Stephen James Strasburg (twitter: @stras37)

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4", Weight: 200 lb.

Born: July 20, 1988 in San Diego, CA
High School: West Hills HS (Santee, CA)
School: San Diego State University (San Diego, CA)
Drafted by the Washington Nationals in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 2009 amateur draft.
Signed August 17, 2009. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 8, 2010 (Age 21)   vs. PIT 7.0 IP, 4 H, 14 SO, 0 BB, 2 ER, W
Team: Nationals 2010-2013
2013 Contract Status: Pre-Arb Eligible, 1 yr/$3.9M (13) (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2013): 2.118, Arb Eligible: 2014, Free Agent: 2017 [*], Agents: Scott Boras [*]
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• 4/24 Indians Baseball Insider: Running outta starters at the Corner of Carnegie and Ontario: The Indians’ season hinges on starting pitchers’ Trevor Bauer and Carlos Carrasco. It really is that simple. With...
• 4/24 Tribe Daily: Morning Rundown: Some Valid Hope to Shock the World: So we meet again. Photo - Chuck Crow via Cleveland.com It has become a little tradition for us to all meet...
• 4/24 District On Deck: Wainwright sharp as Cards blank Nats: This is not what revenge looks like. Seeking to put the ghosts of last year’s Division Series loss to the St. Louis Cardinals...
• 4/24 The Flagrant Fan: MLB Game Picks - Wednesday: April 24, 2013: Oh my. This is embarrassing. Suddenly in this office chair sits an old man reverted back to little boy saying in a small voice,...
• 4/24 Redbird Dugout: Game 20 Notes: Cardinals 2, Nationals 0: Waino is bueno Through his first five starts of 2012, Adam Wainwright had thrown just 26 2/3 innings, was allowing 1.31 walks...
• 4/23 Rising Apple: Matt Harvey’s Starts are Becoming Events: Last July, when Mets fans got their first glimpse of Matt Harvey on a big league mound, there was a sense that we were witnessing...
• 4/23 Tomahawk Take: What To Like About Teheran’s Odd Start: With young aces like Matt Harvey and Stephen Strasburg emerging in the NL East, Braves fans are waiting (im)patiently for their...
• 4/23 Mets Merized: NL East Report: Stanton and Freeman Return, Zimmerman Out, Rendon Promoted: Team News and Notes Atlanta Braves (13-5) After starting the season 12-1, the Braves have dropped four of their last five games,...
• 4/23 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Even In the Darkest Days, There’s Always Clayton Kershaw: Somehow, I think, not getting swept in the finale in Baltimore really didn’t help as much as it ought to have. Dodger fans...
• 4/23 RoxPile: Morning Links: Rockies News 4/23: The Colorado Rockies were snowed out, again, thanks to another April snowstorm in Colorado. That put their series with the Atlanta...
• 4/23 fantasyteamadvice.com: Two start pitchers for fantasy baseball week 5 2013 (April 29th – May 5th): Plenty of two start pitchers to choose from again heading into week 5, and with another wild week of weather expected, these projections...
• 4/22 Mets Merized: MMO Player Of The Week: David Wright: DAVID WRIGHT, 3B MMO PLAYER OF THE WEEK David Wright finally took flight for the 2013 season this past week, as he lifted off...
• 4/22 We Talk Fantasy Sports: Pittsburgh Pirates Make Atlanta Braves Walk the Plank: The Atlanta Braves were the leagues hottest team entering this weekend series with the Pittsburgh Pirates, but the Bucs had different...
• 4/22 Baseballhotcorner.com: Is Matt Harvey The Real Deal?: Whenever a player does well in April, any seasoned baseball fan will be quick to point out that it is still early. The Mets might...
• 4/22 Mets Merized: The Matt Harvey Phenomenon: I’ve Seen Meteoric Rises Like This Before: Matt Harvey has been compared to some of the biggest names of the game both past and present. Whether it’s because of his...
• 4/22 Mets Merized: 3 Up & 3 Down: Knocking Off The Nationals Edition: Baseball is such a great sport. There is something for everyone, offense, defense, strategy, statistics, history and pitching....
• 4/21 We Talk Fantasy Sports: Stash the Sunday Night Starter: Every night before going to bed, I do a sweep of the various fantasy matchups I'm in and see if I want to make any transactions...
• 4/21 mlbreports.com : Joe Mauer Off To A Hot Start In 2013: Like us on Facebook here Sunday April 21, 2013 By Kyle Holland (MLB Reports Writer):  There is no arguing that Joe Mauer is...
• 4/21 Through The Fence Baseball: Washington Nationals: Is the bullpen worthy of the hype?: The Washington Nationals are a talented team, no question. After posting the best record in baseball in 2012, the Nationals should...
• 4/20 New York Mets Report: Matt Harvey’s Star Keeps Burning: Tom Seaver. Mike Mussina. Roger Clemens. Dwight Gooden. Matt Harvey has been compared, whether it be stuff, demeanor or franchise...
• 4/20 RoxPile: Confirmed: The Rockies Caught A Break By Missing Matt Harvey: As the starting rotations for the Colorado Rockies and the New York Mets were shuffled during their snowy series last week, I...
• 4/20 Mets Merized: The Gospel According To Matthew: “Harvey Never Wins A Cy Young”: Everytime I watch Matt Harvey pitch, those words come to mind and it’s not just me. It’s become the Mets Meme on Twitter...
• 4/20 Mets Chronicle: Preview: Game 16 - Nationals at Mets - Gonzalez vs Hefner: Washington Nationals at New York Mets 3:05 PM ET SeasonRd/HmLast StartLast 3 App STARTERSGSRECERAAIPRECERADATEOPPDECIPHERRECIPERA ...
• 4/20 The Baseball Continuum: MVP of Yesterday (April 19, 2013): Matt Harvey: The MVP of Yesterday is the Mets’ Matt Harvey, who out-pitched Stephen Strasburg, going 7 innings of 4-hit and one run ball...
• 4/20 Mets360.com: Ike Davis and Lucas Duda combine for four homers for first time: Matt Harvey was the star of the show last night, as he pitched an outstanding game leading the Mets to a win over Stephen Strasburg. ...
• 4/20 Mets360.com: The legend of Matt Harvey grows: Buzz  (bz) v. buzzed, buzz·ing, buzz·es v.intr. 1. To make a low droning or vibrating sound like that of a bee. 2. a. To talk,...
• 4/20 The Flagrant Fan: MLB Game Picks - Saturday: April 20, 2013: Weather continues to play havoc with the Major League Baseball schedule. Three more games were postponed yesterday. The game...
• 4/20 MetsToday.com: Mets Game 15: Win Over Nationals: Mets 7 Nationals 1 Matt Harvey wins round one. Mets Game Notes It was supposed to be a thrilling pitchers’ duel. Matt Harvey...
• 4/20 Rising Apple: 4/19 Game Recap: “Harvey’s Better!” – Matt Harvey Outpitches Stephen Strasburg In Early Season Showdown; Mets Win 7-1 Over Nats: On Friday evening, a week’s worth of hype and ballyhoo met their makers.  The highly anti**** showdown featuring Washington’s...
• 4/19 TheLeadoffWalk: Nationals vs. Mets: Day 19 Observations: Mets 7, Nationals 1 Matt Harvey: As one-half of the premier pitching match-up of the weekend, Harvey didn’t disappoint....
• 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...
• 4/19 Baseball Musings: Double Ds: Lucas Duda and Ike Davis each went deep twice against Washington, both homering in the sixth inning off Stephen Strasburg, and...
• 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 Vigilante Baseball : Charge the Mound: Week 3: A lot of pitchers went down last week. Some of whom fantasy owners depended on to lead their rotations. I wrote a piece about...
• 4/19 Mets360.com: Senseless blackout policy to keep fans from Harvey-Strasburg battle: Matt Harvey versus Stephen Strasburg – the pitching matchup of the year so far. I can’t wait to see it! Unfortunately, I’m...
• 4/19 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: The Braves continue their series in Pittsburgh as Tim Hudson takes on Wandy Rodriguez. Hudson goes for his 200th win. He holds...
• 4/19 Metszilla.com: Curt Schilling says he would take Matt Harvey over Stephen Strasburg: With the New York Mets set to take on the Washington Nationals tonight at Citi Field, the focus is on the two young studs that...
• 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 ...
• 4/19 New York Mets Report: Marquee Billing: Matt Harvey Against Stephen Strasburg: If Matt Harvey is as good as advertised, there will be many more nights like tonight, with him going against another’s ace....
• 4/19 Mets Merized: Tonight’s Dream Matchup: Strasburg vs Harvey: (Photos by US Presswire, Collage by Joe D.) If you’re the kind of baseball fan that still loves a good old-fashioned pitching...
• 4/18 New York Mets Report: A Rocky Series Comes To End After 11-3 Mauling: The road trip that began with a stumble in Philadelphia mercifully ended with a fall this afternoon in freezing Denver. The Mets...
• 4/18 Mets Merized: Mets Mauled By Rockies; Disappointing Trip Ends: The road trip that began with a stumble in Philadelphia mercifully ended with a fall this afternoon in freezing Denver. The Mets...
• 4/18 60ft6in.com: Predicting the Season’s First No-Hitter: It is not easy to predict a specific baseball event.  However, there is plenty of data available to make an educated guess about...
• 4/18 Mets Merized: The Perils of the Poison Pen and the Promise of Tomorrow: Jon Niese gets credit for a quality start according to those stats… As for the others? Well this, my friends, is where our...
• 4/18 Mets Chronicle: Mets Notes: Matt Harvey catches early flight home: Mets Notes: Matt Harvey was sent back to New York before Thursday's series finale against the Colorado Rockies, to ensure...
• 4/18 Baseballhotcorner.com: Young Guns: Matt Harvey and Stephen Strasburg Ready For Battle: Two of the game’s premier young pitchers are poised to face off against one another tomorrow evening in the first if a three...
• 4/18 Mets360.com: Citi Field’s First Event: Stephen Strasburg vs. Matt Harvey: In the winter of 1925, a couple of New York hustlers approached noted Wall Street broker and bookmaker – a legitimate profession...
• 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...
• 4/18 Mets Chronicle: Mets News: With Mets postponed, rotation gets rescrambled: Mets News: As we all know, the Mets were snowed out at Coors Field on Wednesday night. This marks the third time in...
• 4/17 TheLeadoffWalk: Nationals vs. Marlins: Day 17 Observations: Nationals 6, Marlins 1 Kurt Suzuki: Slated for a majority of starts behind the plate with Wilson Ramos on the...
• 4/17 New York Mets Report: Sanity Prevails: Mets And Rockies Bagged: Either sanity or winter prevailed as tonight’s Mets game at Denver was snowed out. It is the third game this week the Mets had...
• 4/17 60ft6in.com: Strasburg at Harvey Friday Night in Queens: Friday night’s scheduled pitching match up between 24 year-old aces Stephen Strasburg (27.763 F12 #42) and Matt Harvey (34.328...
• 4/17 Mets Merized: NL East Report: Stanton Hurt, Maholm’s Scoreless Streak, Halladay Rebounds: Team News and Notes Atlanta Braves (12-1) The Braves continue to plow over any team in their way, as they are thoroughly dominating...
• 4/16 Mets Merized: Strasburg vs Harvey Matchup Still On For Friday!: Updated by HoJo on 4/16 Mets manager Terry Collins said he did not plan to disrupt the throwing schedule for Matt Harvey regardless...
• 4/16 Baseball News Source: NL Scores: Zimmermann Leads Nats, Padres top Dodgers: Jordan Zimmermann threw a six-hitter for his third victory in three starts this season, and Washington beat Miami 10-3. Washington...
• 4/15 Mets Chronicle: Mets News: Matt Harvey Named NL Player of the Week: After carrying a no-hitter into the seventh inning of his start against the Minnesota Twins, Matt Harvey has been named the...
• 4/15 Mets Chronicle: Mets News and Notes: Mets in Snowy Situation, Marcum to start Sunday, Gardenhire on Harvey, Fire at Citi Field, Shawn Teufel goes to AA: Mets News and Notes: After Sunday’s postponement, the Mets have relocated from Minneapolis to Denver, but the forecast...
• 4/15 Marlin Maniac: Washington Nationals @ Miami Marlins Series Preview: Kill the wave, just please kill it!: The Miami Marlins are not playing good baseball as of now. The teams hitting has not played well at all, scoring just 20 runs...
• 4/15 Tomahawk Take: Series Preview: Royals @ Braves, ATL Views:   We saw Kansas City’s preview earlier today….now we look into the Braves side of things.  We teamed up with...
• 4/15 MetsToday.com: Dillon Gee Starts Tonight – Maybe: According to MetsBlog, the Mets starting rotation has been reshuffled, with Dillon Gee starting tonight — if there is a...
• 4/15 Marlin Maniac: Series Preview: Washington Nationals @ Miami Marlins April 15-17, Games 13-15: After dropping another series, the Miami Marlins 2013 record now sits at just 2-10. The team is currently 1-5 on their 9 game...
• 4/15 New York Mets Report: Interesting Week Facing Mets: Not surprisingly, yesterday’s game at Minnesota was bagged by the weather, which doesn’t figure to be much better in Colorado...
• 4/15 Mets Merized: Mets Brace Themselves For A Rockie Series: Not surprisingly, yesterday’s game at Minnesota was bagged by the weather, which doesn’t figure to be much better in Colorado...
• 4/15 Rontrarian Report: 7 Innings or Less Outing . . . → Read More: 7 Innings or Less Outing...
• 4/15 Mets Merized: This Clash Of The Titans Promises To Be A Real Thrilla: Matt Harvey almost made history on Saturday for the Mets, coming within seven outs of pitching the franchise’s second no-hitter. ...
• 4/14 The Flagrant Fan: MLB Game Picks - Sunday: April 14, 2013: Yesterday's MLB Game Picks came out in the positive. But for some reason, it sure does not feel that way. The first three games...
• 4/14 Baseball News Source: NL Scores: Ryu Handles D-Backs, Braves Beat Strasburg. Wainwright Leads Cardinals: Hyun-Jin-Ryu  struck out nine Arizona Diamondbacks and pounded out three heads of his own at the plate to lead the Los Angeles...
• 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 TheLeadoffWalk: Braves vs. Nationals: Day 13 Observations: Braves 3, Nationals 1 Braves Defense: On a day when offense was at a premium, Atlanta bene**** from numerous great...
• 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 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: The Rays and Red Sox send their aces to the mound as David Price takes on Jon Lester. Price is off to a poor defense of his Cy...
• 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...
• 4/13 The Flagrant Fan: MLB Game Picks - Saturday: April 13, 2013: The West Coast was not kind yesterday. The picks started out 8-1 with the Cubs win over the Giants (blown save) being the only...
• 4/13 Replacement Level Red Sox Blog: Return of Game Ten Thread – Red Sox (5-4, 1st) vs. Rays (4/13/13): First Pitch – 1:05 PM Jon Lester (2-0, 1.50) vs. David Price (0-1, 8.18) Note: The three 1PM starts all feature interesting...
• 4/12 District On Deck: Series Preview: Atlanta Braves at Washington Nationals: Coming off a sweep of the White Sox, the Nationals are hot, 6-0 at home, and 7-2 overall. However, the Braves are just as hot,...
• 4/12 Vigilante Baseball : Charge the Mound: Week 2: The name of this column takes on some special meaning today with what happened last night in San Diego. Carlos Quentin charged...
• 4/12 Tomahawk Take: 5 Keys To Success Against The Nats: The Atlanta Braves have played as well as any team in the league during the first week and a half of the season. But coming into...
• 4/11 TheFantasyFix.com: The Rubber, Week Two: Starters Whose Ownership is on the Rise: We’re only a couple starts into the season for most pitchers, but one or two games are enough at this point in the season for...
• 4/10 Mets Merized: Mets Rotation Concerns Mounting; Wheeler Not The Answer: The night Dillon Gee had in Philadelphia happens to all pitchers. It happened to Stephen Strasburg the other day. It will...
• 4/10 New York Mets Report: Mets Have Rotation Concerns; Wheeler Not Answer: The night Dillon Gee had in Philadelphia happens to all pitchers. It happened to Stephen Strasburg the other day. It will happen...
• 4/10 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: What to Make of R.A. Dickey’s StrugglesI think it’s safe to say that this was not the start to his Blue Jays’ career that R.A. Dickey More......
• 4/9 District On Deck: Nationals Agree To Pick Up Rizzo’s Option; Talk Extension: As broken earlier today by The Washington Times’ Amanda Comak, the Nationals have said they will pick up the 2014 contract...
• 4/9 mlbreports.com : Addison Reed: Not Just A One Pitch Pitcher: Like us on Facebook here Tuesday, April.09/2013 By Brian Madsen (White Sox Correspondent)  While the baseball world focuses...
• 4/9 MLBTradeRumors: How Many Good Players Are Going Year-To-Year?: More than ever, baseball's best players are choosing the security of a multiyear deal as opposed to the higher risk and reward...
• 4/9 MLBTradeRumors: Ranking Agencies By 2012 WAR: Which agency's players have the most MLB talent?  One way of answering that question is to rank the agencies by 2012 wins above...
• 4/9 Mets Merized: NL East Report: Stanton Homerless, Halladay Rocked, Upton and Harper Blasting Off: Team News and Notes Atlanta Braves (6-1) The Braves currently sit in first place in the NL East, and new addition Justin Upton...
• 4/9 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Fantasy Baseball Reaction: Tim Lincecum’s First StartThe season’s barely a week old, but 2013 has already been an interesting season for aces, or at least one More......
• 4/9 Southside Showdown: Southside Showdown Asks District on Deck: Getting to Know the Washington Nationals: Year round interleague play is upon us. In just the third series of the season the White Sox will travel to Nationals Park to...
• 4/9 Baseball Jerks: 2013 MLB Power Rankings – Week 2: Week 2 SJN’s Igor Derysh put the first week of baseball into a pitching perspective and sums it up nicely: “It was...
• 4/8 Baseball Jerks: Week 2 Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire: Bang For Your Buck: It was a crazy first week of baseball, capped off by a Sunday that saw the likes of Justin Verlander, David Price, R.A. Dickey,...
• 4/8 Mets Merized: Mets Matters: Amazins’ Hit The Road With Hope, Harvey vs Strasburg Matchup Looming: Fast starts can lead to expectations. After opening the season with wins in consecutive series over San Diego and Miami, it is...
• 4/8 Baseball News Source: Price, Dickey, Cain, Strasburg, Hamels, Aces Roughed Up: David Price, R.A. Dickey, Matt Cain, Stephen Strasburg and Cole Hamels, all acres in their respective rotations, took to the mound...
• 4/8 New York Mets Report: Mets Hit The Road With Hope: Fast starts can lead to expectations. After opening the season with wins in consecutive series over San Diego and Miami, it is...
• 4/8 TheFantasyFix.com: 2013 Fantasy Baseball Daily Fix: April 8, 2013: The First Pitch: Fantasy baseball sage Paul Sporer sums up today quite well: Aces looking more like Jokers today! #nailedit —...
• 4/8 We Talk Fantasy Sports: Awful Aces: When you see pitching match ups such as Justin Verlander vs CC Sabathia, R.A. Dickey vs Jon Lester, Stephen Strasburg vs Johnny...
• 4/8 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: It was a bad day for aces.: Many fantasy owners started Dickey, Strasburg, and Hamels yesterday. These were guys who were counted on to anchor their pitching...
• 4/8 Mastersball.com: Surprise, surprise: The first week of baseball is over and set in the record books and man, was it a fun week to watch. There were some major surprises...
• 4/7 TheLeadoffWalk: Nationals vs. Reds: Day Seven Observations: Reds 6, Nationals 3 Stephen Strasburg: Washington’s handling of Strasburg continues to be an unexplainable...
• 4/7 Redlegs Review: Highlights and notables from Reds series win over Nationals: The Redlegs (4-2) took the rubber match of the series Sunday by turning away the Nationals (4-2), 6-3. It was matchup...
• 4/7 Kevin Slowey Was Framed: Weekend Thoughts: Twins at Orioles: The Twins won the final two games of the weekend series and now sit at 4-2.  They have won both series in this young season...
• 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...
• 4/7 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: Sunday’s games start and end with a bang as CC Sabathia and Justin Verlander face off early, while Jered Weaver and Yu Darvish...
• 4/7 The Flagrant Fan: MLB Game Picks - Sunday: April 7, 2013: The first week of Major League Baseball for 2013 is in the books. Yeah, I am a traditional Sunday to Saturday type guy. The...
• 4/7 District On Deck: Game 5: Washington Nationals 7, Cincinnati Reds 6 (11): One day after watching the Cincinnati Reds swat six home runs in a 15-0 nightmare, the Washington Nationals got on the long-ball...
• 4/7 Mets360.com: Zack Wheeler, Matt Harvey and longevity: Last Thursday night, Mets right-handed pitcher Matt Harvey did everything right. In his first start of the 2013 season, Harvey...
• 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...
• 4/5 Vigilante Baseball : Charge the Mound: Week One: As we head into the first weekend of the baseball season, we've seen the first starts of all the top pitchers and we'll get to...
• 4/5 Call to the Pen: Baseball Around Capital Best In Years: It’s a little too soon to proclaim it as such, and we must give props to the great Baltimore Orioles teams of Earl Weaver,...
• 4/5 District On Deck: Series Preview: Washington Nationals (3-0) @ Cincinnati Reds (2-1): After a three-game sweep at the hands of the Miami Marlins, the Washington Nationals – Major League Baseball’s only...
• 4/5 Redlegs Review: Friday's mixed bag of Reds news and notes: Happy Friday, everyone! We have successfully navigated through the first half of the opening week of the 2013...
• 4/5 District On Deck: Nationals’ Winning Ways Raise Stadium Name Price: Ever since it opened in 2008, Nationals park has been without a corporate sponsor. But as the Nationals get more competitive and...
• 4/4 Blog Red Machine: Three Up, Three Down – 4/5/13 (Reds v Nationals): Ladies and gentlemen, THAT is how you win a division title. By winning individual series throughout the year. You don’t...
• 4/4 60ft6in.com: 2013 Factor12 Posted Today: The first 2013 installment of Factor12 was posted today, amid much fanfare.  Yu Darvish, coming off his near perfect game, is...
• 4/4 Seedlings to Stars: 2013 Seedlings to Stars Top Prospects: #61-70: Yesterday we started to unveil this year’s top prospect rankings here at Seedlings to Stars, publishing four posts that took...
• 4/4 We Talk Fantasy Sports: Miami Marlins Still Fishing for that Elusive First Run: The Miami Marlins have yet to score a run this season but to their defense they had to face Stephen Strasburg and Gio Gonzalez...
• 4/4 District On Deck: Two Games In: Immediate Overreactions: With two games in the books, the Nats are 2-0. 2 games compose approximately 1% of the 162-game season, and any sabermetrician...
• 4/4 Baseball News Source: NL Scores: Gonzalez Leads Nats, Halladay Rocked, Harvey K’s 10: Gio Gonzalez  hit his second career home run and tossed six shutout innings to help the Washington Nationals beat the Miami Marlins...
• 4/4 TheLeadoffWalk: Day Three Quick Hits: Nationals 3, Marlins 0 Gio Gonzalez: Much to the envy of teammate Stephen Strasburg, Gonzalez was allowed...
• 4/4 District On Deck: Game 2: Washington Nationals 3, Miami Marlins 0: We all knew that run prevention was going to be a strength of the 2012 Washington Nationals. I just don’t think that we...
• 4/4 Rontrarian Report: Wednesday’s Observation: Matt Harvey’s Fastball Dominates the Padres . . . → Read More: Wednesday’s Observation: Matt Harvey’s Fastball Dominates the Padres...
• 4/3 StoopSports.com: The Decline of Scott Boras: Mike Klaum- Robinson Cano has now become the third high-profile Yankees player in three years to fire Scott Boras, arguably the...
• 4/3 numberFire: The 20 Most Likely MLB No-Hit Pitchers in 2013: Get ready, Dodgers Stadium: Clayton Kershaw is the most likely no-hit pitcher this season.See More Clayton Kershaw Gio Gonzalez Stephen...
• 4/3 mlbreports.com : How The Weather Plays A Factor At Target Field: Like us on Facebook here Wednesday April 3, 2013 By Kyle Holland (MLB Reports Writer): When the Minnesota Twins left the Hubert...
• 4/3 Marlin Maniac: Opening Week 2013: Miami Marlins (0-1) @ Washington Nationals (1-0) April 3, Game 2 7 PM EST: Opening Day did not go the way the Miami Marlins or their fans wanted. The Washington Nationals were able to shut the Marlins...
• 4/3 District On Deck: Is Scott Boras Changing His Ways?: The recent news of Rangers shortstop Elvis Andrus’ 8-year, $120M extension came as quite a surprise. Andrus is represented...
• 4/3 More Than A Fan: Thoughts on MLB Opening Day: by Ryan Isley I love baseball – always have, always will. That is why this is one of my favorite times of the year. Sure, we...
• 4/2 New York Mets Report: Mets Still Loaded With Questions: David Wright was all smiles yesterday. “If you like grand slams and scoring lots of runs, what’s not to like?’’ Wright...
• 4/2 Mastersball.com: Box Score Blitz: Opening Day: It's back! If you recall that Box Score Blitz used to be a regular feature of the site, you have an excellent memory but better...
• 4/2 mlbreports.com : Game 1 Recap Of The Nats Big Opening Day Win – A Glimpse Of Things To Come: Like us on Facebook here Tuesday, Apr.02/2013 By David Huzzard (Nationals Correspondent via Citizens of Natstown.com –...
• 4/2 Call to the Pen: Big Name Pitchers Own Opening Day: One baseball tradition is to roll out your ace to start the season. Opening day is the one day all season when pretty much every...
• 4/2 Mets Merized: Some Mets Questions Remain and Look Who’s No. 1: David Wright was all smiles yesterday. “If you like grand slams and scoring lots of runs, what’s not to like?’’ Wright...
