Daniel Richard Espinosa (twitter: @DannyEspinosa18)

Positions: Second Baseman and Shortstop
Bats: Both, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 205 lb.

Born: April 25, 1987 in Santa Ana, CA
High School: Mater Dei HS (Santa Ana, CA)
School: California State University Long Beach (Long Beach, CA)
Drafted by the Washington Nationals in the 3rd round of the 2008 amateur draft.
Signed August 14, 2008. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 1, 2010 (Age 23)   vs. FLA 2 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB
Team: Nationals 2010-2013
2013 Contract Status: Pre-Arb Eligible, 1 yr/$526k (13) (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2013): 2.033, Arb Eligible: 2014, Free Agent: 2017 [*],
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• 5/18 District On Deck: Lineups: Harper Sits, Nats Aim For Third Straight Win Against Padres: As the Nats look to claim the third of four games against the San Diego Padres today, Bryce Harper will not be playing. His left...
• 5/17 District On Deck: May 17, 2013 Lineups: Washington Nationals at San Diego Padres: After a terrific homecoming start for Stephen Strasburg and a win on Thursday night, the Nationals look to secure a series victory...
• 5/17 District On Deck: Lineups: Gio Takes The Mound As Nats Go For Two In A Row: In last night’s 6-2 win, the Nats’ offense managed only seven hits but drew four walks and knocked in six runs during...
• 5/16 District On Deck: Lineups: Harper Returns To Lineup As Strasburg Returns Home: Stephen Strasburg grew up in San Diego and attended San Diego State University. Tonight, he will be making his first career start...
• 5/16 Lasorda's Lair: Dodgers Take Series Over Washington as Zack Greinke Makes Triumphant Return: Dodgers 3 9 0 Nationals 1 9 0 WP- Greinke (2-0) LP- Detwiler (2-4) S- League (9) HR- LaRoche (4) Zack Greinke is a quirky ace...
• 5/15 District On Deck: Lineups: Harper Still Out As Nats Gun For Series Win, NL East Tie: After the Nationals and Dodgers split the first two games of their three-game series thanks to great pitching performances by...
• 5/15 District On Deck: Nationals Fall To Dodgers In Pitching Duel, 2-0: The Washington Nationals played the second game of their three game series with the LA Dodgers Tuesday night. It was Clayton Kershaw...
• 5/15 Lasorda's Lair: Ker**** The Nationals Are Kershed As Dodgers Even Series: Nationals 0 5 0 Dodgers   2 4 0 WP-Kershaw-4-2 LP-Haren-4-4 SV-Jansen-2 The Dodgers Kershed the Nationals on Tuesday night,...
• 5/14 District On Deck: Lineups: Starting Outfielders Sit Against Kershaw: If you want offensive fireworks, tonight’s game will not be for you. After Bryce Harper injured himself running into the...
• 5/14 Lasorda's Lair: Zimmermann and the Nats Overpower the Dodgers; Bryce Harper Leaves Game Bloodied:  Dodgers 2 9 2 Nationals 6 10 1 WP- Zimmermann (7-1) LP- Beckett (0-5) S- Clippard (6) It was a tale of two pitchers. Josh Beckett,...
• 5/13 District On Deck: Lineups: Nats Head West To Face Reeling Dodgers: After two games to forget against the Cubs, the Nationals are journeying west for a ten-game west coast road trip. First on the...
• 5/13 District On Deck: Moments That Mattered: Gonzalez Returns To Form, Bullpen Doesn’t: Source: FanGraphs It looked good for seven innings, kind of. The offense managed only one run, pathetic by any standard, especially...
• 5/11 District On Deck: Desmond Picks Up the Slack in Nats’ 5th Straight Win: It would be folly for a baseball fan to assume their team could possibly make it through a full season injury-free — the...
• 5/10 Through The Fence Baseball: Don’t panic yet Washington Nationals fans … but get ready to: Through The Fence Baseball | Through The Fence Baseball - Baseball news, discussion, rumors, and stats from around MLB.Anyone...
• 5/10 District On Deck: What’s Wrong With Danny Espinosa? A Statistical Inquiry: It is no secret that Danny Espinosa has struggled thus far in the 2013 season. Through 34 games, he is hitting .192/.229/.364,...
• 5/9 District On Deck: Lineups: Nats Gun For Sweep Of Tigers: After last night’s stellar win, the Nationals will look to win their sixth of seven by completing the sweep of this two-game...
• 5/9 District On Deck: Zimmermann Dominates Tigers in Nationals Win:   Jordan Zimmerman turned in another stellar performance against the fearsome Detroit Tigers lineup, and the Nationals beat...
• 5/8 District On Deck: Lineups: Nationals Finally Face Off Against Tigers: After a day off and a rain delay, the Nationals will finally take the field tonight… if the rain holds out, that is. If...
• 5/7 Raise the Jolly Roger: Nationals 6, Pirates 2: The Bucs dropped the series to the Nats on Sunday, falling in frustrating fashion for the second day in a row. They had a golden...
• 5/7 Through The Fence Baseball: Don’t panic yet Washington Nationals fans … but get ready to: Through The Fence Baseball | Through The Fence Baseball - Baseball news, discussion, rumors, and stats from around MLB.Anyone...
• 5/6 We Talk Fantasy Sports: RotoBaller - Three Up, Three Down: This article originally appeared on www.RotoBaller.com: Fantasy Baseball Advice: Three Up, Three Down after Week Five Action....
• 5/5 District On Deck: Espinosa leads Nationals to 6-2 victory over Pirates: The Washington Nationals were able to win the weekend series with the Pirates with a 6-2 victory Sunday afternoon in Pittsburgh....
• 5/5 District On Deck: Moments That Mattered: Espinosa And Moore Power Through, Gio Avoids Disaster: Source: FanGraphs This game was nearly over before it began. After making the third out of the first inning, Bryce Harper was...
• 5/5 District On Deck: Washington Nationals at Pittsburgh Pirates: Lineups: After a narrow 5-4 victory over Pittsburgh yesterday afternoon, the Nationals look for the series victory behind Gio Gonzalez....
• 5/5 District On Deck: Lineup: Gio And Nats Gun For Series Win In Pittsburgh: After yesterday’s team meeting and consequent win, the Nationals will look to build off their momentum and win two in a...
• 5/4 District On Deck: Lineups: Batting Order Shaken Up In Search Of Runs: After scoring just ten runs in their last six games, the Nationals are doing everything they can to help spark the offense. Davey...
• 5/4 PaulLebowitz.com: Early Season Underachievers: Washington Nationals: Just a note: these “underachievers” are based on what the majority of the prognosticators thought prior to the season and...
• 5/4 District On Deck: It’s the Pitts: Pirates Shut Down Nats in Series Opener: This wasn’t the return Ryan Zimmerman was hoping for. After a stint on the disabled list with a hamstring issue, Zimmerman...
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• 4/29 Billy-Ball.com: Cingrani whiffs four in one: In a season in which strikeouts are the dominant story, we shouldn’t be surprised to find that Cincinnati rookie left-hander...
• 4/29 District On Deck: Cingrani Stifles Nats, Reds Avoid Sweep: With each of the Washington Nationals’ first four home series of the season resulting in sweeps, it would have been easy...
• 4/28 Blog Red Machine: Reds Bats Come Alive To Prevent Series Sweep:   The Reds limped into today’s game against Washington in fourth place in the NL Central and two games behind the...
• 4/26 numberFire: 3 Key Stats Behind the Nationals' 11-11 Record: Whatever happened to the World Series-contending Nationals? Buried underneath mediocre pitching and unlucky hitting.See More Adam...
• 4/26 District On Deck: Lineups: Zimmermann Steps Into Big Shoes, Faces Bailey: The Nationals finally broke out of their team slump last night, dominating the Reds 8-1 thanks to an incredible one-hit, eight...
• 4/26 We Talk Fantasy Sports: Gio Returns to Form and Thursday's Box Scores: Gio Gonzalez returned to form Thursday night, holding the potent Reds offense to only one hit and one earned run. On the West...
• 4/26 Baseball News Source: MLB Scores: Gonzalez Dominant Over Reds, Royals Down Tigers in Extras: Bryce Harper hit his eighth home run of the year and Gio Gonzalez held Cincinnati’s powerful lineup to one hit in eight...
• 4/26 District On Deck: Espinosa leads Nats to 8-1 victory over Reds: After a pitiful offensive showing in the three game sweep by the St. Louis Cardinals, the Nationals showed all the makings of...
• 4/26 District On Deck: Moments That Mattered: Birthday Boy Blasts Off, Gio Dominates: Source: FanGraphs Now that’s what I’m talking about. Everything went right for the Nats tonight: great pitching, great...
• 4/25 District On Deck: Lineups: Gio Gonzalez Looks To Rebound, Faces Arroyo In Series Opener: With six straight losses at home, the Nationals are desperate for a turnaround. They won’t have any help from their opponents...
• 4/25 District On Deck: Moments That Mattered: That Same Old Song: Source: FanGraphs These posts are starting to sound like a broken record. Early runs from the opponent drop the Nats’ Win...
• 4/24 District On Deck: Anemic Offense Abandons Solid Strasburg As Nats Get Swept: When does Rizzo point the Zim-Signal into the sky to summon Ryan Zimmerman? Stephen Strasburg was once again solid, but the offense...
• 4/24 mlbreports.com : As Nats Battle Tough Sked – A New ? Arises: Who Will Be The Future 2B: Rendon Or Espinosa?: Like us on Facebook here Wednesday, Apr.24/2013 During the course of a baseball season there are going to be ups and downs, and...
• 4/23 Baseball Jerks: MLB Fantasy Baseball Rookies – Anthony Rendon: Anthony Rendon was among those in the discussion to be the top pick in the 2011 draft, but he dropped to the Washington Nationals...
• 4/23 District On Deck: Game 19 Lineups: NL ERA Leader Detwiler Faces Ace Wainwright: After the Nationals fell 3-2 in a hard-fought game last night, the team will look to build on the positives from last night in...
• 4/23 District On Deck: Game 19: St. Louis Cardinals 3, Washington Nationals 2: The St. Louis Cardinals came to Nationals Park for the first time since last October. The outcome was the same as the last time...
• 4/22 District On Deck: Game 19 Lineups: St. Louis Cardinals at Washington Nationals: After a 3-3 road trip, the 10-8 Nationals return home to face 10-8 St. Louis. Dan Haren, who has struggled thus far this year...
• 4/21 TheLeadoffWalk: Nationals vs. Mets: Day 21 Observations: Mets 2, Nationals 0 John Buck: Buck got the Mets scoring underway with a solo shot in the second inning off Nationals...
• 4/21 Seedlings to Stars: Washington Nationals Recall Top Prospect Anthony Rendon: Veteran third baseman Ryan Zimmerman landed on the disabled list with a bum hamstring on Saturday and in his place, the Washington...
• 4/20 District On Deck: Game 17 Lineups: Washington Nationals at New York Mets: At 3:05 this Saturday afternoon, the Nationals will take on the Mets after a 7-1 loss last night. The Nationals look to get their...
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• 4/19 District On Deck: Game 16: New York Mets 7, Washington Nationals 1: Here’s another thing for Nats alarmists to worry about: the offense. Matt Harvey was untouchable for six innings and just...
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• 4/19 District On Deck: Game 16 Lineups: Washington Nationals at New York Mets: Tonight in New York, the Nationals visit Citi Field to take on the Mets in their first series of the season. The Mets are 7-7...
• 4/19 Mets Chronicle: Preview: Game 15 - Nationals at Mets - Strasburg vs Harvey: Washington Nationals at New York Mets 7:10 PM ET SeasonRd/HmLast StartLast 3 App STARTERSGSRECERAAIPRECERADATEOPPDECIPHERRECIPERA ...
• 4/18 Baseball Jerks: Week 3 Fantasy Baseball Sleepers Stock Market: Haf a Chance: We are almost through three weeks of baseball and the seasoned daytrader can already see trends developing for some fantasy...
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• 4/18 District On Deck: Game 15: Washington Nationals 6, Miami Marlins 1: In each of his three starts this season, Ross Detwiler has pitched like someone who aspires to a higher calling than “Number...
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• 4/17 fantasyteamadvice.com: Updated Shortstop (SS) rankings for fantasy baseball 2013 – week 3: Are you a Jose Reyes owner looking desperately for an option at SS?  Maybe a Jed Lowrie owner wondering if you should sell high?...
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• 4/17 District On Deck: Game 15 Lineups: Washington Nationals at Miami Marlins: After last night’s 8-2 drubbing, the Nationals will look to win their first road series of the year by taking tonight’s...
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• 4/17 District On Deck: Game 14: Miami Marlins 8, Washington Nationals 2: Game two of the Washington Nationals three game series in Miami featured timely hitting, a three run home run and a good starting...
• 4/17 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Borbon, Cubs, Rendon, Profar: Here are a few notes from around baseball: The Orioles have had ongoing discussions with the Rangers about trading for...
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• 4/16 numberFire: MLB Fantasy Brief: Top 3 Aaron Hill Replacements at 2B: You won't replace Hill's power, but with Jeff Keppinger, you could at least bolster your batting average.See More Aaron Hill Jeff...
• 4/16 District On Deck: Game 14 Lineups: Washington Nationals at Miami Marlins: After last night’s 10-3 drubbing, the Nationals are getting back the mojo they lost in the sweep by Atlanta. Tonight’s...
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• 4/15 D.C. Baseball Yesterday and Today: Three reasons not to hit the panic button: It’s hard to blame Nationals fans for feeling down after last weekend’s three-game sweep at the hands of the Atlanta...
• 4/15 We Talk Fantasy Sports: Atlanta Braves Playing Like it's 1995: In 1995 the Atlanta Braves won the World Series behind Greg Maddux, John Smoltz Tom Glavine and Steve Avery.  In...
• 4/15 District On Deck: Moments That Mattered: Game 12: Source: FanGraphs Most Important Nationals Hit: Jayson Werth‘s walk (+0.024) Miserable, right? This game was out of hand...
• 4/14 District On Deck: Game 12: Atlanta Braves 9, Washington Nationals 0: We’ll get ‘em next time. The Braves blasted Gio Gonzalez to the tune of seven runs in five innings, and Paul Maholm shut...
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• 4/13 District On Deck: Moments That Mattered: Game 11: Source: FanGraphs Most Important Nationals Hit: Danny Espinosa‘s solo home run (+0.126) It would stand to reason that the...
• 4/13 District On Deck: Game 11: Atlanta Braves 3, Washington Nationals 1: If your friends are concerned about the Nats after today’s game, buy them a calendar. Stephen Strasburg pitched six strong...
• 4/13 Tomahawk Take: Game 2: Hudson vs Strasburg:     The battle between the two heavyweights of the National League East division square off today with both trying to...
• 4/12 District On Deck: Game 10 Lineups: Atlanta Braves at Washington Nationals: In the first game of this early pivotal series, fifth starters Ross Detwiler and Julio Teheran will show down to see who can strike...
• 4/11 District On Deck: Moments That Mattered: Game 8: Source: FanGraphs Most Important Nats Hit: Bryce Harper‘s solo home run (+0.144 WPA) Much like last night, the Nats trailed...
• 4/11 District On Deck: Game 8: Washington Nationals 5, Chicago White Sox 2: Jordan Zimmermann’s quality start and Danny Espinosa’s RBIs helped the Nationals get their sixth win of the season to improve...
• 4/10 TheLeadoffWalk: White Sox vs. Nationals: Day Ten Observations: Nationals 5, White Sox 2 Ian Desmond: With a line drive double into the left-field corner, Desmond extended his five-game extra...
• 4/9 Southside Showdown: Gio Gonzalez, The One That Got Away – Lineups 4/9: We’ve seen this guy before, no? Yes, more than once. Gio Gonzalez has reason to walk to the mound with confidence tonight. Not...
• 4/8 Blog Red Machine: Three Up, Three Down – 4/8/13 (Reds @ Cardinals): Another series, another series victory for the Redlegs. I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again — if you...
• 4/7 District On Deck: Game 6: Cincinnati Reds 6, Washington Nationals 3: Sometimes the other team just plays better. The Reds outmatched the Nationals in every phase of the game today, as Stephen Strasburg...
• 4/6 TheLeadoffWalk: Nationals vs. Reds, Mariners vs. White Sox: Day Six Observations: Nationals 7, Reds 6 Ian Desmond: In the eleventh inning, Desmond made up for two prior fielding errors by launching...
• 4/6 District On Deck: Game Thread: April 6 | Washington Nationals (3-1) at Cincinnati Reds (3-1): After last night’s embarrassing defeat, anything will be an improvement today. Ross Detwiler makes his first start of the...
• 4/6 The Beanball: Will the Washington Nationals Be the Next Baseball Dynasty?: In 2012, the Washington Nationals advanced to the playoffs for the first time since 1981. Just to give you a sense of how long...
• 4/6 D.C. Baseball Yesterday and Today: This Day in D.C Baseball History – A Brilliant Start to 2012: It’s often said that “it’s better to be lucky than good.” But it’s what you do with that luck that...
• 4/6 District On Deck: Losing by Fifteen: What Went Wrong?: There’s no two ways about it: the Nationals got absolutely massacred last night. If you didn’t hear it enough during...
• 4/5 Blog Red Machine: Reds Win in Funktastic Style: Well, that escalated quickly. The Reds brought home a 15-0 victory over the Washington Nationals tonight, riding on the backs...
• 4/5 District On Deck: Game Thread: April 5 | Washington Nationals (3-0) @ Cincinnati Reds (2-1): Dan Haren makes his Washington Nationals debut tonight at Great America Ballpark which means he may be in trouble. Haren struggled...
• 4/4 District On Deck: Game Thread: April 4 | Miami Marlins (0-2) @ Washington Nationals (2-0): Jordan Zimmermann takes the mound in his first start of the year, facing Miami’s Wade LeBlanc. LeBlanc was mainly a reliever...
• 4/4 fantasyteamadvice.com: Hot and cold 2B – fantasy baseball 2013 – which second baseman to pickup off waivers: While the first baseman, as a group, are off to a slow start, there is no shortage of second baseman that have come out firing...
• 4/2 District On Deck: Game 1: Moments That Mattered: This is something that we will be trying out this season after every game. Instead of a nuts and bolts recap it will focus on...
• 4/1 District On Deck: Game 1: Washington Nationals 2, Miami Marlins 0: If today portends anything about this season in DC, it’s about to be a great year. The Nats’ two young stars, Bryce...
• 4/1 District On Deck: Ten Bold Predictions For The 2013 Nationals: Recently, notable blog You Can’t Predict Baseball made their bold predictions, one for each team, for the 2013 season. They...
• 4/1 Marlin Maniac: Miami Marlins @ Washington Nationals Opening Series Preview: Chat with Michael Natelli of Around the Hill: After a long and what seemed like a never ending offseason for the Miami Marlins, Opening Day 2013 is finally here. The Miami...

