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Baker on focused Harper's spring power surge

Baker on focused Harper's spring power surge
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Of all the developments for the Nationals this spring, none has been more positive - or welcome - than to see Bryce Harper once again battering the bejeezums out of baseballs. Harper homered again Friday, accounting for the home team's lone run in a 7-1 loss to the Cardinals. His fourth-inning blast off right-hander Mike Leake wasn't a cheapie, either - he deposited it over the fence in right-center and halfway up the grass berm. That clout gave Harper four spring...
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González pleased he could limit the damage (Nats lose 7-1)

González pleased he could limit the damage (Nats lose 7-1)
NATIONALS QUICK WRAP Score: Cardinals 7, Nationals 1 Recap: Starter Gio González worked out of trouble during two frames in a three-inning outing, allowing a run on four hits. But relievers Trevor Gott and Matt Grace combined to allow five runs in the fourth. ... Bryce Harper homered again and now has four roundtrippers this spring. ... Koda Glover made quick work of the Cardinals in the ninth, going three up, three down. Need to know: The Nats are still learning about the subtleties of...
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Baker on cuts, González's goals and more

Baker on cuts, González's goals and more
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - The Nationals made their first cuts of the spring today, sending five pitchers to minor league camp so they could get more frequent work. Right-handers Michael Broadway, Derek Eitel, Kyle McGowin and Wander Suero, and left-hander Tim Collins were all non-roster invitees to camp. They've been reassigned to minor league camp (players on the 40-man roster are optioned, others are reassigned). "We were getting to a point where guys are either backing up, especially the...
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Starting lineups: Cardinals vs. Nats at West Palm Beach

Starting lineups: Cardinals vs. Nats at West Palm Beach
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Left-hander Gio González faces the Cardinals for the second time this spring in his third spring start this afternoon. He'll look to build on a successful three-inning outing from March 4 during which he allowed only a hit and a walk. In four spring innings, González has yet to allow a run. Left fielder Jayson Werth slides back into the second spot in the batting order behind shortstop Trea Turner, with center fielder Adam Eaton bouncing to the seven-hole. A...
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Taylor hoping for carryover into regular season

Taylor hoping for carryover into regular season
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Michael A. Taylor doesn't want to be known as the King of Spring. So the soft-spoken Nationals outfielder is embarking on something that's a little foreign to many younger players: He's reinventing himself to try to wipe away negative impressions that came with a season he'd prefer to forget. Last spring, after the Nats had acquired Ben Revere to man center field, Taylor had about the best spring training anyone could have imagined. He led all Nationals regulars in...
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Baker says Scherzer will throw another live BP session Sunday

Baker says Scherzer will throw another live BP session Sunday
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Max Scherzer finally knows what his next assignment will be, and it'll look and feel a lot like how he most recently tested the slow-healing fractured knuckle on his right ring finger. Nationals manager Dusty Baker said after Thursday's 2-2 tie with the Marlins that the right-hander will throw another session of live batting practice Sunday morning, before the Nats host the Astros at The Ballpark of the Palm Beaches. "Live BP, same thing," Baker said. "As long as he...
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Derek Norris focused on job, not uncertain future

Derek Norris focused on job, not uncertain future
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Derek Norris knows the math doesn't favor his long-term presence in the Nationals clubhouse. But instead of being an unhappy square peg in a round hole, the veteran catcher has adopted a workmanlike approach while his unique situation plays itself out. For the most part, that means doing what he's used to doing: strapping on his catcher's gear and working with pitchers, taking his turn at the plate. It most definitely doesn't include adding to his stress by worrying...
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Relaxed Cole makes short work of Marlins (Nats, Fish tie 2-2)

Relaxed Cole makes short work of Marlins (Nats, Fish tie 2-2)
NATIONALS QUICK WRAP Score: Nationals 2, Marlins 2 Recap: Right-hander A.J. Cole threw four hitless innings, walking one and fanning a pair. ... Bryce Harper and Derek Norris hit solo homers for the Nats. Need to know: One strong spring training start can make a big difference in the stat line. Cole's effort lowered his ERA from 13.50 to 7.27. On deck: Friday vs. Cardinals at West Palm Beach, 1:05 p.m. ___________________________________________ WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - A.J. Cole simplified...
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Blanton will pitch Friday, Wieters will catch Sunday

Blanton will pitch Friday, Wieters will catch Sunday
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Joe Blanton came through his live batting practice session earlier this week with no issues and the veteran right-hander is scheduled to make his Grapefruit League debut on Friday when the Nationals host the Cardinals. Manager Dusty Baker said catcher Matt Wieters will make his first spring start Sunday when the Nationals entertain the Astros in a game that will be televised live on MASN. Wieters, signed to a one-year, $10.5 million contract with a player option on Feb....
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Starting lineups: Marlins vs. Nats in West Palm Beach (updated)

Starting lineups: Marlins vs. Nats in West Palm Beach (updated)
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - With the uncertainty surrounding ace Max Scherzer's availabiity to start the season because of an injury, each start right-hander A.J. Cole makes carries with it greater importance. If Scherzer has to start the season on the disabled list, Cole seems to be the most likely candidate to assume a place in the rotation. Cole gets the ball today against the Marlins, hoping to improve on the 13.50 ERA he's posted in two Grapefruit League starts. In 4 2/3 innings, he's...
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Wieters knows what Eaton can do from top of lineup

