Nationals' intrasquad game today against major leaguers. Robles, though, showed no such signs of that. If anything, he looked and acted like he belonged with the advanced company. "I felt comfortable," he said via interpreter Octavio Martinez. "That's what I work for, is to prepare myself and face big league...
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Strasburg and Roark pitch intrasquad game, Scherzer bullpen set

Strasburg and Roark pitch intrasquad game, Scherzer bullpen set
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - The rules were loosely defined, there were no umpires and players from both sides were wearing the same white uniforms, but the Nationals' intrasquad game today nonetheless offered an opportunity for everyone to progress beyond the simple workouts that had previously constituted spring training. The game, really more of a glorified scrimmage, lasted seven innings. None of the regular position players participated, but Stephen Strasburg and Tanner Roark started on the...
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After erratic 2016, González seeks All-Star berth and consistency

After erratic 2016, González seeks All-Star berth and consistency
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Upon reporting for spring training earlier this month, Gio González went into Dusty Baker's office to say hi to his manager. The left-hander also wanted to make clear his motivation for the coming season. González told Baker his goal is to be an All-Star in 2017. Selfishly, because the Midsummer Classic is being played in Miami (González's hometown) but also because he knows he can still be the kind of elite pitcher he was when he first arrived in D.C. five...
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How the Nats-Boras relationship compares to other teams

How the Nats-Boras relationship compares to other teams
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Every time the Nationals sign another Scott Boras client, there's a round of snickering around the game of baseball. It's as if everybody's in on the joke now. Yes, the Nationals have a lot of players who are represented by Boras. They could have as many as nine of them on their opening day roster: Max Scherzer, Jayson Werth, Stephen Strasburg, Bryce Harper, Gio González, Matt Wieters, Anthony Rendon, Oliver Pérez and Stephen Drew. That's as much as 36 percent...
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News from workout, a look at tomorrow's intrasquad game

News from workout, a look at tomorrow's intrasquad game
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - When I tweeted this morning that a major storm was plowing through the state of Florida and that the Nationals' workout might get washed out, a player pointed out to me that I should have included the phrase "pending physical." As we all did Tuesday with the Matt Wieters news, and as reporters across the sport do many times a player signs a new contract, we add the stipulation that the deal won't be official until the player passes a physical. Just in case it falls...
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Trea Turner misses part of workout while serving jury duty

Trea Turner misses part of workout while serving jury duty
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Scour through the annals of baseball history, and you'll find countless reasons why players miss a day or two of spring training. But you've probably never heard of this one. Certainly no one around Nationals camp recalled it happening before. Trea Turner was absent from the start of this morning's workout before he was summoned for jury duty. Yes, jury duty. The odds of that happening to a ballplayer during spring training are remote, but the fact Turner lives in...
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More on Wieters and the Nationals' catching corps

More on Wieters and the Nationals' catching corps
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Spring training signings aren't rare. They happen every year. But spring training signings of players as notable as Matt Wieters don't happen that often, at least not for the Nationals, who at this time of year typically have brought in guys only on minor league contracts with no guarantee of an opening day roster spot. Wieters, of course, is going to be the Nats' starting catcher come opening day (barring injury). And so the news of his deal Tuesday - it's still...
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Notes from today's Nationals workout

Notes from today's Nationals workout
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Though the Matt Wieters news dominated the day, there was an actual workout this morning at The Ballpark of the Palm Beaches. The Nationals' third full-squad workout, to be precise, and the second in a row to feature pitchers throwing to live hitters. All the guys who didn't throw off the mound Monday participated today (aside from Max Scherzer, who is restricted until his right ring finger is fully healed) and among the more notable throwers were Shawn Kelley and Koda...
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Norris surprised but understands deal for Wieters

Norris surprised but understands deal for Wieters
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Derek Norris knew what was up when a group of reporters approached him at his locker following today's workout at The Ballpark of the Palm Beaches. "No comment!" the 28-year-old catcher barked, before quickly revealing he was joking and inviting the group to move closer to ask him about the subject on everyone's mind: Matt Wieters. Norris learned of the Nationals' plan to sign Wieters earlier in the morning when manager Dusty Baker summoned him before the workout....
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Baker glad Nats got Wieters deal done now rather than wait

Baker glad Nats got Wieters deal done now rather than wait
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - The Nationals' signing of Matt Wieters is a done deal, pending the catcher passing a physical, Dusty Baker said this afternoon. Now the veteran manager and his organization have to figure out what to do with their logjam behind the plate. Baker confirmed the deal in his daily press briefing, saying it was important to get Wieters in camp now rather than later this spring to ensure he has ample time to learn the Nationals' pitching staff. "It's better that we got him...
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Source: Nationals progressing toward deal with Matt Wieters

Source: Nationals progressing toward deal with Matt Wieters
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - The Nationals and Matt Wieters had been linked to each other all winter, seemingly a good match for both the club and the free agent catcher. This morning, the two sides appear finally to have found common ground. Though nothing is done yet, a source familiar with the talks said the Nationals are progressing toward a deal with Wieters, one that could be finalized soon. Terms of this potential deal haven't been confirmed, but Wieters reportedly will get a two-year...
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