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Nats DFA Bonifácio, option Bourque to get roster to 28

Nats DFA Bonifácio, option Bourque to get roster to 28
In order to get down to the league-mandated 28-man roster by noon ET today, the Nationals optioned right-hander James Bourque to their Fredericksburg site and designated for assignment veteran Emilio Bonifácio. With the return of Wander Suero, Bourque's appearances would have diminished. Bourque appeared in two games, most recently 1/3 of an inning July 28 against the Blue Jays in which he walked Teoscar Hernández and induced a groundout by Cavan Biggio to end the ninth inning. On July...
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After shaky debut in 2019, Kieboom ready for another shot

After shaky debut in 2019, Kieboom ready for another shot
The promotion lasted all of 11 days, during which time Carter Kieboom experienced the full gamut of emotions. He homered in his major league debut April 26 to earn a curtain call but struck out with two outs and the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth later that night. He homered again two days later, then got just two hits in his next 27 at-bats. And he had all kinds of misadventures in the field, charged with four errors in only 10 games while misplaying a couple more balls. And then it...
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Scherzer confident he's fully healthy after back and neck issues

Scherzer confident he's fully healthy after back and neck issues
Max Scherzer understands why everyone was concerned, from club officials to doctors to media members to Nationals fans who watched the staff ace deal with strange and seemingly significant back and neck injuries last season, right up into the World Series. Yes, he got through it all and even pitched well in Game 7 to help put the Nats in position to win their first championship. But surely there would be lingering effects that required offseason attention or changes in preparation for next...
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Turner's finger back to normal after November surgery

Turner's finger back to normal after November surgery
He did his best not to make a big deal about it during the season, but Trea Turner wasn't ever 100 percent healthy after breaking his right index finger in early April. Yes, he returned to the Nationals lineup in late May and played nearly every day the rest of the way. And he still batted .298 with 61 extra-base hits and an .850 OPS while playing an effective shortstop throughout the regular season and postseason. If you watched him closely, though, you noticed Turner had to take precautions...
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Rizzo content with current infield, met with Zimmerman this week

Rizzo content with current infield, met with Zimmerman this week
Though he wouldn't rule out the possibility of acquiring a big-name player like Josh Donaldson, Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo insisted today he's more than comfortable with his team's current options at third base. "We don't see it as a hole. We see it as a strength," Rizzo said during a 17-minute session with reporters at Winterfest. "We've got versatility. Of course, you're not going to replace or replicate Anthony Rendon, his numbers on the field, his presence in the...
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Pete Kerzel

Doolittle impressed with additions to Nats bullpen

Doolittle impressed with additions to Nats bullpen
Like most of the Nationals, there was far more rest than post-postseason shenanigans for reliever Sean Doolittle. And considering how much Doolittle pitched down the stretch and how much the Nationals relied on him in the postseason, the left-handed definitely needed the mental floss in the formative weeks of the offseason. But as the calendar turned to December and the bulk of baseball's roster machinations, Doolittle took careful note of what the Nationals were doing -specifically, how much...
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Mark Zuckerman

It's Winterfest weekend at Nationals Park

It's Winterfest weekend at Nationals Park
Who's up for some baseball on a mid-January weekend? Yes, it's time for Nationals Winterfest, the annual offseason gathering of players, coaches, team executives and fans to whet everybody's appetite for the upcoming season. Not that this upcoming season is going to be difficult to get excited about. The date of this year's event was pushed back (it was Dec. 1-2 last year), but the location remains Nationals Park, which proved popular with fans after previous Winterfests were held at...
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Justin Miller excited to be back with Nationals for 2019

Justin Miller excited to be back with Nationals for 2019
After pitching only in the minor leagues in 2017, right-hander Justin Miller made a return to the major leagues with the Nationals last season and did quite well. In 51 games, Miller went 7-1 with a 3.61 ERA and two saves. In 52 1/3 innings, he struck out 60 batters and walked 17. In his three seasons with Detroit and Colorado, Miller combined for a total of five wins and one save over 88 1/3 frames. On Sunday at Nats Winterfest, Miller said he was thankful for his season and do have an...
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Mark Zuckerman

Pursuit of Corbin underscores Nats' desire for elite rotation

Pursuit of Corbin underscores Nats' desire for elite rotation
Their rotation already features two of the most expensive pitchers in baseball history, and now the Nationals are making a push to add a third high-priced arm. This doesn't necessarily seem to fit in with the prevailing wisdom in Major League Baseball circa 2018. Teams around the sport are de-emphasizing the classic workhorse starter, investing more in deep bullpens and even eschewing starters altogether in favor of one-inning openers designed to take advantage of lefty-righty matchups right...
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Kendrick expects to be ready for start of spring training

Kendrick expects to be ready for start of spring training
It's been more than six months since he ruptured his right Achilles tendon on a fluke play in left field at Nationals Park, and Howie Kendrick is just now starting to run on an anti-gravity treadmill. That's not necessarily cause for concern. Kendrick insisted he's on schedule in his rehab program from the major injury. His foot feels normal, and he doesn't find himself favoring or thinking about it when he goes through various motions. But Kendrick also knows he still has several more...
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Scherzer excited to work with new catchers Gomes and Suzuki