• 3/28 D.C. Baseball Yesterday and Today: Nationals Preview: The Infield: Aside from their deep pitching, what sets the Nationals apart from most other teams is an infield that can truly boast outstanding...
• 3/28 District On Deck: Spring Training Game 31: Washington Nationals 5, New York Mets 1: The Nationals scored four in the third inning to cruise to their fourteenth spring training victory. The Nats preseason record...
• 3/28 Rising Apple: 3/28 Game Recap: Mets Fall to Nationals 5-1: In today’s game in Viera, the Nationals went ahead 2-0 in the second inning when Adam LaRoche and Danny Espinosa both launched...
• 3/28 Through The Fence Baseball: No doubt Washington Nationals are good, but is that enough?: Spring training seems to have lasted forever this year, but as the Washington Nationals head north to face the New York Yankees...
• 3/27 Call to the Pen: Washington Nationals: First in War, First in Peace, First in the NL East: “’World Series or Bust.’ That’s Probably the slogan this year. But I’m comfortable with that.”  Washington...
• 3/24 District On Deck: Spring Training Game 28: Washington Nationals 9, Atlanta Braves 3 (8 innings–rain): The Washington Nationals hosted the Atlanta Braves at Space Coast Stadium on Sunday. The Nats won the game 9 to 3 in a game in...
• 3/23 fantasyteamadvice.com: Drafting with the 1st overall pick in NL only snake drafts – 2013 fantasy baseball ESPN roto league sleepers: Drafting with the first overall pick is usually a breeze, but NL only drafts could have their share of complications, as players...
• 3/22 Baseball With Matt: An Interview with Another Kid Blogger Named Matt!!! 3/22/13: Hey baseball fans!I have yet another interview for you today! This one is with one of my fellow blogger brethren, Matt Eisner,...
• 3/18 MajorLeagueDigest.com: Major League Digest Fantasy Baseball 2013: Second Base Rankings: by Adam JenkinsMLDigest Fantasy EditorNote: This article part of a series of player rankings for the upcoming MLB fantasy baseball...
• 3/17 EDSBaseball: 2013 Fantasy Baseball Rankings - Top 20 Shortstops: Colorado Rockies shortstop Troy Tulowitzki is one of the game's most productive players on a per-game basis. Based on his...
• 3/14 MLBTradeRumors: NL East Links: Hamels, Young, Owings, Marlins: Here's the latest from around the NL East... Cole Hamels wouldn't have signed an extension with the Phillies unless he thought...
• 3/13 District On Deck: Washington Nationals 8, New York Mets 5—Washington Nationals 9, Houston Astros 7 (split squad): The Washington Nationals played two spring training games on Wednesday. The regulars played against the Mets at Space Coast Stadium,...
• 3/12 Through The Fence Baseball: 2013 MLB preview: Washington Nationals should dominate: All eyes will be on Washington Nationals starter Stephen Strasburg to see how he bounces back from being shut down at the end...
• 3/12 District On Deck: What Are The Nationals Planning For Anthony Rendon?: The Washington Nationals are no strangers to bringing along top prospects. From Ryan Zimmerman to Stephen Strasburg and Bryce...
• 3/11 District On Deck: Fantasy Preview: Danny Espinosa: For his entire brief career, 2B Danny Espinosa has been regarded as a great defender whose offense is somewhat mediocre. He has...
• 3/10 D.C. Baseball Yesterday and Today: Playing Pepper with the Nationals: I recently answered a few questions for Daniel Shoptaw’s “C70 At the Bat” St Louis Cardinals blog about the...
• 3/9 District On Deck: Spring Training Game 14: Washington Nationals 8, Miami Marlins 7: Yesterday was not a very good day to be a Washington Nationals pitcher, as Andrew wrote. Today, was slightly better and at least...
• 3/8 Marlin Maniac: 2013 Marlin Maniac #13 Prospect: INF Derek Dietrich: The future of the Miami Marlins franchise lies in the faith of Jeffery Loria and their future prospects. Predicting what Loria...
• 3/7 District On Deck: Preview And Lineups: Spring Training Game 12 | Washington Nationals @ Houston Astros: Today, the Washington Nationals play their first road game against an American League team in Spring Training. You know what that...
• 3/7 numberFire: MLB Fantasy Preview 2013: Top Ten Second Basemen: Ben Zobrist or Bust! If you don't get one of the top five second basemen this year, then good luck.See More Robinson Cano Ian...
• 3/6 MetsToday.com: Mets Worst in NL East at Every Position?: New York Mets general manager Sandy Alderson has a message for the team’s beleaguered fan base: We’re not that far...
• 3/5 District On Deck: Spring Training Game 10: Washington Nationals 7, Houston Astros 1: Rafael Soriano made his Nationals debut and Wilson Ramos played in his first game at catcher since ACL surgery as the Nats jumped...
• 3/5 District On Deck: Fantasy Preview: Steve Lombardozzi: Super utility man Steve Lombardozzi was the Nationals’ primary infield utility man during his rookie year in 2012, hitting...
• 3/2 District On Deck: Preview And Lineups: Spring Training Game 8 | Washington Nationals @ St. Louis Cardinals: Finally, today is the first game against a non-NL East team and it just so happens to be a rematch of the National League Division...
• 3/2 Baseball Analytics: Top 16 Fantasy Baseball Shortstops: Below are my pre-season top 16 shortstop rankings:  Troy Tulowitzki, COL Jose Reyes, TOR Hanley Ramirez, LAD Starlin Castro,...
• 3/1 District On Deck: Preview And Lineups: Spring Training Game 7 | Washington Nationals @ Atlanta Braves: For the second consecutive night, there is baseball which is a nice change from afternoon games every day. Sure, it starts at...

• 2/28 District On Deck: Spring Training Game 6: Nationals 4, Mets 4 (10 innings): The Nationals played the Mets at Space Coast Stadium with Stephen Strasburg starting his second spring training game of the year....
• 2/28 District On Deck: Spring Training Game 5: Marlins 5, Nationals 1: Nationals fans have long been frustrated by the Marlins — of the Florida or Miami variety — being Washington’s...
• 2/27 District On Deck: Preview And Lineups: Spring Training Game 5 | Miami Marlins @ Washington Nationals: It is a more normal lineup for the Washington Nationals today as they face the Miami Marlins in Viera today. The first four hitters...
• 2/26 Sports are a Game: Draft Strategy and Rankings Detail: Second Base: The top of the 2nd base mountain is an agreed upon tier. Cano, Pedroia, and Kinsler are all worth candidates. Kinsler's batting...
• 2/26 District On Deck: Preview And Lineups: Spring Training Game 4 | Washington Nationals @ Atlanta Braves: Today will be the first start for Ross Detwiler as he gets set for the season, as well as the World Baseball Classic. The Nationals...
• 2/25 Baseball Press: Clinical Notes: Spring Training Injury Updates: Matt Kemp should see spring training at-bats very soon. (US Presswire)We're just about complete with the first week of spring...
• 2/25 Sports are a Game: 2013 Fantasy Baseball Rankings: Second Base: Below are my second base rankings for 2013.Robinson Cano (BA, R, HR, RBI) Dustin Pedroia (BA, R, HR, SB) Ian...
• 2/20 Baseball Analytics: Top 16 Fantasy Baseball Second Basemen: Second base is a position bred from defensive deficiency. If you look at every starting second baseman in the majors, odds are...
• 2/19 Baseball Analytics: Curtis Not-So-Granderson: Overall, Curtis Granderson did not have a grand 2012.  On the grand side of things, he hit 43 homers and drove home 106...
• 2/15 Close Call: Nationals, Zimmermann Avoid Arbitration It appears as though the...: Nationals, Zimmermann Avoid Arbitration It appears as though the Nationals have completed their offseason activity, finally answering...
• 2/12 District On Deck: Pressing the Reset Button: From about the fifth inning on during Game 5 of last year’s National League Division Series, I started pacing. You might...
• 2/10 Tomahawk Take: Divisional Position Comparisons: The Infield: With Spring Training ready to begin, player movement is just about done and roster comparison can begin.  Today, I will begin...
• 2/8 District On Deck: Washington Nationals Countdown To Spring Training: 4 Days: The off-season is almost over. Less than three weeks until Washington Nationals pitchers and catchers report to Viera. To celebrate...
• 2/8 Baseball Big Bro. Proj.: Boras Gets Nats to Bite Again, Sign Soriano: I wish that I could be a fly on the wall when Scott Boras meets with Washington Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo and owner...
• 2/7 District On Deck: District on Deck’s #10 Nationals Prospect: Chris Marrero: To kick off our DoD prospect rankings, allow me to introduce the #10 prospect in the Nationals’ system, as ranked by myself,...
• 2/4 District On Deck: Washington Nationals Countdown To Spring Training: 8 Days: The off-season is almost over. Less than three weeks until Washington Nationals pitchers and catchers report to Viera. To celebrate...
• 2/1 We Talk Fantasy Sports: Fantasy Baseball Second Basemen Rankings: When drafting a second basemen this season, if it's not Robinson Cano it's not worth a pick in the first 5 rounds.  It's...

• 1/28 District On Deck: Washington Nationals Countdown to Spring Training: 15 Days: The off-season is almost over. Less than three weeks until Washington Nationals pitchers and catchers report to Viera. To celebrate...
• 1/28 District On Deck: Anthony Rendon Named FanSided’s #28 Prospect: We knew it was coming, and today it was revealed that the Washington Nationals top prospect Anthony Rendon came in at #28 in Seedling...
• 1/28 Baseball Press: Three Up, Three Down - 2013 Second Basemen: Neil Walker is a reliable second base option for fantasy owners. (US Presswire)Baseball Press presents a returning miniseries...
• 1/27 Call to the Pen: The National League East Dream Lineup 2013: The National League East Dream Lineup reflects the nature of the division.  Unlike the American league divisions, marauding bands...
• 1/27 MLB Injury News: Nationals' Danny Espinosa Played With Torn Rotator Cuff: The cortisone injections into his shoulder definitely helped.  This much is clear when you realize Danny Espinosa played...
• 1/26 District On Deck: Danny Espinosa To Play Through Torn Rotator Cuff: Today at FanFest, Washington Nationals second baseman Danny Espinosa said that he played through the final month of last season...
• 1/26 District On Deck: Washington Nationals Countdown To Spring Training: 17 Days: The off-season is almost over. Less than three weeks until Washington Nationals pitchers and catchers report to Viera. To celebrate...
• 1/26 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Danny Espinosa expected to be ready for spring training: Updating a previous report, Washington Nationals 2B Danny Espinosa (shoulder) played the final six weeks of the 2012 season with...[+] a torn rotator cuff in his left shoulder. The injury was initially believed to be a bone bruise but was correctly diagnosed shortly after the season ended. Espinosa opted to rehab the injury instead of undergoing surgery and has spent the last several weeks strengthening the muscles around his rotator cuff. He was cleared to take dry swings Jan. 1, and began hitting balls off a tee shortly thereafter, before starting regular batting practice last week. 'I feel strong now, but at the time, I couldn't do anything,' he said. 'If I had known (the severity of the injury), I probably would've pulled myself out. I wasn't doing anything to help the team.'
• 1/26 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Danny Espinosa has torn rotator cuff: Washington Nationals 2B Danny Espinosa (shoulder) has a torn rotator cuff in his left shoulder but is expected to be ready for...[+] spring training.
• 1/25 District On Deck: Washington Nationals Countdown To Spring Training: 18 Days: The off-season is almost over. Less than three weeks until Washington Nationals pitchers and catchers report to Viera. To celebrate...
• 1/25 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Fantasy Baseball 2013: Nationals Hitting-Pitching Projections: Washington Nationals —  Predicted Finish: First Place, NL East For my money, the Nationals are not only the best team...
• 1/25 District On Deck: Predicting The 2013 Nationals, Part Two: The Infielders: The Washington Nationals arguably have the best power-hitting infield in all of baseball. Between Adam LaRoche, Danny Espinosa,...
• 1/21 Baseball Jerks: 2013 Fantasy Baseball Preview and Rankings – Second Baseman: At the height of the steroid era, second base was as deep of a fantasy position as there was.  There were plenty of starters...
• 1/18 Baseball Jerks: Washington Nationals 2013 Preview: Just three seasons ago, the Nationals had lost 100+ games in back-to-back years. In fact, they had finished above fourth place...
• 1/16 PaulLebowitz.com: Rafael Soriano to the Nationals—Conspiracy Theories and Truth: Rafael Soriano has agreed to a 2-year, $28 million contract with the Washington Nationals. There is significant deferred money...
• 1/15 Baseball Big Bro. Proj.: Boras Gets Nats to Bite Again, Sign Soriano: I wish that I could be a fly on the wall when Scott Boras meets with Washington Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo and owner...
• 1/15 MLBTradeRumors: Nationals To Sign Rafael Soriano: The Nationals agreed to sign free agent closer Rafael Soriano to a two-year, $28MM contract, Yahoo's Jeff Passan reports (Twitter...
• 1/12 El Maquino: EM TAKES THE ‘USA TODAY’ ROSTER CHALLENGE: USA Today has this cool thing where they use the median team salary in the Major Leagues to construct the best 25-man roster they...
• 1/11 District On Deck: Nationals Top 10 Hits of 2012: #5 Danny Espinosa: There were a lot of big hits this year for the Washington Nationals and there were a lot of big wins. This list is sorted by WPA...
• 1/9 D.C. Baseball Yesterday and Today: LaRoche coming back; Morse on block: Nationals General Manger Mike Rizzo has the patience to wait for what he wants, and now that patience is being rewarded with the...
• 1/8 District On Deck: Potential Trade Partners for Michael Morse: The deal is official.  Adam “AdaMVP” LaRoche, 2012 Silver Slugger and and Gold Glove award winner, is returning to...
• 1/7 District On Deck: Nationals Top 10 Hits of 2012: #9 Danny Espinosa: There were a lot of big hits this year for the Washington Nationals and there were a lot of big wins. This list is sorted by WPA...

