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Welcome to Winterfest!

Welcome to Winterfest!
Welcome to Nationals Winterfest! Judging from the sandals, shorts and short-sleeved shirts I saw on the red army of Nationals fans marching toward the Walter E. Washington Convention Center this morning on the walk from my parking lot (kudos to Parking Panda for the sweet deal), there won't be much of a snow-glazed tint to this weekend's baseball festivities. Highs in the 60s and 70s? Sheesh, feels more like Viera in March. Bring on the Grapefruit League. But we've got important business to...
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Northbound I-395 to Howard Street temporarily closed this weekend

Northbound I-395 to Howard Street temporarily closed this weekend
Fans heading to the Baltimore Convention Center on Saturday, December 12, for Orioles FanFest should be aware that the Maryland Transportation Authority has announced that a portion of northbound I-395 (entering Baltimore City) to Howard Street will be temporarily closed, effective Friday, December 11 at 10:00 p.m. ET through Sunday, December 13 at 5:00 a.m. All traffic on northbound I-395 will be directed to the exit ramp for Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard, which includes the exit ramp to...
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Shawn Kelley agrees to terms on three-year deal with Nationals

Shawn Kelley agrees to terms on three-year deal with Nationals
The Washington Nationals agreed to terms on a three-year contract with right-handed reliever Shawn Kelley on Friday. Nationals President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Mike Rizzo made the announcement. Kelley, a veteran of seven Major League seasons, will join the Nationals after posting a 2.45 ERA and a 2-2 record in 53 games for the San Diego Padres in 2015. He struck out 63 batters and walked just 15 in 51.1 innings pitched. The 31-year-old is coming off one of the best...
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Nationals agree to terms with left-hander Oliver Perez on two-year deal

Nationals agree to terms with left-hander Oliver Perez on two-year deal
The Washington Nationals agreed to terms on a two-year contract with left-handed reliever Oliver Pérez on Friday. Nationals President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Mike Rizzo made the announcement. Pérez, a 13-year Major League veteran, joins the Nationals' organization for the second time in his career. The left-hander, once an accomplished MLB starter, made his transition to a reliever after pitching for Double-A Harrisburg in 2011. Since then, Pérez has established...
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Nationals acquire right-handers Gott, Brady from Angels for Escobar, cash considerations

Nationals acquire right-handers Gott, Brady from Angels for Escobar, cash considerations
The Washington Nationals acquired right-handed reliever Trevor Gott and minor league right-handed pitcher Michael Brady from the Los Angeles Angels in exchange for infielder Yunel Escobar and cash considerations on Thursday. Nationals President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Mike Rizzo made the announcement. A hard-throwing right-hander, Gott joins the Nationals after appearing in 48 games for the Angels in 2015, including his Major League debut on June 14 vs. the Oakland...
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Orioles select outfielder Joey Rickard in Rule 5 draft

Orioles select outfielder Joey Rickard in Rule 5 draft
The Orioles today announced that they have selected outfielder Joey Rickard in the Rule 5 Draft from the Tampa Bay Rays organization. Rickard, 24, batted .321/.427/.447 (127-396) with 28 doubles, eight triples, two home runs, 55 RBI, and 23 stolen bases in 117 games between Class A-Advanced Charlotte (23 games), Double-A Montgomery (65 games), and Triple-A Durham (29 games) last season. Originally...
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Looking ahead to the Rule 5 draft (Nats pass in major league phase)

Looking ahead to the Rule 5 draft (Nats pass in major league phase)
NASHVILLE - This morning's Rule 5 draft is the final order of business at the Winter Meetings. Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo will be flying back to D.C. by the time the first selection is made shortly after 9 a.m.; he's left his trusted front office lieutenants to handle the Rule 5 business. For those of you unfamiliar with the Rule 5, here's a quick refresher: Teams can pick players that were not protected on other teams' 40-man rosters (and who were 18 or younger on the June 5...
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Comments from Boras' scrum on Harper, Strasburg and Span

Comments from Boras' scrum on Harper, Strasburg and Span
NASHVILLE - One of the most eagerly anticipated happenings of the Winter Meetings has finally taken place. Super agent Scott Boras held court during his annual scrum outside the media workroom at the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center this afternoon, and didn't shy away from talking about contractual issues surrounding two of the Nationals players - and one ex-Nat - he represents. Coming off his first National League Most Valuable Player award, right fielder Bryce Harper's stock...
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What's the holdup with the Nats trading Drew Storen?

What's the holdup with the Nats trading Drew Storen?
NASHVILLE - The Nationals came to the Winter Meetings determined to solve the Drew Storen dilemma. Yet as the annual offseason baseball confab hits the home stretch, Storen is still part of their bullpen. Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo and new manager Dusty Baker are being careful in their comments, acknowledging the obvious but continuing to try and build up Storen's trade value by reminding reporters that he's still an important piece, valuable enough that he'd probably be slated for...
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Orioles extend working agreement with Single-A Delmarva through 2018

Orioles extend working agreement with Single-A Delmarva through 2018
The Orioles today announced they have extended their working agreement with Class-A Delmarva, signing a two-year extension through the 2018 season. Arthur W. Perdue Stadium, home of the Delmarva Shorebirds, underwent renovations prior to the 2015 season which included remodeled clubhouses, training facilities, and batting cages. In 2016, the ballpark will feature a new playing surface as well as improved stadium lighting. The Shorebirds are also finalizing plans for several fan-centered...
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Of star sluggers he's managed, Baker says Harper's best comp is Griffey