Scherzer excited to work with new catchers Gomes and Suzuki
The newest additions to the Nationals roster for 2019 directly affect right-hander Max Scherzer. Within the past two weeks, veteran catchers Kurt Suzuki and Yan Gomes were added to the roster. So what does the Nats' No. 1 starter, Cy Young Award winner and most important player think about these changes to the person that will call his games? "You're always developing trust," Scherzer said Sunday at Nationals Winterfest. "I go back to Willy (Ramos) and Matt Wieters, there's times where...
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Rendon, Nationals plan to keep talking extension

Rendon, Nationals plan to keep talking extension
While the rest of the baseball world tries to figure out where Bryce Harper is going to play in 2019, astute Nationals fans know an equally important question is where Anthony Rendon is going to play in 2020. Eligible for free agency next winter, Rendon now faces the same dilemma Harper faced last winter. In Harper's case, there was never a doubt he'd play out the season and test free agency. In Rendon's case, the process might well be different. The Nationals and Rendon have engaged in...
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Byron Kerr

Fedde on potential spot in rotation: "It's everything"

Fedde on potential spot in rotation: "It's everything"
With left-hander Gio Gonzalez gone and right-hander Joe Ross returning from injury, the door is wide open for right-hander Erick Fedde to take advantage and grab one of the remaining spots in the Nationals rotation for 2019. The focus for Fedde in the offseason is figuring out a way to be durable enough to make it through an entire season. So his plan is to add weight and add muscle. "Offseason plans are usually the same. It's always been put on weight, put on weight for me," Fedde said...
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Foot healthy again, Doolittle can focus on home repair

Foot healthy again, Doolittle can focus on home repair
Sean Doolittle is spending much of his time right now watching do-it-yourself videos on YouTube. He and his wife, Eireann Dolan, recently bought their first house, and that of course has led to home improvement projects. It's not exactly Doolittle's specialty, but he was proud to point out some dried caulk still on the side of his shoe when he met with reporters at Nationals Winterfest. "I'm getting better," he said. "I still would not say I'm handy." That Doolittle's offseason focus...
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Carter Kieboom on playing second base: "They have that trust in me"

Carter Kieboom on playing second base: "They have that trust in me"
Carter Kieboom was able to play second base once a week during the Arizona Fall League this year after playing shortstop exclusively in his entire professional career. Kieboom said at Nationals Winterfest he understands the Nats think very highly of him to fast track him a bit, working at another position and getting a shot to play against the best in the AFL. "It always feel good when you receive that sort of positive attention," Kieboom said. "I think as a player that's kind of what you...
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Lilliquist on Scherzer's homers, Strasburg's velocity dip and more

Lilliquist on Scherzer's homers, Strasburg's velocity dip and more
Each winter, Max Scherzer vows he can be better. Well, Nationals pitching coach Derek Lilliquist has something he thinks the three-time Cy Young Award winner can do to improve. "He can keep the ball in the ballpark a little better," Lilliquist said yesterday at Nationals Winterfest. "He got hurt with a lot of bad breaking balls in kill counts last year. So that's going to be an area we're going to really put a thumb on in spring training. We've got to execute (with two strikes). Scherzer...
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Zimmerman optimistic he'll finish career with Nationals

Zimmerman optimistic he'll finish career with Nationals
Ryan Zimmerman was drafted by the Nationals in 2005. He made his major league debut that fall. He signed a five-year extension with them in 2009. He signed a $100 million extension with them in 2012. There's been no reason to question his contract status with the organization since. But that long-term deal was going to expire eventually, and that time is finally drawing near. Zimmerman is set to make $18 million in 2019. He has no guarantees after that, only an $18 million club option for 2020...
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Martinez vows to "push the envelope" in second year

Martinez vows to "push the envelope" in second year
As he prepared for his first season as a big league manager, Davey Martinez scanned the Nationals roster and saw names of players with considerable experience and considerable success up and down the list. So Martinez's instinct was to stay hands off, to trust that these players knew how to prepare and didn't need a new staff to come in and reinvent the wheel. As he now prepares for his second season - on the heels of a disappointing first season, mind you - Martinez has come to a different...
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Hardworking Soto gets head start on offseason improvements

Hardworking Soto gets head start on offseason improvements
What does Juan Soto do for an encore after a rookie season that obliterated records for offensive production by a teenager? The now 20-year-old has a simple plan for making sure he isn't bitten by a sophomore slump: Keep working hard and try not to change what brought him such instant success in the major leagues. "I think, do my routine, and no change," Soto said Saturday at Nationals Winterfest. "If that worked, I got to keep going until I (retire)." Soto tied teammate Bryce Harper for...
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Robles banking on return of his power stroke

Robles banking on return of his power stroke
There's a good chance Victor Robles will be patrolling center field for the Nationals in 2019, and if that happens, Robles expects that the powerful stroke that was sapped by an early-season hyperextended left elbow will return. Manager Davey Martinez has hinted at that and hitting coach Kevin Long expects that offensive surge to occur, too. But hearing Robles talk at Nationals Winterfest about the return of his power stroke makes the possibility of losing Bryce Harper to free agency a little...
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