Wieters knows what Eaton can do from top of lineup
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Since the moment the Nationals pulled the trigger on a deal at the Winter Meetings to send three top pitching prospects to the White Sox for center fielder Adam Eaton, Nationals fans have contemplated the havoc that could be created atop a lineup headlined by Eaton and Trea Turner. It didn't matter which speedster hit first and which was second. The twosome sat atop mock lineups all through the dead of winter, tantalizing on-base guys to put in front of the...
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Baker on Strasburg's struggles in a 9-3 defeat

Baker on Strasburg's struggles in a 9-3 defeat
JUPITER, Fla. - Dusty Baker wanted Stephen Strasburg to throw three innings today, the logical progression in his workload after a two-inning debut last week. The Cardinals had other ideas, and their aggressive approach, especially early in the count when Strasburg was trying to throw his fastball for a strike, limited the right-hander's workload. "It was a work day," Baker said after watching Strasburg get rattled for six runs on seven hits in two innings. "You don't see Stras get hit...
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Still in stretch, Strasburg takes subpar outing in stride (Nats lose 9-3)

Still in stretch, Strasburg takes subpar outing in stride (Nats lose 9-3)
NATIONALS QUICK WRAP Score: Cardinals 9, Nationals 3 Recap: Stephen Strasburg yielded six runs on seven hits in two innings while still pitching exclusively from the stretch. ... Michael A. Taylor, Grant Green and Chris Heisey drove in runs for the Nationals. ... Taylor is hitting .409 after a 2-for-3 day, Pedro Severino pushed his spring average to .571 with a 2-for-2 afternoon and Wilmer Difo also went 2-for-2 to push his spring average to .429. Need to know: The Cardinals were sitting on...
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Mistakes hindering Difo's possible move to super utility role

Mistakes hindering Difo's possible move to super utility role
JUPITER, Fla. - Sometime this spring - maybe later today - the Nationals will continue the process of seeing whether 24-year-old Wilmer Difo has the chops to assimilate into one of the game's lost arts as a jack-of-all-trades. But there's one deal breaker for manager Dusty Baker if he's going to morph the career infielder into a super utility guy. "First, he has to demonstrate that he's not prone to mistakes," Baker said. "People see stats and this and that, but mistakes - Difo makes...
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Starting lineups: Nats vs. Cardinals in Jupiter

Starting lineups: Nats vs. Cardinals in Jupiter
JUPITER, Fla. - It's an overcast day in South Florida, rain currently falling at Roger Dean Stadium. But there's baseball in store, as the Nationals face the Cardinals at 1 p.m. By that time, the rain should have moved out and the only obstacle will be the clouds blocking the sun. Stephen Strasburg will try to build on his successful March 3 spring training debut, a two-inning stint against these same Cardinals. In that game, Strasburg pitched from the stretch, a new technique aimed at...
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Blink and you'll miss what Koda Glover is doing this spring

Blink and you'll miss what Koda Glover is doing this spring
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Every spring, there's a guy who opens eyes. This year, Koda Glover is that guy in Nationals camp. But blink and you'll miss what Glover is accomplishing as he tries to cement a spot in the Nationals bullpen, perhaps even worm his way into the closer conversation. Yesterday against the Red Sox, Glover made quick work of some established major league hitters. He struck out the side in the sixth, getting Mitch Moreland and Jackie Bradley Jr. swinging and Chris Young on a...
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Ross on his outing, Baker and Maddux on Scherzer

Ross on his outing, Baker and Maddux on Scherzer
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Joe Ross has a plan. He knows what he wants to work on in Grapefruit League games, and even when the results aren't so pleasant - like the back-to-back home runs he gave up in the first inning of the Nationals' 5-3 loss to the Red Sox on Tuesday - he isn't going to be deterred. That's the beauty of spring training, when you can slide into a mechanical funk and then pull yourself out of it. Adds a whole new meaning to being a work in progress. Ross acknowledged that...
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Ross rebounds after first inning, but Worley struggles (Nats lose 5-3)

Ross rebounds after first inning, but Worley struggles (Nats lose 5-3)
NATIONALS QUICK WRAP Score: Red Sox 5, Nationals 3 Recap: Right-hander Vance Worley allowed three runs in the fourth inning as the Red Sox snapped a 2-2 tie. Worley walked the first two batters he faced and now sports a 7.50 ERA. ... Joe Ross allowed two solo homers in the first inning - to Mookie Betts and Hanley Ramirez - in his 2 2/3 innings. ... Anthony Rendon and Wilmer Difo drove in Washington runs. ... Reliever Koda Glover struck out the side in the sixth. ... Drew Ward drew a...
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Nats sign John Lannan to minor league deal (updated)

Nats sign John Lannan to minor league deal (updated)
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - The Nationals have signed John Lannan, who pitched for the team from 2007-12, to a minor league contract. Lannan last pitched in the majors for the Mets in 2014 and spent last season at Triple-A Omaha, the top Royals affiliate, where he went 7-8 with a 5.24 ERA in 25 games (19 starts). His deal does not include an invitation to major league camp. The 32-year-old Lannan was an 11th-round choice of the Nationals in the 2005 First-Year Player Draft out of Siena. He debuted...
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Scherzer and Wieters on his first live BP session

Scherzer and Wieters on his first live BP session
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Max Scherzer threw off a mound for the first time this spring Tuesday morning, using all of his pitches - but still a three-fingered grip on his fastball to protect the slow-healing fractured knuckle on his right ring finger. The 44-pitch live batting practice session was caught by Matt Wieters and watched carefully by Nationals manager Dusty Baker and general manager Mike Rizzo. Minor leaguers Spencer Kieboom, Carter Kieboom, Yadiel Hernandez, Nick Banks, Raudy Read and...
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