• 12/13 MLBRandomFandom: Washington Nationals Team Page: WASHINGTON NATIONALSMLBDepthCharts Team PagePlayers 1-25 by Number Score1. Stephen Strasburg (9.5)2. Gio Gonzalez (9)3. Jordan...
• 12/7 MLBTradeRumors: Winter Meetings In Review: American League: We covered the National League earlier, now it's time to go over the American League's activity at the winter meetings.. Angels: The...
• 12/4 Rays Colored Glasses: Could the Rumored Rays-Nationals Trade Come Together?: Rays fans have gotten used to hearing trade rumors between the Rays and the Washington Nationals. For a long time, the rumors...
• 12/4 MLBTradeRumors: Winter Meetings Review: Day 1: We're through one full day of the Winter Meetings, and several significant free agents have already come off the board. Here's...
• 12/4 MLBTradeRumors: Overnight Links: Headley, Espinosa, Blue Jays: As Day 2 of the Winter Meetings rapidly approaches, here are some miscellaneous links to get all of you insomniacs out there through...
• 12/4 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Danny Espinosa may be tradedThe Washington Nationals are entertaining trade offers for SS Danny Espinosa if the price is right, according to sources....[+] The Washington Nationals are entertaining trade offers for SS Danny Espinosa if the price is right, according to sources.
• 12/4 Baseball News Source: 2012 MLB Winter Meetings – Day One Recap: Red Sox started day one at the winter meetings by signing Mike Napoli Day one of the 2012 MLB Winter Meetings was anything  as...
• 12/3 District On Deck: Why The Nationals Are Desperate For Pitching: People just don’t get it. People have short memories. People look at the Nationals starting rotation and see Stephen Strasburg,...
• 12/3 Baseball News Source: A-Rod’s Surgery Adds Urgency For the Yankees to Acquire a Bat: Maybe he’s not a singles hitter after all The saga of Alex Rodriguez continues as the third baseman is projected to miss...
• 12/3 MLBTradeRumors: Nationals Showing Interest In James Shields: After we heard overnight that the Nationals and Rays were discussing a potential trade involving Danny Espinosa and/or Mike ...
• 12/3 Baseball News Source: James Loney and Rays Reach Agreement on One-Year Deal: Rays to sign Loney, and trading pitching for hitting is still a possibility Late last night as we discussed our MLB Winter Meeting...
• 12/3 MLBTradeRumors: Danny Espinosa Rumors: Monday: We heard overnight that the Rays and Nationals were exploring the possibility of a trade that would send Danny Espinosa to Tampa....
• 12/3 MLB Injury News: Rays Rumors: Talking Mike Morse, Danny Espinosa with Nationals: The Tampa Bay Rays are discussing a potential trade with the Nationals that would send one of the team’s starting pitchers,...
• 12/3 MLBTradeRumors: Rays Discussing Espinosa, Morse With Nationals: The Rays are nearing a one-year deal with James Loney, but the team is also discussing the possiblity of a trade with the Nationals...
• 12/3 Splash Hit Blog: Winter Meetings Pre-Sunrise Recap: It’s technically the Winter Meetings in Nashville, and I have no idea how often I’ll be doing these day-long recaps...
• 12/2 MLB Injury News: Nationals May Look to Trade Danny Espinosa: Danny Espinosa did a fine job of filling in for the Washington Nationals when Ian Desmond was injured, and he did a good job...
• 12/1 MLBTradeRumors: Nationals Notes: LaRoche, Espinosa, Lannan: Earlier this week, the Nationals acquired Denard Span from the Twins in exchange for pitching prospect Alex Meyer.  More out...

• 11/29 District On Deck: The Case Against Signing Michael Bourn: My fellow District on Deck blogger Andrew Flax posted an article several days ago expounding upon the reasons that the Nats should...
• 11/27 Splash Hit Blog: Longo Goes Long-Term with Rays in Newest Contract Extension: Not every day you wake up to find out that a guy that went to the same undergrad institution you did signed a 6-year/$100MM contract...
• 11/5 MLBTradeRumors: Nationals Notes: Johnson, LaRoche, Second Base: Some links pertaining to the reigning National League East champions... The Nats and manager Davey Johnson continue to work...
• 11/3 District On Deck: 2012 Season Review: Danny Espinosa:   Danny Espinosa’s season in 2012 looked an awful lot like the second half of his 2011 season. He was often steady to spectacular...

• 10/30 District On Deck: 2012 Season Review: Steve Lombardozzi: After 32 unimpressive plate appearances last season, 24-year-old Steve Lombardozzi came into this season looking to improve,...
• 10/26 mlbreports.com : The 2013 Nationals Appear Primed to Make a Run at the World Series: Friday October 26th, 2012 Sam Evans: The Washington Nationals had a somewhat disappointing end to their season, losing to St....
• 10/22 Mets360.com: Mets Minors: 2008 Draft time capsule (Ike Davis & Reese Havens): The 2008 draft was an okay year for the Mets but expectations were high, given that they had 3 picks in the first 33 overall....
• 10/17 District On Deck: A Look Forward To The Offseason: Now that enough time has passed since Game 5 of the NLDS, it is time to look towards the offseason for the Nats. In order to keep...
• 10/16 YankeeAnalysts.com: Dear Bud Selig: Thanks For This Wonderful New Playoff Schedule, But We Actually Wanted Instant Replay: Bud Selig will go down in history as one of the greatest commissioners in MLB history. Under his direction, baseball has grown...
• 10/15 Baseball Press: 2013 Fantasy Baseball Player Eligibility: Martin Prado has a full resume for the 2013 fantasy season. (US Presswire)The 2012 regular season is over, and it's time to...
• 10/13 District On Deck: Game 5, NLDS: Cardinals 9, Nationals 7: With 79 years between playoffs games, perhaps Washington and Nationals fans forgot — or never knew — that baseball...
• 10/13 Baseball Musings: Looking for Insurance: Adam LaRoche and Michael Morse single to start the bottom of the eighth against Jason Motte. With the Nationals leading 6-5 and...
• 10/11 District On Deck: NLDS Game 3: Cardinals 8, Nationals 0: The stage was set. Frank Robinson was in the house to throw out the first pitch. The weather was perfect. Playoff baseball had...
• 10/11 District On Deck: Nationals Have One More Chance To Pick Up Lacklustre Offense: Get em on, get em over, get em in. It seems incomprehensible that the team with the best record in baseball is having trouble...
• 10/10 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Not worried about Danny Espinosa: Washington Nationals manager Davey Johnson isn't worried about 2B Danny Espinosa's 1-for-6 start to the National League Division...[+] Series with three strikeouts. 'He's just a young hitter, aggressive, tons of talent,' Johnson said about Espinosa. 'He just needs to stay within himself. He's made a lot of strides this year. The conditions in St. Louis were pretty tough. ... My guys, to a man, all had problems picking up the ball and the spin on the ball.'
• 10/9 STLCardinalBaseball: NLDS GAME 2: Powerhouse: After flailing grotesquely in a 3-2 loss in Game 1, the Cardinals needed to come out and make a statement to the Nationals in...
• 10/9 District On Deck: NLDS Game 2: Cardinals 12, Nationals 4: It was a day late, but the St. Louis Cardinals finally showed a post-season audience one of baseball’s best offenses. Just...
• 10/9 Redbird Dugout: Offense shows up in Game 2: The St. Louis Cardinals entered Monday evening’s game down 0-1 to the Washington Nationals in a unique National League Division...
• 10/9 Baseball Musings: Smokin’ a Jay: Danny Espinosa leads off the sixth inning, driving a ball to the wall in left-center. Jon Jay runs full speed, leaps, hits the...
• 10/9 Baseball Musings: Zimmermann Gone: Trailing 5-1 in the top of the fourth, the Nationals pinch hit for Jordan Zimmermann. He allowed a home run in the third as the...
• 10/9 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Danny Espinosa healthy: Washington Nationals manager Davey Johnson said 2B Danny Espinosa is healthy, he's just being overly aggressive at the plate....[+]
• 10/7 District On Deck: Turning point: Mattheus Shuts the Door: Wins awarded to relief pitchers are often the byproduct of being in the right place in the right time, and sometimes even come...
• 10/7 District On Deck: NLDS Game 1: Nationals 3, Cardinals 2: Cardiac Nats, baby! While Gio Gonzalez struggled through five slow, torturous innings, the Washington Nationals would eventually...
• 10/7 Redbird Dugout: Cardinals lose a tight Game 1: It’s been a theme for the Cardinals all season. Missed opportunities. The most glaring from this afternoon being a bases loaded...
• 10/7 StanGraphs: NLDS Game One: Washington Nationals (98-64) at St. Louis Cardinals (88-74): 5:52 PM A pathetic offensive effort from the Cardinals here in Game One results in an uninspiring 3-2 loss. It’s hard to...
• 10/7 PaulLebowitz.com: Washington Nationals vs St. Louis Cardinals—NLDS Preview and Predictions: Washington Nationals (98-64; 1st place, NL East) vs St. Louis Cardinals (88-74; 2nd place, NL Central; Won Wild Card Game over...
• 10/2 District On Deck: Game 161: Nationals 3, Phillies 2: On a night when most of the Nationals’ starters got a rest, it was a veteran leader who made the difference with a milestone...
• 10/1 District On Deck: Game 160: Phillies 2, Nationals 0–But The Nats Clinch the NL East Championship!: The Nationals magic number to clinch the NL East Championship was one at the beginning of game 160. The Nationals hoped to clinch...

• 9/30 District On Deck: Game 159: Cardinals 10, Nationals 4: Put the champagne on ice, and send it back to D.C. We don’t need it today. Ross Detwiler lasted only 2.1 innings, allowing...
• 9/29 High Heat Stats: Saturday game notes (long division edition): Tigers 6, @Twins 4 / Rays 10, @White Sox 4: Each Central challenger had their ace on the hill for the last time in the regular...
• 9/26 For Baseball Junkies: Nationals (Expos) All-Time Team v.2012: Last year's team can be seen here.As of today, the Nationals are tied with the Reds for the best record in Major League...
• 9/26 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Danny Espinosa pressingWashington Nationals manager Davey Johnson said 2B Danny Espinosa has been 'pressing' and 'over swinging.'...[+] Washington Nationals manager Davey Johnson said 2B Danny Espinosa has been 'pressing' and 'over swinging.'
• 9/26 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Danny Espinosa healthy: Washington Nationals 2B Danny Espinosa (shoulder) said he is '100 percent' healthy. However, he's sitting out Wednesday, Sept....[+] 26.
• 9/25 District On Deck: Game 154: Phillies 6, Nationals 3: The Nationals and the Philadelphia Phillies will have a lot more reasons to dislike each other after the final stretch of the...
• 9/25 District On Deck: The 25 Man Playoff Roster: Decisions, Decisions: Now that the Nationals have guaranteed themselves a playoff berth this year, it is time to start speculating about what the 25...
• 9/24 District On Deck: Game 153: Nationals 12, Brewers 2: On another bright and sunny day at Nats Park, it was the Milwaukee Brewers who had trouble with the sun and fly balls, helping...
• 9/23 District On Deck: Game 152: Brewers 6, Nationals 2: After Gio Gonzalez successfully earned his 20th win of the season and our DC squad grabbed a playoff birth earlier this weekend,...
• 9/22 District On Deck: Game 150: Brewers 4, Nationals 2: Something is wrong with Tyler Clippard. His troubles have already cost the Washington Nationals (91-59) two of the first four...
• 9/21 MLB Injury News: Contenders Injury News: Yankees, Orioles, Angels: There are still quite a few contenders out there with the second Wild Card in play.  These teams will need...
• 9/21 Baseball News Source: Washington Nationals Clinch Playoff Spot: Nats gain playoff berth with win over Dodgers The Washington Nationals beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-1 to clinch a coveted spot...
• 9/20 District On Deck: Nationals Clinch First Playoff Birth In 79 Years After 4-1 Win Over Dodgers: I am praying that my tears of joy won’t ruin my computer before this recap is over. I’m actually crying right now...
• 9/20 Lasorda's Lair: Dodgers Taken To School By Real Playoff Team In Series Loss To Washington: Dodgers    1 4 1 Nationals  4 7 1 WP-Detwiler-10-6 LP-Capuano-11-11 SV-Storen-3 HR-M.Ellis-7   The Dodgers desperately needed...
• 9/20 Lasorda's Lair: Dodgers Look to Postpone the Nationals From Claiming Their Playoff Spot with Series Win: Chris Capuano (11-10, 3.60) vs. Ross Detwiler (9-6, 3.16) Lineup:  M. Ellis 2B Victorino LF Kemp CF Gonzalez 1B Ramirez SS Ethier...
• 9/19 District On Deck: Game 147: Nationals 3, Dodgers 1: A little extra rest, a friendly crowd and a struggling opponent helped the Nationals put their struggles in Atlanta behind them...
• 9/19 Lasorda's Lair: One Run Won’t Cut It For Dodgers In D.C. Loss: Dodgers   1 9 0 Nationals 3 10 0 WP-Zimmerman-11-8 LP-Harang-9-10 SV-Clippard-32   The 2012 Dodgers are like the perfect recipe...
• 9/19 District On Deck: Espinosa, Morse In Starting Lineup Against Dodgers: Danny Espinosa and Michael Morse are both in the starting lineup lineup for Game 1 of today’s doubleheader against the Los Angeles...
• 9/19 Lasorda's Lair: When It Rains It Pours, Dodgers Rained Out Doubleheader Scheduled Today: Game one-Aaron Harang-9-9 vs. Jordan Zimmerman-10-8 Game two-Josh Beckett-6-13 vs. John Lannan-3-0 Dodgers Lineup vs. Washington-Game...
• 9/19 MLB Injury News: Danny Espinosa Could Rejoin Nationals' Lineup Today: Washington Nationals infielder Danny Espinosa received good news yesterday regarding his injured shoulder.  Rather...
• 9/18 Lasorda's Lair: When It Rains It Pours, Dodgers Rained Out Doubleheader Scheduled Tomorrow: Game one-Aaron Harang-9-9 vs. Jordan Zimmerman-10-8 Game two-Josh Beckett-6-13 vs. John Lannan-3-0 Dodgers Lineup vs. Washington-TBA...
• 9/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Danny Espinosa has bruise in shoulder: Washington Nationals 2B Danny Espinosa (shoulder) has a bruise inside his shoulder capsule, and he received a cortisone shot Monday,...[+] Sept. 17. Espinosa could return Wednesday, Sept. 19.
• 9/18 District On Deck: Danny Espinosa’s Injury May Be Serious: When Davey Johnson sent Steve Lombardozzi up to pinch hit in the 9th inning of Sunday’s loss at Atlanta, there was a resounding...
• 9/17 MLB Injury News: Danny Espinosa Undergoes MRI on Injured Shoulder: Washington Nationals infielder Danny Espinosa underwent an MRI this afternoon to determine the extent of his shoulder injury. ...
• 9/17 District On Deck: Espinosa and Morse May Miss Dodgers Series: Both Michael Morse and Danny Espinosa may not be available to play in the upcoming series against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Danny...
• 9/17 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Danny Espinosa exits earlyWashington Nationals 2B Danny Espinosa (shoulder) left the game Sunday, Sept. 16, with weakness in his left shoulder....[+] Washington Nationals 2B Danny Espinosa (shoulder) left the game Sunday, Sept. 16, with weakness in his left shoulder.
• 9/15 High Heat Stats: Friday game nibbles: Rays 6, @Yankees 4: Three runs in the 5th (aided by 2 wild pitches) and a typical Price-is-right performance against the Bombers helped...
• 9/14 District On Deck: Game 144: Braves 2, Nationals 1: After successfully completing the sweep of the Mets in a critical season series Thursday, the Washington Nationals (89-55) failed...
• 9/14 MLB Dirt: Nats Prospect Jeff Kobernus Speeding His Way to the Majors: The Washington Nationals have built a playoff contending team based largely on homegrown players. Led by stalwarts like Ryan Zimmerman,...
• 9/13 High Heat Stats: Is Darwin Barney baseball’s best defensive infielder?: Quick – who’s the best defensive 2nd baseman in baseball? Chase Utley? Robinson Cano? Dustin Pedroia? All fine second...
• 9/11 Rising Apple: Game Recap: R.A. Dickey Denied 19th Win in 5-3 Loss: R.A. Dickey pitched very well against the Nationals…in fact, he pitched well enough to tie Gio Gonzalez for NL lead with...
• 9/11 Seedlings to Stars: 2012 Arizona Fall League Delegates: Washington Nationals: For the Washington Nationals, the focus has always been on the future. In 2012, that has started to change. This season has been...
• 9/11 District On Deck: Game 141: Nationals 5, Mets 1: The Washington Nationals have been doing their best impression of the 1927 Yankees for the last couple of weeks, blasting home...
• 9/10 Up Along First: Series Preview: Mets Play Three At Home Versus Surging Nationals: Tonight at 7:10, the Mets begin a three-game series at home against the first place Washington Nationals. The Nationals are currently...
• 9/9 High Heat Stats: Friday game notes: Yeah, I know. I wish I could have gotten this out sooner — say, before Saturday’s games. But as the saying goes, life...
• 9/8 District On Deck: Game 139: Nationals 7, Marlins 6 (10 innings): On the day when ace Stephen Strasburg was officially shut down following a disappointing start Friday night, the Washington Nationals...
• 9/8 MLBTradeRumors: Poll: The Stephen Strasburg Shutdown: Innings limits and pitch counts are a relatively new phenomenon in baseball, as clubs go to great lengths to protect both their...
• 9/7 mlbreports.com : The Washington Nationals Franchise Part 6 of 6: 2013 Team Payroll And Contracts: Friday, September.07/2012 Note from Chuck Booth:  I am attempting to bring the history for each of the 30 MLB Franchises into...
• 9/7 Pitchers Hit Eighth: What is the opposite of TOOTBLAN? ARTALAN.: Ok, to be fair, what I’m about to lay on you folks isn’t a perfect equal and opposite of the TOOTBLAN, because the...
• 9/6 District On Deck: Game 137: Nationals 9, Cubs 2: Wow…simply, WOW.  After outscoring the Chicago Cubs 22-7 in the first three games of this series, the Nationals (85-52) piled...
• 9/6 Through The Fence Baseball: What’s changed for the Nationals this year? Only everything!: A lot has been said about the 2012 Washington Nationals, and even more has been written. At the start of the season, they were...
• 9/6 Baseball Analytics: Back-to-Back six homer games for the Nationals: Washington tied a franchise record with six home runs set Tuesday night as they went multiple deep routing the Cubs, 9-1. Last...
• 9/5 District On Deck: Game 136: Nationals 9, Cubs 1:   In their resounding 9-1 victory over the Chicago Cubs (51-85) , the Washington Nationals (83-52) did so much so well and,...
• 9/3 Redbird Rants: Daily Rant: Cardinals Come Close, Lose Another 1-Run Game: The St. Louis Cardinals lack of success in one-run games has become a frustration not only for fans, but also for team management...
• 9/2 El Maquino: LYNN BLOWS IT: THE BIG PIECE What Mike Matheny should have done with the lineup today: Not start Pete Kozma.  The guy’s  on the Major...
• 9/2 District On Deck: Game 133: Nationals 4, Cardinals 3: As  Stephen Srasburg’s starts in 2012 start to dwindle, each one offers new moments to savor. The right-hander was dominant...
• 9/2 District On Deck: Game 132: Cardinals 10, Nationals 9: The Nationals played a wild and wooly game against the Cardinals Saturday afternoon at Nats Park. The Nationals had several leads...
• 9/1 Baseball News Source: NL Recaps – Cliff Lee leads Phillies by Atlanta: Philadelphia 5 – Atlanta 1 -  Cliff Lee threw seven shutout innings allowing five hits and the Phillies beat the suddenly...
• 9/1 StanGraphs: St. Louis Cardinals (71-60) at Washington Nationals (79-51): 9:09 PM: And thus four consecutive embarrassing losses are in the books. The live blogging record sinks to 5-4, the team record...