• 4/2 Billy-Ball.com: Nine to Know – April 2, 2013: From the Bill Chuck Files…Here’s what you should be talking about today Bryce Harper became the youngest player to...
• 4/2 MLB Injury News: Stephen Strasburg pulled after 80 pitches, no injury concerns: Hey, what about the whole "no restrictions" thing with Stephen Strasburg?  Yesterday, as Strasbrug was tearing apart the...
• 4/2 The Captain's Blog: 2013 Season Preview and Predictions: National League Edition: National League East Washington Nationals: Despite winning the most games in baseball last season, the Nationals didn’t stand...
• 4/2 District On Deck: DC Chapter Of Internet Baseball Writers Association Releases Pre-Season Survey Results: Over the off-season, I was asked to parti**** in the pre-season survey of the DC-IBWA. The results were released yesterday as...
• 4/2 The Baseball Continuum: The MVP of Yesterday (April 1st, 2013): Clayton Kershaw: In this new semi-daily feature that semi-replaces Picture of the Day, I will decide who was yesterday’s MVP… Yesterday...
• 4/2 PaulLebowitz.com: 2013 MLB Post-Season Predictions: You can see my 2013 MLB predicted standings in full here. Below are the division winners and wild card entrants. AMERICAN LEAGUE...
• 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...
• 4/2 Baseballhotcorner.com: No Shortage of Good Pitching on Opening Day: 1953: Yes, that is the last time that anybody in baseball achieved what Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw did on Monday....
• 4/2 TheLeadoffWalk: Opening Day Recap and Observations: Mets 11, Padres David Wright: New York’s franchise third baseman a pair of bases and removed any doubt he...
• 4/2 Marlin Maniac: Miami Marlins: The 150 Day Countdown to Opening Day 2013: Starting November 2, 2012 on my twitter I began a countdown to Opening day. My followers seemed to get a kick out of it; some...
• 4/2 Mets Merized: NL East Report: Ranking The Starting Rotations: “Keep Your Enemies Closer” The National League East has been known for it’s pitching staffs, going back to the...
• 4/2 The Flagrant Fan: Game Picks - Tuesday: April 2, 2013: Monday gave us our first semi-full day of Major League Baseball and it was delicious. Only having all thirty teams in action...
• 4/2 fantasyteamadvice.com: Fantasy baseball news and notes: Opening Day 2013 wrap-up and impact on fantasy rosters – Page 1: Plenty of news and notes coming out of Opening Day 2013 as we finally get our first look at each team and how the lineups are...
• 4/2 Call to the Pen: MLB Opening Day 2013: Stars Come Out on Opening Day: The anti**** and excitement of Opening Day stems from the long winter absence of baseball (meaningful, non-spring training baseball,...
• 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 Marlin Maniac: Marlins Marlins Fall to Washington Nationals 2-0 in Season Opener: Any other day, this game is glossed over as a quick and easy loss. But it’s Opening Day, and the excitement, overreactions,...
• 4/1 The High Phive: 2013 NL East Predictions: Phillies back on top?: There is no opening day in all of sports that can compare to that of baseball. Hope springs eternal for 30 teams as they begin...
• 4/1 Baseball News Source: Bryce Harper Homers Twice To Back Stephen Strasburg in Win: Stephen Strasburg tossed 80 pitches over seven innings, allowing three hits and striking out three and Bryce Harper hit home runs...
• 4/1 Through The Fence Baseball: TTFB staff predictions for 2013 MLB season: It’s a yearly tradition for the Through The Fence Baseball staff to weigh in with its predictions for the upcoming season....
• 4/1 Billy-Ball.com: Today’s schedule: Opening Day is a perfect day to pick up Lee Sinin’s new edition of the Complete Baseball Encyclopedia. It can be ordered...
• 4/1 The Flagrant Fan: Game Picks - Monday: April 1, 2013: Major League Baseball has this Opening Day thing all wrong. On Opening Day of the season, every team should be in action. It...
• 4/1 MLB Injury News: What to watch for on Opening Day: Happy Opening Day all!  For most baseball fans, today is the first real holiday of the year.  Forget about those other...
• 4/1 Baseballhotcorner.com: Marlins Jose Fernandez to Debut Sunday: Keep stretching, young man. You have pitching duties on Sunday, April 7th, against the New York Mets. In a surprising turn of...
• 4/1 D.C. Baseball Yesterday and Today: Winning the New Tradition in D.C.: The 2013 Washington Nationals are going into the season with high expectations. How high? The Nats’ skipper Davey Johnson...
• 4/1 Full Spectrum Baseball: Stephen Strasburg – Is he a keeper?Well, I guess that’s too late to figure out now. I kept him. He’s now the "ace" of my fantasy baseball team....
• 4/1 Tyler's Think Tank: Kyle Lohse Finds a Home: After months of hand-wringing, Kyle Lohse has finally found a home just in time for Opening Day. Lohse landed a three-year,...
• 4/1 Tyler's Think Tank: NL East Preview: 1st Place--Washington Nationals 2012 Record: 98-64 2012 Pythagorean: 96-66 2013 Projected: 102-60 Tom Verducci showed how...
• 4/1 Call to the Pen: Washington Nationals May Win 100 In NL East: Now that we have put the Stephen Strasburg fiasco behind us and he most likely will be treated like a real live pitcher rather...
• 4/1 District On Deck: Opening Day Preview: Miami Marlins @ Washington Nationals: Well here it is: the regular season is finally here after what seemed like months of Spring Training. The games and results finally...
• 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...
• 4/1 Marlin Maniac: Opening Day 2013 Preview: Miami Marlins (0-0) @ Washington Nationals (0-0) April 1, 1 PM EST: Opening Day 2013 is finally here for the Miami Marlins. It sure does have a different feel than Opening Day 2012 for Marlins fans....
• 4/1 Baseball Musings: Efficient Strasburg: Stephen Strasburg pitches seven shutout innings, allowing the Marlins to make contact. He walked none and struck out just three,...
• 4/1 Baseball Musings: Happy Opening Day!: It’s the real opening day as baseball fans celebrate the real start of spring. Twelve more pairs of teams kick off 2013...
• 4/1 Baseball Musings: The Franchise: Adam Kilgore previews the Nationals first opening day with Stephen Strasburg and Bryce Harper. It will be the first time two number...
• 4/1 Baseball Musings: 2013 NL East Preview: The division preview series continues with the NL East. The starting point for my analysis is the 2012 WAR of the position players,...
• 4/1 MLBTradeRumors: Nationals Notes: Desmond, Young: The Nationals will open the season a widely regarded postseason favorite for the first time in franchise history today. Offseason...

• 3/30 StanGraphs: 2013 NL Awards Preview: Most Valuable Player Award: Joey Votto, Cincinnati Reds No surprises here! Joey Votto is easily one of the best hitters in baseball,...
• 3/30 StlSportsMinute.com: MLB Preview: Predicting who will win the National League East: Last season, the Washington Nationals emerged and made the playoffs one year earlier than most pundits and experts had originally...
• 3/29 Marlin Maniac: Bats Go Silent As Miami Marlins Lose Spring Finale to St. Louis Cardinals: Are you a fan of baseball? Well, if you’re reading this right now chances are you enjoy watching the sport. The real question...
• 3/29 Baseballhotcorner.com: 2013 Major League Baseball Season Preview: I am a firm believer that Opening Day of the Baseball season should be a national holiday and everyone should be giving the day...
• 3/28 Baseball Musings: Spring Training: Detroit Tigers at Washington Nationals (3/22): Final Score: 4-3 Tigers Melbourne, Florida has been the home of the Expos/Nationals since 2002, the same year that Prince Fielder...
• 3/28 MLB Injury News: Two years after Tommy John surgery, Adam Wainwright gets paid: The St. Louis Cardinals have made Adam Wainwright a richer man.  The Cardinals' de-facto ace (Chris Carpenter still holds...
• 3/28 Venom Strikes: NL West Predictions Sure To Go Wrong: Predictions are sure to go wrong. They are some of the most useless things bloggers do but it’s also some of the most enjoyable...
• 3/28 Marlin Maniac: Opening Day 2013: Projected Miami Marlins Line-Up: Opening day 2013 is just four days away. As the debut of the 2013 Marlins season nears, we are going to ramp up our season preview...
• 3/28 Mets360.com: Are Ruben Tejada’s spring struggles a reason for concern?: After going 0-3 in the Mets’ 6-2 exhibition win over the Houston Astros on Wednesday night, Ruben Tejada is now batting .080...
• 3/28 Tomahawk Take: 2013 NL Awards Predictions: With the season just a few days away, it is a great time to predict the next six months, trying to project who could win the major...
• 3/28 StanGraphs: NL East Preview: 1. Washington Nationals This is a team as stacked as any in baseball, and they have a chance of being even better than last season’s...
• 3/28 fantasyteamadvice.com: Two start pitchers for week 1 of fantasy baseball 2013: Another season of fantasy baseball is upon us, as the Texas Rangers and Houston Astros kick off the season under the lights on...
• 3/27 Mets360.com: Why Collin Cowgill should be the Mets’ full-time starter in CF: When the Mets traded for Collin Cowgill it seemed to be a nice stroke by Sandy Alderson, as it gave Terry Collins a player to...
• 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...
• 3/26 CardinalsFarm.com: Two Stud Pitchers lead the National League East Prospect Preview: Every March, each member of the United Cardinal Bloggers (UCB) makes predictions for the upcoming season. The UCB is a loose collection...
• 3/26 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: 2013 Fantasy Baseball Player Profiles: Shelby MillerThere’s always a tendency to look young in fantasy baseball. One of the trendy names this year has been Shelby More......
• 3/26 District On Deck: Washington Nationals 2013 Season Preview, Part Two: Redemption: Pete Kozma was the only thing standing in between the Washington Nationals and their first World Series. Yes, the same man who...
• 3/26 Red Sox Maineiacs: Deacon Art's 2013 Baseball Predictions: For a few years now I have made annual predictions for the upcoming baseball season.  These were shared with mostly family...
• 3/25 MetsToday.com: The Mets: New Nails, El Hombre, Balance, Go Nats and Leaving Las Vegas: Perhaps I am clutching at straws, but the nagging hurts plaguing the Mets projected everyday lineup may prove to be a blessing...
• 3/24 Kevin Slowey Was Framed: National League Award Predictions: Predictions are fun.  In March and April, anyone worth their weight in stubby pencils and blog ink will make preseason...
• 3/23 District On Deck: Spring Training Game 26: Detroit Tigers 4, Washington Nationals 3: In an over-long Spring Training, players and fans alike are just playing out the string, counting down the days until the games...
• 3/22 MLBTradeRumors: Beltway Notes: Wieters, Jurrjens, Gonzalez, Rizzo: One Scott Boras client created a tense moment for another today as Prince Fielder lined a ball off the left hand of Stephen ...
• 3/22 Baseballhotcorner.com: Tuiasosopo a Name to Watch in 2013: Does the name Tuiasosopo sound familiar to you? If you follow sports at all, it should: Ronaiah Tuiasosopo was the perpetrator...
• 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,...
• 3/22 Sports Out West: Padres news: Casey Kelly to undergo Tommy John surgery: San Diego Padres pitcher Casey Kelly will undergo Tommy John surgery in April and will miss the entire 2013 season due to an elbow...
• 3/22 Baseball Musings: Baseball Jesus Nailed: Prince Fielder hit a line drive off Stephen Strasburg‘s left wrist: Well, the good news is it was his non-throwing hand…and...
• 3/22 mlbreports.com : Who Is Taking The Reigns In The Rockies Rotation?: Like us on Facebook here Friday, March. 22/2013 By Ryan Dana (MLB Reports Writer):  So I’m back talking about the Colorado...
• 3/21 For Baseball Junkies: Baseball Junkies: Annual Predictions (Part 1): With March Madness in full swing, it seems appropriate to present our predictions for the upcoming baseball season.  In what...
• 3/21 mlbreports.com : Edinson Volquez In 2013: Quintessential Ace Or Inconsistent Starter?: Like us on Facebook here Thursday March 21, 2013 By Kyle Holland (MLB Reports Writer): When the Texas Rangers signed Edinson...
• 3/21 Blog Red Machine: Will the US Ever Embrace the WBC?: As I was watching the WBC final, I’m sure I wasn’t alone in wondering if the US will ever truly embrace the idea of...
• 3/21 We Talk Fantasy Sports: First Ever Auction Draft: Yesterday afternoon, I registered for an Auction League Mock Draft on ESPN.  This was my first experience with this style...
• 3/19 fantasyteamadvice.com: Drafting with the first (1st) overall pick in 2013 fantasy baseball – ESPN – 10 team – H2H – each category: Almost everyone dreams of getting the first pick in their fantasy drafts, and hopefully if you find yourself reading this article...
• 3/19 D.C. Baseball Yesterday and Today: 2013 Preview: Starting Rotation: Nationals manager Davey Johnson announced last week, to the surprise of few, that Stephen Strasburg will take the mound when the...
• 3/17 Climbing Tal's Hill: Harrell, youngsters lead Astros past Nats 4-2: Yesterday’s Astros game was broadcast after the fact, but it was well worth the wait. While MASN announcers were busy drooling...
• 3/17 District On Deck: Spring Training Game 21 Recap: Washington Nationals 2, Houston Astros 4: Stephen Strasburg flashed midseason form, but the rest of the Nationals still seemed stuck in Spring Training as the Washington...
• 3/16 Mets Merized: Nelson Figueroa: Hometown Kid Shines In WBC Spotlight: I always regarded the WBC as Dancing With The Stars with spikes. It’s a manufactured competition, but with its roots in nationalism....
• 3/16 New York Mets Report: Nelson Figueroa Is The Essence Of Baseball: I always regarded the WBC as Dancing With The Stars with spikes. It’s a manufactured competition, but with its roots in nationalism....
• 3/16 Climbing Tal's Hill: Jonathan Singleton in today’s lineup against Strasburg and the Nationals: A few of the Astros top prospects will be making the trip today when the team travels to Viera to face Stephen Strasburg and the...
• 3/16 fantasyteamadvice.com: How much to spend per player in an 8 team auction league draft over at Yahoo for 2013 fantasy baseball: It is always tough to gauge how much is too much per player, and many times it will depend on a multitude of factors including...
• 3/15 fantasyteamadvice.com: Drafting for a shallow head to head 8 man fantasy baseball league – Yahoo draft results: Let’s face it, some people enjoy drafting in shallow formats because everyone ends up with a stacked lineup.  There is...
• 3/15 Baseball Big Bro. Proj.: 7 Burning Questions For the 2013 MLB Season: The 2013 Major League Baseball season is just weeks from first pitch. Teams are starting to make cuts in camp, pitchers are...
• 3/15 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Who’d you rather? Cole Hamels or Matt Cain: If you can’t get your hands on a Justin Verlander, Clayton Kershaw, Felix Hernandez, David Price, or (maybe) Stephen Strasburg,...
• 3/15 The DoubleDay: Team U$A : Tyler DrenonRecently, commissioner Bud Selig said he'd like to further the internationalization of the game. Obviously, the...
• 3/14 Baseball Jerks: 2013 MLB Spring Training Stats Leaders: March 13: While a lot of the top names in baseball are getting their spring reps at the World Baseball Classic, a lot of the younger guys...
• 3/14 Blog Red Machine: The Argument for Mike Leake: Mike Leake is an average Major League starting pitcher. He has a pretty high ceiling, or at least “used to”, and is relatively...
• 3/14 fantasyteamadvice.com: Updated current auction values prices and results from 10 team ESPN H2H points draft on March 14th, 2013: Ever parti**** in an auction draft?  If you have, you know the value of having current auction values at your fingertips, and...
• 3/13 Redlegs Review: A midweek roundup of Reds news and notes: It was all smiles for these guys Tuesday night Don't look now, but after beginning the spring 2-11, the Reds have now...
• 3/13 Baseball Jerks: 2013 MLB Spring Training Stats Leaders: March 13: While a lot of the top names in baseball are getting their spring reps at the World Baseball Classic, a lot of the younger guys...
• 3/13 District On Deck: Preview And Lineups: Washington Nationals First Split Squad Day: Today is the final chance for some Washington Nationals hopefuls to make some noise as Davey Johnson is on record as saying that...
• 3/13 District On Deck: Bad Idea: Stephen Strasburg Pinch Hitting: This bad idea rates right up there with Kevin Kennedy allowing Jose Canseco to pitch in 1993, which led to Tommy John surgery....
• 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...
• 3/12 Mets Merized: MMO Fantasy Top 10: Starting Pitching: I enjoy researching starting pitching for any reason whatsoever, so looking into them for fantasy purposes was more fun than anything...
• 3/12 District On Deck: Fantasy Preview: Ryan Zimmerman: Third baseman Ryan Zimmerman has been the informal Face of the Franchise ever since he became the first draft pick in Nationals...
• 3/11 District On Deck: Spring Training Game 16: Atlanta Braves 7, Washington Nationals 2: It was an Opening Day lineup for the Washington Nationals on Monday, but the team is hoping it was not an Opening Day result....
• 3/11 District On Deck: Preview And Lineups: Spring Training Game 16 | Atlanta Braves @ Washington Nationals: A home game today for the Washington Nationals which means that we get a regular lineup for the game today against the Atlanta...
• 3/11 Baseball Musings: Expensive Elbow: Zack Greinke needs to have his elbow examined. For now the Dodgers are saying it’s all merely precautionary, but Greinke was...
• 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 Inside the Dodgers: Dodgers manager Don Mattingly on former Yankees teammate Mariano Rivera.: I’m a sucker for applying the Kevin Bacon Game to baseball. Stephen Strasburg was a teammate of Ivan Rodriguez, who was...
• 3/8 Sultan of Squat: 2013 NL East Predictions: Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE ...
• 3/8 mlbreports.com : Marco Scutaro: From Underrated To Post Season Hero – To Multi Year Re – UP!: Like us on Facebook here Friday March 8, 2013 By Kyle Holland (Giants Correspondent): 2012 was certainly a season to remember...
• 3/8 The High Phive: Finally, the Phillies-Nationals Rivalry Has Arrived: One pitch. That’s all it takes to stir the pot, and that’s what Phillies ace Roy Halladay did — or accidentally did. On...
• 3/7 mlbreports.com : The Washington Nationals Franchise Part 6 of 6: 2013 Team Payroll And Contracts: Like us on Facebook here Thursday, March.07/2013 Chuck Booth (Lead Baseball Analyst / Website Owner): Perhaps no team will hav...
• 3/7 Mets Merized: Mets Need Harvey and d’Arnaud to Become a Dynamic Tandem: There’s a twinge of anti**** this morning as Matt Harvey gets the ball today against the Miami Marlins.Stephen Strasburg is...
• 3/7 mlbreports.com : Remember When: An A To Z On How Far The Nats Have Come In Washington: Like us on Facebook here Thursday, Mar. 07/2013 By David Huzzard (Nationals Correspondent via Citizens of Natstown.com –...
• 3/7 New York Mets Report: Harvey And d’Arnaud Could Be A Long Time Team: There’s a twinge of anti**** this morning as Matt Harvey gets the ball today against the Miami Marlins. Stephen Strasburg is...
• 3/7 Mets Merized: Harvey And d’Arnaud Could Be A Longterm Team For Mets: There’s a twinge of anti**** this morning as Matt Harvey gets the ball today against the Miami Marlins.Stephen Strasburg is...
• 3/7 District On Deck: Spring Training Game 11: Washington Nationals 3, Philadelphia Phillies 6: Well, it wasn’t exactly a banner day for the Washington Nationals offense, but that’s what happens when you send one...
• 3/7 mlbreports.com : The Washington Nationals Roster for 2013: State Of The Union Updated Mar.7/2013: Like us on Facebook here Thursday March 7, 2013 By Ryan Dana (MLB Reports Writer):  . It’s clear that the Washington Nationals...
• 3/7 That Ball's Outta Here: Phillies Catching Prospect Tommy Joseph Shows Kids Are So Cute At That Age: Ah, the irascibility of youth. Kids are so cute at this age. Phillies catching prospect Tommy Joseph, acquired from the San Francisco...
• 3/7 Fire Brand of the American League: Save the DateGet out your calendars Red Sox Nation, it's time to set aside some can't miss days for the upcoming season! ...
• 3/6 District On Deck: Preview And Lineups: Spring Training Game 11 | Washington Nationals @ Philadelphia Phillies: After a big win yesterday, the Washington Nationals look to Stephen Strasburg today against the Philadelphia Phillies and Roy...
• 3/5 The High Phive: Lannan’s Renewed Faith in Sinker Giving Him New Life With Phillies: Many experts and fans point to a healthy Roy Halladay as the key to the Phillies’ rotation. Others point to Kyle Kendrick...
• 3/4 Baseball Musings: Dusty Dustup: Dusty Baker wanted Kirk Gibson to agree to use the designated hitter in the Reds at Diamondbacks today, and Kirk refused, wanting...
• 3/4 Mets360.com: Mets Minors: Spring Training report Week 1: The games have begun to be played and through 9 there are some good things and some bad things going on for the New York Mets. ...
• 3/2 SOX & Dawgs: Gigantic Sox and Dawgs 2013 MLB Preview – Day 7 – Winners/Awards: I hope you enjoyed the Gigantic Sox and Dawgs 2013 MLB preview.  Over the last week we gave you a team by team look at...
• 3/1 Eye On the Tigers: 2013 Preseason Prediction #2 – Justin Verlander: Justin Verlander has been very consistent over the last few years. K% BB% HR% ERA FIP xFIP 2010 23.7% 7.7% 1.5%...
• 3/1 We Talk Fantasy Sports: Fantasy Baseball Starting Pitchers Rankings: With big names leading this list, it can be hard to pass on them in the early rounds.  I think this is the season we should...
• 3/1 New York Mets Report: Beltran Sings Wheeler’s Praises: Carlos Beltran left the Mets for San Francisco two summers ago with the hope of playing in the World Series. Beltran did his part,...

• 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 Rising Apple: 2/28 Game Recap: New York Mets and Washington Nationals Play to 4-4 Tie: Well, we can thankfully turn the calendar from February to March, which means we’re one month closer to Opening Day and...
• 2/28 District On Deck: Preview And Lineups: Spring Training Game 6 | New York Mets @ Washington Nationals: On the first day of Spring Training, the New York Mets trotted out what was almost their opening day lineup. Today, well, not...
• 2/28 mlbreports.com : Justin Morneau And Joe Mauer In 2013: Is Team MNM In Its Last Year?: Like us on Facebook here Thursday February 28, 2013 By Kyle Holland (MLB Reports Writer): In the last 2 years, the Minnesota...
• 2/28 Mets360.com: Zack Wheeler And The Brewing Of Excitement: The Mets’ first spring telecast from Port St. Lucie was this past Saturday (2/24). This was good news on several fronts. It...
• 2/28 Billy-Ball.com: Quality Time: Quality Starts is a fascinating stat. At first, when I looked at the stat created by John Lowe of the Philadelphia Inquirer in...
• 2/28 mlbreports.com : Ross Detwiler And 1st Pitch Strikes: Like us on Facebook here Thursday, February. 28/2013 By David Huzzard (Nationals Correspondent via Citizens of Natstown.com –...
• 2/27 Rontrarian Report: 2013: The Most Exciting Year of Baseball, Ever? . . . → Read More: 2013: The Most Exciting Year of Baseball, Ever?...
• 2/27 The DoubleDay: The Bourn Apprehension: Kyle DrenonWill someone please sign Michael Bourn?He’s 30-years-old.  Is arguably the best leadoff man in baseball. ...
• 2/27 New York Mets Report: Wheeler Scratched From Start With Oblique Strain: It will not be the dream spring training for Zach Wheeler that he might have hoped. After all the Stephen Strasburg comparisons,...
• 2/27 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: What to do with #1 (or even #2)?: The 2013 Fantasy Baseball Draft Kit is finally here, which means that your fantasy draft day is quickly approaching.  The More......
• 2/26 Through The Fence Baseball: Washington Nationals start 2013 with spring in their step: Everyone knows there isn’t too much emphasis on won-loss records at the end of spring training, and even box scores and individual...
• 2/26 60ft6in.com: Red Sox have five pitchers with Tommy John surgery: When Tommy John had his right forearm tendon transplanted in his left elbow by Dr. Jobe in 1975, nobody knew what the results...
• 2/26 Mets360.com: : This past off season was mired in small moves. The Mets didn’t make the large splash everyone had hoped. Even GM Sandy Alderson...
• 2/26 Blog Red Machine: Mike Leake Earning Praise: No one would disagree that Mike Leake had an up and down 2012. Coming off a 2011 season where he posted some decent numbers (Leake...
• 2/26 District On Deck: Washington Nationals 2013 Opening Day Roster Prediction #1: With Spring Training games officially underway, there are many who believe that there is no room on the roster for someone to...
• 2/26 Through The Fence Baseball: Five starting rotations that will be fun to watch in 2013: With spring training well underway, and opening day a little over a month away, it seems time for bold speculations and predications...
• 2/25 North and South of Royal Brougham: Some of Dustin Ackley’s 2012 Struggles are Probably the Result of Bad Luck: When Dustin Ackley was drafted he was considered by far the safest pick. Maybe he didn’t have the highest ceiling of anyone...
• 2/24 Behind the Plate: 2013 Rankings: RH Starting PitchersThe precocious ta [...] ...
• 2/24 District On Deck: Spring Training Game 1: New York Mets 5, Washington Nationals 3: Our long national nightmare is over: Baseball is back, even if it is just exhibition games. Stephen Strasburg saw his first game...
• 2/24 District On Deck: Fantasy Preview: Stephen Strasburg: Capping off the rotation section of our fantasy previews, we have Nationals ace Stephen Strasburg. In his first full major league...
• 2/23 Rising Apple: Spring Stats & Overall Records: Mostly Meaningless: Before today’s game began, I knew what to expect.  Once the Mets were back on the field, even if it was only their first...
