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Astros Designate Rick Ankiel For Assignment

Ex-Nats outfielder Rick Ankiel has been designated for assignment by the Houston Astros. Ankiel spent 2011 and 2012 as a member of the Nats as a backup outfielder. In 190 games those two seasons, he…Read More

Former Nationals Front And Center In World Baseball Classic Opener

Two former Washington Nationals will take part on tonight’s World Baseball Classic opening game between Chinese Taipei and Australia. Chien-Ming Wang will be starting for Chinese Taipei. Wang is…Read More

Javier Vazquez Will Not Return To Majors This Year

A report out of Puerto Rico reports that Javier Vazquez will not pitch in the World Baseball Classic and will not return to Major League Baseball this year. Javier Vazquez is out of WBC and will not pitch…Read More

Former Nationals Pitchers Find New Homes

Edwin Jackson and Tom Gorzelanny have both found new homes today as both signed multi-year contracts with teams in the National League Central. Jackson finally got his big pay-day, signing with the Cubs…Read More

Angels Reach Deal With Sean Burnett

MLB.com’s Alden Gonzalez reports that left-handed pitcher Sean Burnett has reached a deal with the Angels for two years with a club option. Mike DiGiovanna of the Los Angeles Times added that the…Read More

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Wang May Not Sign Until Mid-Season

MLB.com’s Bill Ladson reports (via Twitter) that Chien-Ming Wang may not sign with a team until…Read More

Brad Lidge Set To Retire

Jayson Stark of ESPN.com reported yesterday (via Twitter) that Brad Lidge will officially hang up the…Read More

A Look At Tim Raines And Larry Walker

This week, the Baseball Hall of Fame released it’s Hall of Fame ballot and there are four former…Read More

This Day In Nationals History: Nov 11, 2010

This is another slow day when it comes to news from this franchise. When I was perusing the transactions…Read More

This Day In Nationals History: Nov. 10, 2008

The Nationals made a significant day on this day trading Emilio Bonifacio and two minor leaguers to the…Read More

This Day In Nationals History: Nov. 9. 1987

Today was the turning point of a great pitching career, and one of the great stories in Major League…Read More

This Date In Nationals History: Nov. 8, 2001

November 8 is a pretty boring day in history, which is why today’s move wasn’t even done…Read More

This Date In Nationals History: Nov. 7, 1985

Starting today, I will take a look at historical transactions on this day and use it to take a look at…Read More

Remembering Pascual Perez

Pascual Perez played for the Montreal Expos from 1987-1989, and while those Expos teams disappointed…Read More

Former National Ivan Rodriguez Could Coach Someday

It’s no secret that the catcher position is one of the more challenging spots on any roster. Catchers…Read More

Checking In On Some Former Nationals Across The League

For a team that has struggled to win for the past six seasons, the Washington Nationals have a surprisingly…Read More

Brad Lidge’s Uncertain Future

Upon being designated for assignment and subsequently released, Brad Lidge has spent much of his time…Read More

Pair Of Former Nationals Suddenly Available

Suddenly a pair of former Nationals have become available over the past 36 hours, though we shouldn’t…Read More

Tidbits on an Off Day – Past, Present, Future

  With the Nationals enjoying an off day in beautiful San Diego, while we freeze here in the DC…Read More

Pudge: A Personal Remembrance

A certain inductee into baseball’s Hall of Fame in five years, Ivan Rodriguez, nicknamed Pudge,…Read More