• 8/31 StanGraphs: Live Blog: St. Louis Cardinals (71-60) at Washington Nationals (79-51): 9:09 PM: And thus four consecutive embarrassing losses are in the books. The live blogging record sinks to 5-4, the team record...
• 8/31 Redbird Rants: Daily Rant: 3 Straight Losses Have Cardinals Reeling: Thursday night marked the St. Louis Cardinals third straight loss.  With a chance to gain ground on the Cincinnati Reds in the...
• 8/31 District On Deck: Game 130: Nationals 8, Cardinals 1: The Nationals began a long home stand with their first series against the St. Louis Cardinals this year. Edwin Jackson pitched...
• 8/26 District On Deck: Game 127: Phillies 4, Nationals 1: Whatever factors have contributed to the Philadelphia Phillies tumbling suddenly into mediocrity this season were glaringly absent...
• 8/25 District On Deck: Game 125: Philadelphia 4, Nationals 2: The Nationals opened a three game series against the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park on Friday night. The Phillies...
• 8/24 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Ask Nash: Should I pick up Stephen Drew?: I have gotten a few questions about Stephen Drew, but it is a case-by-case basis with him. I figured I’d write a post giving...
• 8/22 District On Deck: Game 124: Braves 5, Nationals 1: Although a sweep would have been nice, can we really complain about taking two of three? Ross Detwiler fell apart after 4 2/3...
• 8/22 The Baseball Stance: How far can the Washington Nationals go without Stephen Strasburg?: Washington Nationals phenom Stephen Strasburg moved to 15-5 with a 2.85 ERA on the season with a dominating performance over...
• 8/22 Full Spectrum Baseball: Ben Zobrist: A Love Story!: Ben Zobrist is an advanced stat stud and, in my mind, could be one of the most underrated fantasy, maybe even real life, baseball...
• 8/21 Baseball News Source: NL Recaps – Stanton Homers Twice as Marlins Batter Diamondbacks: Miami 12  - Arizona 3 -  Giancarlo Stanton hit two home runs to give him 26 on the season and drove in four runs to lead the...
• 8/21 District On Deck: Game 122: Nationals 5, Braves 4 (13 innings):   So this is what a pennant race feels like. After a 53 minute rain delay and nearly four and a half hours of unbearable...
• 8/20 Tomahawk Take: Series Preview: Braves @ Nationals: Mandatory Credit: With the offense sputtering, the Braves leave Atlanta and head to Washington to face one of the best pitching...
• 8/19 Rising Apple: Game Recap: Jeremy Hefner, Mets Lose Rubber Match in Washington, 5-2: After what ended up being a 2.5 hour rain delay, the series finale between the Mets and Nationals was underway in the nation’s...
• 8/19 Call to the Pen: Stephen Strasburg Who? How the Nationals Will be Fine Without Their Ace – Part Two: If you have not read part one of this series, click here and read it.  I covered the reasons the Nationals should still be one...
• 8/19 Rising Apple: Game Recap: Ike Davis Homer Lifts Jonathon Niese and Mets to 2-0 Win: Terry Collins and company were hoping to break through against the Nationals on Saturday; after another loss Friday night, the...
• 8/18 District On Deck: Game 120: Mets 2, Nationals 0: The way the Washington Nationals have been playing lately, it takes something special to beat them. Jonathon Niese gave the New...
• 8/18 Call to the Pen: Washington Nationals Ian Desmond Back in Action: The Washington Nationals had the services of their All-Star shortstop Ian Desmond for the time since July 21 yesterday. Desmond,...
• 8/16 High Heat Stats: Wednesday game notes: Belatedly, and most imperfectly…. @Orioles 5, Red Sox 3: For 5-1/3 innings, all Baltimore could do with Aaron Cook‘s...
• 8/16 District On Deck: Where are the Ian Desmond Haters Now?: Since Ian Desmond became the everyday starting shortstop for the Nationals, he has been plagued by a small but vocal minority...
• 8/15 District On Deck: Game 118: Nationals 6, Giants 4: The Nationals met the Giants at AT &T Park for the third and final game of the series between the two with both teams having...
• 8/15 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Danny Espinosa on a tear: Washington Nationals 2B Danny Espinosa is hitting .370 with a double, three home runs and nine RBIs in his last 11 games, and...[+] he has a slash line of .307/.358/.496 in 31 games since July 16 to raise his average from .237 to .252. 'He just made a lot of great adjustments,' manager Davey Johnson said. 'His approach is better. His stroke is better. Of course, the results are a lot better, too. He's having fun.'
• 8/15 District On Deck: Game 117: Giants 6, Nationals 1: Unfortunately, it looks like the Nats used up all their offense last night. Jordan Zimmermann was a bit off, falling an out short...
• 8/14 District On Deck: Ian Desmond’s Rehab Progressing: Ian Desmond, on the shelf since mid-June due to a tear in his left oblique, is making positive progress in his rehab and could...
• 8/12 Tyler's Think Tank: Can the Nationals Win 100 Games?: The Washington Nationals, current owners of the best record in baseball at 71-44 (.617), are pretty much the only team with a...
• 8/12 District On Deck: Game 115: Diamondbacks 7, Nationals 4: Coming into today’s afternoon finale against the Arizona Diamondbacks, the Nats were all smiles as they rode in an eight game...
• 8/12 District On Deck: Game 114: Nationals 6, Diamondbacks 5: Usually, the Nats’ pitching bails out the offense. Tonight, it was the opposite. The Nationals (71-43) batted around in a five-run...
• 8/11 District On Deck: An Early Look Ahead to September: Since the Nationals arrived in Washington for the 2005 season, September has held little meaning to Nationals fans. Each year...
• 8/9 The Golden Sombrero: My Dream Fantasy Connie Mack World Series Lineup: I play in a couple of fantasy baseball leagues, and with just a third of the season left, my team in the Denslow Cup, a league...
• 8/8 District On Deck: Game 110: Nationals 3, Astros 2 (12 Innings): Oh, Minute Maid Park…those long, painful, and anxiety-filled games you bring us Nats fans.  That is, until Roger Bernadina...
• 8/7 Baseball News Source: NL Recaps – Cole Hamels tosses five hit shutout at Braves: Atlanta 0 – Philadelphia 3 – Cole Hamels pitched a five-hit shutout while striking out six , He did not walk a batter....
• 8/7 District On Deck: Game 109: Nationals 5, Astros 4 (11): The first game of the Nationals long road trip was an extra inning affair which featured shaky pitching from the usually reliable...
• 8/6 District On Deck: Breaking News: Nats Acquire Shortstop Cesar Izturis, Send Mark DeRosa to DL: First reported by Adam Kilgore of the Washington Post, sources confirm that the Washington Nationals have claimed shortstop Cesar...
• 8/4 Baseball News Source: NL Recaps – Roy Halladay dominates Diamondbacks – First Win since May: PHILADELPHIA – Roy Halladay surrendered just three hits over seven innings of work to earn a 3-0 victory over the Arizona...
• 8/4 District On Deck: Game 107: Nationals 10, Marlins 7: Nothing gets your heart pumping quite like these “Cardiac Kids”. A six-run eighth inning, including a go-ahead three-run homer...
• 8/4 District On Deck: Game 106 (Game 2 of Doubleheader), Marlins 5, Nationals 2:   (August 3, 2012, by Stephen Walker at Nationals Park) Anyone who pitched in Little League quickly learns that you can’t...
• 8/3 Full Spectrum Baseball: Stephen Strasburg is a Tool: When your team stands 16th in runs scored (440), 16th in batting average (.256), 19th in OBP (.317), and 12th in slugging percentage...
• 8/1 District On Deck: Game 103: Phillies 3, Nationals 2: After a terribly disappointing loss to the Philadelphia Phillies (47-57) last night, the Nationals struggled yet again to get...

• 7/31 PhoulBallz.com: Series Preview: Phillies at Nationals, July 31-August 2: On the last day of the non-waiver trading deadline, the Phillies (45-57) are all set to take whatever players might remain on...
• 7/30 Full Spectrum Baseball: Murphy’s Law Part II: Has the Entire Mets Team Thrown in the Towel?Murphy’s Law was in effect....
• 7/29 SoDo Mojo: Potential Life After The Trade Deadline:   Update: According to Dave Cameron of USSM (via Twitter), the Mariners are pushing hard to Brandon Belt, so throw the Giants...
• 7/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Danny Espinosa's streak endsWashington Nationals 2B Danny Espinosa's 11-game hitting streak ended Thursday, July 26....[+] Washington Nationals 2B Danny Espinosa's 11-game hitting streak ended Thursday, July 26.
• 7/26 Baseball News Source: NL Recaps – Strasburg Strikes Out 11 Mets to Complete Sweep: NEW YORK – the Washington Nationals may have decided to limit Stephen Strasburg‘s innings this year, but there is...
• 7/26 Call to the Pen: MLB Scoreboard: The St. Louis Cardinals Spoil Hanley Ramirez’s First Game As A Los Angeles Dodger: NATIONAL LEAGUE St. Louis Cardinals 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 2 (F/12) Hanley Ramirez had a nice first game as a Dodger, going 2-4...
• 7/26 District On Deck: Corey Brown Was the Wrong Player to Call Up: When Ian Desmond went on the DL with a torn oblique muscle, the Nationals appeared not to miss a beat by shifting Danny Espinosa...
• 7/26 District On Deck: Game 97: Nationals 5, Mets 2: Looks like Stephen Strasburg figured out who he is. Five days removed from a shaky start that prompted light criticism from Nationals...
• 7/25 The Baseball Page: National League Potential Stars: National League Potential Stars NL East Giancarlo Stanton- Just ask...
• 7/25 MetsToday.com: Mets Game 98: Lineup vs. Nationals: As previously mentioned, I’m at work and won’t be able to do a recap for this afternoon’s game until long after...
• 7/25 MetsToday.com: Mets Game 97: Loss to Nationals: Nationals 5 Mets 2 Not even the great R.A. Dickey can halt this slide into the abyss. Mets Game Notes It’s official: R.A....
• 7/25 mlbreports.com : Washington Nationals-The Pitchers and Hitters: 2005-2012 Best 25 Man Roster (Part 5 of Expos/Nats Series): Wednesday July 25, 2012 Chuck Booth (Lead baseball Writer and @chuckbooth3024 on twitter)- I think it safe to say that the best...
• 7/25 Rising Apple: Game Recap: Dickey Can’t Stop the Bleeding as Mets Fall 5-2: The only game the Mets have won since they’ve returned from the All-Star break was when R.A. Dickey was on the mound last...
• 7/24 District On Deck: Game 96: Nationals 5, Mets 2: Relying on strong starting pitching from now 13-game winner Gio Gonzalez and a timely four run rally against New York’s...
• 7/23 District On Deck: Desmond’s Injury Puts Pressure On The Rest Of The Offense:   In the big news of the day, Ian Desmond was placed on the DL with a torn oblique. It is not yet known how much time he...
• 7/22 Baseball Musings: Desmond Disabled: Ian Desmond‘s oblique injury finally sends him to the disabled list: Ian Desmond, the Nationals’ all-star shortstop and...
• 7/21 District On Deck: Game 93: Nationals 5, Braves 2: After blowing a 9-0 lead Friday and getting shut out in the first game of the doubleheader, the Nats’ lead over the Atlanta...
• 7/21 District On Deck: Game 91: Braves 11, Nationals 10 (11 Innings): What started as a potentially glorious evening for the Nationals on Friday turned slowly into a sodden nightmare, as the team...
• 7/21 High Heat Stats: Friday game notes (East Coast bias admitted): Braves 11, @Nats 10 (11): As soon as Paul Janish came up in the 11th with the go-ahead run on 3rd, you just knew he would make...
• 7/18 Rising Apple: Mets Bullpen: The Reoccurring Nature of These Blown Saves is Bordering Insanity: Look what Jordany Valdespin did…again.  He hit a three run pinch hit homer in the top of the ninth inning to give the Mets...
• 7/18 The Baseball Page: Bullpen Blows Another One as Mets Fall to Nationals 5-4.: The Mets needed a big-time performance from Jon Niese tonight. They...
• 7/18 District On Deck: Game 88, Nationals 5, Mets 4 (10 innings): The Nationals have been most resilient in this so far magical season, and Tuesday night’s 5-4, 10 inning victory over the...
• 7/17 Rising Apple: Game Recap: Wild Pitch Spoils Comeback as Mets Lose 5-4: This was quite the game; it went from Jonathon Niese and Ross Detwiler dueling through seven innings, to hitters on both sides...
• 7/17 Baseball Musings: The Espys: You can’t talk about the Mets versus the Nationals Tuesday night without ESPN. Jordany Valdespin put the Mets on the board...
• 7/17 District On Deck: Nationals Express Interest in Dempster, Greinke, Liriano: Trade rumors often need to be digested with a grain of salt. Names are often thrown out there that are purely in speculation,...
• 7/17 Rising Apple: Series Preview: New York Mets @ Washington Nationals: The Mets limp into the Washington D.C. after getting swept by the Braves, and now have to take on the NL East-leading Nationals....
• 7/16 District On Deck: Game 86: Nationals 4, Marlins 0: The Nationals had to play the Marlins on Sunday afternoon without the services of Ian Desmond, who was out of the lineup for the...
• 7/15 Baseball Musings: Ian Desmond Strained: Ian Desmond is out of the Washington lineup: Ian Desmond is out of the lineup today after playing every inning of the past 71...
• 7/14 District On Deck: Game 85: Marlins 2, Nationals 1: After almost bringing in Mark Buehrle to DC to pitch alongside Stephen Strasburg for the 2012 campaign, GM Mike Rizzo and the...
• 7/14 District On Deck: 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 large number of former...
• 7/13 District On Deck: If You Enjoyed the First Half, Hold On: The All-Star Break has traditionally been a time for players and fans alike to catch their collective breaths after the first...
• 7/12 DC is for Baseball: The cupboard isn't bare for the Nats at the trade deadline: The trade deadline is upon us in a little less than three weeks and while the Nats are currently in first place, they are not...
• 7/9 District On Deck: Washington’s in First at Season’s Halfway Point: With Major League Baseball officially on break for the next few days for the All Star Game, it would appear as good a time as...
• 7/7 RoxPile: Rockies Line-Up, July 7 2012: More pitching excellence?: After arguably their best win of the season last night, the Rockies continue on today in the nation’s capital with Jeff...
• 7/6 District On Deck: Game 81: Nationals 1, Rockies 5:   Coming into today, the Colorado Rockies were last in the MLB in ERA, WHIP, and opponent’s batting average, and the Nationals...
• 7/6 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Danny Espinosa could become full-time leadoff man : Washington Nationals manager Davey Johnson said 2B Danny Espinosa could become the full-time leadoff hitter if he continues to...[+] hit lefties well when OF Jayson Werth (wrist) returns from the disabled list.
• 7/5 District On Deck: Game 80: Nationals 6, Giants 5:   The Giants clobbered Ross Detwiler early, but the Nationals (48-32) pulled out some late offense and came back to beat...
• 7/4 District On Deck: Game 79: Nationals 9, Giants 4: The Nationals celebrated July 4th at Nats Park with a victory over the San Francisco Giants. Despite the heat and the 11:05 start...
• 7/4 District On Deck: Game 78: Nationals 9, Giants 3: Jordan Zimmermann can no longer complain that he doesn’t get enough run support. For the second straight start, Zimmermann...
• 7/2 District On Deck: Game 76: Braves 7, Nationals 5: The Nationals and Braves played an afternoon game in HotLanta which saw the on field temperature reach 118 degrees. The heat affected...