• 2/23 Mets Merized: Spring Training Results Typically Mean Nothing, Except Where The Mets Are Concerned: The question is always posed at the start of the exhibition schedule: How important is it to win during spring training? For most...
• 2/23 Mets Merized: Mets Notes: Let The Games Begin, Wheeler On Tap, Flores And Valdespin Go Yard: The beer will be flowing and hot dogs will be devoured as Grapefruit League play is set to begin today. SNY coverage will begin...
• 2/23 District On Deck: Fantasy Preview: Gio Gonzalez: Fresh off his steroid scandal, Gio Gonzalez is primed for a strong 2013. He threw 199.1 innings last year, with a 2.89 ERA, 207...
• 2/23 New York Mets Report: Mets Need To Get That Winning Feeling: The question is always posed at the start of the exhibition schedule: How important is it to win during spring training? For most...
• 2/23 Rising Apple: Morning Mets Notes: Mets Start Grapefruit League Action vs. Nationals Today: The day has finally come; after watching over beloved Metsies engage in daily workouts down in Port St. Lucie for about two weeks,...
• 2/22 Kevin Slowey Was Framed: Randomz - Rondell, Bobby Bo, Glenallen, and more: I think about baseball way too much.  Often, I find my mind drifting to random baseball-related items.  I decided to...
• 2/22 MLBTradeRumors: Baseball Blogs Weigh In: A's, Strasburg, Stubbs, Lohse: On this date in 2005, California state assemblyman Tom Umberg introduced legislation that would have required pro franchises...
• 2/22 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Josh Tomlin Works His Way Through Rehabilitation: During Spring Training the DTTWLN staff will profile and examine the coaches and players that make up and are vying to be part...
• 2/22 Full Spectrum Baseball: Fantasy Forecast: In Florida and Arizona all spring training camps are now kicked into gear. Along with that, Fantasy Baseball leagues are forming...
• 2/22 District On Deck: Fantasy Preview: Jordan Zimmermann: Two seasons ago, Jordan Zimmermann was limited to 160 innings in coming back from Tommy John surgery, setting the example that...
• 2/22 MLBTradeRumors: Examining The Kyle Lohse Market: Few players have generated as much news as Kyle Lohse this winter, though they're not the headlines that Lohse and agent Scott...
• 2/21 MLBTradeRumors: Nationals Notes: Lerner, Suzuki, Young: The Nationals are keeping their focus on their short-term chances of contending, owner Mark Lerner said during a chat with reporters...
• 2/21 MLBTradeRumors: Nationals To Sign Chris Young: The Nationals announced that they have agreed to terms with right-handed starter Chris Young on a minor league deal (Twitter...
• 2/21 Close Call: Sources: Gio not linked to PEDs According to a recent story by...: Sources: Gio not linked to PEDs According to a recent story by ESPN, the report that linked Nationals starter Gio Gonzalez to...
• 2/21 D.C. Baseball Yesterday and Today: MLB-TV to the rescue: Now it turns out, thankfully, that baseball-starved fans of the Washington Nationals won’t have to miss Saturday’s...
• 2/21 PaulLebowitz.com: The Yankees Saved Hughes For His Next Team: If the innings limits and protective strategies had worked at least once, I’d say there’s a basis for having them, but this...
• 2/20 Redlegs Review: What kind of season can be expected out of Aroldis Chapman?: Is he a starter? Is he a reliever? Is he even human? These are all questions being asked by fans and media alike this...
• 2/20 D.C. Baseball Yesterday and Today: MASN MAKES FIRST ERROR OF THE SPRING: I realize that Peter Angelos owns the MASN cable TV network and therefore is out to shaft the Nationals any way he can. Just look...
• 2/20 mlbreports.com : Raising Cain: The New Ace Of The San Francisco Giants: Like us on Facebook here Wednesday February 20, 2013 By Kyle Holland (MLB Reports Writer): On Saturday, February 16, the Los...
• 2/20 Birds Watcher: Baltimore Orioles: Who starts on Saturday?: I noticed over the weekend that Washington manager Davey Johnson already announced that Stephen Strasburg will start their Grapefruit...
• 2/19 Through The Fence Baseball: Washington Nationals a logical destination for Kyle Lohse: So, how is it that a guy with a 30-11 record, 3.11 ERA and 1.13 WHIP in 63 starts over the last two seasons isn’t already...
• 2/19 District On Deck: Washington Nationals Spring Rotation Starts With Contingency Plan: The biggest thing to take from the Washington Nationals Spring Training rotation isn’t that Stephen Strasburg gets the “opening...
• 2/19 Mets Merized: 2013 Mets Projection: Johan Santana, SP: Johan Santana‘s 2012 statistics look awful at first glance. No, they are awful. His 4.85 ERA and 1.33 WHIP are both his...
• 2/19 Up Along First: 2013 Mets Projection: Johan Santana: Johan Santana‘s 2012 statistics look awful at first glance. No, they are awful. His 4.85 ERA and 1.33 WHIP are both his...
• 2/18 The Sports Provocateur: : Without further ado, here are the National League Dream Lineups and Rotations for each National League Division. The links will...
• 2/18 MLB Injury News: Things to watch for with the limitless Strasburg: Stephen Strasburg will be pitching with a chip on his shoulder this season.  He did not want to be limited in 2012.  He...
• 2/18 PaulLebowitz.com: The Phantom Link Between Strasburg and RG III: The connection between what the Nationals did with Stephen Strasburg in shutting him down at a preplanned innings limit and what...
• 2/18 MLB Dirt: 2013 MLBDirt Mock Draft Results: On January 27, 2013, I had the pleasure of hosting and taking part in the first annual MLBDirt.com Fantasy Baseball Mock Draft....
• 2/17 Tomahawk Take: Division Positional Comparisons: The Starting Rotation: We now head to the other side of the ball, looking at the starting rotations.  While I’m not a fan of assigning slots for...
• 2/17 Fire Brand of the American League: Pop a CapDaniel thinks the Red Sox might have their own Stephen Strasburg situation in 2013....
• 2/16 District On Deck: Bryce Harper: How Good Can He Be In 2013?: I subscribe to Joe Sheehan’s awesome newsletter (and now he is introducing trial memberships if you are interested) and...
• 2/16 Rum Bunter: Pirates Neil Walker Is ‘Probably In Best Shape Of His Career’: We have a feeling that you will hear the best shape of his career line from Pittsburgh Pirates leadership a few times this spring. ...
• 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...
• 2/15 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Stanton, Twins, Harden, Strasburg: Earlier today, Blue Jays shortstop Jose Reyes reflected on his short time in Miami and told reporters that he feels sorry for...
• 2/15 Mets Merized: Mets Spring Notes: Santana and the WBC, No-Shows In Camp, Limiting Harvey’s Innings: I realize the matter of national pride and his desire to represent Venezuela in the World Baseball Classic, but Johan Santana is...
• 2/15 New York Mets Report: Monitoring Santana And Keeping Him Away From The WBC: I realize the matter of national pride and his desire to represent Venezuela in the World Baseball Classic, but Johan Santana...
• 2/15 District On Deck: District on Deck’s #2 Nationals Prospect: Lucas Giolito: Our penultimate prospect is righthanded pitcher Lucas Giolito. Giolito’s promise is undeniable, but as is his risk, which...
• 2/15 AroundTheFoghorn: San Francisco Giants’ Buster Posey Rated 99 In MLB The Show 13: In just a few weeks, the beloved MLB The Show: 13 video game will be released – bringing joy to baseball fans across the...
• 2/14 The Baseball Continuum: Early WBC news for Feb. 14, 2013: Today’s World Baseball Classic news is available after the jump (due to length): In addition to every single game of the...
• 2/13 Birds Watcher: Where should the expectations be for the Orioles in 2013?: It seems that everyone has a view on what the Baltimore Orioles will do in 2013. If you listen to the national media, this team...
• 2/13 Bleeding Yankee Blue: SPRING TRAINING & NEW OPPORTUNITIES: As soon as the scribes for legendary Punxsutawney Phil uttered the exciting words, “And so ye faithful,there is no...
• 2/12 Baseball Press: Three Up, Three Down - 2013 Starting Pitchers: Don't overlook Hisashi Iwakuma on Draft Day 2013. (US Presswire)Baseball Press presents a returning miniseries entitled "Three...
• 2/12 Blog Red Machine: Is Johnny Cueto A Top 10 Starting Pitcher?: Welcome to the second article in my Top 10 series. In this series, I take some of the best players on the Reds, run through some...
• 2/12 Baseball Big Bro. Proj.: Five Underrated Yet Difference Making Offseason Moves: As players start to pour into camp, the 2013 offseason has officially come to an end. There were a flurry of moves this winter,...
• 2/12 MLB Dirt: Washington Nationals’ Pitching Prospect Ryan Tatusko Talks Baseball: The Washington Nationals are one of the most exciting young teams in baseball, featuring the likes of Bryce Harper and Stephen...
• 2/11 Motor City Bengals: Detroit Tigers – World Series Champs in 2013?: It’s been a long winter of micro-managing the minutiae of the Tigers roster – 5th starter, left field, bullpen pecking...
• 2/11 Through The Fence Baseball: Fantasy baseball: Felix Hernandez elbow a reason to balk?: Throughout the offseason, many headlines grabbed our attention. Josh Hamilton goes to the Angels, Justin Upton gets traded to...
• 2/11 mlbreports.com : Without Limitations, Is Stephen Strasburg In Line To Win The NL Cy Young Award In 2013?: Like us on Facebook here Monday February 11th, 2013 By Jake Dal Porto (Baseball Writer Had the Washington Nationals not constrained...
• 2/11 District On Deck: District on Deck’s #6 Nationals Prospect: Christian Garcia: I hope reading yesterday’s post on a non-injured prospect didn’t make you feel too uncomfortable. If it did, here’s...
• 2/10 PaulLebowitz.com: King Felix’s Mariners Deal Will Get Done Because It Has To Get Done: The dual-sided coin of big signings leaked to the media before they’re “officially” official is landing incoveniently for...
• 2/10 Rising Apple: The Grass Isn’t Always Greener: This isn’t a new phenomenon, but it seems that whenever it’s time to predict what will happen during the coming season,...
• 2/10 MLB Injury News: Nationals' Gio Gonzalez to pitch in WBC: Despite the PED allegation surrounding him, Gio Gonzalez will pitch for Team USA in the World Baseball Classic.  Gonzalez...
• 2/9 SocraticGadfly: So, it's a Nationals-Blue Jays World Series? Do #stlcards have a shot?: Yahoo Sports has those two teams pegged as the top two in baseball in its preseason ranks. Don't like that? On the National...
• 2/9 PaulLebowitz.com: Not Your Daddy’s Steinbrenner: If Hal Steinbrenner is being sincere when he says he doesn’t understand why fans are concerned and upset that the Yankees haven’t...
• 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...
• 2/8 Baseball Big Bro. Proj.: Javier Vasquez Drawing Major Interest: It says something for the quality of the pitching market when Javier Vazquez can sit out an entire season and then still...
• 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 mlbreports.com : Its A Big Year For Yankees SP Phil Hughes And RP Joba Chamberlain: Like us on Facebook here Tuesday, February.04/2013 By Chuck Booth (Yankees Correspondent/Website Owner): Phil Hughes represents...
• 2/4 District On Deck: Why The Washington Nationals Need A Contingency Plan With Gio Gonzalez After Miami Clinic Report: There has not been a lot said after the Miami Clinic Biogenesis reports that implicate Washington Nationals starting pitcher Gio...
• 2/4 PaulLebowitz.com: The MLB PA Sowed the Seeds Keeping Bourn and Lohse Jobless: It’s February 4th and the two biggest names remaining on the free agent market are Michael Bourn and Kyle Lohse. With spring...
• 2/2 District On Deck: Washington Nationals Countdown to Spring Training: 10 Days: The off-season is almost over. Less than three weeks until Washington Nationals pitchers and catchers report to Viera. To celebrate...

• 1/31 District On Deck: Washington Nationals Countdown to Spring Training: 12 Days: The off-season is almost over. Less than three weeks until Washington Nationals pitchers and catchers report to Viera. To celebrate...
• 1/31 Blog Red Machine: What Can The Reds Expect From Aroldis Chapman in 2013?: Aroldis Chapman‘s proposed transition to the starting rotation has arguably been the most polarizing Reds issue this offseason....
• 1/31 MLB Injury News: Nationals' Stephen Strasburg ready to pitch again: Stephen Strasburg was none too happy with his innings limit and eventual shut down last season.  However, the Washington...
• 1/30 Baseball Musings: Staying Hungry: Stephen Strasburg sees a silver lining in the Nationals losing in the playoffs in 2012: “The biggest thing is that we’re not...
• 1/29 Call to the Pen: The National League East Dream Rotation 2013: The starting pitching in the the National League East is deeper than in many divisions.  The NL East Dream Rotation for 2013...
• 1/27 Baseball Jerks: Who to Draft First Overall in 2013 Fantasy Baseball and Players to Target in Your Draft: By: Jeff Boggis, “The Sultan of Stats” of Fantasy Sports Empires On my first fantasy baseball podcast this season, I opened...
• 1/27 Rays Colored Glasses: Talking to Rays Right-Hander Chris Archer About Pitching, Pinch-Running, and Charity Work: This past Thursday afternoon, Rays right-handed pitcher Chris Archer, who made his major league debut in 2012, was involved in...
• 1/27 MLB Injury News: Long-Term Extension for Nationals' Jordan Zimmermann Still in the Works: Jordan Zimmermann, who just completed his first full, non-innings-limit-shortened, season with the Washington Nationals since...
• 1/25 It's About the Money (Stupid): Does MLBPA want a CBA do-over yet?: Last autumn, Major League Baseball and the players union negotiated a sweeping new collective bargaining agreement that made quite...
• 1/25 mlbreports.com : Brian Wilson’s Legacy In San Francisco: Like us on Facebook here Friday January 25, 2013 Kyle Holland (MLB Reports intern): Brian Wilson has been a member of the San...
• 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...
• 1/24 Mets Merized: Will The Mets Cap Matt Harvey’s Innings Again In 2013?: Sports Illustrated released a list on Tuesday about a baseball phenomenon called the “Year-After Effect.” It’s been...
• 1/23 Roto Think Tank: Roto Versus Head-to-Head: James from the Carolinas wants to know about the difference between Rotisserie and Head-to-Head formats:Have played Roto for many...
• 1/23 mlbreports.com : MLB Player Profile: Nationals Pitcher Jordan Zimmermann: Like us on Facebook here Wednesday January 23rd, 2013 Bernie Olshansky (Baseball Writer): Having his breakout season in 2012,...
• 1/22 Seedlings to Stars: 2013 Seedlings to Stars Top Prospects: #61-70: Yesterday we started to unveil this year’s top prospect rankings here at Seedlings to Stars, publishing four posts that took...
• 1/21 MLB Dirt: Pitch Counts Don’t Add Up and Tommy John Surgeries Are Unnecessary: I will be in the minority here, and many will disagree with my sentiments and theories, but I believe pitch counts are a total...
• 1/21 MLB Injury News: Jordan Zimmermann and the Nationals Likely Won't Avoid Arbitration: In his first full season back (meaning no innings limits) back from injury, Jordan Zimmermann was impressive.  He underwent...
• 1/19 Splash Hit Blog: The Best Individual Seasons of 2012: 21st through 40th: Idea: Rank the best individual seasons of the 2012 MLB regular season (Spring Training, Minor Leagues, and Postseason are not...
• 1/19 Chicken Friars: Padres Considered Making A Trade That Would Have “Blown The Socks Off”of People: “That said, 10 days ago there was a trade we looked at and if (general manager Josh Byrnes) wanted to do it, it would have...
• 1/17 D.C. Baseball Yesterday and Today: Back where we started: Morse shipped to Seattle; AJ Cole comes home: The Nationals have completed the eagerly-anti**** Michael Morse trade, a three-team deal with the Seattle Mariners and Oakland...
• 1/16 The Baseball Haven: Did the Nationals Need Soriano?: The Washington Nationals won 98-games in 2012, winning the NL East and solidifying themselves as, potential, perennial contenders...
• 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...
• 1/16 MetsToday.com: Soriano Signs with Nationals and Other Hot Stove Simmerings: Rafael Soriano is now a National treasure. The former Yankees closer signed a two-year, $28M contract with the Washington Nationals...
• 1/15 The Sports Provocateur: Washington Nationals All In For 2013; Soriano Bolsters Preseason Favorite Nationals Bullpen: Following a postseason where they blew a deciding Game Five ninth inning lead, the Washington Nationals signed closer Rafael ...
• 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 Blogging Mets: Scott Boras Strikes Again; Nats Sign Rafael Soriano: Word Tuesday is that the Nationals have signed former Yankees closer Rafael Soriano to a two-year, $28 million deal. If you are...
• 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...
• 1/15 Baseball Musings: How the Mighty Have Fallen: ESPN released their Sunday Night Baseball schedule through July 21st. The Yankees-Red Sox have only one matchup! It seems in past...
• 1/14 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Want to see Stephen Strasburg over 200 innings: The Washington Nationals would like to see SP Stephen Strasburg top 200 innings this season after they shut him down at just under...[+] 160 innings in 2012. 'To say there's no restrictions really means, 'Hey, we'd like him to pitch 200 innings,'' vice president of player development Bob Boone said. 'But, you're not gonna say no restrictions like you might have on Steve Carlton, who would throw 320 innings. You're not gonna do that. There's always restrictions, but the meaning is, 'We're not gonna shut him down after 160 innings.''
• 1/12 Through The Fence Baseball: Could the Washington Nationals have assembled the greatest rotation of all-time?: When Dan Haren came to terms with the Washington Nationals on a one-year deal worth $13 million, the National League trembled...
• 1/12 MLBTradeRumors: Nationals Showing "Heavy Interest" In Javier Vazquez: The Nationals are showing "heavy interest" in Javier Vazquez, reports Bob Nightengale of USA Today (on Twitter). He says scouts...
• 1/10 El Maquino: UNION MAKES ADMIRABLE MOVE TO CORRECT GAME’S BIGGEST PROBLEM: The biggest Baseball story in 2012 was not the debut of either Bryce Harper or Mike Trout.  It wasn’t Miguel Cabrera‘s...
• 1/10 Full Spectrum Baseball: 25 random thoughtsThe hot stove has been anything but for the past couple of weeks and spring training is still over a month away....
• 1/9 mlbreports.com : Giants Player Profile: The Return Of Andres Torres in 2013: Like us on Facebook here Wednesday January 9, 2013 Kyle Holland (Giants Correspondent):  The Giants’ offseason thus far hasn’t...
• 1/9 PaulLebowitz.com: Mike Morse a Useful Bat and Not a Huge Difference-Maker: The Nationals are listening to offers on outfielder/first baseman Mike Morse after re-signing first baseman Adam LaRoche to a...
• 1/9 Through The Fence Baseball: Breaking Balls: My New Year’s Resolutions for 2013:   Happy New Year to all of you who read my column – the casual readers, those lured here by Google searches and even the...
• 1/8 mlbreports.com : Jack Morris: It Is Time To Elect This Winner Into The Baseball Hall Of Fame!: Like us on Facebook here Tuesday, January.08/2013 Chuck Booth (Lead Baseball Writer/Website Owner): The debate for whether or...
• 1/6 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Myers Move Gives Indians Rotation Options: by Bob Toth The Cleveland Indians have shocked many in the baseball world by being aggressive since the end of their disappointing...
• 1/5 Baseball Big Bro. Proj.: Javier Vasquez Drawing Major Interest: It says something for the quality of the pitching market when Javier Vazquez can sit out an entire season and then still...
• 1/3 Baseball News Source: Javier Vazquez Drawing Interest From Multiple MLB Teams: Vazquez has reportedly been touching 92 to 93 MPH with his fastball Javier Vazquez, 36, last pitched in the big leagues in 2011,...
• 1/1 Kings of Kauffman: Waiting For Danny Duffy and Felipe Paulino: The two most significant injuries in 2012 came at the expense of the starting rotation when Danny Duffy and Felipe Paulino needed...

• 12/30 Baseball News Source: Philadelphia Phillies 2013: Pitching Staff Preview: Hamels has pitched over 200 innings in each of the last three seasons It is no secret that the Philadelphia Phillies have been...
• 12/29 mlbreports.com : Cleveland Indians 2013 Roster: State Of The Union: Like us on Facebook here Saturday December 29th, 2012 Jake Dal Porto (Baseball Writer) Follow @TheJakeMan24// The Cleveland Indians...
• 12/29 D.C. Baseball Yesterday and Today: Our most po**** stories in 2012: #40 – Looking Back on Jackie Robinson Day – Washington Senators were Behind the Times by Mark Hornbaker The Washington...
• 12/28 District On Deck: Prospects Experts Take A Look At The Nationals Farm System: This is the best and the worst time to be a baseball fan. It’s pretty bad because the big buzz of the offseason has faded...
• 12/28 mlbreports.com : Chase Headley: Flash In The Pan Or Bonafide ALL-Star?: Like us on Facebook here Friday December 28, 2012 Kyle Holland (MLB Reports Intern):  . What exactly is needed to be able to...
• 12/27 Blog Red Machine: Should Aroldis Chapman of the Cincinnati Reds Have an Innings Limit in 2013?: With Aroldis Chapman moving to the starting rotation this spring, the absurdity that is “innings count” will no doubt...
• 12/22 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: You Should Let Someone Else Draft Jered Weaver: This is a Guest Post by Bryan Curley. Bryan is the founder of BaseballProf.com. Clave was a guest poster on Baseball More......
• 12/21 Marlin Maniac: Rotation Rotations: No team ends the season with the same rotation they started with. Good teams try to improve through trades, bad teams will give...
• 12/20 District On Deck: Baseball America Names Anthony Rendon, Lucas Giolito Top Nationals Prospects: Baseball America released it’s look at the Washington Nationals organization today and there aren’t many surprises....
• 12/17 mlbreports.com : The Washington Nationals Roster for 2013: State Of The Union: Monday December 17, 2012 Ryan Dana (MLB Reports Intern):  . It’s clear that the Washington Nationals have turned the corner...
• 12/17 mlbreports.com : The Nationals Signing of Dan HarenTo A 1 Yr Deal: Why It Is Still A Bad Signing For Them: Monday December 16th, 2012 Jake Dal Porto (Baseball Writer)   Starting pitching is already an obvious strength for the Washington...
• 12/17 District On Deck: The Building of the Washington Nationals: You Have To Be Lucky To Be Good: 2008 was probably the low point of the Washington Nationals time in Washington, and maybe even the franchise’s history dating...
• 12/15 That Ball's Outta Here: Amaro Decides Enough is Enough, Signs Adams and Lannan On A Busy Saturday:   Ruben Amaro Jr., apparently weary of the continual inaction by Phillies GM Ruben Amaro Jr., signed two pitchers on Saturday...
• 12/14 mlbreports.com : State Of The Union: What The Minnesota Twins Must Do To Compete in 2013: Friday December 14, 2012 Kyle Holland (MLB Reports intern):  The last few years for the Minnesota Twins had been nothing more...
• 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...
• 12/11 Puckett's Pond: Bright Futures (Remix): #9 Kyle Gibson: When beginning my series Bright Futures, the Minnesota Twins had a plethora of low-ceiling talent in their system. I was highlighting...
• 12/11 mlbreports.com : The Red Sox Are Spending All That Cash Without Acquiring Pitching!: Monday December 10, 2012 Kyle Holland (MLB Reports Intern): The summer of 2012 was by far the Red Sox worst in recent memory....
• 12/9 MLBRandomFandom: Up-And-Comers: Starting Pitchers: This is MLBRandomFandom's third installment of the Up-And-Comers series. Today: Starting Pitchersby Nick Cesare Normal 0 ...
• 12/7 mlbreports.com : What the Indians will do with Asdrubal Cabrera: Friday December 7, 2012 Kyle Holland (MLB Reports Intern): In 2012, Asdrubal Cabrera had an average year. He hit .270/.338/.423...
• 12/7 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Jonathan Broxton Reds: Current Value of Aroldis Chapman, Greg HollandJonathan Broxton cashed in on his last season in a big way, with a 3-year deal with the Cincinnati Reds, More......
• 12/5 Baseball News Source: 2012 MLB Winter Meetings – Day Two Recap: Victorino scored big signing with the Red Sox Day two of the 2012 MLB winter meetings didn’t produce quite the number of...
• 12/4 Fanspeak.com: Nationals Take a Smart Risk With Dan Haren: The Washington Nationals today signed SP Dan Haren to a 1-year $13 million contract to roundout their pitching rotation for next...
• 12/4 Baseball News Source: Nationals And Dan Haren Agree to One-Year $13 Million Deal: If healthy Haren could prove to be a bargain for the Nationals Pending a physical, veteran free-agent right-hander Dan Haren will...
• 12/4 Bleeding Yankee Blue: DAN HAREN LANDS WITH THE NATIONALS: I would have signed Dan Haren to a 1 year deal worth $13 million if I was the New York Yankees.  I know there were plenty...
• 12/4 Baseball Musings: Dan a Nat: The Nationals picked up Dan Haren for one year and $13 million. This seems like a very good move to me. In the five seasons before...
• 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 District On Deck: Low-Risk Options Could Provide Much-Needed Security Blanket: After non-tendering John Lannan and Tom Gorzelanny on Friday, the Nationals are left without a fifth starter and a long-relief...
• 12/3 District On Deck: Nationals Non-Tender Lannan, Gorzelanny, and Flores: As was reported by FOX Sports writer Ken Rosenthal, the Nationals have declined to make arbitration offers to starting pitcher...
• 12/2 Venom Strikes: 2013 Diamondbacks Super Bullpen?: A question that many have been asking since the Diamondbacks traded for Heath Bell last month would be…what is Kevin Towers...
• 12/2 Justin Jabs: Ho-Ho-Holiday Ticket Packs, part II: This is the second in a series of posts on Holiday Ticket Packs. Click to read previous entries. Time to continue the debate...