Of star sluggers he's managed, Baker says Harper's best comp is Griffey
NASHVILLE - If you think new Nationals manager Dusty Baker has spent the last month poring over videotape to dissect swings, checking in by phone with all of his new players and communicating daily with the brass on South Capitol Street about how things will be run under his tenure, think again. Since Baker had pretty detached himself from the day-to-day baseball grind until the Nationals came calling, he's been immersed in other business interests and has spent much of the time since being...
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Orioles Charitable Foundation, Adam Jones make $75,000 contribution to Webster Kendrick Boys & Girls Club

Orioles Charitable Foundation, Adam Jones make $75,000 contribution to Webster Kendrick Boys & Girls Club
Hundreds of youth from the Webster Kendrick Boys & Girls Club will soon benefit from a $75,000 donation from the Baltimore Orioles Charitable Foundation and Orioles center fielder and Boys & Girls Club alumnus Adam Jones. The donation will help to renovate and expand a Technology Center and the Callaway Community School Tech Lab at the Club's facility located at 4130 Callaway Ave. It will be the third Boys & Girls Club of Metropolitan Baltimore that the Orioles and Jones have renovated along...
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Is Rizzo willing to part with top prospects to bring trades across finish line?

Is Rizzo willing to part with top prospects to bring trades across finish line?
NASHVILLE - By now, most observers expected the Nationals to have gotten a lot futher in their bullpen makeover, perhaps swinging a trade for an eighth- or ninth-inning arm. But here we are, entering the second day of the Winter Meetings at the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center, and the Nats have done nothing of significance. What's more, the once-promising plethora of shutdown relief arms has thinned out considerably in the past two days. Darren O'Day is apparently returning to...
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Rizzo on who will play shortstop, inquiries on Escobar, interest in Rollins and more (with video)

Rizzo on who will play shortstop, inquiries on Escobar, interest in Rollins and more (with video)
NASHVILLE - Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo isn't averse to trading for a shortstop, but if tomorrow was April 4, he's sure there's someone on the current roster who would be trotting out to the space between third and second bases in the bottom of the first inning on the final opening day at Atlanta's Turner Field. "I have a comfort level that if today were opening day, we have a shortstop on the roster. ... There are several of them," Rizzo said this afternoon in his suite at the...
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Keep an eye on Nationals' talks with Rangers

Keep an eye on Nationals' talks with Rangers
NASHVILLE - If the Nationals are willing to deal Stephen Strasburg - and all indications are that they are at least open to discussions, with the right-hander one season away from free agency - keep an eye on the Rangers as a possible trade partner. Texas had interest in Strasburg last offseason, though the Nationals were content to see how strong their rotation could be with the eventual addition of righty Max Scherzer via free agency. The teams talked extensively at the Winter Meetings in San...
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Nationals won't land reliever Darren O'Day (O'Day says reports "premature")

Nationals won't land reliever Darren O'Day (O'Day says reports "premature")
We're an hour from liftoff at Baltimore-Washington Thurgood Marshall International Airport, and the Nationals have reportedly already lost one of their primary targets before the Winter Meetings even begin. Per a report from Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com, right-hander Darren O'Day will likely remain with the Orioles. The Nationals had made the sidearming set-up man one of their chief targets in an expected bullpen makeover. No word yet on contract terms, but O'Day had been seeking a four-year...
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Orioles announce autograph lineup for FanFest on Dec. 12

Orioles announce autograph lineup for FanFest on Dec. 12
Autograph vouchers for FanFest go on sale tomorrow morning at 10 a.m. at orioles.com/fanfest. But in order to plan out whose signatures you want to get, and when you can get them, we're happy to provide the official list of autograph stations for FanFest on Dec. 12 at the Baltimore Convention Center. At FanFest, the Orioles will once again employ an autograph policy designed to support youth charitable endeavors through OriolesREACH and enhance fan engagement with shorter wait times. Children...
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Report: Nats agree to two-year deal with Oliver Perez

Report: Nats agree to two-year deal with Oliver Perez
The Nationals have agreed to terms on a two-year, $7 million deal with left-handed reliever Oliver Perez, an industry source has confirmed. The signing ahead of next week's Winter Meetings in Nashville is the first tangible move in general manager Mike Rizzo's expected bullpen makeover. Perez would presumably inherit the 25-man roster spot and duties of southpaw Matt Thornton, who was not re-signed and remains a free agent. The 34-year-old Perez went 2-4 with a 4.17 ERA in 70 games between...
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Off to Music City for the Winter Meetings

Off to Music City for the Winter Meetings
In a few hours, the MASNsports.com contingent will be boarding a Southwest Airlines flight out of Baltimore-Washington Thurgood Marshall International Airport, bound for Nashville and baseball's Winter Meetings at the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center. While the Winter Meetings get lots of attention for being the place major league executives and player agents meet and mingle to discuss possible trades and free agent signings, you might be interested to know that the real purpose...
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Nationals announce 2016 minor league staff

Nationals announce 2016 minor league staff
The Washington Nationals named their Minor League managers, coaches and coordinators for the 2016 season on Thursday. Nationals Vice President and Senior Advisor to the General Manager Bob Boone, Assistant General Manager and Vice President, Player Personnel Doug Harris and Director of Player Development Mark Scialabba made the joint announcement. The Nationals named Randy Knorr Senior Advisor to the General Manager, Player Development. Knorr moves to this role after spending the previous...
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