• 6/28 District On Deck: Game 73: Nationals 11, Rockies 5: That thin Colorado air has been good to the Nationals hitters over the past few days. Washington scored 12 runs on a franchise-best...
• 6/22 District On Deck: Game 68: Orioles 2, Nationals 1:       Well, not even a one-hour rain delay could slow down Baltimore Orioles’ ace Jason Hammel in a game where...
• 6/22 District On Deck: Alex Meyer to Play in Futures Game: MLB’s All Star Game is just a few weeks away and while the game’s rosters aren’t quite decided, we’re...
• 6/22 Call to the Pen: MLB Scoreboard: Yoenis Cespedes Blasts Walk-Off Home Run: The Oakland A’s haven’t had much to celebrate lately.  They’re two games under .500 and 9.5 games back in the...
• 6/21 District On Deck: Game 67: Nationals 5, Rays 2: As children, our mothers told us “cheaters never prosper.” Tampa Bay Rays’ pitcher Joel Perralta learned the...
• 6/20 FanSided: Game 66: Nationals 3, Rays 2: After tempers fumed last night and both managers argued profusely in press conferences hours prior to tonight’s contest, it...
• 6/16 FanSided: Game 63: Yankees 5, Nationals 3: More is generally better. But for Washington Nationals fans, more baseball was decidedly worse on Saturday, as the New York Yankees...
• 6/14 D.C. Baseball Yesterday and Today: Sox Swept, Jays Jolted, Now Yanks Await For Key Test: It’s time again for one of those tests the Washington Nationals keep facing this season as they continue to stay above the...
• 6/13 High Heat Stats: Wednesday wanderings: Nationals 6, @Blue Jays 2: So what else is new? Six strong by Strasburg (8 Ks, just 89 pitches); two scoreless by Stammen (4...
• 6/13 High Heat Stats: Tuesday tidbits: Nationals 4, @Blue Jays 2: Jose Bautista homered, doubled, and reached in all 4 trips — but the rest of the Jays got just...
• 6/13 FanSided: MLB Game Recaps: Bryce Harper Helps Washington Nationals Over Toronto Blue Jays...AgainINTERLEAGUE (AL STADIUMS) Washington Nationals 4, Toronto Blue Jays 2...
• 6/11 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 6/11: The Boston Red Sox need a wake up call. And they need it quickly. Maybe Bobby Valentine getting ejected for protecting his...
• 6/11 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 6/11: The Boston Red Sox need a wake up call. And they need it quickly. Maybe Bobby Valentine getting ejected for protecting his...
• 6/10 SOX & Dawgs: Sunday Red Sox Delight - 6/10: With Daniel Bard down in Triple-A trying to figure things out with his mechanics, the Boston Red Sox turned to Daisuke Matsuzaka...
• 6/10 Baseball Musings: More on the Nationals and Red Sox: I caught one video highlight, Danny Espinosa hitting a double to give the Nationals a brief 3-2 lead: I was sitting in the grandstand...
• 6/10 FanSided: Nationals Edge Sox 4-3 To Finish Three Game Sweep[caption id="attachment_15026" align="aligncenter" width="199" caption=". Mandatory Credit: Greg M. Cooper-US PRESSWIRE"]...
• 6/10 SOX & Dawgs: Sunday Red Sox Delight - 6/10: With Daniel Bard down in Triple-A trying to figure things out with his mechanics, the Boston Red Sox turned to Daisuke Matsuzaka...
• 6/9 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 6/9: After falling last night 7-4, the Boston Red Sox look to take the middle game of a three-game set this afternoon against the...
• 6/9 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 6/9: After falling last night 7-4, the Boston Red Sox look to take the middle game of a three-game set this afternoon against the...
• 6/8 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 6/8: After losing two-of-three to the Baltimore Orioles, the Boston Red Sox will finish off their six-game homestand with interleague...
• 6/8 Baseball Musings: Young Guns: The Nationals lead the Red Sox 7-2 in the middle of the sixth as the young Washington players are having a good night. Middle...
• 6/8 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 6/8: After losing two-of-three to the Baltimore Orioles, the Boston Red Sox will finish off their six-game homestand with interleague...
• 6/2 FanSided: Game 51: Nationals 2, Braves 0: In a game where runs were hard to come by, the Nationals turned to their old standbys -- pitching and defense -- in Saturday's...

• 5/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Danny Espinosa restingWashington Nationals 2B Danny Espinosa is taking the day off Tuesday, May 29....[+] Washington Nationals 2B Danny Espinosa is taking the day off Tuesday, May 29.
• 5/28 District On Deck: Has Danny Espinosa Lost A Step?: Danny Espinosa’s struggles this year at the plate this year are well known … [visit site to read more]Has Danny Espinosa...
• 5/28 Braves Journal: Nationals 7, Braves DOOOOOOMED: Washington Nationals vs. Atlanta Braves — Box Score — May 27, 2012 — ESPN We learned a couple of things this week, after...
• 5/26 FanSided: Game 46: Nationals 8, Braves 4: The Nationals seem to have found a formula for winning on the road:  Get ahead early, pull ahead for good on a clutch hit in...
• 5/26 Baseball Musings: Solidifying First: The Nationals beat the Braves 8-4 Saturday afternoon to lock up first place through this series. Atlanta falls from second to...
• 5/21 Crashburn Alley: Nationals-Phillies Game Thread 5/18/12: The battle for first place begins! Or whatever place the Phillies and Nationals are battling for nowadays. Either way, we get...
• 5/20 Baseball Musings: Table Setter Cycle: Danny Espinosa and Bryce Harper batted 1-2 for the Nationals Sunday afternoon. Danny collected the even hits with a double and...
• 5/19 Tyler's Think Tank: Slow Starts I'm Not Worried About (NL): To see the American League edition, go here Justin Upton (.234/.342/.359) This slump dates back to September 11th of last...
• 5/18 Mets360.com: How should we view Daniel Murphy’s defense?: To most people, the word ambivalent means not to care about something. But the real definition of the word is a bit more complex....
• 5/12 Baseball Musings: Two-One Evening: Three games end Saturday night with final scores of 2-1. Drew Hutchison out-pitched P.J. Walters as the Blue Jays beat the Twins....
• 5/12 DC is for Baseball: Flores for Callaspo? Yes.: I admittedly arrived late to the party on the "Angels and Nationals should consider a smaller trade" piece written by Matthew...
• 5/10 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Danny Espinosa snaps hitless funk: Washington Nationals 2B Danny Espinosa snapped an 0-for-10 slide in the seventh inning Wednesday, May 9, against the Pittsburgh...[+] Pirates. However, he also had another strikeout, giving him the National League lead with 39.
• 5/8 The "Mc" Effect: Tuesday 5/8 | News, Notes, and Links: The Pirates were off yesterday and they start a series with the first place Washington Nationals tonight. Around the division,...
• 5/4 MLBTradeRumors: Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Rivera, Youkilis, Street: Five years ago today, 49-year-old Julio Franco and 43-year-old Randy Johnson faced off in the oldest hitter-pitcher matchup...

• 4/29 Tyler's Think Tank: Bryce Harper Makes MLB Debut: Nearly three years after SI's Tom Verducci tabbed then 16 year-old Bryce Harper as baseball's LeBron James and two years after...
• 4/29 Feelin' Kinda Blue: I'll see your Harper and Strasburg with a Bison: Beast mode don't care. #BMDC There are really no words to describe one Matt Kemp. In what might have been one of the...
• 4/25 FanSided: Game 18 Recap: Nationals 7, Padres 2: [caption id="attachment_3383" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Washington Nationals starting pitcher Jordan Zimmermann...
• 4/19 FanSided: Game 14: Astros 11, Nationals 4  Well, at least the Capitals won tonight. In a 162 game season, every team, even th......
• 4/13 MLBTradeRumors: Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Kinsler, Baker, Trout, Loney: Eight years ago today, Barry Bonds passed Willie Mays on the all-time home run list by taking Ben Ford of the Brewers deep. His...
• 4/12 FanSided: Game 7: Nationals 3, Reds 2 (10) Home Opener: In a beautiful afternoon for baseball filled with fabulous pitching and unnecessary drama, the Washington Nationals sent 41,000...
• 4/11 MetsToday.com: Mets Game 6: Loss to Nationals: Nationals 4 Mets 0 The surging Nationals take two from the Mets, moving into a first-place tie with the NL East leaders. This...
• 4/11 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Danny Espinosa returnsWashington Nationals 2B Danny Espinosa (head) is returning to the starting lineup Wednesday, April 11....[+] Washington Nationals 2B Danny Espinosa (head) is returning to the starting lineup Wednesday, April 11.
• 4/10 MetsToday.com: Mets Game 4: Loss to Nationals: Nationals 6 Mets 2 Well, you can’t win ‘em all. This loss crushes the Mets’ chances for a 162-0 season. But...
• 4/10 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Danny Espinosa sits as precaution: Updating a previous report, Washington Nationals 2B Danny Espinosa (concussion) sat Tuesday, April 10, as a precaution. 'I don't...[+] want him out there with a stiff neck or being woozy,' manager Davey Johnson said. 'I'm just going to be cautious.'
• 4/10 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Danny Espinosa tested: Washington Nationals 2B Danny Espinosa (head) was tested for a concussion Monday, April 9, and he said he didn't have one. 'I'm...[+] 100 percent,' Espinosa said.
• 4/10 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Danny Espinosa shaken up: Washington Nationals 2B Danny Espinosa (head) caught an elbow in the head from New York Mets SS Ruben Tejada, who ran through...[+] the bag at second base Monday, April 9. Espinosa stayed in the game, though.
• 4/9 MetsToday.com: Mets Game 4: Win Over Nationals: Mets 4 Nationals 3 What the Wilpons needed more than anything else was a hot start, and exciting baseball, to get people excited...
• 4/7 D.C. Baseball Yesterday and Today: LaRoche’s Four Hits Power Nats Over Cubs, 7-4: Another eighth-inning rally, another win for the Washington Nationals. Adam LaRoche banged out four hits, including a two-run...
• 4/6 D.C. Baseball Yesterday and Today: A Brilliant Start to 2012:   It’s often said that “it’s better to be lucky than good.” But it’s what you do with that...
• 4/5 Baseball Musings: Bad Ks: For the second time in the game, Ian Desmond and Danny Espinosa reach base, and this time, with one out, Ryan Zimmerman walks...
• 4/5 Baseball Musings: Nationals Table Set: Ian Desmond leads off with a single and Danny Espinosa draws a walk from Ryan Dempster as the Nationals get the first two batters...
• 4/3 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox Spring Training Delight - 4/2: The biggest news of the day for the Boston Red Sox on Sunday was supposed to be the announcement of Felix Doubront and Daniel...

• 3/31 Baseball Musings: The Nationals Middle Infield: It looks like Steve Lombardozzi will go north as the Nationals back-up infielder: In the Nationals dugout this morning, Davey...
• 3/30 Full Spectrum Baseball: Finding Keepers: Washington NationalsAfter years of mediocrity, the Washington Nationals are finally starting to generate some buzz....
• 3/30 C70 At The Bat: Playing Pepper 2012: Washington Nationals: In 2009, I decided to get a feel for other teams around baseball by asking bloggers for those teams some questions about their...
• 3/30 Baseball Musings: Nationals Surprise: The Nats Enquirer notes that Steve Lombardozzi, Jr. keeps hitting. And then there’s Steve Lombardozzi: three more hits yesterday...
• 3/23 High Heat Stats: Stat Challenge scoring and projections: Every fantasy league has different rules, and here’s how FanDuel.com scores it for hitters: 1B = 1pt 2B = 2pts 3B = 3pts...
• 3/23 High Heat Stats: Stat Challenge scoring and projections: Every fantasy league has different rules, and here’s how FanDuel.com scores it for hitters: 1B = 1pt 2B = 2pts 3B = 3pts...
• 3/21 Baseball Musings: Team Offense, Washington Nationals: An improved OBP by Ian Desmond would help the Nationals offense in 2012. Photo: Cliff Welch/Icon SMI The series on team offense...
• 3/20 Roto Think Tank: 2012 CBS NL-Only Second Basemen: 2011 saw an interesting development at the second base position: every second basemen in the Top 10 earners fell into double-digit...
• 3/14 DC is for Baseball: March Madness - Who are the Nats rooting for?: I don't know for sure who the Nationals are really rooting for, but here are the Nationals (and some notable prospects) who attended...
• 3/9 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Danny Espinosa seeing time at SS: Washington Nationals 2B Danny Espinosa is seeing time at shortstop this spring only in case SS Ian Desmond gets hurt. Espinosa...[+] played there in college.
• 3/8 The Baseball Page: 2012 MLB Preview– Washington Nationals: Rewind the clock to 3 years ago in an effort to gain a little perspective on the Washington Nationals’ makeover. Their opening...
• 3/7 Tyler's Think Tank: 10 Stats You Probably Didn't Know: NL East: -Hunter Pence turned into one of the game's best righthanded hitters after Houston traded him to Philadelphia, where he posted...
• 3/6 The Baseball Page: 3 Up and 3 Down – Washington Nationals: Rewind the clock to 3 years ago in an effort to gain a little perspective on the Washington Nationals’ makeover. Their opening...
• 3/6 Full Spectrum Baseball: DOs and DONTs: Washington Nationals: Washington finished the 2011 season just a game below .500 for the first time since the Nationals came into existence just before...
• 3/6 FantasySportsKings.com: 2012 Second Base PreviewSecond base is a position full of question marks. Will Ian Kinsler, Rickie Weeks, and Chase Utley stay healthy enough......
• 3/6 Crashburn Alley: Constructing the Unbeatable Team, Volume 2: In the summer of 2008, my younger brother killed three hours on a bus in Latvia when a friend of his posed to him what I consider...

• 2/27 Baseball Musings: Objective PMR, Second Basemen: The series on objective probabilistic model of range (PMR) continues by looking at second basemen. I’ll show teams as a...
• 2/26 MLBTradeRumors: Nationals, Zimmerman Agree To Extension: 9:19am: The team option for an additional year is worth $24MM, tweets Mark Zuckerman of NatsInsider.com. 9:13am: Zimmerman's...
• 2/23 Close Call: Indians sign Cristian Guzman Jordan Bastian reports that the...: Indians sign Cristian Guzman Jordan Bastian reports that the Cleveland Indians have signed shortstop/second baseman Cristian...
• 2/20 District On Deck: Early Expectations For Danny Espinosa: For his rookie season, Danny Espinosa hit .236/.323/.414 with 21 homers to go … [visit site to read more]Early Expectations...
• 2/2 MLBTradeRumors: Nationals To Sign Edwin Jackson: The Nationals haven't finished above .500 since moving to Washington in 2005, but there's reason to expect significant improvement...
• 2/2 Through The Fence Baseball: Fantasy Baseball Focus: National League second basemen: Editor’s Note: Fantasy Baseball Focus is a breakdown of each league, position by position. Each team receives a fantasy...
• 2/1 Close Call: Davey Johnson wants Bryce Harper to start on Opening...: Davey Johnson wants Bryce Harper to start on Opening Day According to Jon Heyman of CBS, Nationals manager Davey Johnson wants...