• 12/2 MLB Injury News: Nationals Interested in Reinforcing Rotation With Zack Greinke: When the Washington Nationals shut down Stephen Strasburg in September, most of the collective baseball world felt the doom fall...

• 11/30 mlbreports.com : My Experience at AT and T Park: Friday November 30, 2012 Kyle Holland (MLB Reports Intern): Anyone who has read my bio knows that I’m from one of the best baseball...
• 11/30 District On Deck: The John Lannan Decision: What’s $5-Million Worth?: John Lannan likely won’t be on the roster to see his $5-million payday in arbitration after today’s non-tender deadline. However,...
• 11/30 Crashburn Alley: Crash Bag, Vol. 30: Getting Dinged for Pills: Earlier this week, I posted a column on this site about how we deal with mental illness in sports and society. The reception was...
• 11/30 mlbreports.com : MLB Should Distribute More Games Against All Teams For Every Club: Thursday, Nov.29/2012 Chuck Booth (Lead Baseball Writer/Website Owner): I wrote an article about 6 months ago that investigated...
• 11/29 Baseball Jerks: Nationals-Twins Finally Complete Denard Span Trade: It only took two years, but the Nationals finally completed their long quest to land underrated (in my opinion) Twins Centerfielder...
• 11/29 Fanspeak.com: Nationals Win Big in Denard Span Trade: The Deal: Minnesota Twins trade CF Denard Span to the Washington Nationals for High-A SP Alex Meyer Denard Span: Span is the center...
• 11/29 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Jonathan Broxton Reds: Current Value of Aroldis Chapman, Greg Holland: Jonathan Broxton cashed in on his last season in a big way, with a 3-year deal with the Cincinnati Reds, More...The post Jonathan...
• 11/29 Blog Red Machine: Chapman to be on Innings Limit: You knew it was coming, didn’t you? The onslaught of opinions of the Reds inking Jonathan Broxton to a three-year, $21MM...
• 11/29 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Feller All-Time Greatest Indian on All-Time Team: By Ronnie Tellalian A statue stands in a courtyard out in front of Gate C at Progressive Field in Cleveland. It depicts a hero...
• 11/29 Fanspeak.com: Washington Nationals Offseason Series: Why Standing Pat Doesn't Work: There seem to be two essential schools of thought when it comes to Washington Nationals fans on how they approach this offseason....
• 11/29 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Fantasy Baseball: Building an Elite Staff With Pitchers that aren’t: Clave and I recently spoke about pitchers, we have both noticed that the “elite” guys are slim this year. VERY More...The...
• 11/28 Blog Red Machine: Broxton a Red for Three Years; Chapman to Rotation?: The news is still somewhat fresh (like that can occur in these days of 24/7 news) and the “results” are mixed. According...
• 11/28 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: B.J. Upton Braves: Fantasy Baseball Implications of Signing:   It was reported today by Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports that former Rays’ outfield B.J. Upton has signed with More...The...
• 11/28 Puckett's Pond: Joe Mauer and/or The Minnesota Twins?: I had a conversation over Thanksgiving with one of my cousins.  We were talking about how bad the Twins were and trying to figure...
• 11/27 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: 2012 Dodgers in Review #30: SP Chad Billingsley: 3.55 ERA 3.34 FIP 149.2 IP 7.70 K/9 2.71 BB/9 fWAR B- 2012 in brief: Turned frustrating first half into dominant second half before...
• 11/26 mlbreports.com : Mets Ownership: The Wilpons Have To Start Spending To Compete!: Monday November 26, 2012 Kyle Holland (MLB Reports Intern): It’s no secret that the New York Mets are in a tough division to...
• 11/23 mlbreports.com : It Is Time For The Mets To Cash In On R.A. Dickey By Trading Him: Friday November 23rd, 2012 Kyle Holland: R.A. Dickey had a career year and without a doubt the best year of his career in 2012....
• 11/20 WahoosOnFirst: Indians are Smart to Consider Trading Asdrubal Cabrera, Shin-Soo Choo: On Monday, CBS Sports’ Danny Knobler reported that the Cleveland Indians “have let teams know they’re willing...
• 11/16 Tyler's Think Tank: Johnson, Melvin Best Managers: Davey Johnson and Bob Melvin were named managers of the year on Tuesday after leading their respective clubs to the postseason....
• 11/15 mlbreports.com : 2012 AL and NL Cy Young Award Winners: Thursday November 15th, 2012 Bernie Olshansky:  Both Cy Young awards were announced yesterday. R.A. Dickey won in the National...
• 11/14 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason Outlook: Washington Nationals: The Nationals will pursue at least one position player while seeking rotation help. Guaranteed Contracts Ryan Zimmerman,...
• 11/14 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Clayton Kershaw Isn’t Going To Win the Cy Young, and That’s Okay: If you know me, you know that I don’t put a ton of stock into postseason awards, simply because I know how flawed the process...
• 11/13 Baseball News Source: Washington Nationals Davey Johnson – NL Manager of the Year: Nationals Manager Davey Johnson led the Washington to 98 wins in 2012 Washington Nationals manager Davey Johnson was out of baseball...
• 11/13 Puckett's Pond: Bright Futures: #10 – Nate Roberts: My “Bright Futures” article will be part of a ten part series which chronologically ranks the top 10 prospects in...
• 11/13 Crashburn Alley: Tim Lincecum, Vance Worley and the David Price Role: This season, we’ve seen some interesting debates on pitcher usage to say the least. Which I love, because I’m a massive...
• 11/13 WahoosOnFirst: FanSided MLB 2012 Awards: NL Cy Young: R.A. Dickey: For many fans, the end-of-season player awards are one of the biggest highlights of the long MLB offseason. There’s just one...
• 11/13 mlbreports.com : 2013 American League and National League Manager of the Year Predictions: Tuesday November 13th, 2012 Jake Dal Porto: While the baseball world has shifted the focus to the hot stove rumors, the main...
• 11/13 District On Deck: A Look Back At The Gio Gonzalez Trade: Back on December 23, the Washington Nationals and Oakland Athletics made a trade that few could have seen being beneficial to...
• 11/12 Seedlings to Stars: Former Prospect Brien Taylor Sentenced to Prison: Years ago the promising career of Brien Taylor came to an unceremonious ending, but the former top prospect has found himself...
• 11/12 MLBRandomFandom: Up-And-Comers: Starting Pitchers: This is MLBRandomFandom's third installment of the Up-And-Comers series. Today: Starting Pitchersby Nick Cesare Normal 0 ...
• 11/9 Birds Watcher: Were the Orioles and Dan Duquette snubbed?: Late Wednesday night MASN’s Roch Kubatko reported that Oakland Athletics’ GM (and Vice-President) Billy Beane had...
• 11/8 District On Deck: Desmond, LaRoche, And Strasburg Win NL Silver Slugger Awards: As was announced today, Nationals shortstop Ian Desmond, first baseman Adam LaRoche, and pitcher Stephen Strasburg won the National...
• 11/8 Redlegs Review: Jay Bruce wins first career Silver Slugger: Major League Baseball handed out some hardware on Thursday night and one Red was among the ones who received a share. Jay...
• 11/8 MLBTradeRumors: Nationals Are "Open-Minded" In Search For Pitching: Edwin Jackson is a free agent and John Lannan may be non-tendered, so the Nationals will be in the market for a starting pitcher...
• 11/6 Mets360.com: Mets Minors: 2009 Draft time capsule (Steven Matz): Note: This was written and ready to go last Monday but a little hurricane got in the way.  I’ll start working on 2010 and have...
• 11/6 District On Deck: 2012 Season Review: Gio Gonzalez: Nationals fans were not sure what to expect when the team traded four valued prospects for Gio Gonzalez in December 2011. The...
• 11/5 PaulLebowitz.com: 2012 MLB Award Winners—National League Manager of the Year: Awards time is coming up fast in MLB. Yesterday I wrote why Bob Melvin should win the Manager of the Year award on the American...
• 11/4 District On Deck: 2012 Season Review: Jordan Zimmermann: Non-Nationals fans could be forgiven if the first thing that popped into their heads when hearing the name Jordan Zimmermann was...
• 11/3 District On Deck: 2012 Season Review: Edwin Jackson: Edwin Jackson had the opposite effect of Ross Detwiler after his final start. It made everybody want him to become a free agent...

• 10/31 MLBTradeRumors: Nationals Notes: Strasburg, LaRoche: The latest on the Nationals... Stephen Strasburg hasn't yet qualified for arbitration, but that won't prevent him from earning...
• 10/31 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Pitchers Break, But You Still Need Them: Hiroki Kuroda: Continuing the look at potential starting pitchers that we started yesterday with Zack Greinke… old friend Hiroki Kuroda...
• 10/30 StlSportsMinute.com: Five possible destinations for Kyle Lohse in free agency: Last week, St. Louis Cardinals general manager John Mozeliak told the media that he thinks it will be highly unlikely that...
• 10/29 Halo Hangout: Angels Roundtable: Garrett Wilson: I kicked off this Angels Roundtable with a Matt Welch interview last week. Today we soldier on (hurricane or not) with the Monkey...
• 10/29 MLB Injury News: Justin Verlander Says Teams Like Nationals Should Let Their Pitchers Pitch: While the initial focus will be on the San Francisco Giants for winning the World Series, the Washington Nationals will soon find...
• 10/27 mlbreports.com : ATR: Ask the Reports Answers Your Baseball Questions: Special World Series Edition: Saturday October 27th, 2012 Posted every Weekend: Your top baseball questions from the past week are answered. E-mail all questions...
• 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....
• 10/26 District On Deck: 2012 Season Review: Tom Gorzelanny: Overall, Tom Gorzelanny had a wonderful season for the Nationals out of the bullpen in 2012.  After a 2011 campaign in which...
• 10/25 Bleeding Yankee Blue: THERE'S NO PRESSURE FOR GIRARDI AS LONG AS THE YANKEES WIN: Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE ...
• 10/24 District On Deck: 2012 Season Review: Christian Garcia: Christian Garcia was one of the biggest surprises on the Nationals this season, even though he only started his big league career...
• 10/23 MLBTradeRumors: Super Two Cutoff To Be 2.139: Players with at least two years and 139 days of service time will be eligible for the potentially lucrative arbitration process...
• 10/23 Call to the Pen: 2012 Season Review Series: Washington Nationals: The Washington Nationals made good on manager Davey Johnson’s Spring Training assertion that his club should wind up in...
• 10/23 Chicken Friars: Padres Off-Season Target: Edwin Jackson: We here at Chicken Friars thought it would be fun to play general manager, and target players through trades and free agency that...
• 10/20 El Maquino: MATHENY PICKS THE WRONG MAN FOR THE JOB, NATS FORCE GAME FIVE: THE RACES TODAY San Francisco (3) eliminates Cincinnati (2) Washington (2) beats St. Louis (2) Baltimore (1) tied with New York...
• 10/19 Mets360.com: Bill James on Matt Harvey: One of the most influential people for me in my baseball fandom is Bill James. Now an employee of the Boston Red Sox, James started...
• 10/19 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: 8 Great Fantasy Baseball Players under 25 Revisited: In February we ran a series of predictive posts as a Countdown to the 2012 fantasy baseball season. Those predictions have come...
• 10/19 Baseball Big Bro. Proj.: Tigers, Cardinals, and World Series Deja Vu: “It’s déjà vu all over again.” -Yogi Berra Correct me if I am wrong, but I feel like we have been...
• 10/19 Fanspeak.com: Washington Nationals Offseason Plan: Overview: The Washington Nationals are coming off their best season in franchise history and the best record in baseball. This will be a...
• 10/19 District On Deck: 2012 Season Review: Mark DeRosa: Mark DeRosa was signed by the Washington Nationals to improve their bench over what the Nats had for the 2011 campaign. DeRosa...
• 10/19 Tomahawk Take: 2012 – Brian McCann’s Lost Year: Tuesday Brian McCann had surgery on his right shoulder to repair a torn labrum. According to reports by both Mark Bowman and...
• 10/18 Baseball News Source: National League East – 2013 Team Needs and Outlook: Strasburg will return in 2013, will the Nationals repeat as NL East champions Editor’s Note: Baseball News Source provided a...
• 10/17 Puckett's Pond: The “Worm Killer”, Kyle Gibson, Enjoying Success in the Desert: The Minnesota Twins first round draft pick (22nd overall), Kyle Gibson, is currently playing for the Peoria Javelinas in the Arizona...
• 10/16 Baseball Press: Perspective: Thoughts From Game 5 of the NLDS: What could have been, but never was. (US Presswire)Like many baseball writers and fans, we all have our favorite teams. Although...
• 10/16 Call to the Pen: 2012 Season Review Series: Chicago White Sox: The Chicago White Sox defied the pundits and turned in a surprising campaign that saw them fall just short of a division title....
• 10/16 mlbreports.com : 2012 NLCS Preview: The Clash Of The Comeback Kids: Tuesday October 16th, 2012 Jake Dal Porto: You might’ve heard about the Giants’ historical comeback. You might heard about...
• 10/15 Through The Fence Baseball: Davey Johnson’s errors cut Nationals’ great season short: Not many expected the Washington Nationals to reach the postseason this year. The big push was meant to come in 2013, when Stephen...
• 10/14 MLBTradeRumors: Twins Notes: Rotation, Bullpen, Molitor: Twins General Manager Terry Ryan ran down some of the biggest issues facing the club in an interview this morning on 1500 ESPN,...
• 10/13 Kings of Kauffman: Hungry For More: As the playoffs march on and the weather turns colder, it’s easy to be jealous of the teams still playing. I have only vague...
• 10/13 Baseball Musings: Nationals React: The Nationals took their loss in stride. Closer Drew Storen, who five times threw a pitch while one strike from a victory but...
• 10/13 District On Deck: The Upside Of Losing (Or, Why Today Is Just The Beginning): I didn’t think that I would be writing this today. I had my sights set on an NLCS Preview. While I was watching the vampire...
• 10/13 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | GM not worried about criticism over Stephen Strasburg: Washington Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo said he is not concerned about the criticism he has received over the decision...[+] to sit SP Stephen Strasburg because he believes he made the right decision. 'We had a plan in mind, it was something we had from the beginning and I stand by my decision. We'll take the criticism as it comes, but we have to do what's best for the Washington Nationals. And we think we did,' Rizzo said.
• 10/13 Yanks Go Yard: The Yankees’ Offense Has Been Offensive: As we were all gearing up for the Yankees 2012 season in March, the big concern on this team was pitching depth. With the injury...
• 10/13 Baseball Jerks: Drew Storen: Jerk of the Day: Drew Storen invited the St. Louis Cardinals to dinner. On the menu: meatballs. When Adam Wainwright dug the Cardinals in a 6-0...
• 10/12 SF Giants Rumors: Baseball Bloggers Alliance Awards: 2012 NL Votes: As a member of the Baseball Bloggers Alliance (BBA), I get a vote for five annual awards.  It’s similar to the Baseball...
• 10/12 Baseball Big Bro. Proj.: National Nightmare Realized: There are many times in life when you look in the mirror and say, “Oh, I wish I would have done that differently.”...
• 10/12 Radical Baseball: One seeds blow their advantage.: Maybe they're just trying to make me look bad but both one seeds (Washington and the Yankees) have turned themselves into wild...
• 10/11 District On Deck: NLDS Game 4: Nationals 2, Cardinals 1: Let’s face it. There wasn’t much to get excited about over the last two games. But, after the Nationals best-pitched...
• 10/11 MLBTradeRumors: NL East Notes: Rizzo, Johnson, Braves, Phillies: Jayson Werth's walkoff homer gave the Nationals a 2-1 win over the Cardinals today and extended their NLDS series to a deciding...
• 10/11 Radical Baseball: MBL tournament: my analysis looks good so far. : When the Major Baseball League (MBL) introduced its new tournament format in March I immediately drew some conclusions, which...
• 10/11 StanGraphs: NLDS Game Four: St. Louis Cardinals (88-74) at Washington Nationals (98-64): 6:05 PM That didn’t take long. A fantastic at-bat by Jayson Werth sends us to game five with the series knotted at two games...
• 10/11 MLBTradeRumors: Nationals Notes: Strasburg, Rizzo, Jackson: The Nationals are sending Ross Detwiler to the mound in a must-win home game against the Cardinals this afternoon. In the meantime...
• 10/11 StanGraphs: The St. Louis Advantage, With Just a Touch of Stephen Strasburg: That title may have been a bit misleading. While the Cardinals do hold a 2-1 series advantage over the Nationals in their NLDS...
• 10/11 Call to the Pen: Washington Needs Strasburg Now: Let me walk you through a purely hypothetical scenario. Let’s say we have a team on the brink of elimination in the first...
• 10/11 Call to the Pen: Playoffs Packed With Drama: Is it possible to go directly from the bench to a monument at Yankee Stadium? Well, Raul Ibanez just did it. Home run in the bottom...
• 10/11 District On Deck: Why Nationals Fans Should Care About Heat GM Rizzo Is Taking: Today, USA Today’s Bob Nightengale wrote a scathing piece on how other MLB general managers feel about Nationals general...
• 10/10 STLCardinalBaseball: NLDS GAME 3: Warriors Of The Postseason: Bryce Harper wore gaudy, Indian facepaint on Monday afternoon, but today the Cardinals showed the kid what it means to be a...
• 10/10 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Players still lamenting Stephen Strasburg decision: Washington Nationals players are still bitter over the team's decision to shut down SP Stephen Strasburg this year. 'If we had...[+] (Strasburg), we'd be up 2-0,' an anonymous player said.
• 10/10 MLBTradeRumors: NL East Notes: Martin, Desmond, Strasburg: The Nationals will host Washington's first playoff game in 79 years today when they welcome Chris Carpenter and the Cardinals...
• 10/10 District On Deck: Nationals Look To Home Crowd, Edwin Jackson In Game Three: 1933 is a long time. And I nor most other people were around then, so I can’t even explain what it will be like to be in...
• 10/9 StlSportsMinute.com: Wiber: Trevor Rosenthal's future is in the starting rotation: By simply describing this postseason pitcher, many of you would struggle to identify him. This pitcher throws over 100...
• 10/9 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Stephen Strasburg tipped pitches: Washington Nationals SP Stephen Strasburg said he thinks he was tipping some of his pitches in some of his starts this year. 'I...[+] was tipping pitches some games,' Strasburg said. 'Guys take better swings when they know what's coming. That's one thing I got to work on, is … making sure that when I'm switching pitches in my hand, that I'm not moving my glove a little bit. I feel like if I do that a little better and disguise it a little bit, they're not going to have as good of passes on it.'
• 10/9 Call to the Pen: Yanks-Orioles, Cards-Nationals Real Playoff Wars: After watching several more hours of playoff baseball a couple of thoughts occurred to me: 1) The Yankees and the Orioles may...
• 10/9 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Leo Mazzone throws barbs at Nats: Former Atlanta Braves pitching coach Leo Mazzone disagrees with the Washington Nationals' decision to shut down SP Stephen Strasburg....[+] 'What the Nationals did with Strasburg is the dumbest thing I've seen in my baseball life, and I hope they pay the price for it,' Mazzone said. 'It's a lousy message the Nationals sent to their team, and it's a lousy message to send to their fans.'
• 10/9 Dynasty League Baseball: 2012 The Year of the Rookie and the Triple Crown | Preview of the New 2012 Season Player Cards: Mike Trout had as great of a rookie season as we have seen since perhaps Fred Lynn’s MVP Rookie year in 1975. Trout did...
• 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...
• 10/7 District On Deck: A Look Back At The 1981 NLDS: As the Washington Nationals are getting ready for their first playoff appearance since moving to Washington later today, what...
• 10/6 Baseball Musings: NLDS Preview, Cardinals vs. Nationals: The Cardinals and Nationals start their games of the NLDS on Sunday. The Nationals won the top seed in the NL and take on the...
• 10/6 Through The Fence Baseball: Big task in the Cards for Nats postseason debut: There is just one more day of waiting, one more day of anti**** one more day of worrying, before the Washington Nationals take...
• 10/6 Redlegs Review: Five reasons the Reds will win the World Series: The road to the World Series starts tonight for the Reds as they take on the Giants in San Francisco in game one of the...
• 10/5 Lasorda's Lair: Can Clayton Kershaw Capture a Consecutive Cy Young Award?:   After capping off a stellar season with an eighth inning performance where he only allowed one run on three hits while...
• 10/5 Through The Fence Baseball: Breaking Ball’s playoff preview: Top chefs in the playoff kitchen:   Well, that sure was one heck of a playoff race, huh? Though nothing will top last year’s drama, this year we were given...
• 10/5 Through The Fence Baseball: Breaking down the Natinonal League playoff matchups: With the 2012 regular season in the books, here is quick recap of the National League playoff teams’ campaigns and a look ahead...
• 10/5 Baseball Musings: Award Voting: I voted for the IBWAA post-season awards. Since there is sometimes confusion about this, this is a group of internet writers,...
• 10/4 Baseball Musings: Wild Friday: The Wild Card playoff games start with an excellent pitching matchup. Kyle Lohse of the Cardinals takes on Kris Medlen of the...
• 10/4 High Heat Stats: Omar Vizquel and the experience factor: The 2011 card image on the left identifies Omar Vizquel as a third baseman. Vizquel, though, wrapped up his 24-year career this...
• 10/4 60ft6in.com: Factor12 Leaders: 2012 Final Ratings: The Factor12 Rating (F12) is an analytic measurement utilizing league average performance to compare the value of all MLB pitchers....
• 10/4 AroundTheFoghorn: Just One Fan’s Postseason Predictions: All the teams are set, and we have a Postseason ready to be played. Don’t know who’s in and who’s not? Don’t...
• 10/4 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: The Dodger Fan Guide to the Playoffs: At a little after 5pm ET on Friday, Kris Medlen is going to kick off the 2012 playoffs with a pitch to Jon Jay (most likely) of...
• 10/2 AroundTheFoghorn: San Francisco Giants NLDS Potential Playoff Preview – Washington Nationals: With the Cincinnati Reds loss to the St. Louis Cardinals last night, it would take a twist of fate for the Washington Nationals...
• 10/2 District On Deck: Thoughts On The Nationals Division Crown: Last night, after a loss, the red was everywhere. Fans stayed long after the final out, and players were going from the clubhouse...
• 10/1 i70baseball.com: What if?: The St. Louis Cardinals entered the final two series of the 2012 regular season with something to play for: the Second Wild Card,...

• 9/30 Through The Fence Baseball: Bryce Harper primed for playoff spotlight: Mike Trout. You think Bryce Harper is a little tired of that name by now? By all accounts, the two are friendly and both seem...
• 9/29 MLBTradeRumors: Free Agent Stock Watch: Edwin Jackson: When the Nationals signed Edwin Jackson to a one-year, $11MM contract a few days before the start of Spring Training, it was...
• 9/28 Call to the Pen: White Hot Baseball Predictions I Got Wrong, Right: The baseball season is coming to an end and I, for one, am unhappy about it. The end of the baseball season means the start of...
• 9/28 PaulLebowitz.com: Managerial Tornado, Part I—Acta, Mills, Valentine, Pirates, Marlins: The managerial tornado is touching down. Some, like the fired Manny Acta and Brad Mills, were caught in its path and disappeared;...
• 9/27 District On Deck: A Rebuttal to the Thorne/Palmer Strasburg Comments: I had hoped the dust over Washington Nationals’ General Manager Mike Rizzo’s decision to end Stephen Strasburg‘s...
• 9/27 District On Deck: Game 155: Nationals 8, Phillies 4: Every time you read that dang story, it always ends the same. The fast-starting hare loses the race to the slow and steady tortoise....
• 9/27 Crashburn Alley: Jayson Werth Deserves Philadelphia’s Respect: Apparently, Jayson Werth is still a lightning rod for controversy in the city of Philadelphia. Hearken back to the days of yore...
• 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 Rays Colored Glasses: The Rays and 10 K’s: Back when Chris Archer had his 11-strikeout game two weeks ago, the Rays Radio Network (@RaysRadio) sent out a very interesting...
• 9/26 Phillies Nation: Gameday: Nationals (93-61) vs. Phillies (78-76): Washington Nationals (93-61) vs. Philadelphia Phillies (78-76) John Lannan (3-0, 4.43) vs. Kyle Kendrick (10-11, 3.89) Time: 7:05...
• 9/26 District On Deck: Previewing The Nationals Free Agent Decisions: The Washington Nationals are five games away from potentially clinching the National League East title and have already assured...
• 9/25 Blog Red Machine: #TakeTheNo.1Seed?: The Reds may have clinched the NL Central, but their work isn’t done yet. They need to get that No. 1 seed. Sure, the players...
• 9/25 PaulLebowitz.com: National League East—2012 Present and 2013 Future: Click to read about the AL East, Central, and West. Here’s the NL East. — Washington Nationals For some it’s a validation...
• 9/24 Baseball News Source: Zimmermann Remains Reliable Starter for Nationals: Zimmermann limited Milwaukee to one run and four hits with seven strikeouts Gio Gonzalez, Major League Baseball’s only...
• 9/24 mlbreports.com : Robert Whitmer’s 2012 MLB Playoff Predictions: Wild Cards to the World Series: Monday September 24th, 2012     Robert Whitmer: There comes a point in everyone’s life when they must choose path that they...
• 9/24 Tyler's Think Tank: Gio Earns 20th Win: Gio Gonzalez became the first pitcher to reach the 20 win plateau this season after his Washington Nationals routed the...
• 9/23 El Maquino: CARDS PILLAGE CHICAGO, TRAIN HEADS TO HOUSTON ONE LAST TIME: THE POSTGAME Kyle Lohse and the Cards were neck-and-neck with the Cubs for most of today’s game until a two-run eighth made...
• 9/23 PaulLebowitz.com: The Pirates Navy SEALs Training: Designed to Kill and Get Executives Fired: Ordinarily, I’d want to have a deeper understanding of exactly what the Pirates were doing when they decided to implement Navy...
• 9/22 Baseball News Source: Gio Gonzalez Wins 20th for Nationals: Gonzalez became the second pitcher in franchise history to win 20 games Their Major League-best starting rotation seemingly weakened...
• 9/22 mlbreports.com : Ross Detwiler: Nationals Pitcher is Underrated to Say the Least: Saturday September 22nd, 2012  Ryan Ritchey (Baseball Writer): The Washington Nationals have one of the best pitching staffs...
• 9/22 Baseball Musings: Gio Centric: Gio Gonzalez moves into the ace role for the Nationals with Stephen Strasburg sidelined, and Saturday afternoon Gio pitched like...
• 9/22 District On Deck: Drew Storen, Tyler Clippard to Share Closing Duties: Despite having already secured a playoff spot and sitting comfortably in line to win the NL Eastern Division, Davey Johnson and...
• 9/21 MLBTradeRumors: East Notes: Utley, Phillies, Lowe, Mets: Chase Utley recently suggested to the Phillies that he could give third base a try next season, giving them a much needed boost...
• 9/21 Yanks Go Yard: The All-Contributor Team: New York Yankees Edition (Part 2): Now onto part two of this two-part series. If you haven’t read the first in the series, you can access that here. As we...
• 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...
• 9/21 Swingin' A's: The Legend of A.J. Griffin:   As the legend goes, the griffin was a regal creature of ancient times with the body of a lion and the wings and head of...
• 9/21 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Upton, Greinke, Escobar, Managers: Stephen Strasburg may not be there, but the Nationals are going to the playoffs.  The Nats clinched a postseason berth with...
• 9/20 Call to the Pen: Kris Medlen Adding His Name to the NL Cy Young Race: A couple years ago, Felix Hernandez won a Cy Young award with a mere 13 wins. In 2012, Atlanta’s Kris Medlen is trying to...
• 9/20 mlbreports.com : 2012 MLB Playoffs: Predicting All of the Division and Wild Card Champions: Thursday September 20th, 2012 Bernie Olshansky: As the season wraps up, the divisional races become tighter. Some races are close...
• 9/20 That Ball's Outta Here: NL East Infection: Nationals ‘Pride’Or maybe we should all just ignore the Marlins until they die....
• 9/19 Rays Colored Glasses: Chris Archer’s Winless Performance Parallels Rays’ Frustrating Season: How much more can you do? Why is it that every time something goes wrong? How have the Rays managed to loss all three of Chris...
• 9/18 Lasorda's Lair: Dodgers Visit D.C. to Open Final Road Trip: Aaron Harang (9-9, 3.79) vs. Jordan Zimmermann (10-8, 3.01) Dodgers Lineup: vs. Nationals M.Ellis 4 Ethier 9 Kemp 8 Gonzalez 3...
• 9/17 Call to the Pen: R.A. Dickey and David Price Best All Year: It has just got to drive the batters in the National League batty that the best pitcher in the league all year throws a knuckleball....
• 9/17 Mastersball.com: Tout Wars FAAB Report: September 17: Each week, your friends at Mastersball will post the results of the weekly Tout Wars FAAB run, featuring the winning bid as...
• 9/17 Kings of Kauffman: The Franchise: Most of the time, a team has a player that the fans label “The Franchise.” This player can sometimes vary depending...
• 9/16 Full Spectrum Baseball: Field Of Streams: Fantasy Baseball Pitching OptionsIt's as if no one is taking me seriously, that spots on the "Ponch" Estrada bandwagon will be filling up fast! ...
• 9/16 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Fantasy Baseball: Good Stars, Good Teams, Lost Fantasy Value?: While we like to give advice on players or transactions and that kind of stuff, we here at Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks also...
• 9/16 MLBTradeRumors: East Notes: Girardi, Nationals, Rays, Bay: Division leaders and their rivals are squaring off today in both the AL and NL East. With the Yankees looking to pad their four-game...
• 9/15 The Pesky Pole: Washington Nationals Not Ready to Win: The Stephen Strasburg situation is proof that the Nationals are not ready to win. I realize they have a healthy lead...
• 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...
• 9/15 Call to the Pen: Pirates Take NL On Roller Coaster: Of all the adventure stories that played out during the entire Major League baseball season, few can match the Pittsburgh Pirates’...
• 9/15 Yanks Go Yard: Revisiting the arms race: What the Yankees can learn from shutting down Strasburg: The day baseball has waited for all season arrived this weekend: Washington Nationals ace Stephen Strasburg was finally shut down...
• 9/14 Baseball News Source: Lannan Proving Worth to Nationals: Lannan started in place of Stephen Strasburg Disappointed over not making the Nationals’ opening day rotation, 27-year-old...
• 9/14 The Flagrant Fan: BBA Linkfest - general frenzied finish: Welcome to another edition of the BBA Linkfest where we celebrate the writing of the General Chapter of the Baseball Bloggers...
• 9/14 Through The Fence Baseball: Nationals weekend trip to Atlanta lacks excitement, not intrigue: This was the weekend most Washington Nationals fans had circled on their schedules for some time — after 143 games, a trip...
• 9/14 Tomahawk Take: Series Preview: Nats @ Braves: The Braves basically sealed themselves off from winning the division following their debacle against Milwaukee.  Somehow, the...
• 9/14 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: The Pirates desperately need a win as they send James McDonald against the Cubs and Chris Rusin. With McDonald coming into the...
• 9/14 60ft6in.com: Factor12 Leaders: Week 23: The Factor12 Rating (F12) is an analytic measurement utilizing league average performance to compare the value of all MLB pitchers....
• 9/14 mlbreports.com : Time For the Nationals to Shut Down Jordan Zimmermann: Why Stop at Strasburg?: Friday September 14th, 2012 Jonathan Hacohen:  Before fans of the Nationals start to write any angry comments in respect of this...
• 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,...
• 9/14 District On Deck: Stephen Strasburg Likely To Miss Super Two Status: The latest projections anti**** that a player will need a total of two years and 39 days of Major League service time in order...
• 9/14 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Team talked with surgeon about Stephen Strasburg: Washington Nationals SP Stephen Strasburg's agent, Scott Boras, said the team talked with Strasburg's surgeon about their decision...[+] to place an innings limit on him. 'While the final decision was up to the team, as is standard practice, I was supportive of their decision and am comfortable that my medical advice was responsibly considered,' Dr. Lewis Yocum said.
• 9/13 Baseball News Source: A’s – Nationals Off-Season Trade Helping Both Teams: Gonzalez is is 19-7 with a 2.93 ERA, a 1.13 WHIP In Gio Gonzalez, the Washington Nationals have a frontline starter who can carry...
• 9/13 mlbreports.com : Gio Gonzalez: 2012 NL Cy Young Winner?: Thursday September 13th, 2012 Dedrick Hendrix:  Before I get into Nationals star pitcher Gio Gonzalez‘ achievements, I...
• 9/13 MLBTradeRumors: East Notes: Villanueva, Red Sox, Nationals, Strasburg: Last night, Blue Jays GM Alex Anthopoulos told reporters that he isn't sure if impending free agent Carlos Villanueva could last...
• 9/13 Crashburn Alley: Starting Rotation Keys Phils’ Late Surge: On Monday, I looked at the starting rotation’s volatility compared to last year, concluding that overall, the rotation had...
• 9/13 MLBTradeRumors: Projected Super Two Cutoff: The cutoff for super two players following the 2012 season now projects to be two years and 139 days of service time, according...
• 9/12 El Maquino: CARDS FAIL TO EXECUTE… AGAIN: THE POSTGAME Tonight’s Cardinals-Padres game was, as you’d expect, a low-scoring affair given that the star-laden...
• 9/12 District On Deck: Game 143: Nationals 2, Mets 0: No matter how powerful a baseball team’s offense – and the Washington Nationals have had one of baseball’s best...
• 9/12 Baseball Musings: Who Needs Strasburg?: John Lannan takes Stephen Strasburg‘s spot in the rotation and pitches 5 2/3 shutout innings as the Nationals beat the Mets...
• 9/12 The Flagrant Fan: Game Picks - Friday: September 7, 2012: Okay, two things are clear after yesterday. First, these picks every day will go without the video. The audience has spoken....
• 9/12 The Flagrant Fan: Game Picks - Wednesday: August 29, 2012: Another Game of the Day loss. That is three in a row and infuriating. The rest of the day was okay or at least in the...
• 9/12 The Flagrant Fan: Game Picks - Tuesday: August 28, 2012: Monday was another struggle as this is turning into a tough week so far. The Padres are amazingly hot and the picks haven't...
• 9/12 mlbreports.com : Was Edwin Jackson The Most Valuable Free Agent Signing During The Offseason? Smart Move By The Nationals: Wednesday September 12th, 2012 Jake Dal Porto: During all the chaos that surrounded Albert Pujols and Prince Fielder during the...
• 9/12 YankeeAnalysts.com: Could Washington’s “Strasburg Rules” Be A Roadmap For Michael Pineda?: (The following is being syndicated from An A-Blog for A-Rod) The news of the Washington Nationals’ decision to shut down...
• 9/12 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: The Phillies play a late afternoon game hosting the Marlins as Josh Johnson faces Cliff Lee in a battle of good pitchers with...
• 9/11 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: The Dear Mr. Fantasy Baseball Podcast: September 9, 2012: Fresh off our new partnership, we want to point you toward this week’s episode of the Dear Mr. Fantasy Baseball Podcast....
• 9/11 Call to the Pen: Oakland A’s New Feel Good Team: With the boneheaded management move by Washington Nationals leaders benching Stephen Strasburg for the duration, the new flavor-of-the-month...
• 9/11 Rising Apple: Spinning Straw Into Gold: Three Reasons Why R.A. Dickey Will Take Cy Young: Tonight R.A. Dickey goes after his 19th win of the season, taking on the Nationals the day after Washington’s Gio Gonzalez reached...
• 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...
• 9/11 Through The Fence Baseball: The Hot Corner: Stephen Strasburg, NFL season, Miley Cyrus:   Contributors: Eliza Bayne, Zach Pennington, Stephen Arenholtz, Atman Thakrar The hottest topics for the week of September...
• 9/10 District On Deck: Rookies Fail to Win Olympic Gold: It’s an annual rite of passage across Major League Baseball. It has been for years. Towards the end of the season the veterans...
• 9/10 Tomahawk Take: Don’t Count The Braves Out of the Division Just Yet..: As soon as a week ago, most Braves fans had given up on winning the division and shifted their attention to maintaining the lead...
• 9/10 i70baseball.com: Shutdown TheoryWhen the Nationals put Stephen Strasburg on the shelf, it brought to mind the Cardinals Adam Wainwright....
• 9/10 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Scott Boras wasn't involved in Stephen Strasburg decision: Scott Boras, the agent for Washington Nationals SP Stephen Strasburg, said he stayed on the sidelines and respected general manager...[+] Mike Rizzo's decision to shut his client down at 159 1/3 innings this season. 'Before players are under contract, I have a matter of control,' Boras said. 'I'll ask a team, 'How much is he going to pitch? What's your plan for him?' That type of thing. But once he's under contract, I don't say a word.'
• 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...
• 9/10 Baseball Analytics: Strasburg's season comes to an end...and not a moment too soon: Stephen Strasburg is done for the year and his Washington Nationals teammates will presumably progress to the postseason...
• 9/10 Tyler's Think Tank: Strasburg Shut Down: Stephen Strasburg is done for the season.  Finished.  He will not pitch again in 2012.  End of story. Stick...
• 9/10 Rising Apple: Series Preview: Washington Nationals @ New York Mets: Well, after what was a positive three-city road trip for the Mets, they’ve continued to struggle at home in the second half,...
• 9/9 mlbreports.com : ATR: Ask the Reports Answers Your Baseball Questions: Strasburg, Valentine, Rolen to Cooperstown, Josh Hamilton to the Red Sox and More: Sunday September 9th, 2012 Jonathan Hacohen:  Posted every Weekend: Your top baseball questions from the past week are answered....
• 9/9 MLBTradeRumors: MLBTR Originals: A look back at the original reporting and analysis found on MLBTR this past week: Daniel Seco asked MLBTR readers which National...
• 9/9 Baseball Musings: Feeling Good: Mark DeRosa offered his ear and his story to help Stephen Strasburg. First DeRosa let Stephen vent: Strasburg, generally a reserved...
• 9/9 MLBTradeRumors: NL Notes: Strasburg, Carpenter, Pirates: The first Sunday of the new NFL season has not gone unnoticed by MLB players. The Cubs are celebrating by wearing a NFL jersey...
• 9/9 MLB Injury News: Stephen Strasburg Shut Down One Start Early: The plan was a September 12th shut down for Stephen Strasburg.  That won't be happening any longer.  After a shaky...
• 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...
• 9/9 Up Along First: Front Offices Around Baseball Can Learn From Stephen Strasburg Situation: Yesterday, the Nationals finally decided to pull the plug on Stephen Strasburg‘s 2012 season. This is coming just after...
• 9/9 District On Deck: Stephen Strasburg “Not Happy” With Shutdown Decision: After exiting Friday’s start at the end of three innings, Stephen Strasburg was unusually unavailable to the media following...
• 9/9 District On Deck: Matt Skole, Nathan Karns Earn Organizational Honors: Lost amid the constant discussion and analysis of the decision to shut down Stephen Strasburg, the Washington Nationals announced...
• 9/9 Rising Apple: Mets Diamond Notes: Jenrry Mejia to Start September 19th, Strasburg Shut Down: Jenrry Mejia, who made his first appearance for the Mets in almost two years on Friday, is set to get his first shot at starting...
• 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 Baseball Musings: Strasburg Speaks: Stephen Strasburg talked to the press about his shutdown. He didn’t want to stop pitching, and he held out hope he could...
• 9/8 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Stephen Strasburg angry about shut down: Updating a previous report, Washington Nationals SP Stephen Strasburg voiced his displeasure Saturday, Sept. 8, with the club's...[+] decision to shut him down early. 'I don’t know if I'm ever going to accept it,' Strasburg said. 'It's something that I'm not happy about at all. That's not why I play the game.'
• 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...
• 9/8 D.C. Baseball Yesterday and Today: Jim Kaat’s letter to Strasburg: Long time Washington baseball fans will remember the name Jim Kaat. Jim Kaat was signed by the Washington Senators as an amateur...
• 9/8 60ft6in.com: Strasburg Saga: Open Letter to Nats GM: Dear Mike Rizzo, I am so disgusted with the handling of Operation Shutdown.  As a baseball fan, Stephen Strasburg is one of the...
• 9/8 Call to the Pen: Nationals Make Big Mistake With Stephen Strasburg: I am even more irritated with the Washington Nationals than I thought I would be after manager Davey Johnson announced to the...
• 9/8 Cubbies Crib: Chicago Cubs Vs Pittsburgh Pirates: Pre-Game Notes, Lineup, and TV Info: On the same day that the starting pitcher Jeff Samardzija will be making his final start of the season for the Chicago Cubs, the...
• 9/8 Redbird Rants: The Wussification of our pro athletes: This blog may anger off some of you and believe me when I say, that is not my intention. And my blog doesn’t necessarily include...
• 9/8 District On Deck: Breaking News: Strasburg Shut Down for Rest of Season: The Nationals announced today that Stephen Strasburg‘s start last night was his final one of the season, and that he will...
• 9/8 Baseball Jerks: Washington Nationals’ Stephen Strasburg, Jerk of the Day: Even the greats (or potential greats) have moments of utter futility. And those moments of futility occurred too many times for...
• 9/8 Baseball News Source: And Just Like That Stephen Strasburg’s Season is Over: Washington Nationals manager Davey Johnson told Stephen Strasburg early this morning that he will not pitch again this season....
• 9/8 Baseball Analytics: How many 30+ homer hitters will we have this season?: Ryan Braun hit his 38th homer of the season last night as the Brewers damaged the Cardinals 5-4, in 13 innings. Edwin Encarnacion hit...
• 9/8 Cubbies Crib: Jeff Samardzija To Be Shutdown For The Season: The Washington Nationals imminent decision to shutdown starting pitcher Stephen Strasburg has been drawing the attention of many...
• 9/8 District On Deck: Game 138: Marlins 9, Nationals 7 F/10: In a night overshadowed by innings-limit controversy, the Nats demonstrated just why no lead is safe against them. The team fell...
• 9/8 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Stephen Strasburg shut downWashington Nationals manager Davey Johnson has informed SP Stephen Strasburg that his season is over....[+] Washington Nationals manager Davey Johnson has informed SP Stephen Strasburg that his season is over.
• 9/8 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Shutting down Stephen Strasburg? : Washington Nationals manager Davey Johnson told media after the team's game Friday, Sept. 7, that he had never seen SP Stephen...[+] Strasburg so distracted, and he fears Strasburg's impending shutdown due to an innings limit is weighing heavily on the pitcher. The Nationals are exploring an option of shutting down Strasburg immediately, meaning his Friday, Sept. 7, start may have been his last.
• 9/8 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Stephen Strasburg's early exit might buy more time: Washington Nationals SP Stephen Strasburg was drummed for five earned runs, six hits and three walks over three innings in a no-decision...[+] Friday, Sept. 7, against the Miami Marlins. After the game, manager Davey Johnson said Strasburg's early exit might alter the plan concerning how many more starts he makes. 'It might,' Johnson said.
• 9/8 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: ACES, Yankees, Steranka: Stephen Strasburg made his final home start of the season tonight, allowing five runs in three innings to the Marlins. The Nationals...
• 9/7 Baseball Musings: Shorter Strasburg: Stephen Strasburg lasts just three innings as the Marlins hit two home runs and score five runs off him. That’s his second...
• 9/7 High Heat Stats: Thursday game snippets: @Orioles 10, Yankees 6: It took just 4 pitches to erase all the momentum of New York’s 5-run, game-tying 8th. David Robertson meant...
• 9/7 60ft6in.com: Factor12 Leaders: Week 22: The Factor12 Rating (F12) is an analytic measurement utilizing league average performance to compare the value of all MLB pitchers....
• 9/7 Rays Colored Glasses: Birthday Boy Wade Davis An X-Factor for the 2012 Rays: At the end of spring training, Jeff Niemann was named the Rays’ 5th starter with Wade Davis heading to the bullpen. Since...
• 9/7 District On Deck: Sean Burnett’s Injury Could Affect Plans for John Lannan: The elbow inflammation that has kept Sean Burnett on the sidelines for much of the past week might be a little worse than originally...
• 9/7 Rising Apple: Rising Apple Player of the Week: R.A. Dickey: The Rising Apple staff chooses one player to highlight on our site for their outstanding or unique performance for the last week....
• 9/7 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: The Yankees continue their series in Baltimore with Phil Hughes taking on Chen Wei-Yin. I probably read more complaints about...
• 9/7 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Ask Nash: How Valuable is Stephen Strasburg?: Nash I’m in a 5×5 head to head keeper league where I am set to make the playoffs.  I currently have Stephen Strasburg and...
• 9/7 Call to the Pen: Brandon McCarthy is a Lucky Guy: Brandon McCarthy is fortunate to be alive. When a batted ball hits you in the head with the force of 100 mph-plus and the next...
• 9/7 Puckett's Pond: Twins Weekly Web Wrap: Essential online updates of the Minnesota Twins and MLB: Twins Weekly Web Wrap is a digest of essential Minnesota Twins and MLB links for the savvy fan. MINNESOTA TWINS NEWS & NOTES...
• 9/7 Cubbies Crib: A Field Of Nine: The month of September is here. That means a multitude of things, but perhaps most important, it means that the Chicago Cubs are...
• 9/7 MLBTradeRumors: Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Strasburg, Melky, Orioles: On this date in 2009, the Pirates lost to the Cubs and became the first team in baseball history to clinch their 17th consecutive...
• 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 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Is The Loss of Chad Billingsley Going to Sink the Season?: Yesterday, in “news that is horrendously disappointing yet in no way surprising…” we learned that Chad Billingsley...
• 9/6 MLBTradeRumors: NL East Notes: Strasburg, Nationals, Marlins, Beinfest: Here's a look at items on the Nationals and Marlins.. Adam Kilgore of the Washington Post looks at the insurance policies that...
• 9/6 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Myers, Red Sox, Strasburg: Early September is always a good time to be a minor league player on the 40-man roster of an MLB team. So far today 21 players...
• 9/5 MLBTradeRumors: NL East Notes: Strasburg, Nationals, Marlins, Beinfest: Here's a look at items on the Nationals and Marlins.. Adam Kilgore of the Washington Post looks at the insurance policies...
• 9/5 Baseball Big Bro. Proj.: Forget Football, There is Still Baseball to be Played: That's right all you blasphemers out there. You are all ready to walk away from our national past-time for the 18-week...
• 9/5 Through The Fence Baseball: One month left: What needs to happen (NL edition): With the month of September and a few days in October left, we finally have a clear picture of which teams should contend for...
• 9/5 MLB Injury News: Welcome Back Votto: What Joey Votto's Return Means for the Reds: On July 15th, when Joey Votto played his last game before hitting the DL, the Cincinnati Reds were 50-38.  After Votto...
• 9/5 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Fantasy Baseball: Managing different stretch run scenarios: The season is winding down in some ways, but for those of you in the heat of a playoff run or at the end of a tight Roto race,...
• 9/5 District On Deck: Shutting Down Stephen Strasburg: It’s the story that won’t go away, yet we’ve seen this coming all season. Sometime this month** Mike Rizzo and...
• 9/4 MLB Injury News: Injuries, the New Market Inefficiency: Healthy players equals success.  That's never been a secret.  However, as athletes get better at what they do, as...
• 9/4 MLB Injury News: Stephen Strasburg Reaction: Since news broke yesterday that Stephen Strasburg's final pitch of 2012 will come on September 12th, the reaction has been...
• 9/4 MLB Injury News: Stephen Strasburg's Last Start for the Nationals Will Be September 12th: Returning from Tommy John surgery is tricky.  A pitcher must figure out just how much he can take and still be effective....
• 9/4 The Baseball Haven: Stephen Strasburg – Why the Nationals Shouldn’t Shut Him Down: Well, it’s official. Washington Nationals manager, Davey Johnson, has told right-handed pitching phenom Stephen Strasburg...
• 9/4 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Myers, Red Sox, Strasburg: Early September is always a good time to be a minor league player on the 40-man roster of an MLB team. So far today 21 players...
• 9/4 MLBeef.com: Stephen Strasburg to end season Sept. 12th?: Posted on September 3, 2012 by Taylor It’s been a while…I moved to a new house and the **** that followed left me without...
• 9/4 Baseball Analytics: No Meddlin' with Medlen: Kris Medlen (7-1) struck out a career high 12 and won his sixth straight decision as the Braves defeated the Rockies,...
• 9/4 Call to the Pen: No Shutdown in Sight: Kris Medlen Set to Lead Braves into October: The Washington Nationals are fully prepared to head into the playoffs without their best starting pitcher. The Atlanta Braves...
• 9/4 MLB Dirt: September Call-Ups to Help Your Fantasy Team Down the Stretch: September is here and that means roster expansions. In many deep fantasy leagues, September means a chance to find some new players...
• 9/4 Rising Apple: More Than Just Misunderstood: Three Ways R.A. Dickey Loses Out on Cy Young: On Wednesday afternoon in St. Louis, R.A. Dickey will further his case for the greatest single-season honor that can be bestowed...
• 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...
• 9/3 Baseball News Source: NL Recaps – Chipper Jones Leads Walkoff over Phillies: Chipper Jones home run completes Braves come back Philadelphia 7 – Atlanta 8 -  Atlanta Braves scored five runs in the...
• 9/3 Yankees Fans Unite: Travel Day: The Strasburg decision, individual honors races, and the playoff picture as MLB enters its last month. Strasburg Shutdown The...
• 9/3 mlbreports.com : MLB Reports Monthly Power Rankings: September 2012: Monday, September.3/2012 Chuck Booth (Lead Baseball Writer):   To say that this year has been a good year for baseball is an...
• 9/3 Born on Third - Cubs Blog: September 3 – 6, 2012; @ Nationals – Series Preview: Long time no see as the Cubs travel to Washington to take on the Nationals.  When the two teams last met it was the opening series...
• 9/3 High Heat Stats: Sunday NL Summary: A quick rundown of games from today’s NL action involving the leading teams. Nats 4, Cardinals 3 – Stephen Strasburg went...
• 9/3 Cubbies Crib: Chicago Cubs Vs Washington Nationals: Pre-Game Notes, Lineup, and TV Info: The Chicago Cubs are celebrating the Labor Day holiday in the Nation’s Capitol as they begin another week of labor beginning...
• 9/3 PaulLebowitz.com: Final Analysis on the Strasburg Shutdown: The shutdown of Stephen Strasburg has taken the tone of an overhyped movie marketed to an increasingly uninterested public. It’s...
• 9/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Stephen Strasburg dominates: Washington Nationals SP Stephen Strasburg allowed two hits and struck out nine in six shutout innings in a no-decision against...[+] the St. Louis Cardinals Sunday, Sept. 2.
• 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 Baseball Musings: Going Out on a High Note: Stephen Strasburg bounced back from his poor performance against the Marlins to shut down the Cardinals for six innings Sunday...
• 9/2 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Profar, Strasburg, Miller, Inge, Phillips: Baseball has always been a game for the young and old alike and today captured that sentiment perfectly. First, the young. The...
• 9/2 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Stephen Strasburg to make two more starts: Washington Nationals manager Davey Johnson said SP Stephen Strasburg will make two more starts before being shut down for the...[+] season. Strasburg's final start will be Wednesday, Sept. 12, against the New York Mets.
• 9/1 District On Deck: Four to Join Nationals Roster Today, Two More on Monday: Early Friday afternoon Nationals manager Davey Johnson revealed to reporters (thanks to Tweets by Mark Zuckerman) some of the...
• 9/1 PaulLebowitz.com: What To Watch For Over The Final Month—National League: I discussed the American League and what to watch for over the final month on Thursday along with a warning for those seeing the...

• 8/31 MLBTradeRumors: East Notes: Red Sox, Phillies, Nationals, Strasburg: We'll be waiting to see if any waiver trades take place between now and 11pm CDT, but a few clubs are already indicating that...