• 1/26 The Golden Sombrero: Top 50 Prospects: #7 – Anthony Rendon: #7 Anthony Rendon Washington Nationals DOB: 6/6/1990 Pre-2011 Rank: N/A ETA: 2013 Rendon was our top guy going into the 2011 draft,...
• 1/24 Close Call: Nationals give Michael Morse 2-year extension The Nationals...: Nationals give Michael Morse 2-year extension The Nationals signed slugging first baseman/outfielder Michael Morse to a 2-year,...
• 1/23 District On Deck: Washington Should Not Deal Danny Espinosa for B.J. Upton: Over the weekend the Tampa Bay Rays agreed to sign first baseman Carlos Pena, filling one of the last remaining holes that they...
• 1/8 The Daily Catch: Where Does Anthony Rendon Fit In?: This article is courtesy of The Nats Blog Written by: Patrick Hilley   On August 16th, 2011, Bill Ladson of MLB.com reported...
• 1/6 Fanspeak.com: Nationals Need To “Follow The Money”:   Earlier this week Fox Sports Ken Rosenthal suggested that when it comes to the Prince Fielder rumors you should ‘Follow...
• 1/2 The Daily Catch: Report: Nationals Favorite to Sign Prince Fielder: This article is courtesy of our friends at The Nats Blog Written by: Joe Drugan After conflicting report after conflicting report,...
• 1/2 The Captain's Blog: Nat Gio: Washington Adds Gonzalez, Joins N.L. East Arm$ Race: The Yankees lost out on another potential trade target when Gio Gonzalez was traded to the Washington Nationals for a package...

• 12/31 MLBTradeRumors: Extension Candidate: Tyler Clippard: The Washington Nationals are clearly a team on the rise, combining a young rotation (Jordan Zimmermann, Stephen Strasburg, Gio...
• 12/24 PaulLebowitz.com: It’s a Gio!!!!: Let’s look at the Gio Gonzalez trade and its ramifications for all parties. — B-B-B-Billy and the Nats. As I said in my...
• 12/24 The Captain's Blog: Nat Gio: Washington Adds Gonzalez, Joins N.L. East Arm$ Race: The Yankees lost out on another potential trade target when Gio Gonzalez was traded to the Washington Nationals for a package...
• 12/22 MLBTradeRumors: A's Talking Gio Gonzalez, Andrew Bailey: 3:02pm: Rival executives say the Nationals have the best chance at obtaining Gonzalez and some believe Danny Espinosa or Ian...
• 12/12 House of the Bluebird: Mr. Mustache vs. Senor Sideburns: At the beginning of the 2011 season Travis Snider was one of many sleeper picks in fantasy leagues and was predicted by many...
• 12/12 Bus League Baseball: Prospect A-Z Day 14: Derek Norris: Prospect A-Z takes a back seat to the book any day, so hopefully no one missed it too much. As a refresher, the last entry was...
• 12/5 Roto Think Tank: 2011 N.L. Second Basemen: If you invested on a second baseman in the National League last year, you at least got something back for your money. Ten...
• 12/1 Brotherly Glove: Very Scary, Very Quickly: Watch Those Nats: The Phillies are the current NL East kings, and while preseason odds will likely point to a sixth consecutive division title,...

• 11/27 Fragile Freddy's: Freddy's Two-a-Days: Washington Nationals: 80-81, 3rd place, 21.5 GBFragile Freddy’s “Two A Days” series concludes today with the Washington Nationals.  Each...
• 11/22 Through The Fence Baseball: Capitol gains: A look at the Nationals farm system: The most sustainable way to win in Major League Baseball is to do so with a steady stream of homegrown players. Teams draft and...
• 11/18 Through The Fence Baseball: Washington Nationals offseason preview: Can Werth provide Werth?: As a team, the Washington Nationals offense was deplorable in 2011. Their team on-base percentage was the fifth lowest in baseball,...
• 11/15 SOX & Dawgs: 2011 AL & NL Rookie of the Year Awards: It's now time to put the finishing touches on the 2011 MLB season as Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA) begin...
• 11/14 SOX & Dawgs: 2011 AL & NL Rookie of the Year Awards: It's now time to put the finishing touches on the 2011 MLB season as Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA) begin...
• 11/14 Baseball Musings: More on the Rookies: Taking a closer look at the voting, I find it interesting that Ivan Nova was the consensus third choice, but finished fourth in...
• 11/14 MLBTradeRumors: Kimbrel, **** Win Rookie Of The Year Awards: Braves closer Craig Kimbrel and Rays starter Jeremy **** won the 2011 Rookie of the Year awards, announced the Baseball Writers...
• 11/13 Fungoes.net: 2011 ESPN SweetSpot Awards: As part of the benign oligarchy that is the group of ESPN SweetSpot bloggers, we occasionally parti**** in group votes. Today...
• 11/11 MLB Dirt: 2011 National League Awards: The other week I posted my American League regular season awards and today I present you with my National League Awards. Rookie...
• 11/2 Phillies Nation: If It Doesn’t Work Out For Mike Schwimer…: The 2011 Phillies Nation Player Reviews continue today, with Michael Schwimer… Full disclosure: I am a huge pro wrestling fan....
• 11/1 MLB Dirt: My National League Gold Glove Winners: The Arizona Diamondbacks have a legitimate shot at winning four of the Gold Gloves this year after a year of dominating defense....

• 10/19 Through The Fence Baseball: Second baseman are getting more and more offensive … and that’s a good thing: When I grew up watching baseball, second base was anything but a power position, except for the likes of Ryne Sandberg. As a Red...
• 10/19 Giants Nirvana: NL Awards Voting: As a member of the BBA, and a contributor to Beyond the Box Score, I’ve taken part in a couple end-of-year award votes thus...
• 10/13 i70baseball.com: Kimbrel, Hosmer, **** Selected As Top Rookies From BBAThe Baseball Bloggers Alliance names their Willie Mays Award winners....
• 10/13 Kings of Kauffman: Hosmer, **** and Kimbrel Selected as Top Rookies by BBA: Craig Kimbrel of the Atlanta Braves easily won the Baseball Bloggers Alliance’s Willie Mays Award for top rookie in the National...
• 10/12 Roto Think Tank: 2011 BBA National League Rookie of the Year: This year, the National League saw a number of rookies make significant contributions to their teams.  The playoff teams...
• 10/11 Raise the Jolly Roger: BBA Ballot: Willie Mays Award: The Baseball Bloggers Alliance is once again conducting its own end-of-season MLB awards as part of an ongoing effort to provide...
• 10/11 Through The Fence Baseball: Willie Mays Award – Top Rookie: Kimbrel lights up NL voting, Hosmer takes home AL: As part of our membership duties to the BBA (Baseball Bloggers Alliance) we are releasing our results for the next award: Willie...
• 10/11 The Golden Sombrero: BBA Willie Mays Awards (Rookie of the Year): How the staff voted for AL Willie Mays Award: Mike: 1) Ogando 2) Pineda 3) Hosmer 4) Ackley 5) Trumbo Griff: 1) Trumbo 2) ****...
• 10/11 Baseball Musings: More Awards: The Internet Baseball Writers of America announced more awards: Los Angeles – The Internet Baseball Writers Association of America...
• 10/8 22gigantes.com: Giants bloggers complete balloting for annual BBA awards: The Baseball Bloggers Alliance has concluded its balloting process for the 2011 baseball season awards and the official national...
• 10/3 MLB Dirt: Willie Mays Award – National League: Continuing on with my postseason awards, we will move to the Willie Mays Award. The award is given by members of the Baseball...

• 9/22 Tyler's Think Tank: Dan Uggla's Rollercoaster Season: With 162 games, every baseball season is a marathon, so there are bound to be plenty of ups and downs throughout the six...
• 9/13 MetsToday.com: Mets Game 148: Loss to Nationals: Nationals 3 Mets 2 Four straight losses for the Mets, and suddenly, the Nationals are on the verge of hopping over them in the...
• 9/4 Up Along First: Mets pound Hernandez, win 6-3: Today, the Mets looked to take the series from the Nationals down in Washington D.C. The Mets had won 7-3 on Friday night behind...
• 9/3 MLBTradeRumors: Extension Candidate: Desmond Jennings: At the moment, the AL Rookie of the Year race seems to be wide open. Right-handers Michael Pineda, Ivan Nova, Jordan Walden...
• 9/2 Up Along First: Series preview: at Nationals: The Mets start a three-game series in Washington tonight against the Nationals. Here are the pitching matchups: Tonight- 7:05...

• 8/30 The Golden Sombrero: Golden Sombrero: Danny Espinosa: Top 1: Danny Espinosa hit RBI single to center against Johnny Cueto Top 3: Espinosa struck out swinging against Cueto Top 5:...
• 8/22 Crashburn Alley: Michael Schwimer Makes His MLB Debut: After several days of anti**** Phillies fans finally got to see highly-touted relief prospect Michael Schwimer make his MLB debut...
• 8/21 Phillies Nation: Bullpen Blows Another to End Weird Weekend: For the better part of this 2011 season, the Phillies have gotten through games unscathed and with relative ease. They’d...
• 8/21 Through The Fence Baseball: The Heat Index: Second baseman rankings: Sticking with the Runs Created theme, this week, the column will look at the second baseman who have created the most runs over...
• 8/20 Phillies Nation: Madson Owes Kendrick A Solid Next Time: Mother Nature tried to do it.  She rained and rained but gave after two hours before the Phillies and Nationals finally got back...
• 8/15 MLBTradeRumors: Draft Pick Signing Deadline Is Tonight: The draft pick signing deadline is upon us, at 11pm central time tonight.  Baseball America's Jim Callis explains what to expect,...
• 8/10 mlbreports.com : E-MAILBAG: Ask the Reports, Wednesday August 10th: Thank you for reading the E-mailbag.  Please send all your questions to mlbreports@gmail.com and please include your first name...
• 8/9 The Golden Sombrero: Where Are They Now: The Last 11 CMWS MVP’s: The Connie Mack World Series features star-studded amateur lineups annually, but after some reflection and some searching around...
• 8/8 Obstructed View: Series Preview: Washington Nationals (55-59) at The Untouchables (49-66): Now that the winning streak is over, time to get started on a new losing streak. Not only did the Cubs gain no meaningful ground...
• 8/8 i70baseball.com: Looking At The Rookies – NL: Rookies may have a major impact on the remainder of the season. We take some time to point out the ones you should be watching....
• 8/4 Pitchers Hit Eighth: A Letter From a Generic Nationals Fan: Prior to departing for vacation in the nation’s capitol city, I did a significant amount of preliminary research about...

• 7/26 Dropped Strike Three: Dropped Strike Three's NL All-Star Picks!: With the All-Star Game just a few short weeks away and voting wrapping up in about 10 days, let the roster controversy begin!...
• 7/25 Lasorda's Lair: Dodgers Pitchers Dominate as Team Wins Series vs Nats:   Chad didn't have the USA hat yesterday and he certainly didn't need it (AP Photo/Danny Moloshok) As you watched...
• 7/25 Fanspeak.com: Should the Nats Trade Ian Desmond?
• 7/24 B-R Blog: Most 3+ RBI games in 2011: Here are the leaders, through Thursday, for most 2011 games with at least 3 RBI: Rk Player #Matching 1 Mark Teixeira 11 Ind. Games...
• 7/20 COSFBA: Investment Market: Buy, Sell and Hold: July 20th, 2011: table.tableizer-table {border: 1px solid #CCC; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;} .tableizer-table...
• 7/18 Pitchers Hit Eighth: Untruths, Misrumors, Disprognostications – Take 2:   The original “Untruths, Misrumors, Disprognostications” appeared on this blog back in March, and it was a lighthearted...
• 7/18 MLBTradeRumors: Nats Rumors: Storen, Clippard, Desmond, Gorzelanny: The Nationals are listening on top relievers Drew Storen and Tyler Clippard, reports Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports, but such a trade...
• 7/18 Up Along First: NL East roundup: Braves edge Nats, Marlins top Cubs: Braves 9, Nationals 8 Notable Performances: Roger Bernadia- 2-4, 3 R, RBI Danny Espinosa- 3-5, 3 RBI, 2 R Freddie Freeman- 1-3,...
• 7/18 Through The Fence Baseball: Head of the class: Favorites for Rookie of the Year honors: As baseball resumes after the All-Star break, it’s time to start thinking about postseason accolades. There are a host of...
• 7/17 Braves Journal: Braves 9, Nats 8: Washington Nationals vs. Atlanta Braves – Box Score – July 17, 2011 – ESPN. What a strange game is baseball....
• 7/17 B-R Blog: Stodgy strategy … and Sunday sundries: [All factoids grown organically and prepared without Elias additives.] Explain this strategy to me: -- In Atlanta Sunday, the...
• 7/15 DC is for Baseball: Nationals Draft History: 2008-10: If you haven't already, check out my first post from this morning about the Nats' draft history from 2005-07. Here is the 2008-10...
• 7/14 Crashburn Alley: Crashburn Alley First Half Awards: At the end of June, myself, Paul Boye, and Jeff Barnes dished out awards to the Phillies we felt were most deserving. Due to some...
• 7/12 Fanspeak.com: 1st Half Awards
• 7/12 Cubs Stats: The Illusion Of Darwin Barney: "Barney, he's great." — Anonymous Coworker I like Barney. Sure, he plays hard (but then again, most guys in the majors play...
• 7/5 Fanspeak.com: Bryce Harper Makes His Debut in Harrisburg And Why It Should Work Out For The Nats
• 7/4 Baseball Musings: Werth the Wait: Jayson Werth noticed the Cubs were giving him third base in the bottom of the tenth, and took advantage of the lack of attention....
• 7/3 COSFBA: The Knurve's National League All-Star Ballot: Here are my picks for the National League All-Stars. Be sure to check out my American League All-Star picks, too. Catcher It...
• 7/1 MLB Dirt: My NL All-Star Infield Reserves List: Here is my NL All-Star Infield Reserve’s list. Make sure you check out my NL starting lineup as well. Catcher: I selected Brian...
• 7/1 The "Mc" Effect: Pirates vs. Nationals Series Preview: After winning their 3rd consecutive series, the Pittsburgh Pirates sit at 41-39 as they head into a 4-game set with the Washington...
• 7/1 B-R Blog: 2011 WAR-Stars: With most teams at or past the midpoint of the season, and the annual Po**** & Pity Game almost upon us, let's stage a fantasy...