• 8/31 Through The Fence Baseball: Sitting Stephen Strasburg: The effect on baseball betting: Davey Johnson has made it official — Stephen Strasburg has only “two or three” more starts left this season....
• 8/31 Bronx Baseball Daily: Does David Phelps fit into the Yankees 2013 rotation?: Coming into the 2012 season, most people assumed that the pitching prospect that would make the biggest impact in the Bronx...
• 8/31 60ft6in.com: Factor12 Leaders: Week 21: The Factor12 Rating (F12) is an analytic measurement utilizing league average performance to compare the value of all MLB pitchers....
• 8/31 Call to the Pen: Strasburg Faces Ticking Clock: Stephen Strasburg has probably been talked about more for his upcoming innings limit than he has for the Cy Young-caliber season...
• 8/30 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Stephen Strasburg has 2-3 starts left: Washington Nationals SP Stephen Strasburg has 'probably' only two or three starts remaining before the team shuts him down for...[+] the season. Manager Davey Johnson said it will be based on how many innings Strasburg goes in his next couple of starts. He's thrown 150 1/3 frames this year. His next start with come either Sept. 7 against the Miami Marlins or Sept. 12 against the New York Mets.
• 8/30 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: 31 Games to Go: After narrowly escaping Colorado with a sweep-avoiding-yet-still-terrifying victory, the Dodgers have 31 games left to make a...
• 8/29 Blog Red Machine: Snub Providing Motivation for Cueto, Phillips: Upon the announcement of the National League All-Star team, two Reds players whose exclusion created a harsh backlash were those...
• 8/29 Call to the Pen: Stephen Strasburg’s Rough Outing Shouldn’t Fan The Innings Limit Flame: It’s sort of unfortunate where all of this Stephen Strasburg innings limit talk leaves us. Sure, it makes for interesting discussion...
• 8/28 Baseball News Source: NL Recaps – Marlins Rough up Strasburg And Nationals: Washington 0  - Miami 9 -  Stephen Strasburg gave up seven runs in five innings of work in Ricky Nolasco pitched a five hit...
• 8/28 Rising Apple: Can R.A. Dickey Win The Cy Young Award?: A not so funny thing happened to R.A. Dickey on the way to September.  In July of this season, on Friday the 13th no less, Murphy’s...
• 8/28 Baseball Musings: Blowout Shutouts: The Orioles, Pirates, and Marlins all pitch blow out shutouts, Baltimore beating the White Sox 6-0, while Pittsburgh and Miami...
• 8/28 Baseball Musings: Stressing Strasburg: The Marlins are attacking Stephen Strasburg‘s pitches successfully tonight. They’ve scored five runs, and are still...
• 8/28 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: It’s Chris day in MLB as for Chris take the mound on Tuesday night. Two square off, as Chris Sale and the White Sox take...
• 8/28 MLBTradeRumors: Rosenthal On Baker, Medlen, Orioles: Melky Cabrera missed out on a free agent payday of at least $50MM by testing positive for an elevated amount of testosterone,...
• 8/28 Baseball Reality Tour: Who Should Win the MVP?: Buster Olney got it started early this morning...In the wide open AL Cy Young race, the frontrunners from here look to be: 1....
• 8/27 Through The Fence Baseball: Great debate: Why Nats will be okay without Stephen Strasburg: At some point in the very near future, one fairly po**** man in the Washington Nationals clubhouse will be shut down for the...
• 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 Radical Baseball: Qualifying for average leadership: more: See previous post. I received this, which the sender assumes supports the idea that the criteria is based on 162 scheduled...
• 8/24 Redlegs Review: Stars aligning just right for the Reds: Even if the regular season ended today, the 2012 campaign has already been a special one for the Cincinnati Reds. They have...
• 8/24 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Strasburg, Giants, Chavez, Sizemore: Earlier today, Adam Kilgore of the Washington Post spoke with agent Scott Boras about his client Stephen Strasburg and the...
• 8/24 Baseball Musings: Prior to Strasburg: Tom Verducci notes that Mark Prior was Stephen Strasburg nine years ago: If Strasburg were born nine years earlier, he would be...
• 8/24 The Baseball Page: Riding the Pine: The (New) Decision: Over the last few weeks, we’ve heard a lot about Stephen Strasburg...
• 8/24 60ft6in.com: Factor12 Leaders: Week 20: The Factor12 Rating (F12) is an analytic measurement utilizing league average performance to compare the value of all MLB pitchers....
• 8/24 Baseball Musings: Andrews on StrasburgRob Neyer analyzes Dr. James Andrews’s comments on the coming shutdown of Stephen Strasburg. ...
• 8/23 Baseball News Source: Red Sox Place Beckett, Gonzalez on Trade Waivers: Josh Beckett and Adrian Gonzalez were placed on trade waivers this week by the Boston Red Sox, joining Arizona’s Joe Saunders...
• 8/23 MLBTradeRumors: AL East Links: Lucchino, Beckett, Jeter, Hardy: Four AL East teams can be found amongst the top eight in ESPN's Future Power Rankings, which measure how well-positioned teams...
• 8/23 District On Deck: Tommy John Surgery Scheduled for Lucas Giolito: Earlier this week word came out that the Washington Nationals’ first selection from this past June’s Amateur Draft,...
• 8/23 MLBTradeRumors: Nationals Notes: Strasburg, Andrews, Giolito: Count Chipper Jones among those who wouldn't shut Stephen Strasburg down in the midst of a pennant race. Talking to Yahoo Sports'...
• 8/23 The Baseball Page: Mets 101 News and Notes: Could Johan Santana Be Done for the Season?: As the New York Mets continue their slow march to the end of the regular...
• 8/23 Up Along First: Santana Shut Down: A Blessing In Disguise?: Sandy Alderson announced at a press conference yesterday that Johan Santana has been placed on the 15-day Disabled List with...
• 8/22 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Giants @ Dodgers August 22, 2012: Cain vs Capuano: Me, two days ago: The last time the Dodgers saw the Giants, back at the end of July, they walked into San Francisco and swept...
• 8/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Stephen Strasburg likely to miss two starts: Washington Nationals manager Davey Johnson said it is likely that SP Stephen Strasburg will miss at least his last two starts...[+] of the year as the team holds him to between 160 and 180 innings. General manager Mike Rizzo said the team doesn't have a specific number of innings in mind, but Strasburg will be shut down at some point, and Rizzo will make the call, not Johnson.
• 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 Eye On the Tigers: Batted Ball FIP: Fielding Independent Pitching (FIP) is an ERA estimator.  It attempts to show what a pitcher’s ERA should look like given...
• 8/22 High Heat Stats: It happened on Tuesday: Giants 4, @Dodgers 1: Down by 4 in the 6th, with no outs and the meat of the order coming up, you take no baserunning chances...
• 8/22 Southside Showdown: Reason to Worry?:     Chris Sale is having probably the best season by a White Sox pitcher since Esteban Loaiza’s 2003 campaign, for...
• 8/22 Tomahawk Take: Is Strasburg’s Inning Limit Here Yet?: After somewhat struggling against the Braves in his short career, Stephen Strasburg dominated the Braves, striking out 10 and...
• 8/22 mlbreports.com : Baseball’s Greatest One Hit Wonders Part 2: The Pitchers: Wedesday August 22, 2012 Chuck Booth (Lead Baseball Writer) Pitching is the most unnatural motion I can think of.  The human...
• 8/22 Braves Journal: Nationals 4, Braves 1: Atlanta Braves vs. Washington Nationals – Box Score – August 21, 2012 In 14 games against the Braves this year, the...
• 8/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Stephen Strasburg fans 10 in latest start: Washington Nationals SP Stephen Strasburg struck out 10 batters Tuesday, Aug. 21, in a 4-1 win over the Atlanta Braves. He allowed...[+] four hits and walked one in his latest start, which brought his innings count to 145 1/3.
• 8/21 Baseball News Source: NL Recaps – Strasburg Records 15th Win against Atlanta.: Stephen Strasburg struck out 10 and allowed one run in six innings to record his 15th win of the season over the Atlanta Braves...
• 8/21 District On Deck: Game 123: Nationals 4, Braves 1: Wow, it’s beginning to seem very clear that the crazier the nights get at Nationals Park, the more our beloved DC home team...
• 8/21 Blog Red Machine: Is Ryan Ludwick the NL Comeback Player of the Year?: We’ve given our “thumbs up” for Reds garnering Rookie of the Year (Todd Frazier) and Cy Young (Johnny Cueto),...
• 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 Call to the Pen: Nationals Should Compromise On Stephen Strasburg: Pitch on, Stephen Strasburg. I do not believe the Washington Nationals should shut down the ace hurler for the year when he hits...
• 8/20 Through The Fence Baseball: Braves begin important series with Nationals tonight: Monday is the big night for the Atlanta Braves. Sunday’s game against the Los Angeles Dodgers left the Braves five games...
• 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...
• 8/20 DC is for Baseball: The 5 best Nationals hitters of all time: It pains me to see the that the Nationals DFA'ed Cesar Izturis over the weekend to activate Ian Desmond from the DL. While Desmond...
• 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 mlbreports.com : Top Ten Stat Of The Week: Most World Series Appearances since 1961: Sunday August 19, 2012 Chuck Booth (Lead Baseball Writer and @chuckbooth3024 on Twitter)- Baseball season are 162 games long. ...
• 8/19 MLBTradeRumors: MLBTR Originals: A look back at the original reporting and analysis found on MLBTR this past week: Daniel Seco asked MLBTR readers how the...
• 8/18 mlbreports.com : Dustin Ackley: What’s Gone Wrong For The Once Highly Touted Prospect?: Saturday August 18th, 2012 Jake Dal Porto:  Dustin Ackley has a lot to live up to with the Seattle Mariners. Anyone who is selected...
• 8/18 60ft6in.com: Factor12 Leaders: Week 19: The Factor12 Rating (F12) is an analytic measurement utilizing league average performance to compare the value of all MLB pitchers....
• 8/18 District On Deck: Yet Another Strasburg Shut Down Opinion: Yes, I am just as sick of this issue as the rest of you. ESPN, MLB TV, every online sports site, sports radio station and newspaper...
• 8/17 Blog Red Machine: Math and the Reds: One of the more prevalent tones I have read as of late is that we can’t look too far ahead. The ol’ “one game...
• 8/17 Baseball Musings: The Boras-Nationals Alliance: Scott Boras defends the Nationals decision to shut down Stephen Strasburg at some point this season. Boras also takes some credit...
• 8/17 D.C. Baseball Yesterday and Today: This Day in D.C. Baseball History – Strasburg signs record breaking contract with Nats: On August 17, 2009 the Washington Nationals and Stephen Strasburg agreed on a contract just before the August 17th midnight deadline....
• 8/17 Bleeding Yankee Blue: NOW TOMMY JOHN SOUNDS OFF ON "BABYING" PITCHERS: Not sure why this was buried by the New York Post, or maybe I've just been swamped and missed it.  Bottom line, we...
• 8/17 Call to the Pen: Stephen Strasburg Who? How the Nationals Will Be Fine Without Their Ace – Part One: What if I were to tell you the Washington Nationals could – and should – be World Series favorites even after the...
• 8/17 Kings of Kauffman: Dreaming About Pitching: Let’s face it, any Royals team in the next block of however many years it takes to build a contender is going to be only...
• 8/17 Rising Apple: Series Preview: New York Mets @ Washington Nationals: The Mets have lost yet another series, their fourth series loss in a row, yet they’re coming off a victory in the finale...
• 8/17 Tomahawk Take: Braves Win Behind Chipper Jones’ Bat Kris Medlen’s Arm: Chipper Rises To The Occasion – Nothing New There You really have to hand it to Chipper Jones, he knows how to put on a show....
• 8/16 Baseball News Source: Nationals Could Regret Shutting Stephen Strasburg Down: Fueled by the best record in the majors at 73-45 and boasting the best pitching staff is baseball statistically, the Washington...
• 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 D.C. Baseball Yesterday and Today: The days before the Nats signed Stephen Strasburg: With the signing deadline (August 17, 2009) approaching here is what they were saying about the Nationals chances of signing Stephen...
• 8/16 Full Spectrum Baseball: Starting Pitching Valuation (SPv) Leaderboard: For a brief introduction to the statistic for those who have not read the article, SPv is a stat that encompasses 1) the number...
• 8/16 mlbreports.com : MLB Tommy John Surgery Updates: Thursday August 16th, 2012 Bernie Olshansky:  Over the course of this year, there have been more pitchers going in for Tommy...
• 8/16 Rising Apple: Mets Diamond Notes: Kelly Shoppach Activated, Matt Harvey’s Innings Limit: A day after making a waiver wire deal with the Red Sox that netted the Mets back-up catcher Kelly Shoppach, the backstop was activated...
• 8/15 Baseball News Source: NL Recaps – Frazier, Leake Lead Reds over Mets: New York 1 – Cincinnati 6 –  Todd Frazier and Scott Rolen hit back-to-back home runs to back up the pitching of Mike...
• 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 Raising Matt Cain: Lactose-Free Tim: Star # 25   Loss  (6-13)    4 whole innings  8 **** hits   4 runs   1 walk  ...
• 8/15 Giants Nirvana: Well, That Didn’t Help: Tim Lincecum’s outing started in typically rough fashion today, as the Nationals tagged him for two runs in the first inning,...
• 8/15 Call to the Pen: Melky Cabrera Suspended For Positive PED Test: San Francisco Giants outfielder Melky Cabrera, in the midst of a breakout season, has been suspended 50 games by Major League...
• 8/15 Baseball News Source: MLB – Baseball’s Best Starting Rotations: If the regular season ended today, the Major League Baseball playoffs would feature the following teams: The New York Yankees,...
• 8/15 Full Spectrum Baseball: Shark Week: The Jeff Samardzija Evaluation: That's right, it is Shark Week ladies and gentleman! No better time to try and figure out the real fantasy value of Jeff "The...
• 8/15 The Baseball Page: Are the Washington Nationals Truly the Best Team in Baseball?: The Washington Nationals have seen years of drafting and cultivating...
• 8/15 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Players questioning Stephen Strasburg limit: Some Washington Nationals players are questioning the team's decision to shut down SP Stephen Strasburg before the end of the...[+] regular season this year. 'You take the best pitchers off any team that has a chance to make it to the postseason and it's devastating,' INF/OF Mark DeRosa said. 'At the same time, we knew it going in. You kind of hoped the better we played the more the decision changed to the opposite.'
• 8/14 El Maquino: THE BULLPEN DID IT / TAKING THE NATS’ GM TO TASK: THE BIG PIECE: TAKING THE NATS’ GM TO TASK Before the season began, they were coming off an 80-81 season with optimism that...
• 8/14 It's About the Money (Stupid): Encouraging players to be honest about injuries: It's been a weird summer here in the Mid-Atlantic region. With the Orioles and Nationals as the local teams, the local media has...
• 8/14 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Stephen Strasburg won't pitch in winter ball: Washington Nationals SP Stephen Strasburg will not pitch in the Dominican Republic Winter League in the offseason after the Nationals...[+] shut him down.
• 8/14 Baseball Musings: Game of the Day: Stay up late for the Nationals at Giants. Two very good young pitchers battle as Jordan Zimmermann takes on Madison Bumgarner....
• 8/14 Crashburn Alley: Looking at Cole’s Cy Chances: Cole Hamels turned in another gem last night against the Miami Marlins, going the distance for his second consecutive complete...
• 8/13 StanGraphs: Aroldis Chapman, Relievers, and Cy Young Awards: Now I didn’t actually hear this because I had already turned the game off in complete disgust, but my brother assures me...
• 8/13 Call to the Pen: Washington Brass Unwavering on Stephen Strasburg’s Innings Limit: The Washington Nationals haven’t wavered in their stance on star righthander Stephen Strasburg and his innings limit. Come...
• 8/13 Baseball Musings: The Clubhouse Vibe: Adam Kilgore talks to the Nationals players about the Stephen Strasburg shutdown, and finds them accepting the idea grudgingly....
• 8/13 Baseball Musings: Does He Really Want to Give Royals Fans an Excuse?: Jeff Francoeur on shutting down Stephen Strasburg: “If you’re the Nationals, and those fans have been grinding away...
• 8/12 MLBTradeRumors: Poll: How Will Nationals Fare Without Strasburg?: With a Major League-leading 71-44 record, the Nationals have surprised the baseball world this season thanks to a balanced offensive...
• 8/12 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Stephen Strasburg to miss two or three starts: Washington Nationals SP Stephen Strasburg (back) will miss two or three regular season starts. It has nothing to do with the back...[+] stiffness he had in his latest outing, but is rather due to the fact the Nationals want to limit his innings total to 180.
• 8/12 The Baseball Page: The Stephen Strasburg innings pitch limit Conundrum: When talking about sports people always like to bring up ‘times’–’this...
• 8/11 The World's Worst Sports Blog: Quick thoughts on the Mets: So, I’m a little late to the party on this one, but way back on August 4, Mike Baxter tied the National League record for...
• 8/11 Tomahawk Take: Remaining Schedule Favors Braves (a little bit):   It’s Crunch Time As I write this the Braves are riding a hot streak, just 4 1/2 games in back of the Nationals in the...
• 8/11 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Stephen Strasburg bothered by minor back soreness: Washington Nationals SP Stephen Strasburg (back) said he has been dealing with minor soreness in the middle of his back for the...[+] last few starts after sleeping awkwardly. He experienced stiffness during his start against the Arizona Diamondbacks Friday, Aug. 10, after a nine-minute delay resulting from home plate umpire Dale Scott being hit in the mask by a foul ball off the bat of C Miguel Montero. However, Strasburg remained in the game and allowed one run on one hit over six innings, with four walks and six strikeouts.
• 8/11 Baseball News Source: Jordan Zimmermann – Unlikely Cy Young Candidate: Washington Nationals‘ right-hander Jordan Zimmermann doesn’t have a flashy record. At 9-6, there are 22 pitchers among...
• 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...
• 8/11 District On Deck: Game 113: Nationals 9, Diamondbacks 1:   In a game where the Washington Nationals defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks 9-1, their seventh consecutive win, the Stephen...
• 8/10 60ft6in.com: Factor12 Leaders: Week 18: The Factor12 Rating (F12) is an analytic measurement utilizing league average performance to compare the value of all MLB pitchers....
• 8/10 Baseball Musings: The Limit: We now have a better idea of when the Nationals will shutdown Stephen Strasburg. Here’s FanGraphs quoting Jeff Passan: While...
• 8/10 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Stephen Strasburg will not go over 180 innings: Washington Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo said SP Stephen Strasburg will not pitch over 180 innings this season. Rizzo said...[+] he did not have an exact number of innings Strasburg will pitch.
• 8/10 District On Deck: Game 112: Nationals 5, Astros 0: While the world outside of the Beltway hems and haws about Stephen Strasburg and his innings limit, one of Strasburg’s teammates...
• 8/10 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: The Padres play Pittsburgh as Edinson Volquez takes on James McDonald. The Padres played well since the All-Star break, going...
• 8/9 Climbing Tal's Hill: How good are the Washington Nationals?: The Washington Nationals have to be considered one of the favorites to represent the National League in the 2012 World Series....
• 8/9 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Fantasy Baseball Spoilers in every pitching category: Last week, we took a look at some good hitters to roster if you’re looking to play a spoiler in a few categories. This week,...
• 8/9 mlbreports.com : Stephen Strasburg Update: The Nationals Decision to Shut Stras For the Season is Looming: t Thursday August 9th, 2012 Bernie Olshansky:The rest of the Nationals’ season rides on the talented right arm of Stephen Strasburg....
• 8/9 District On Deck: Game 111: Nationals 4, Astros 3: By Marty Niland After sweating out a pair of extra-inning wins against baseball’s worst team, the Houston Astros, the Washington...
• 8/9 Tomahawk Take: Daily Notes (8/9): Pitching Issues, Dan Uggla: Well so far every time I have done the daily notes feature we have come away with a win. So back off Fred and Lee, I’ve got...
• 8/7 Baseball News Source: Cueto Headlines Top Five For NL Cy Young Award List: With only 57 days until the last day of the regular season, it is time to talk Cy Young Award.  With much of the regular season...
• 8/7 Baseball News Source: Nationals, Pirates and MLB Draft Spending Leaders Climbing Standings: The Washington Nationals and Pittsburgh Pirates, two clubs that many expected to improve but few figured would contend, have made...
• 8/7 Call to the Pen: On Playing Baseball in the Summer’s Heat: I do a lot of armchair, never-played-the-game type analysis. I look at baseball numbers and baseball people and what they say...
• 8/7 Halo Hangout: Halo Highlights- Weaver Dominates A’s in Shutout: To paraphrase the DJ Khaled song; All Jered Weaver does is win, win, win no matter what. Weaver doesn’t blow people away....
• 8/6 Climbing Tal's Hill: Astros may limit Lucas Harrell’s innings: With Stephen Strasburg and the Nationals in town the Astros are now talking about limiting the innings of their best pitcher....
• 8/6 Full Spectrum Baseball: Finders Keepers: The Daniel Straily Edition: Daniel Straily of the Oakland Athletics made his major league debut going six innings with 5 hits allowed, 1 Er, 1 BB and 5 Ks....
• 8/6 High Heat Stats: Game notes is back — tanned, rested & ready: Just when you thought it was safe to go back on the interwebs…. @Tigers 10, Indians 8: Three runs down, two outs and none...
• 8/6 mlbreports.com : MLB Reports Monthly Power Rankings: August 2012: Monday August.6/2012 Chuck Booth (Lead Baseball Writer and @chuckbooth3024 on twitter)- It has been a crazy month in which teams...
• 8/5 Marlin Maniac: Reyes Hits in 24 Straight Games. Carlos Lee at 11. Marlins Fall to Nationals, 4-1:     A rough second inning set the stage for a win for the Nationals today, despite a six-inning effort by Ricky Nolasco. ...
• 8/5 Marlin Maniac: “We Find a Way to Lose, No Matter What” – - Ozzie Guillen:     So…it looked like we were on our way to the second win in a row against one of the top three teams in baseball. ...
• 8/4 60ft6in.com: Factor12 Leaders: Week 17: The Factor12 Rating (F12) is an analytic measurement utilizing league average performance to compare the value of all MLB pitchers....
• 8/3 Baseball News Source: Nationals Acquire A’s Kurt Suzuki to Bolster Catching Depth: Arguably the most complete team in the National League, the Washington Nationals bolstered their lineup on Friday when they acquired...
• 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...
• 8/3 District On Deck: Jordan Zimmermann Named July Pitcher of the Month: Twice already this season the Washington Nationals have been able to boast that they had the National League Pitcher of the Month...
• 8/2 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Manager says team leaning toward sitting Stephen Strasburg: Updating previous report, Washington Nationals manager Davey Johnson said the team is leaning toward shutting down SP Stephen...[+] Strasburg at some point during the season. Johnson said Strasburg’s situation is similar to the one they had with SP Jordan Zimmermann last season when he was shut down after 161 1/3 innings.
• 8/1 Baseball News Source: Nationals Trade Analysis – Roster Unchanged after Trade Deadline: Now that the non-waiver trade deadline has passed, a plethora of Major League players are adjusting to new teams, except the roster...
• 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...
• 8/1 SOX & Dawgs: Where Does Tito Land: As we get closer and closer to the non waiver trade deadline and teams start to fight for better position or begin to drop off...
• 8/1 District On Deck: Game 102: Phillies 8, Nationals 0: The Philadelphia Phillies came to Nationals Park in last place, to play the first place Nationals on their home ground. Stephen...

• 7/31 Baseball News Source: NL Recaps – Cliff Lee Ignores Trade Talk and Beats Nationals: WASHINGTON – Cliff Lee tossed seven shutout innings, and Jimmy Rollins hit an inside the park home run to help lead the...
• 7/31 Baseball Musings: Unhappy Feliz: The Rangers will lose Neftali Feliz for at least a year: Texas Rangers pitcher Neftali Feliz needs Tommy John surgery to repair...
• 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...
• 7/31 SOX & Dawgs: Where Does Tito Land: As we get closer and closer to the non waiver trade deadline and teams start to fight for better position or begin to drop off...
• 7/30 Baseball Analytics: Stephen Strasburg: Awesome at the Plate, Too: Stephen Strasburg is an awesome pitcher. Considering that Strasburg leads all qualified starting pitchers in K/9 (11.6) and ranks...
• 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....
• 7/30 District On Deck: Game 100: Nationals 4, Brewers 1 (July 28, 2012):   Jordan Zimmermann, wearing throwback threads depicting the Negro League Homestead Grays, pitching in front of a huge crowd...
• 7/30 Tomahawk Take: Series Preview: Marlins @ Braves: The Braves come into this series against the Marlins 4 games back on the Washington Nationals but headed into a cup cake schedule....
• 7/29 Release Points: Greinke Trade Reaction: Win-Win for Brewers And Angels: After General Manager Doug Melvin confirmed on Thursday what so many had already expected – that, yes, Zack Greinke, perhaps...
• 7/29 MLB Dirt: 2012 All-Underrated Team: As Major League Baseball heads into the second half of its season chatter increases about the frontrunners for various end-of-year...
• 7/28 60ft6in.com: Operation Shutdown or World Series Parade?: “First in war, first in peace, and last in American League” once depicted the fledgling Washington Senators franchise.  However,...
• 7/28 Climbing Tal's Hill: No Baseball = NO-lympics: Baseball and softball have been officially eliminated from the Olympic Games. That is one of the many reasons that I will not...
• 7/28 MLBTradeRumors: Details On The Pursuit Of Zack Greinke: The Angels won the Zack Greinke sweepstakes last night, acquiring the former Cy Young Award winner in exchange for prospects...
• 7/28 Full Spectrum Baseball: The Opposite Field: What’s McCracken: ESPN Park Factors tells us that Dodgers Stadium is in the bottom 8 in both runs scored and home runs allowed. If you follow baseball...
• 7/28 MLB Dirt: Angels Made the Right Trade: The Milwaukee Brewers traded right-handed ace Zack Greinke to the Los Angeles Angels last night in exchange for shortstop prospect...
• 7/27 60ft6in.com: Factor12 Leaders: Week 16: The Factor12 Rating (F12) is an analytic measurement utilizing league average performance to compare the value of all MLB pitchers....
• 7/27 Bronx Baseball Daily: Back in the 70′s…the Yankees/Red Sox rivalry: When upset at me, my dad likes to begin every sentence with “Back in the 70’s…”  Back in the 70’s, he was buying...
• 7/27 Baseball News Source: Mets Matt Harvey Strikes Out 11 Diamondbacks in MLB Debut: Matt Harvey made his major league debut against the Arizona Diamondbacks and made a little history in the process. Harvey struck...
• 7/27 The Baseball Page: Fantasy Baseball: Places to be careful down the stretch: Fantasy Baseball: Places to be careful down the stretchAfter the trade...
• 7/27 Call to the Pen: Where do the Washington Nationals Go From Here?: The Washington Nationals are 20 games over .500 for the first time…well ever.  The Nationals are the direct descendants...
• 7/27 Baseball Musings: Another Starter?: Adam Kilgore makes the argument against the Nationals acquiring another starter, especially if the idea is to replace Stephen...
• 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 Reviewing the Brew: Series Six Pack with District on Deck’s Aaron Somers: The beaten, bloody and bruised Milwaukee Brewers (44-53) may have just lost the spark in what was supposed to be a turnaround...
• 7/26 District On Deck: Why Jordan Zimmermann is the Key to the Nationals’ Playoff Chances: It’s been nearly a week since “The Game” that shocked all of baseball and put thousands of utterly embarrassed Nationals...
• 7/26 District On Deck: DoD Roundtable: Strasburg-nomics: Stephen Strasburg. He’s been darn good to this point, with his improved mechanics, strikeout ability, phenom-label, jersey-selling...
• 7/26 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Fantasy Baseball: Places to be careful down the stretch: After the trade deadline of July 31, your fantasy team is going to begin to take a different shape. Many of the players you’ve...
• 7/26 The Baseball Page: Fantasy implications of Hanley Ramirez trade to the Dodgers: A lot of player movement is sure to take place between now and July...
• 7/26 Up Along First: Game 98: Mets Lose 5-2 As Strasburg Dominates: Final Score: Nationals 5, Mets 2 Player Of The Game: Jeremy Hefner- 6 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 7 K Goat Of The Game: Tim Byrdak-...
• 7/26 MetsToday.com: Mets Game 98: Loss to Nationals: Nationals 5 Mets 2 What was bad, has gone to worse. Mets Game Notes Jeremy Hefner held his own, allowing two runs on six hits...
• 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: 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 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Fantasy implications of Hanley Ramirez trade to the Dodgers: A lot of player movement is sure to take place between now and July 31, but it’s hard to imagine a bigger offensive name...
• 7/25 Up Along First: Morning Mets Links: July 25, 2012: Here are this morning’s Mets links: The Mets lost last night by a score of 5-2. R.A. Dickey was only alright. Combine that...
• 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...
• 7/24 Up Along First: Game 97: Lack Of Offense Leads To 5-2 Loss To Nationals: Final Score: Nationals 5, Mets 2 Player Of The Game: Jordany Valdespin- 1-1, PH HR in eighth Goat Of the Game: Jason Bay- Error...
• 7/24 Mets360.com: The 2012 Mets: Something’s Got To Give: I think it’s safe to say the Dog Days have arrived – that all-too-familiar time when one day runs into the next and it seems...
• 7/24 The Baseball Page: MLB Power Rankings: Week 18: Power Rankings Current Team Previous 1 Texas Rangers 1  Texas...
• 7/23 Up Along First: Series Preview: Mets Get Another Shot At Nationals: Tonight at 7:10, the Mets take on the Nationals in the first game of a three-game series at Citi Field. This may be the last chance...
• 7/23 PaulLebowitz.com: Strasburg Ambiguity Mars The Nationals’ Magical Season: How can anyone involved with the Nationals justify looking into Stephen Strasburg’s face and telling him that while the team...
• 7/21 Baseball Musings: Lannan Returns: John Lannan returns to the Nationals to pitch game two of their double header against the Braves and gets the win. He got off...
• 7/21 Up Along First: Phillies Working On Deal With Hamels, Other Trade Deadline Notes: Cole Hamels and the Phillies front office are reportedly ‘moving in the right direction’ on a contract extension,...
• 7/21 District On Deck: Game 92: Braves 4, Nationals 0: After horror struck Nationals Park last evening, the woes continued this afternoon as the Atlanta Braves (52-41) downed the Washington...
• 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 District On Deck: Game 90: Mets 9, Nationals 5: Thursday afternoon’s advertised pitcher’s duel between all-stars Gio Gonzalez for the Nationals and R.A. Dickey for...
• 7/20 Baseball Musings: Big Blow: The Braves come back from a 9-0 deficit as the Stephen Strasburg gives up four runs in the sixth inning, then the Nationals bullpen...
• 7/20 Baseball Musings: Massive Blasts: If the bottom of the first and bottom of the fourth, the Nationals put two men on base against Tommy Hanson, and the third batter...
• 7/20 Through The Fence Baseball: Shutting Stephen Strasburg down would be slap in face to fans: Unless you’ve been under a rock for the past few months, you’ve heard Washington Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo plans...
• 7/20 The Captain's Blog: Nationals Wise to Pull Reigns on Stephen Strasburg, Even if White Sox Aren’t Buying Similar Limit for Chris Sale: Stephen Strasburg will celebrate his 24th birthday tonight by taking the mound against the second place Atlanta Braves in a match-up...
• 7/20 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: The White Sox open a three game series in Detroit as Jake Peavy takes on Justin Verlander. Detroit trails Chicago by 1 1/2 games...
• 7/20 MLBTradeRumors: Rosenthal On Dodgers, Giants, Rangers, Nats: There's no question that the Dodgers will look to be major players at the deadline this year, says Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports...
• 7/20 The Baseball Page: Strasburg Through the Years: On Stephen Strasburg's birthday we post a video by youtube user TrueYankeeforever...
• 7/20 60ft6in.com: Factor12 Leaders: Week 15: The Factor12 Rating (F12) is an analytic measurement utilizing league average performance to compare the value of all MLB pitchers....
• 7/20 mlbreports.com : The Washington Nationals Franchise 2005-2012: (Part 4 of The Expos/Nats Series): Friday, July.20/2012 Chuck Booth (Lead Baseball Writer and @chuckbooth3024 on twitter)- At the beginning of 2005, MLB returned...
• 7/20 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Strasburg, Rangers, Hunter, Cubs: Cody Ross was a walkoff hero for the Red Sox tonight, slugging a three-run homer in the bottom of the ninth off White Sox...
• 7/19 Jays Journal: It’s Time for the Blue Jays to “Go Young”: All Jays fans would love to dream, as Jose Bautista has, of the Jays contending for a playoff spot in 2012. It’s definitely...
• 7/19 MLBTradeRumors: Brown On Nationals, Rangers, Marlins: The Nationals will consider adding a veteran starter to bolster their rotation down the stretch, Yahoo’s Tim Brown writes. Kevin...
• 7/19 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | More details on Stephen Strasburg: Updating a previous report, Washington Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo said when SP Stephen Strasburg is shut down later...[+] this year, the team won't return for a possible playoff run. 'When it happens, Stephen will not pitch again until spring training (in 2013),' Rizzo said. 'We tried something similar with Zimmermann last year and he just could not get going again. We won't make the same mistake.'
• 7/19 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Stephen Strasburg has no set innings number: Washington Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo said he will make the decision solely when to shut down SP Stephen Strasburg,...[+] and that his innings limit isn't necessarily at 160 innings.
• 7/18 Baseball Big Bro. Proj.: Nationals Have Dennis Hopper Moment With Strasburg: Pop quiz hot shot...Your staff ace is a year removed from Tommy John surgery and you've set an innings limit on him. However,...
• 7/18 MLBTradeRumors: Bowden On Padres, Tigers, Indians, Royals, Pirates: Here's the latest from around the league, courtesy of ESPN's Jim Bowden... The Padres have fielded offers for both Huston...
• 7/18 mlbreports.com : MLB Parity Is At An All-Time High: Wednwsday July.18/2012 Chuck Booth (Lead Baseball Writer and @chuckbooth3024)- With 2 weeks before the non-waiver trade deadline,...
• 7/17 The Rays Today: Throwing Heat: Posted in David PriceMatt MooreDavid Price has averaged 95.5mph which is good enough for 3rd fastest average fastball speed in...
• 7/17 Up Along First: NL East Rumors: Marlins Could Be Sellers, Braves Could Extend Prado, Nationals Eyeing Pitching: We are just 14 days away from the July 31 trade deadline, and rumors are quickly heating up. Here are some notes from throughout...
• 7/17 MLBTradeRumors: NL East Links: Oviedo, Nationals, Hamels: A few items of note out of the National League East, where the Nationals held a 2.5-game lead over the Braves entering Tuesday...
• 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 MLBTradeRumors: Nationals Interested In Ryan Dempster, Others: Nationals starters lead MLB in everything from ERA (3.21) to wins above replacement (10.7) to average fastball velocity (93.6...
• 7/17 Up Along First: Series Preview: Mets Take On Washington In Critical Series: The Mets begin a three-game series with the Nationals, one that has major playoff implications for New York, tonight at 7:05 in...
• 7/17 Call to the Pen: Stephen Strasburg’s Innings Limit: Some More Potential Strategies: Allow me to introduce you to Stephen Strasburg, Major League pitcher for the Washington Nationals. Stephen was born in San Diego,...
• 7/17 Tomahawk Take: Series Preview: Giants @ Braves: The Braves are hot coming into the first series against the San Francisco Giants. Atlanta is on an MLB leading 7 game winning...
• 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...
• 7/16 PaulLebowitz.com: Why Are the Diamondbacks So Desperate to Deal Upton?: You can counter the title question with, “They’re not desperate; they’re just listening and trying to maximize an asset,”...
• 7/16 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Stephen Strasburg moves back to fastball: Washington Nationals SP Stephen Strasburg had been getting in the habit of pitching hitters backwards during his recent losing...[+] streak, and coaches wanted him to throw more fastballs. In his start Sunday, July 15, Strasburg focused on going back to his heater, and he tossed six shutout innings. Strasburg tossed 70 heaters out of his 105 offerings in the game. Of his seven strikeouts, three came with hitters looking at the fastball. 'The thing about Stephen is, his off-speed is so good that it's easy to fall back on that,' pitching coach Steve McCatty said. 'But his fastball still is an outstanding pitch. So we just talked about it. We've been talking about it and talking about it and talking about it - get back to using it.'
• 7/15 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Sheets, Athletics, Twins: After missing two years due to elbow injuries, righty Ben Sheets made a triumphant comeback start today as a member of the Braves,...
• 7/15 Marlin Maniac: Baseball 101: To Win Games, You Need to Score Runners:   Sigh. It happened again.  The Marlins stranded eight runners in scoring position with two outs and left 11 men on base...
• 7/15 Marlin Maniac: Small Ball Notches a Marlins Win:       Against the precisely placed curve balls of Gio Gonzalez and the Nationals, Mark Buehrle and the Marlins...
• 7/15 Baseball Musings: No-No Nolasco: Ricky Nolasco just finished four no-hit innings against the Nationals. The only Washington batter to reach base was the opposing...
• 7/15 60ft6in.com: ‘Rapid’ Robert Feller: Did World War II save Bob Feller’s pitching career? At the conclusion of the 1941 campaign, the Cleveland Indians wunderkind,...
• 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: The Nats Don’t Need Any More Pitching: The trade deadline approaches and the chatter is focusing on the Nationals “needs” for the rest of the season. There are lots...
• 7/14 PaulLebowitz.com: Why The Nats Were Stupid With Strasburg: The same variances in human beings that allow a pitcher like Stephen Strasburg to throw 100-mph logically dictate that he is different...
• 7/13 Call to the Pen: Nationals’ Aggressive Draft Strategy Results in Premium Talent, Again: Just as they did in last year’s draft, the Nationals picked up a pitcher once projected as a top 10 talent who fell because...
• 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...
• 7/13 The Baseball Page: My Updated Bold Predictions for 2012: Before the MLB regular season continues tomorrow, let’s take a look...
• 7/13 60ft6in.com: Factor12 Leaders: Week 14: The Factor12 Rating (F12) is an analytic measurement utilizing league average performance to compare the value of all MLB pitchers....
• 7/13 The Baseball Page: Pittsburgh Pirates, Washington Nationals Lead Slew of First Half Surprises: Well well well, who woulda thunk it. It's the All-Star break, the Pirates...
• 7/12 Marlin Maniac: The All-Star Break is Behind Us. Let’s Get Back to Work:       The National League did their thing, and delivered a drubbing to the hated AL in a way that I sincerely hope...
• 7/12 District On Deck: Nationals Against Deadline With Lucas Giolito: The Washington Nationals have until 5:00 PM EST tomorrow to get Lucas Giolito, the team’s 1st Round selection in the 2012...
• 7/12 Release Points: NL Midseason Awards: Without further ado, here the NL Midseason award winners. Cy Young Award R.A. Dickey, New York Mets – as far as extended dominance...
• 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...
• 7/11 Release Points: NL Midseason Awards, Surprises, and Blunders: Without further ado, here the NL Midseason award winners. Cy Young Award R.A. Dickey, New York Mets – as far as extended dominance...
• 7/11 The Rays Today: 2012 All Star Game: Posted in David PriceFernando RodneyWell the 2012 All Star game didnt go as the AL had planned, but you have to give it to the...
• 7/11 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: All Star Repost: How to Panic Well in a Snake Draft: During the Baseball All-Star break we’ll be reposting some of our “All-Star” articles. This is a repost written...
• 7/11 Baseball Musings: NL East at the Break: The look at the division races continues with the NL East. Here are the graphs for this division. Powered by Tableau Looking at...
• 7/11 District On Deck: First Half Recap: Minor League Edition: On the verge of the 2012 All-Star break, the Washington Nationals have weathered injuries and, until last week, inconsistent hitting...
• 7/10 StanGraphs: Live Blog: 2012 All-Star Game: 10:27 PM: Here’s a TLR post-game interview, just like the doctor ordered. Tony is gushing about his NL squad, which is...
• 7/10 Phillies Nation: Trio of Phillies Take Part in National League All Star Win: They didn’t have much to do with the win, since the runs were put up early and often by the NL, but Carlos Ruiz and Cole...
• 7/10 District On Deck: The Home Run Derby is a Bore: Everyone loves the long ball. The fans love to see them, the sports media focuses on who is hitting them, our sluggers are celebrated...
• 7/10 Crashburn Alley: How to Talk to Baseball Writers on the Internet Without Making Yourself Look Like a Simpleton: We’re winding down this year’s All-Star festivities with the game itself this evening. Personally, I don’t care...
• 7/10 60ft6in.com: Where Do All-Stars Come From?: NOTE: This article is based on the ORIGINAL all-star rosters, before the rosters were altered due to injury. Where do all-stars...
• 7/9 Call to the Pen: All-Star Break Deep Breath Time In Majors: Just got done watching the Yankees thump the Red Sox for the third time this weekend on ESPN Sunday night, with ex-Boston manager...
• 7/9 mlbreports.com : The MLB Pitching Leaders in Wins: What to Make of Them?:   Monday July 9th, 2012 Bernie Olshansky: With more than half of the season over, we’ve seen a lot of surprises when it comes...
• 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...
• 7/8 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: All-Star Repost: 8 Players Under 25 that are Going to Be Great: During the Baseball All-Star break we’ll be reposting some of our “All-Star” articles. This is a repost of a...
• 7/7 mlbreports.com : What Would Baseball be Like Without Tommy John Surgery?: Saturday July 7th, 2012 Sam Evans: Just in the 2012 season, more than thirty pitchers have lost their seasons due to Tommy John...
• 7/7 RoxPile: Rockies Beat Strasburg Again: Stephen Strasburg is on the National League All-Star team. He is the subject of a heated debate among Nationals fans as to whether...
• 7/7 Call to the Pen: If the Season Ended Today: As hopefully all baseball fans know at this point, a brand new playoff system will be unveiled for the 2012 season. Instead of...
• 7/7 mlbreports.com : The Future of the Oakland A’s: The Mustache Gang Meets the Bash Brothers – Revealing Billy Beane’s Master Plan: Saturday July 7th, 2012 Jonathan Hacohen:  Baseball is a funny sport for many reasons. One particular reason is opinions. One...
• 7/7 District On Deck: The Nationals Have Money To Spend: Years have passed of the same old restraint, yet after countless discussions questioning the lack of spending by the Washington...
• 7/7 Motor City Bengals: Live. Arms.: Tigers pitchers struck out 11 last night against the Royals to rise to 699 on the season – good for 3rd in the league behind...
• 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 | Players could receive IVs: The Washington Nationals may give their players IVs with record-setting temperatures expected on the East coast this weekend....[+] SP Stephen Strasburg dealt with dehydration in his start last weekend and was pulled after just three innings, and he needed three IVs after his start.
• 7/6 StlSportsMinute.com: Has Lance Lynn pitched himself out of an All-Star selection?: With Lance Lynn's recent struggles, it will be hard for National League All-Star manager Tony La Russa to select him...
• 7/6 60ft6in.com: Factor12 Leaders: Week 13: The Factor12 Rating (F12) is an analytic measurement utilizing league average performance to compare the value of all MLB pitchers....
• 7/6 RoxPile: Rockies Line-Up, July 6 2012: Drew’s 1st win?: The Rockies open a 3 game set tonight versus the Nationals (48-32) at Nationals Park. The next man up is Drew Pomeranz (0-3, 3.72...
• 7/6 Through The Fence Baseball: Ryan Howard to rejoin Phillies tonight for series against Braves: After a crushing defeat to the New York Mets last night the Philadelphia Phillies have decided to call in reinforcements. First...
• 7/6 Fanspeak.com: Nationals at the Half-way Point:: The Nationals have now played 80 games, and while they are a game shy of the mid-way point, it is fair to look at given that most...
• 7/4 Kings of Kauffman: Glimpsing Stars: Earlier on Tuesday, Joe Posnanski discussed the 2012 MLB All-Star Game and all-star games in general to devise some kind of meaning....
• 7/4 MLBTradeRumors: Olney's Latest: NL Trade Market, Darvish: In today's Insider-only blog post, ESPN's Buster Olney compares the current state of the trade market to shopping at an airport,...
• 7/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Stephen Strasburg likely to receive long rest after break: Washington Nationals manager Davey Johnson said Tuesday, July 3, that he plans to give SP Stephen Strasburg rest before his opening...[+] start of the second half following the All-Star break. Johnson indicated that Strasburg could be the fifth starter coming out of the break. Johnson said the workload of Strasburg during the All-Star game will dictate when he is used.
• 7/3 Baseball Musings: Young Guns: Cy Morong does a nice job of summing up the career of Chris Sale and Stephen Strasburg so far. Both came up in 2010, and both...
• 7/3 District On Deck: Should Tyler Clippard Have Made the All Star Team?: While the Washington Nationals placed three players on the 2012 National League All Star Game roster and could potentially send...
• 7/2 60ft6in.com: 100 Pitches? Throw Away the Clicker: I am so tired of the pitch count. The 100-pitch limit (a nice round number?) is an arbitrary figure with no scientific evidence...
• 7/2 District On Deck: Strasburg, Gio, and Desmond Named NL All Stars: Stephen Strasburg, Gio Gonzalez, and Ian Desmond were all called into manager Davey Johnson’s office individually Sunday...
• 7/2 Raising Matt Cain: It's on like Donkey Kong: The Giants have played 80 games and find themselves one game up in the NL West with a 45-35 record. Their "Pythagorean" or "expected"...
• 7/1 Baseball Musings: He’ll Never Pitch for Dusty Baker: Davey Johnson describes what happened to Stephen Strasburg in the heat on Saturday: “After the second inning he wasn’t even...

• 6/30 Baseball Musings: Cold in the Heat: Stephen Strasburg pitched poorly against the Braves and was removed after three innings: Mike Minor won for just the second time...
• 6/30 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Stephen Strasburg leaves game early: Washington Nationals SP Stephen Strasburg left his start Saturday, June 30, after three innings because of heat-related issues....[+]
• 6/30 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: The White Sox try to make it three games in a row against the Yankees as they send Jake Peavy to the mound against Hiroki Kuroda....
• 6/30 Yankees Fans Unite: My 2012 NL All-Star Roster: These are my selections for the NL All- Star team. Starters: C- Carlos Ruiz- Phillies: It is not often we have years where there...
• 6/29 District On Deck: Syracuse Sends Two To Triple-A All Star Game: Rosters for the Triple-A All Star Game were announced earlier this week, with a pair of Chiefs among those who’ll play in...
• 6/29 60ft6in.com: Factor12 Leaders: Week 12: The Factor12 Rating (F12) is an analytic measurement utilizing league average performance to compare the value of all MLB pitchers....
• 6/29 Through The Fence Baseball: And the 2012 first-half MVP and Cy Young winners are …: We’re through three months of the season and nearly half the 162-game schedule has been played. The largest lead in any division...
• 6/29 Baseball Musings: Nat for Life: Bryce Harper loves the city, and already wants to play his whole career in Washington: “You look at Cal Ripken. You look at...
• 6/28 Call to the Pen: A New Era of Offense: The various offensive eras in baseball history are well documented, but it’s possible we may be witnessing the birth of...
• 6/27 D.C. Baseball Yesterday and Today: Gonzales and Strasburg are both having historic season: When it all said and done I believe the 2012 Washington Nationals may have a season that will be written about for decades. The...
• 6/26 RoxPile: Strasburg/Harper Machine Not Powerful Enough to Defeat Rockies: Rockies 4, Nationals 2 I saw the Rockies play the Nationals last July in D.C., and the Nats were not good. The Rockies took that...
• 6/26 District On Deck: Game 71: Rockies 4, Nationals 2: As quoted by our beloved MASN color commentator, FP Santangelo, “One pitch can indeed change a ballgame.” While fans thought...
• 6/26 Raising Matt Cain: Studly Barry-Z: Barry Zito did not allow a hard-hit ball in his seven shutout innings. He was "missing the sweet spot" as Kruk said. The Dodgers...
• 6/25 Obstructed View: Series Preview: Chicago Cubs (24-48) at New York Mets (39-34): The Cubs won't get a whack at Dickey this series, but they'll still face plenty of good pitching against the suddenly...
• 6/25 Baseball Musings: Double Jesus: Jesus Flores and Baseball Jesus, a.k.a. Stephen Strasburg hit back to back doubles in the top of the firth inning, giving the...
• 6/25 RoxPile: What The Rockies Should Not Do: With most everybody convinced that the current season is hopeless for the Rockies, the focus has shifted towards what steps the...
• 6/25 District On Deck: Which Nationals Will Make the All Star Roster: On Sunday we’ll learn the results of fan voting for the All Star Game starters and those players selected by their peers...
• 6/25 District On Deck: Game 70: Orioles 2, Nationals 1: On the one-year anniversary of manager Jim Riggleman’s shocking resignation, the Nationals looked to show just how far they’ve...
• 6/25 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: The Brewers travel to Cincinnati with a chance to move up in the division as Yovani Gallardo takes on Mat Latos. The two potential...
• 6/24 Through The Fence Baseball: Heading into All-Star break, are the Braves a playoff team?: I could say fans of teams everywhere are asking themselves this question right about now, as we pull into the All-Star break,...
• 6/24 Raise the Jolly Roger: GAMEDAY: Pirates vs. Tigers: Tigers (34-37) at Pirates (38-32) 1:35 PM EST–PNC Park, Pittsburgh Here is the MLB.com Gameday TV: ROOT Sports The Bucs...
• 6/22 60ft6in.com: Factor12 Leaders: Week 11: The Factor12 Rating (F12) is an analytic measurement utilizing league average performance to compare the value of all MLB pitchers....
• 6/22 High Heat Stats: Thursday recap: I haven’t kept up with the recaps due to a busy week — haven’t seen a single pitch since Dickey’s last....
• 6/22 Call to the Pen: Buying And Selling: Which Players And Teams Will Continue Or Buck Trends In The Second Half?: As is the case with every season in the history of baseball, there have been plenty of huge surprises as we near the halfway point...
• 6/21 Call to the Pen: Stephen Strasburg Innings Limit Update: There is no update. The team is keeping a tight lid on their true intention. Publicly, they are telling the world the innings...
• 6/21 mlbreports.com : Why the Washington Nationals Will Make the Playoffs in 2012:   Thursday June 21st, 2012 Bernie Olshansky: The last time the city of Washington D.C. saw a World Series trophy was in 1924....
• 6/21 mlbreports.com : What a “Ri-Dickey-lous” Story: Thursday June 21st, 2012 John Burns:  One of the better stories in all of baseball this season has been the dominance of R.A....
• 6/21 Redbird Rants: Interview with TBS Baseball Analyst John Smoltz: I recently read Starting and Closing by longtime Atlanta Braves pitcher John Smoltz, who briefly played for the St. Louis Cardinals...
• 6/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Stephen Strasburg fans 10 in win: Washington Nationals SP Stephen Strasburg allowed two runs on five hits and two walks while striking out 10 in seven innings to...[+] beat the Tampa Bay Rays Wednesday, June 20.
• 6/21 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: The Oakland Athletics go for a sweep of the Dodgers as Clayton Kershaw takes on Travis Blackley. Kershaw isn’t quite as...
• 6/20 The Rays Today: Hellickson Goes To The DL: Posted in Jeremy HellicksonJoel PeraltaThe Rays placed Jeremy Hellickson on the DL with shoulder fatigue. Right handed pitcher...
• 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...
• 6/20 Baseball Musings: Young Guns: Chris Archer made a stellar major league debut for Tampa Bay, walking one and striking out seven Nationals in six innings of work....