• 6/30 Baseball Moves: The Watchlist: Rookie Rankings June 30th: Posted by LarryYocum on June 30th, 2011 The Watchlist is a weekly article that focuses on rookies, minor leaguers, and post-hype...
• 6/30 MLB Dirt: Keystone All-Stars: With my starting rosters already posted and my back up catchers selected yesterday, I will move on to the keystone position and,...
• 6/28 mlbreports.com : Dillon Gee, Mets: The Toast of New York:  Tuesday June 28, 2011     MLB reports:   Our last feature was on Danny Espinosa, the Nationals rookie second baseman who...
• 6/28 MLB Dirt: My NL Starting All-Star Lineup: As you can see, Jonathan has been posting his starting lineups for the all star teams. Well now it’s my turn and here is a look...
• 6/28 mlbreports.com : Danny Espinosa,Washington Nationals: Hidden National Treasure:  Monday June 27, 2011     MLB reports:   With the shortage of quality shortstops in baseball, teams are always on the prowl...
• 6/27 Cut Four: National League All Stars: As the Major League Baseball All Star game draws nearer, the rosters for each team are being hotly debated. I posted the official...
• 6/25 For Baseball Junkies: Jim Riggleman: Why Now, Jim?: I want you to close your eyes... Picture this- you are on a tour of the Sahara desert when you black out... Drugged, mugged and...
• 6/24 Fanspeak.com: Why the Nationals and Orioles Could Be Looking to Make a Double Splash Part II
• 6/23 Brotherly Glove: Mariners Cannot Capitalize in the Capitol, Riggleman quits anyway:     The Seattle Mariners have a lot to think about on the long flight home from the other Washington after losing 1-0...
• 6/21 Baseball Musings: Line to the League: Brandon League just took a line drive off the calf of his right leg. After making some pitches, the Mariners took him out of the...
• 6/20 Yankees Daily: Danny Espinosa Should Be an All-Star: Question: Who leads all National League second basemen in fWAR? Go ahead, take a quick guess. The answer is Rickie Weeks, who...
• 6/18 Baseball Moves: Player of the Week: Adam Lind: I realize that Adam Lind had 35 HR and 114 RBI while batting .305 two years ago, but I don’t think many ‘experts’ ever thought...
• 6/16 Baseball Musings: Oh Danny Boy!: Danny Espinosa hits a three-run homer in the bottom of the tenth to beat the Cardinals 7-4. Danny finished the night three for...
• 6/15 Baseball Press: 2011 National League Rookie of the Year Race: Gas throwing Craig Kimbrel is a strikeout machine. (Icon SMI)With the baseball season a third of the way complete, Baseball...
• 6/15 MLBTradeRumors: If The Nationals Become Sellers: Nationals GM Mike Rizzo made one significant trade last July, sending closer Matt Capps to the Twins for catcher Wilson Ramos. ...
• 6/12 Baseball Musings: Coffey Clatch: Jordan Zimmermann and Tim Stauffer matched seven scoreless innings as the Nationals and Padres battled in San Diego Sunday afternoon....
• 6/10 Cut Four: Rebuilding Through the Draft: After three days, the Major League Baseball first year player draft ended on Wednesday. Not even the Rays or Blue Jays, who had...
• 6/10 Fanspeak.com: Why the Nationals Need to Go All-in to Sign Matt Purke
• 6/8 The Friarhood: RIZZOMANIA Just in Time for a NLROY Run: RIZZOMANIA seems to have hit San Diego this week and for good reason.  Padres prospect Anthony Rizzo, rumored to make his...
• 6/8 22gigantes.com: Nationals nip Giants 2-1: Jordan Zimmermann tossed seven strong innings to lead the Washington Nationals to a 2-1 victory over the San Francisco Giants...
• 6/7 Fanspeak.com: Nationals Win Big On Day One of the Draft: Part 1
• 6/6 22gigantes.com: Series preview: WAS (26-33) at SF (33-26): BREAKING NEWS: AT&T Park will be the site of a soccer match this week. OK, well no it won't, but it might feel like it...
• 6/5 The Process Report: Report: Nationals Have Interest in B.J. Upton: The trade deadline is eight weeks away, so rumors are going to start flying sooner than later. Kicking things off is the Nationals...
• 6/5 Baseball Moves: Week 10 – Waiver Mavens, Gee, Jay, Here to Stay?: Batters Corey Patterson, Toronto Blue Jays (LF, CF, OF) owned in 32% of Yahoo! Leagues. He’s sure making a case to be owned...
• 6/3 COSFBA: Waiver Saviors: Small Sample Size: When looking for players available on your league's waiver wire, what sorting options do you prefer to use? Last seven days? Fourteen...
• 6/2 Baseball Moves: The Watchlist: Rookie Rankings June 2nd: Posted by LarryYocum on June 2nd, 2011 The Watchlist will be an article that comes out every Thursday afternoon and it will focus...
• 6/1 Phillies Nation: Lee Falters as Phillies Fall in Washington: Neither Cliff Lee nor Danny Espinosa were themselves tonight. Lee looked more like Kyle Kendrick than anything else, and Espinosa,...
• 6/1 Cut Four: Espinosa Has Actually Been Great: In the last Minor League post, one of the players I wrote up was Washington Nationals 2B prospect Steve Lombardozzi. Not only...
• 6/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Danny Espinosa leads all rookies in RBIs: Washington Nationals 2B Danny Espinosa went 3-for-4 with a pair of home runs and four RBIs Tuesday, May 31, against the Philadelphia...[+] Phillies. Espinosa leads all major league rookies with 33 RBIs, and he pulled into a tie with Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 1B Mark Trumbo for the homer lead among first-year players with 10. 'He's an electric player,' manager Jim Riggleman said. 'He's a strong kid, his movements are powerful. He can do it all.'
• 6/1 Roto Think Tank: Mixed League Trade Question: I don't write much about mixed leagues, but I do answer as many questions as I possibly can.15 team mixed. Prince Fielder,...

• 5/31 Baseball Musings: Espinosa Espinouta: Danny Espinosa hit two home runs and a single Tuesday night as the Nationals blew out the Phillies 10-2. Both home runs came off...
• 5/31 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Rick Ankiel, Laynce Nix sitting: Washington Nationals OFs Rick Ankiel and Laynce Nix are both on the bench against a left-handed pitcher Tuesday, May 31. C Ivan...[+] Rodriguez is starting behind the plate and 2B Danny Espinosa is hitting fifth for the first time in his career.
• 5/30 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Three hit solo home runs: Washington Nationals OF Mike Morse, 2B Danny Espinosa and OF Laynce Nix each hit solo home runs against the Philadelphia Phillies...[+] Monday, May 30.
• 5/30 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Danny Espinosa gets day off, still contributes: Washington Nationals 2B Danny Espinosa was given Sunday, May 29, off by manager Jim Riggleman but came in as part of a double...[+] switch in the seventh inning. He pihttp://www.kffl.com/admin/cked up a bunt single.
• 5/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Danny Espinosa homers: Washington Nationals 2B Danny Espinosa, trying to break out of a 1-for-15 slide, went 1-for-2 with a solo home run and a walk...[+] Friday, May 27, against the San Diego Padres.
• 5/24 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Danny Espinosa leaves after HBP: Washington Nationals 2B Danny Espinosa (knee) left the game in the ninth inning Monday, May 23, against the Milwaukee Brewers...[+] after being hit on the back of the knee with a pitch.
• 5/21 Fanspeak.com: A Look at the Washington Nationals 2011 Draft Strategy
• 5/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Danny Espinosa has much-needed big game: Washington Nationals 2B Danny Espinosa went 3-for-5 with a triple, home run, walk, three runs scored and five RBIs Friday, May...[+] 20, against the Baltimore Orioles. He missed out on hitting the cycle by a double.
• 5/20 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Dodgers, DeRosa, LaRoche: Some items of note on Friday night as Danny Espinosa looks to collect a double to complete the cycle in the slugfest between...
• 5/20 Cut Four: More Minor League Notes: Each winter, several publications such as Baseball America, Minor League Ball, Keith Law and others release their top prospect...
• 5/17 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Danny Espinosa wins with homer: Washington Nationals 2B Danny Espinosa homered Monday, May 16, against the Pittsburgh Pirates to give his team a 4-2 victory....[+]
• 5/17 Raise the Jolly Roger: Putting it on a platter: Ugh. Frustrating loss, but the Pirates very much deserved this one. You know the story with Paul Maholm by now. Run support, run...
• 5/16 Baseball Musings: Power Bottom: The Nationals defeated the Pirates 4-2 as Washington received home runs from Danny Espinosa and Jerry Hairston, Jr., the seven...
• 5/12 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Danny Espinosa goes yardWashington Nationals 2B Danny Espinosa went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run versus the Atlanta Braves Thursday, May 12....[+] Washington Nationals 2B Danny Espinosa went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run versus the Atlanta Braves Thursday, May 12.
• 5/12 Braves Journal: Braves 6, Nats 5: Washington Nationals vs. Atlanta Braves – Box Score – May 12, 2011 – ESPN. Well, gosh. A little 2010-style resilience,...
• 5/12 Fanspeak.com: Bryce Harper Ready To Move Up The Ladder
• 5/5 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Danny Espinosa posts three RBIs: Washington Nationals 2B Danny Espinosa went 1-for-4 with a home run, two runs scored and three RBIs Wednesday, May 4, against...[+] the Philadelphia Phillies. Espinosa has been productive despite a .220 overall batting average, as he has a team-high 18 RBIs.
• 5/4 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Danny Espinosa working to fix struggles: Washington Nationals 2B Danny Espinosa is struggling to hit from the left side of the plate and in the leadoff spot, but is working...[+] with hitting coach Rick Eckstein. 'Particularly from the left side, he’s going through some thing right now,' said manager Jim Riggleman. 'He realizes he’s got to make some changes. The league adjusts to you, and now, sometimes, you have to adjust back to the league. He’s going to go through that.'
• 5/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Lineup notes: Washington Nationals 2B Danny Espinosa is being given the day off Sunday, May 1, against the San Francisco Giants. OF Laynce Nix...[+] will bat cleanup, with 1B Adam LaRoche dropping to fifth in the batting order.

• 4/30 Raising Matt Cain: Giants grind on: "The Giants win a game they probably shouldn't have."--Duane Kuiper after Brian Wilson struck out Adam LaRoche.'Tis true, 'tis...
• 4/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Rick Ankiel, Danny Espinosa record two hits: Washington Nationals 2B Danny Espinosa and OF Rick Ankiel each went 2-for-4 in the leadoff spot and two-hole Thursday, April 28,...[+] against the New York Mets. Espinosa entered on an 0-for-13 slide, while Ankiel was mired in a 3-for-20 slump.
• 4/28 22gigantes.com: Series preview: SF (12-12) at WAS (10-13): The defending World Champion San Francisco Giants continue their 10-day, 10-game road trip with a stop in the nation's capitol...
• 4/28 Baseball Moves: The Watchlist: April Rankings: The Watchlist will be an article that comes out every Thursday afternoon and it will focus on rookies, minor leaguers, and post-hype...
• 4/25 Through The Fence Baseball: Chris’ Corner: Pitching beasts are in the NL East: There are facts in life that are 100 percent certain. The sun rises in the east and sets in the west. April 15th is Tax Day and...
• 4/24 Baseball Musings: Tip Top: Danny Espinosa collected three hits in the Nationals 6-3 win over the Pirates, raising his OBP to .364. Danny gives the Nationals...
• 4/24 Baseball Moves: Waiver Mavens Week 4 (Abridged Edition): Posting from a hotel somewhere in middle America, here’s an extremely abridged week 4 of waiver mavens. Back to the full...
• 4/22 MLB Fantasy Recon: Buy Low & Sell High - Notes from Razzball: Party like its 2006Lance Berkman is back in a big way.  Not to mention he received a ton of print here, there were a lot...
• 4/21 Baseball Moves: The Watchlist: Rookie closers are all the rage: The Watchlist will be an article that comes out every Thursday afternoon and it will focus on rookies, minor leaguers, and post-hype...
• 4/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Three players key win: Washington Nationals OF Laynce Nix hit a solo home run and had two RBIs, while 2B Danny Espinosa had three hits and scored two...[+] runs and SS Ian Desmond drove in two against the St. Louis Cardinals Wednesday, April 20, according to The Associated Press.
• 4/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Three could replace Ian Desmond: Washington Nationals SS Alex Cora, IF/OF Jerry Hairston Jr. or 2B Danny Espinosa could play shortstop when SS Ian Desmond goes...[+] on paternity leave, according to The Washington Post's Adam Kilgore. SS Brian Bixler, who is currently playing with Triple-A Syracuse, is likely to be called up to take Desmond's roster spot.
• 4/20 MLB Fantasy Recon: Fantasy Fix Rookie Report - Sands, Pineda, Freeman, Arencibia: A different take on SandsJohn Marino over The Fantasy Fix reviews the starts of some key rookies around the league.  Marino...
• 4/19 Screaming Indian: What's up with Yovani Gallardo?: In his past two starts Yovani Gallardo has been roughed up to the tune of 17 hits, 4 walks, and 11 earned runs in the past 10...
• 4/19 MLB Fantasy Recon: Buy or Sell - Time to bail on Lind, Gardner?: He's no Derek JeterMaintaining that patience with slow starts while watching other owners reap the benefits of early season waiver...
• 4/17 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Danny Espinosa drives in six in twinbill: Washington Nationals 2B Danny Espinosa had three RBIs in each game of a doubleheader Sunday, April 17, against the Milwaukee Brewers,...[+] reports Adam Kilgore, of The Washington Post. In the first game, he connected for his second home run of the season, while in the nightcap he posted his first triple. Espinosa now has a team-high 14 RBIs.
• 4/16 Fanspeak.com: Nationals Get The Win, but Still Can’t Get the Offense Going
• 4/16 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Danny Espinosa hitless in leadoff spot: Washington Nationals 2B Danny Espinosa went hitless in four at-bats with a sacrifice fly and a strikeout Friday, April 15, against...[+] the Milwaukee Brewers. Espinosa replaced the slumping SS Ian Desmond in the top spot Friday.
• 4/15 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Ian Desmond not affected by leadoff spot: Washington Nationals SS Ian Desmond said hitting in the leadoff spot wasn't the cause for his early season slump, according to...[+] The Washington Post's Paul Tenorio. 'Like I've said the whole time, I don't care where I hit,' Desmond said. 'I'm here to play defense, and that's my main goal this year, to be the best defensive player I can be. Anything I can add offensively is a bonus. I'm still looking at it that way. Offense, this team has enough offense. We got to play defense behind our pitching staff.' 2B Danny Espinosa, who is hitting leadoff Friday, April 15, is seeing 3.88 pitcher per plate appearance to Desmond's 3.51.
• 4/15 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Danny Espinosa hitting leadoff: Washington Nationals 2B Danny Espinosa is batting leadoff Friday, April 15, while SS Ian Desmond is hitting seventh, according...[+] to Amanda Comak of The Washington Times.
• 4/15 Fanspeak.com: Time to make a change at the top of the Nationals lineup:
• 4/13 Fanspeak.com: Zimmerman Heading to the D.L. Spells Trouble For Washington
• 4/13 Fanspeak.com: Game 10: Phillies @ Nats Open Thread
• 4/10 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Pair of middle infielders hit first HRs: Washington Nationals SS Ian Desmond and 2B Danny Espinosa each hit their first home runs of the season Saturday, April 9, against...[+] the New York Mets. For each, it was their only hit in four at-bats.
• 4/6 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Jim Riggleman changes mind about Ian Desmond: Washington Nationals manager Jim Riggleman said he had a change of heart about moving SS Ian Desmond out of the leadoff spot in...[+] favor of 2B Danny Espinosa, according to The Washington Post's Adam Kilgore. 'I just changed my mind, basically is what it comes down to,' Riggleman said. 'We come in a little bit interchangeable (at) one and seven (in the batting order). It's something we may tinker with as we go along. I'm sure we will. For now, I'm just going to leave Desi where he is.'
• 4/6 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Ian Desmond leading off again: Washington Nationals SS Ian Desmond will hit leadoff again Wednesday, April 6, instead of being dropped in the order in favor...[+] of 2B Danny Espinosa, according to The Washington Post's Adam Kilgore. Desmond has started the season 0-for-13.
• 4/6 MLB Fantasy Recon: Player Updates from FB Hot Stove - Walden, Stanton, Broxton, and More: Will Walden hold on?FB Hot Stove has the first Jordan Walden feature we hit this morning - so they get the link - Jordan Walden...
• 4/5 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Ian Desmond dropped in order: Washington Nationals SS Ian Desmond will be dropped to seventh in the order for the time being with 2B Danny Espinosa taking over...[+] the leadoff spot, according to The Washington Post's Adam Kilgore. Manager Jim Riggleman said Desmond could return to leadoff later in the year. 'I don't think we have what you would call a prototypical leadoff hitter,' Riggleman said. 'I don't know how it's going to play out. One of them has got to hit there. Whichever one is getting on base a little bit more is the way we'll go about it. We're just going to see how it plays out.' Espinosa admits he put too much pressure on himself while hitting leadoff this spring. Desmond is not worried about his slow start this year.
• 4/5 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Two to split leadoff role: Washington Nationals 2B Danny Espinosa and SS Ian Desmond will take turn batting leadoff for the time being, according to Bill...[+] Ladson of MLB.com.
• 4/5 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Middle infielder changes: Washington Nationals IFs Jerry Hairston Jr. and Alex Cora will start in place of SS Ian Desmond and 2B Danny Espinosa Tuesday,...[+] April 5, reports Adam Kilgore of The Washington Post.
• 4/5 Cut Four: Opening Day Eve Predictions: The projection series, which finally ended last Friday, used WAR values to generate team wins and then the standings for each...
• 4/5 MLB Fantasy Recon: Waiver Wire Fliers - Filling the DL Gaps with The Buzz: Looks like trade bait to meA couple free agents for you to consider this Tuesday morning from Howard Bender over at Fantasy Baseball...
• 4/1 Baseball Moves: Don’t be an April fool: Year after year fantasy baseball forums explode with people jumping the gun and wondering if they should drop or trade a perennial...

• 3/30 The Helmholtz Way: Nyjer Morgan to Brewers: Nyjer Morgan Traded To Milwaukee Brewers For Minor-League Prospect – SBNation.com. I am a bit surprised at this move. The...
• 3/30 MLB Fantasy Recon: 2011 Fantasy Baseball Last Minute Bargain Shopping: Jose Tabata is on a lot of sleeper lists this yearAs you get your rosters in order and the countdown to opening day winds down,...
• 3/30 MLB Fantasy Recon: 2011Spring Training Fantasy Rookie Standouts: Its always great to get the next superstar cheap, but you need to know who this year's Mike Stanton is before that call up date...
• 3/30 MLB Fantasy Recon: Ranking the Rookies - Fantasy Baseball's Top Ten Rookies for 2011: Jason Heyward and Mike Stanton were two notable standout rookies.  So who's it going to be in 2011?  The Bleacher Report...
• 3/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Opening Day lineup on display Tuesday: Washington Nationals manager Jim Riggleman displayed his Opening Day lineup in the team's spring game Tuesday, March 29, according...[+] to The Washington Post's Adam Kilgore. SS Ian Desmond is leading off, followed by OF Jayson Werth, 3B Ryan Zimmerman, 1B Adam LaRoche, OF Mike Morse, OF Rick Ankiel, 2B Danny Espinosa, C Ivan Rodriguez and the pitcher's spot.
• 3/27 MLB Fantasy Recon: Waiver Wire Presason Specials NL & AL: With injuries starting to pile up and opening day rosters becoming clear some of us are already examining replacements for when...
• 3/26 PaulLebowitz.com: Werth Batting Second?: The Washington Nationals have announced their intended lineup to start the season. Their big free agent signing ($126 million...
• 3/25 Baseball Reality Tour: Inaugural Post on Rotoprofessor: Hey folks, so we've never done this before... The Braves are reloading, and Freddie Freeman is a big part of it. I wrote...
• 3/24 MLB Fantasy Recon: Position by Position Breakout Candidates: Is Travis Snider finally ready to breakout?Absolutely fantastic piece from Fake Teams with Breakout Candidates for each position....
• 3/23 MLBTradeRumors: Nationals To Sign Oliver Perez: The Nationals have agreed to sign Oliver Perez to a minor league deal, according to Yahoo's Tim Brown (on Twitter). ...
• 3/23 MLBTradeRumors: Nationals In Talks With Oliver Perez: The Nationals are in talks with free agent left-hander Oliver Perez, according to Jon Heyman of SI.com (Twitter links). The...
• 3/22 Baseball Musings: Team Offense, Washington Nationals: Jayson Werth bring his big bat to the nation's capitol in 2011. Photo: Icon SMI The series on team offense continues with...
• 3/19 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Danny Espinosa likely to bat seventh: Washington Nationals manager Jim Riggleman said he would probably have 2B Danny Espinosa bat seventh in the lineup if he had to...[+] decide upon a batting order tomorrow, according to Adam Kilgore of The Washington Post.
• 3/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Two scratched: Updating an earlier report, Washington Nationals C Ivan Rodriguez (calf) and 2B Danny Espinosa (foot) were scratched from the...[+] lineup Friday, March 18, MLB.com's Bill Ladson reports.
• 3/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Two return: Washington Nationals C Ivan Rodriguez (calf) and 2B Danny Espinosa (foot) both returned to the lineup Friday, March 18, the Washington...[+] Times' Amanda Comak reports.
• 3/17 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Danny Espinosa, Ivan Rodriguez travel with team: Washington Nationals 2B Danny Espinosa (foot) and C Ivan Rodriguez (calf) both traveled with the team Thursday, March 17, but...[+] Rodriguez will not play, according to The Washington Post's Adam Kilgore. Espinosa is hoping to play, but the team is likely to be cautious with him. He is wearing a protective guard on his right foot. Rodriguez is hoping to return to action Friday, March 18.
• 3/16 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Danny Espinosa X-ray results: X-rays on Washington Nationals 2B Danny Espinosa's (foot) right foot came back negative Wednesday, March 16, according to ESPN.com's...[+] Jerry Crasnick. Espinosa is being listed as day-to-day.
• 3/16 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Danny Espinosa update: Washington Nationals 2B Danny Espinosa (foot) will have an X-ray on his right foot after he fouled a ball off it Tuesday, March...[+] 15, The Washington Post's Adam Kilgore reports.
• 3/15 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Danny Espinosa injures right foot: Washington Nationals 2B Danny Espinosa (foot) left a Grapefruit League game Tuesday, March 15, in the seventh inning after fouling...[+] a ball off his right foot, reports Bill Ladson, of MLB.com. Espinosa had to be carried off the field and into the trainer's room. He is expected to be the team's regular second baseman, but he looked like he was seriously hurt.
• 3/14 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Danny Espinosa OK: Washington Nationals 2B Danny Espinosa (head) is OK after being drilled in the head with a pitch Sunday, March 13, MLB.com's Bill...[+] Ladson reports.
• 3/10 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Danny Espinosa having success from left side: Washington Nationals 2B Danny Espinosa, who is 10-for-22 with two homers and a double in spring training, has been having success...[+] from the left side of the plate, according to The Washington Post's Adam Kilgore. 'He's really working on things from the left side,' manager Jim Riggleman said. 'The right side, we feel like he's pretty good there. The left side is a little work in progress. He's putting time in the cage with Rick (Eckstein). Hopefully, we start to see more games where he's squaring it up like that.'
• 3/9 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Danny Espinosa has big day Wednesday: Washington Nationals 2B Danny Espinosa went 3-for-3 and needed just a triple to complete the cycle in the team's spring game Wednesday,...[+] March 9, according to MLB.com's Joe Frisaro.
• 3/5 COSFBA: Finding Keepers: Washington Nationals: (Stop me if you've heard this one before. COSFBA would like to introduce another guest blogger to you all. This edition of "Finding...
• 3/2 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Agree to terms with 18 players: The Washington Nationals agreed to one-year contracts with Ps Ross Detwiler, Atahualpa Severino, Collin Balester, Brian Broderick,...[+] Adam Carr, Cole Kimball, Garrett Mock, Elvin Ramirez, Henry Rodriguez, Craig Stammen and Drew Storen; C Wilson Ramos; IFs Ian Desmond, Danny Espinosa and Chris Marrero; and OFs Roger Bernadina, Corey Brown and Nyjer Morgan Wednesday, March 2, according to Bill Ladson of MLB.com.
• 3/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Danny Espinosa homers Tuesday: Washington Nationals 2B Danny Espinosa blasted a two-run home run in the team's spring game against the New York Mets Tuesday,...[+] March 1, according to MLB.com's Bill Ladson.

• 2/28 Cubs Billy Goat Blog : Minor League Monday: 2011 MLB Composite Top 100 Prospects: After the good response to the 2011 Cubs Composite Top 10 Prospects, I've decided to take it a step further and put together a...
• 2/27 Baseball Press: Not With a Ten-Foot Pole: Second Basemen: Ben Zobrist isn't worth the risk on draft day (Getty)With fantasy drafts hitting full stride over the next few weeks, you will...
• 2/23 MLB Fantasy Recon: Danny Espinosa; Sleeper - Breakout Candidate: Danny Espinosa is expected to assume regular second base duties for the upstart Nationals this year.  Tim Dierks from Rotoauthority.com...
• 2/18 Baseball Press: Dr. Lineup: The 2011 Washington Nationals: Jayson Werth will be asked to turn things around for Washington in 2011. (Getty)One of the biggest stories this off-season was...
• 2/15 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Nyjer Morgan likely to hit leadoff: Washington Nationals OF Nyjer Morgan is likely to hit leadoff this year, followed by SS Ian Desmond, according to The Washington...[+] Post's Adam Kilgore. 2B Danny Espinosa could hit eighth in the order.
• 2/8 MLBTradeRumors: Nationals Sign Alex Cintron: The Nationals have signed infielder Alex Cintron to a minor league deal, tweets Jon Heyman of SI.com. Cintron, 32, last appeared...

• 1/31 My Pinstripes: Baseball Digest: Washington Hopes For Nationals Holiday | Baseball Digest: Baseball Digest: Washington Hopes For Nationals Holiday | Baseball DigestIf you are among the growing number of Washington Nationals...
• 1/17 MLBTradeRumors: Nationals To Sign Alex Cora: The Nationals agreed to sign Alex Cora to a minor league deal worth $900K plus $600K in incentives, according to Adam Kilgore...
• 1/14 MLBTradeRumors: Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Hoffman, Soriano, Price: On this day seven years ago, the Angels signed Vladimir Guerrero to a five-year contract worth $90MM. The deal also included...
• 1/11 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Pujols, Jones, Nationals, Ledezma: One year ago today, the Reds won the bidding for Aroldis Chapman. The Cuban left-hander made 15 relief appearances in the majors...
• 1/8 MLBTradeRumors: Nationals, Eckstein Have Not Talked Recently: The Nationals and free agent infielder David Eckstein have "not communicated in a long time" according to MLB.com's Bill Ladson...
• 1/5 Baseball Press: Fantasy Prep 2011: Calling on Citizens of Nats Town: Espinosa has potential to be a 20/20 player at second base. (Nats Daily News) As we head into next season, we'll look at...
• 1/4 MLBTradeRumors: Nationals Agree To Sign Adam LaRoche: The Nationals have agreed to sign Adam LaRoche to a two-year deal, according to MLB.com's Peter Gammons (on Twitter). LaRoche...

• 12/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Had a deal in place for Zack Greinke: The Washington Nationals had a deal in place for Kansas City Royals SP Zack Greinke, but he used his no-trade protection to veto...[+] the trade, MLB.com's Bill Ladson reports. Reports say RP Drew Storen, IF Danny Espinosa and SP Jordan Zimmermann could have been part of the deal.
• 12/19 MLBTradeRumors: Greinke Links: Nationals, Yankees, Pavano, Reactions: It's not often that the Brewers and Royals are the two teams dominating discussion around baseball, but that's exactly what's...
• 12/18 MLBTradeRumors: Poll: Which Team Will Trade For Zack Greinke?: Former AL Cy Young Award winner Zack Greinke has been mentioned as a trade candidate all offseason, but yesterday we learned...
• 12/18 MLBTradeRumors: Olney's Latest: Greinke, Cabrera, Astros: In today's blog post at ESPN (Insider req'd), Buster Olney says that the first day of Spring Training acts as an artificial deadline...
• 12/13 MLBTradeRumors: Nationals Aggressively Pursuing Greinke, Garza: The Nationals are "aggressively pursuing" a trade for Matt Garza or Zack Greinke, according to Adam Kilgore of the Washington...
• 12/7 Call to the Pen: Pen Polls: The Jayson Werth Contract: If you missed the huge neon signs and the slew of “what the **** were the Nationals thinking” articles that peppered...

• 11/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Danny Espinosa to undergo surgery: Washington Nationals 2B Danny Espinosa (hand) is scheduled to undergo surgery to remove the hook of his hamate bone in his right...[+] hand Wednesday, Nov. 24, according to MLB.com's Bill Ladson. Espinosa's hand started hurting him while playing winter ball in Puerto Rico. He is expected to be healthy in six weeks and ready for Spring Training. Espinosa went 25-for-89 (.281) with two home runs, eight RBIs and 17 runs scored in Puerto Rico.
• 11/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Danny Espinosa slated to start at second: Washington Nationals SS Danny Espinosa is currently slated to open next season as the team's starting second baseman, according...[+] to MLB.com's Bill Ladson. Espinosa said the plan is for him to hit leadoff. 'I think, for sure, I'll have more confidence in myself to (hit in the leadoff spot) if that's what the plan is for me to do. I've talked to (manager) Jim Riggleman and I feel confident as far as Spring Training, the season and what they have planned for me,' Espinosa said.
• 11/11 MLBTradeRumors: Potential Suitors For Gordon Beckham: Rival teams believe the White Sox will listen to offers for Gordon Beckham, according to Yahoo's Tim Brown. Let's take a look...
• 11/4 MLBTradeRumors: Nationals Aiming To Make A "Splash": The Nationals are going to pursue top players aggressively this offseason and they may be a sleeper team in the Cliff Lee sweepstakes,...
• 11/4 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Won't part with Ian Desmond, Danny Espinosa: The Washington Nationals have no desire to part with IFs Ian Desmond or Danny Espinosa in a blockbuster trade over the winter,...[+] according to ESPN.com's Jerry Crasnick.

• 10/19 MLBTradeRumors: Nationals Sign Mike Rizzo To Five-Year Extension: The Nationals signed GM Mike Rizzo to a five-year extension and promoted him to executive vice president of baseball operations...

• 9/26 MLBTradeRumors: Nats Seeking Leadoff Hitter: Nationals manager Jim Riggleman says that he would like to get a leadoff hitter for next season, writes Bill Ladson of MLB.com. ...
• 9/26 Braves Journal: Nats 4, Braves 2: Atlanta Braves vs. Washington Nationals – Box Score – September 26, 2010 – ESPN. Kyle Farnsworth strangles the...
• 9/26 Baseball Press: Under the Radar - Mixed (Week 26): Stanton's power is being ignored in Yahoo! Leagues (AP) Each week Baseball Press will be providing some Under the...
• 9/25 Baseball Press: Under the Radar - NL-Only (Week 26): Tim Stauffer can get you Ks and two wins. (AP) Each week Baseball Press will be providing some Under the Radar...
• 9/24 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Roger Bernadina, Danny Espinosa homer Thursday: Washington Nationals OF Roger Bernadina and SS Danny Espinosa both hit two-run home runs in a victory Thursday, Sept. 23, according...[+] to The Associated Press. Bernadina now has 11 homers this year while Espinosa has six and two in as many days.
• 9/23 Baseball Musings: Another Hit, Another Home Run: Danny Espinosa keeps pouring on the extra base hits. He picked up his 17th hit of the season in the 7-2 Washington win over Houston,...
• 9/23 TetreaultVision: On Kasten: I posted the initial blurb up on BizofBaseball.com, and over there I try to do more of the Joe Friday school of blogging, "just...
• 9/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Danny Espinosa, Mike Morse go yard Wednesday: Washington Nationals SS Danny Espinosa and OF Mike Morse both hit home runs to help defeat the Houston Astros Wednesday, Sept....[+] 22, according to The Associated Press. Espinosa now has five home runs this year and Morse has 12.
• 9/22 Baseball Musings: Espinosa Golfing: Danny Espinosa seems to share Justin Maxwell’s golf mentality. Espinosa went two for four Wednesday night, hitting a triple...
• 9/12 Baseball Press: Under the Radar - Mixed (Week 24): Logan Morrison takes a licking and keeps on ticking.  (AP) Each week Baseball Press will be providing some Under...
• 9/11 The UpperCard Network: Nationals Doubtful To Pick Up Kennedy’s 2011 Option: The Nationals are doubtful to pick up the 2011 option of second baseman Adam Kennedy, writes MLB.Com’s Bill Ladson. The...
• 9/11 MLBTradeRumors: Nats "Unlikely" To Exercise Kennedy's Option: After missing out on Orlando Hudson to the Twins last winter, the Nationals turned their focus to Adam Kennedy, signing him to...
• 9/10 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Nyjer Morgan in lineup Friday: Washington Nationals OF Nyjer Morgan is in the lineup Friday, Sept. 10, as he awaits word on the ruling of his appealed suspensions,...[+] according to The Washington Post's Adam Kilgore. Morgan is batting eighth while 2B Danny Espinosa leads off.
• 9/8 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Danny Espinosa could hit leadoff: Washington Nationals manager Jim Riggleman is leaning toward using SS Danny Espinosa in the leadoff spot with OF Nyjer Morgan...[+] likely to miss time due to suspensions, according to MLB.com's Bill Ladson. Espinosa is 9-for-18 (.500) with three home runs and 10 RBIs entering the game Wednesday, Sept. 8. Morgan expects to miss the team's three-game series beginning Friday, Sept. 10.
• 9/8 Wezen-Ball: Tater Trot Tracker: September 6: Home Run of the Day: Mike Stanton, Florida Marlins (Trot Time: 19.48 seconds) [video] A good crop of choices for Home Run...
• 9/7 Wezen-Ball: Tater Trot Tracker: September 6: Home Run of the Day: Mike Stanton, Florida Marlins (Trot Time: 19.48 seconds) [video] A good crop of choices for Home Run...
• 9/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Danny Espinosa drives in six runs Monday: Washington Nationals SS Danny Espinosa drove in six runs, hitting a grand slam, a solo homer and getting two other hits in a 13-3...[+] win over the New York Mets Monday, Sept. 6, according to The Associated Press. Espinosa led off the third inning with a home run, added an RBI single in the fifth, hit a grand slam in the sixth and doubled in the eighth.
• 9/6 Baseball Musings: .500 Start: Danny Espinosa continued his hot hitting with a four for five day against the Mets, making him nine for 16 on the season. That’s...
• 9/2 MLBTradeRumors: Nationals Notes: Hudson, Morgan, Norris: Let's take a look at some Nationals tidbits courtesy of MLB.com's Bill Ladson.. Recently, Ladson said that he would be writing...