• 6/20 For Baseball Junkies: Knowing Our Roll: The Baseball Blogosphere is filled with good stuff today... here's a look at some of the stories from our esteemed Blog Rollers.Starting...
• 6/20 WahoosOnFirst: Dustin Ackley or Jason Kipnis?: About two weeks ago, ESPN.com’s Tim Kurkjian posted his All-25-and-Under Team, a list of some of the most well known young...
• 6/20 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: It’s a tough day to find good matchups. Tommy Hanson and Phil Hughes are hot in June, and they face each other in the rubber...
• 6/19 Up Along First: R.A. Dickey Is The Best Pitcher In Baseball… And Could Be For A While: After last night’s second consecutive one-hitter for R.A. Dickey, it seems clear that he is the best pitcher in baseball...
• 6/18 Raise the Jolly Roger: Pirates All-Star chances: With the mid-summer classic in Kansas City approaching quickly (July 10th), I spent some of the off day wondering which Pirates...
• 6/17 FanSided: Who's On First - Actually, Who's In First?: Give me parity over dynasty.  Give me the unknown rather than predictability.  You won't find the level of competition seen...
• 6/16 FanSided: The Hall of Brewers We Won’t Miss: Final Round of Nominees: Wow, time really flew by!  It feels like just yesterday my wife and I were watching the Brewers, when K-Rod blew his first (of...
• 6/15 Call to the Pen: Can Anybody Explain This Game?: You would think after all of these years I’d have a better handle on baseball trends,  but no, I still can’t figure...
• 6/15 MLB Dirt: Early Thoughts on the 2012 AL Rookie of the Year Race: While still early, the 2012 major league baseball season is now more than a third over, and many rookies have made intentions...
• 6/15 High Heat Stats: Thursday early games / Late Wednesday notes: @Reds 12, Indians 7: Joey Votto reversed a 2-0 deficit with a 3-run bomb, Brandon Phillips had a second straight big game, and...
• 6/15 60ft6in.com: Factor12 Leaders: Week 10: The Factor12 Rating (F12) is an analytic measurement utilizing league average performance to compare the value of all MLB pitchers....
• 6/15 MLBTradeRumors: Update On Timeline For Calling Up Prospects: In all likelihood, the wait is over. Teams can now call prospects up to the MLB level with the expectation that the players will...
• 6/14 YankeeAnalysts.com: Scouting the opposition: Washington Nationals: With a day off today after a sweep of the Braves, the Yankees will be getting some well-deserved rest.  Tomorrow, they will continue...
• 6/14 STLCardinalBaseball: Case for Lance Lynn to start the All Star game: With the All Star game less than a month away, I think it is fair for us to take a look ahead and think of who will be starting...
• 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 PaulLebowitz.com: The Life And Rant Of Brian: I apologize in advance for subjecting you to the writing of Joel Sherman. Sherman wrote this piece in today’s NY Post in which...
• 6/13 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Stephen Strasburg left with cut: Updating a previous report, Washington Nationals SP Stephen Strasburg (finger) left his start Wednesday, June 13, because of small...[+] cut on his on the tip of his right middle finger. Manager Davey Johnson said he took Strasburg out as a precaution because he did not want the injury to become more serious. Johnson said he believes Strasburg will be able to make his next scheduled start.
• 6/13 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Stephen Strasburg extends winning streak: Washington Nationals SP Stephen Strasburg allowed two runs on five hits in six innings against the Toronto Blue Jays Wednesday,...[+] June 13, to win his fifth straight start and his eighth game of the season. He struck out eight batters and walked one in the game.
• 6/13 Baseball Musings: Shutting Down Strasburg: Getting Blanked discusses Mike Rizzo’s decision to shutdown Stephen Strasburg at 160 innings no matter what: The Nationals’...
• 6/13 Baseball Musings: Nationals Sweep: The Nationals continue to power through the NL East, sweeping the Red Sox and the Blue Jays, today winning 6-2 against Toronto....
• 6/13 Talkin Sox with Dan: Ryan Kalish is Needed in Boston: Ryan Kalish should be in the next available Lincoln Town Car that takes him from McCoy Stadium to T.F. Green Airport and on a...
• 6/13 For Baseball Junkies: MLB Draft Signing Tracker - 85% Sports: 85% Sports has put together a phenomenal MLB Draft Signing Tracker for the first 10 rounds of the draft.  It is a two part...
• 6/13 Bronx Baseball Daily: Quote: Cashman upset at how Joba Rules are perceived: Joel Sherman of the NY Post started off his daily column today talking about National’s pitcher Stephen Strasburg and...
• 6/13 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: The Nationals go for a sweep of the Blue Jays as youngsters battle in Toronto. Stephen Strasburg takes on Kyle Drabek. The two...
• 6/12 Mastersball.com: Wainwrong will soon be Wainwright again: I've answered this question so many times the past week I figured it would be easier to put a blog post and just link it. Adam...
• 6/12 Through The Fence Baseball: Breaking Balls: The beasts of the East rule: In baseball, however, there is one way to quantify which is better and that’s the team standings. And so far this year, it’s...
• 6/12 Crashburn Alley: The Dumbest Thing You’ll Read All Year: Before I link you to an article, here are some facts: Clifton Phifer Lee ranks third in Major League Baseball in strikeouts as...
• 6/11 PaulLebowitz.com: Soler Provides A Window Into The Future: Through Jorge Soler, I’ve gazed into the future. Not because he’s such a hot prospect and was so heavily in demand that the...
• 6/9 High Heat Stats: Friday performance notes, etc.: Friday’s best and worst in Win Probability Added (WPA): Pitchers — C.J. Wilson, 0.382 (8 IP, 1 R in a game that was...
• 6/9 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 6/9: The Washington Nationals and their two young prized possessions, Stephen Strasburg and Bryce Harper, took center stage on...
• 6/9 Baseball Musings: Coach Ankiel: Stephen Strasburg asked Rick Ankiel for help with his curve ball: Strasburg was uneasy about asking Ankiel for advice, not wanting...
• 6/9 Talkin Sox with Dan: Things to Watch For This Weekend: Stephen Strasburg, Bryce Harper and the Washington Nationals rolled into Fenway Park on Friday night and won the first game of...
• 6/9 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 6/9: The Washington Nationals and their two young prized possessions, Stephen Strasburg and Bryce Harper, took center stage on...
• 6/9 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Buxton, Blue Jays, Quentin, Collins: Stephen Strasburg struck out 13 Red Sox tonight, becoming the first visiting pitcher to strike out that many batters in Fenway...
• 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 60ft6in.com: Factor12 Leaders: Week 9: The Factor12 Rating (F12) is an analytic measurement utilizing league average performance to compare the value of all MLB pitchers....
• 6/8 Fire Brand of the American League: The Advanced Scout – Washington NationalsThe Advanced Scout recovers from his Del's Lemonade headache and analyzes the Washington Nationals...
• 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 SOX & Dawgs: Washington Nationals @ Boston Red Sox Pitching Matchups: 6/8-6/10: Note: Pitching matchups are subject to change Friday, June 8 @ 7:10 PM Stephen Strasburg, RHP (6-1, 2.35) vs Felix Doubront,...
• 6/8 MLBTradeRumors: Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Appel, Morneau, LaHair: Two years ago today, both Stephen Strasburg and Giancarlo Stanton made their Major League debuts. Strasburg famously struck...
• 6/8 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: The Mets travel north to The Bronx as Johan Santana face Hiroki Kuroda and the Yankees. Johan comes off the first ever no-hitter...
• 6/8 Baseball Musings: Top and Bottom: The Nationals head to Fenway Park for a weekend series with the Red Sox. The teams traded roles, as Washington is the first place...
• 6/7 SOX & Dawgs: Washington Nationals @ Boston Red Sox Pitching Matchups: 6/8-6/10: Note: Pitching matchups are subject to change Friday, June 8 @ 7:10 PM Stephen Strasburg, RHP (6-1, 2.35) vs Felix Doubront,...
• 6/7 MLBTradeRumors: Platform Years For First-Time Eligible Starters: Clayton Kershaw's salary jumped from $500K to $7.5MM this year, and it wasn't just because of his Cy Young performance. Kershaw...
• 6/6 Fanspeak.com: What can the Nationals get for John Lannan?: Ken Rosenthal wrote an update on the Nationals and John Lannan trade negotiations. The report is that the Nationals want a team...
• 6/6 Through The Fence Baseball: 2012 MLB draft: Top 10 best team drafts: With the first 15 rounds of the 2012 MLB amateur draft in the books, most of the top talent is already off the board. With the...
• 6/5 MLBTradeRumors: Lucas Giolito Talks Elbow, Nationals: The Nationals selected high schooler Lucas Giolito with their top pick in this year’s draft despite uncertainty surrounding...
• 6/5 Through The Fence Baseball: 2012 MLB Draft: First-round selections and analysis: As usual, the baseball draft remains totally unpredictable. The Houston Astros shocked many from the very start, some high-profile...
• 6/5 PaulLebowitz.com: My Annual MLB Draft Rant: I tuned into the draft coverage on the MLB Network last night for a brief moment as they were up to pick 40 or so. When talking...
• 6/5 MLBTradeRumors: First Overall Picks Without MLB Experience: Carlos Correa joined an exclusive club when the Astros selected him first overall in last night's draft. Some of the game’s...
• 6/4 FanSided: 2012 MLB Draft: Astros Select Carlos Correa 1st OverallWith the first pick in the 1992 MLB Draft, the Houston Astros selected third basemen ...
• 6/4 MLBTradeRumors: 2012 MLB Draft Results: After months of anti**** it's finally time for MLB's amateur draft.  This year's draft may not have the depth of last year’s...
• 6/4 MLBTradeRumors: Astros Select Carlos Correa: The Astros have officially drafted high school shortstop Carlos Correa with the first overall selection in the 2012 draft. Stanford...
• 6/4 For Baseball Junkies: The 2012 Amateur Baseball Draft - MLB Draft Day: I probably enjoy the first-year-player draft more than most (which doesn't say much because most people could not care less)....
• 6/3 MLBTradeRumors: Draft Notes: Astros, Orioles, Red Sox: The Astros hope Stanford's Mark Appel follows in the path of Stephen Strasburg and David Price as successful big league pitchers...
• 6/3 Bronx Baseball Daily: Rumor: Yankees talking to Nationals about trade involving Eduardo Nunez: A source told Josh Norris of the Trentonian that the Nationals were working on a “big” trade a couple of weeks...
• 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...
• 6/2 Braves Journal: Nats 2, Braves 0: Atlanta Braves vs. Washington Nationals – Box Score – June 02, 2012 – ESPN. Pitcher wins, pitcher losses. Brandon...
• 6/2 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Stephen Strasburg wins third straight: Washington Nationals SP Stephen Strasburg worked seven scoreless innings Saturday, June 2, against the Atlanta Braves for the...[+] first time in his major league career. He struck out nine batters and walked none while throwing just 90 pitches. Less than two years removed from Tommy John surgery, Strasburg remains on a strict innings limit, and manager Davey Johnson is cutting them when he can.
• 6/2 Baseball Musings: Jesus Battery Powers the Nationals: Baseball Jesus, Stephen Strasburg, showed no ill effects on Saturday as he pitched seven shutout innings against the Nationals....
• 6/2 It's About the Money (Stupid): Rumor: Yanks talking trade with Nats: Josh Norris reports that the Yankees have been engaged in trade talks with the Washington Nationals to acquire a starting...
• 6/2 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: Friday’s rainout works to the advantage of the Atlanta Braves as they skip Mike Minor and Brandon Beachy against Stephen...
• 6/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Stephen Strasburg to pitch Saturday: After the rainout Friday, June 1, Washington Nationals manager Davey Johnson said SP Stephen Strasburg will simply be pushed back...[+] a day to start Saturday, June 2.
• 6/1 High Heat Stats: Wringing the sponge: Only 3 games were played Thursday. Let’s see how much can be squeezed out of those box scores. Tigers 7, @Red Sox 3: Miggy...
• 6/1 YankeeAnalysts.com: The agony and the ecstasy of the MLB draft: With the MLB draft upcoming, I thought this would be a good time to think a bit about the uncertainty of the draft, and how so...

• 5/31 The "Mc" Effect: Where Does the Pirates "Big Three" Stack Up?: The Pirates have watched their top three starting pitchers have fantastic starts to the 2012 season. Through two months, James...
• 5/30 mlbreports.com : 2012 MLB Draft Preview: Wednesday May 30th, 2012 Bryan Sheehan (MLB Writer): For those who may not know, the MLB’s first-year-player draft starts...
• 5/27 60ft6in.com: Factor12 Rating Leaders: Week 7: The Factor12 Rating (F12) is an analytic measurement utilizing league average performance to compare the value of all MLB pitchers....
• 5/27 Braves Journal: Nationals 8, Braves 4: Washington Nationals vs. Atlanta Braves — Box Score — May 26, 2012 — ESPN Mike Minor is a problem with this team. Unfortunately,...
• 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: Doing it All: Stephen Strasburg is the best hitter in the lineup today for the Natinonals. And how about the 19 year old with a .355 OBP and...
• 5/26 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: Sorry for the late start today. Here’s a quick look at the best games, even though the Padres and Mets are underway. Toronto...
• 5/23 mlbreports.com : Mike Gonzalez to Nats: Washington is Gearing Up For the Playoffs: Tuesday May 22, 2012 With injuries to both Drew Storen and Brad Lidge the Nationals had to go out and find more depth to their...
• 5/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Stephen Strasburg throws bullpen: Washington Nationals SP Stephen Strasburg (biceps) threw a typical bullpen session Wednesday, May 23, and is on track to make...[+] his next start Saturday, May 26. The team believes Strasburg dealt with typical soreness in his last start for a pitching coming back from Tommy John surgery.
• 5/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Stephen Strasburg feels great during side session: Washington Nationals SP Stephen Strasburg (biceps) said he felt great during a bullpen session Wednesday, May 23, and expects...[+] to make his next scheduled start.
• 5/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Stephen Strasburg will make next start: Updating a previous report, Washington Nationals manager Davey Johnson said SP Stephen Strasburg (biceps) will make his next scheduled...[+] start. The team did not have to perform an MRI or any other significant tests on his biceps. The team will monitor him this week in case something does bother him.
• 5/21 D.C. Baseball Yesterday and Today: ‘Pretty Good’ Isn’t Good Enough as Nats Hit The Road in NL East: The Nationals’ greatness was tested once again last weekend against the Baltimore Orioles, and once again they came up just...
• 5/21 District On Deck: Game 41: Nationals 9, Orioles 3: It’s no secret that someday we’d see Washington’s pair of phenoms, Stephen … [visit site to read more]Game...
• 5/21 Throw the Challenge Flag: Pittsburgh Pirates Quarter Season Review: Opening Day seems like just days ago but that is not the case. We are a quarter of the way through baseball season and it's time...
• 5/21 High Heat Stats: Weekend roundup: One late note from Saturday before we move on: @Giants 4, Athletics 0: A combined one-hitter by Ryan Vogelsong (7), Javier Lopez...
• 5/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Stephen Strasburg not expected to miss start: Washington Nationals SP Stephen Strasburg (biceps) left his start Sunday, May 20, against the Baltimore Orioles early due to tightness...[+] in his biceps. However, manager Davey Johnson said he did not expect Strasburg to miss his next scheduled start. 'The biceps is fine,' Strasburg said. 'Starting out, I threw a lot of pitches early and then we put up a lot of runs. I got a little tired. (The bicep) got a little tight.'
• 5/20 Baseball Musings: Strasburg’s Arm: Stephen Strasburg came out of Sunday’s game with tightness in his arm: After the Nationals’ 9-3 victory over the Orioles,...
• 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...
• 5/20 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: The Reds and Yankees play the rubber game of their series as Johnny Cueto faces CC Sabathia Sunday. Cueto makes his sixth start...
• 5/18 60ft6in.com: Factor12 Rating Leaders: Week 6: The Factor12 Rating (F12) is an analytic measurement utilizing league average performance to compare the value of all MLB pitchers....
• 5/18 The Writer's Journey: Standard Catalog of Vintage Baseball Cards edited by Bob Lemke (2011): Standard Catalog of Vintage Baseball Cards edited by Bob Lemke Krause Publications, 2011 696 pages The 21st edition of the Standard...
• 5/18 It's About the Money (Stupid): Kerry Wood strikes out his last batter: Kerry Wood pitched to his last batter today in a game against the Chicago White Sox. **** the pitcher who has averaged 10.3 strikeouts...
• 5/17 D.C. Baseball Yesterday and Today: What’s in a name?: Baseball in the District, if you ask many fans it would begin and end with Walter Johnson, prior of course to the arrival of Harper...
• 5/17 MLBTradeRumors: 2013 Contract Issues: Washington Nationals: The Nationals are next in MLBTR’s 2013 Contract Issues series: Eligible For Free Agency (6) Edwin Jackson - It would...
• 5/16 Operation Shutdown: Gameday 37 - Nationals: Pirates (17-19) at Nationals (22-14)7:05 PM ETTV: ROOT SportsNationals Park - Washington, D.C.Starting PitchersPittsburgh - Erik...
• 5/16 This is Getting Old: Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Washington Nationals – Game 37: #Correia4Bullpen No rest for your Buccos.  They obviously slept with whoever makes the schedules significant other.  No rest...
• 5/15 Three Rivers Burgh Blog: Pirates Game 36 Recap - Marlins 6, Pirates 2: Games like tonight have been more few and far between for the Pirates so I guess you can't be overly disappointed because this...
• 5/15 District On Deck: Game 36: Padres 6, Nationals 1: Stephen Strasburg‘s first career start against his hometown San Diego Padres … [visit site to read more]Game 36: Padres...
• 5/15 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Stephen Strasburg may have explanation for rocky outing: Washington Nationals SP Stephen Strasburg applied analgesic ointment Hot Stuff to loosen up his body before his start Tuesday,...[+] May 15, but it somehow wound up covering an area that affecting his performance against the San Diego Padres. 'I can't really tell you what the problem was, but some Hot Stuff got misplaced,' manager Davey Johnson said. 'It was on his shoulder and evidently – I don't know how it got to where it got, but it was uncomfortable, to say the least.'
• 5/15 Baseball Musings: Looking for Some Hot Stuff: It appears Stephen Strasburg got ointment in the wrong place: “I can’t really tell you what the problem was, but some Hot...
• 5/15 Baseball Musings: Nick of Time Delay: Stephen Strasburg struggled in the first inning against San Diego, giving up two hits and two walks, the Padres taking a 1-0 lead....
• 5/15 MLBTradeRumors: Rosenthal On Braves, Dempster, Rizzo, Astros: One scout told Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports that the work of the Braves’ hitting instructors and the performance of Kris Medlen...
• 5/15 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: It’s a rare Tuesday getaway day as teams play two game series leading up to interleague play this weekend. It’s a...
• 5/14 D.C. Baseball Yesterday and Today: Back Home, Nats Hope to Keep Offense Going: For most teams, a .500 road trip is a god thing. But as the Nationals return from a pair of series in which they lost their starting...
• 5/14 Through The Fence Baseball: Several surprising names atop MLB stats in the early going: Wait a second. Carlos Beltran leads the National League in home runs? You read that correctly. Beltran, signed by the Cardinals...
• 5/13 Full Spectrum Baseball: NL Pitching Planner: May 14 – May 20Will a full slate of games for all NL teams, there is an abundance of two start pitchers to choose from this week....
• 5/12 60ft6in.com: Factor12 Rating Leaders: Week 5: The Factor12 Rating (F12) is an analytic measurement utilizing league average performance to compare the value of all MLB pitchers....
• 5/11 Throw the Challenge Flag: Game 31: Pirates vs. Nationals Recap: Expectations were low. After all, Stephen Strasburg was taking the mound facing the same team that he made his Major League...
• 5/11 Call to the Pen: MLB Game Recaps: Stephen Strasburg Strikes Out 13: The Nationals claim they will be shutting Stephen Strasburg down after he reaches his innings limit.  They want to Strasburg...
• 5/11 The Daily Catch: Stephen Strasburg Cuts The Losing Streak, Strikeouts Out 13: This article is courtesy of our friends at The Nats Blog Written by: William Yoder Stephen Strasburg put the team on his back...
• 5/11 The Golden Sombrero: Golden Sombrero: J.D. Martinez (4/16/2012): Date: April 16, 2012 vs. Washington Nationals Top 1: J.D. Martinez struck out swinging against Stephen Strasburg (5 pitches) Top...
• 5/10 High Heat Stats: Thursday recap: Colby=>Jack: [No, not this guy.] In Baltimore Thursday, the Orioles hit 5 HRs in the first game of a doubleheader, accounting for all their...
• 5/10 Three Rivers Burgh Blog: Pirates Game Day 31 Recap - Nationals 4, Pirates 2: Going into the game tonight you kind of knew it was going to be a tough one and at the start of the series I felt this would be...
• 5/10 FanSided: Shutting Down Stephen Strasburg: [caption id="attachment_228747" align="alignleft" width="199" caption="Should the Nationals hold Strasburg back to protect his...
• 5/10 Raise the Jolly Roger: Sweep hopes stricken by Nats: The Pirates missed a chance to pick up an unlikely win (and sweep), as the long ball eventually did them in on Thursday night....
• 5/10 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Stephen Strasburg fans 13 in win: Washington Nationals SP Stephen Strasburg allowed two runs on five hits in six innings against the Pittsburgh Pirates Thursday,...[+] May 10, to earn his third win of the season. He struck out 13 batters and walked three of the game.
• 5/10 Baseball Musings: Quality Strasburg: Stephen Strasburg made his seventh start of the season Thursday night against the Pirates, and recorded his seventh quality start....
• 5/10 The "Mc" Effect: Pirates Against Big Name Pitchers: The Pittsburgh Pirates haven't exactly been an offensive juggernaut the last few years. Things are getting better, but their...
• 5/10 Raise the Jolly Roger: GAMEDAY: Pirates vs. Nationals: Nationals (18-12) at Pirates (14-16) 7:05 PM EST–PNC Park, Pittsburgh Here is the MLB.com Gameday TV: ROOT Sports The Pirates...
• 5/10 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: The Rangers try to continue their assault on Baltimore as Colby Lewis faces Wei-Yin Chen. Lewis allowed six home runs so far this...
• 5/10 D.C. Baseball Yesterday and Today: Nats Move on Without Werth; Zim’s Back; LaRoche a Maybe: After winning an intense showdown with the Philadelphia Phillies, the Nationals will take on yet another new look as they head...
• 5/10 Operation Shutdown: Gameday 30 - Nationals:  Pirates (13-16) vs. Nationals (18-11)7:05 PM ETTV: ROOT SportsPNC Park - Pittsburgh, PAStarting PitchersPittsburgh - Erik...
• 5/10 This is Getting Old: Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Washington Nationals – Game 31: First off let me just end my condolences to Joel Hanrahan on the loss of his grandmother. Last night was exactly the type of game...
• 5/10 Three Rivers Burgh Blog: Pirates Game 30 Recap - Pirates 4. Nationals 2: Back-to-back wins means one thing. One more game and it's a winning streak. I know you may think that winning two games in a row...
• 5/10 Three Rivers Burgh Blog: Pirates Game 29 Recap - Pirates 5, Nationals 4: What a roller coaster type of game. First the game is played at a break neck speed and might have been over in like an hour....
• 5/10 Raise the Jolly Roger: GAMEDAY: Natitude in Pittsburgh – Pirates vs. Nationals: Nationals (18-10) at Pirates (12-16) 7:05 PM EST–PNC Park, Pittsburgh TV: ROOT Sports Here is the MLB.com Gameday The Bucs...
• 5/7 Fire Brand of the American League: The Advanced Scout – Kansas City RoyalsThe Advanced Scout wipes the barbecue sauce from his face and analyzes the Kansas City Royals....
• 5/7 Throw the Challenge Flag: Game 28: Pirates vs. Reds Recap: Despite their 12-16 record which is good for a tie with the Milwaukee Brewers for second to last in the NL Central, the Pittsburgh...
• 5/7 James Smyth Broadcast: All-Time Bluefield Team - Sammy Stewart: The next member of the All-Time Bluefield-to-the-Bigs Team is relief pitcher Sammy Stewart. This 6' 3" mustachioed right-hander...
• 5/5 Phillies Nation: Gameday: Phillies (13-14) at Nationals (17-9): Philadelphia Phillies (13-14) at Washington Nationals (17-9) Vance Worley (2-1, 1.97) vs. Gio Gonzalez (2-1, 1.82) Time: 1:05...
• 5/5 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Stephen Strasburg has decent outing: Washington Nationals SP Stephen Strasburg allowed three runs on three hits in six innings against the Philadelphia Phillies Friday,...[+] May 4. He struck out four batters and walked one in the game.
• 5/5 Crashburn Alley: Phillies-Nationals Game Thread 5/5/12: The Phillies have played in four games that reached extra innings and they have lost all four of them, each time without using...
• 5/4 Phillies Nation: Free Baseball Not Friendly To Phils: There is indeed something special about these Washington Nationals. They remind me a lot of the Phillies when they finally gave...
• 5/4 Baseball Musings: Pence Makes Strasburg Pay: Hunter Pence collects the second hit of the game for the Phillies off Stephen Strasburg, and it’s the first home run off...
• 5/4 60ft6in.com: Factor12 Rating Leaders: Week 4: The Factor12 Rating (F12) is an analytic measurement utilizing league average performance to compare the value of all MLB pitchers....
• 5/4 Phillies Nation: Gameday: Phillies (13-13) at Nationals (16-9): Philadelphia Phillies (13-13) at Washington Nationals (16-9) Kyle Kendrick (0-2, 6.59) vs. Stephen Strasburg (2-0, 1.13) Time:...
• 5/4 Crashburn Alley: Phillies-Nationals Game Thread 5/4/12: No need to pinch yourself, for this is real life. The Washington Nationals are indeed in first place in the NL East at 16-9. Their...
• 5/4 D.C. Baseball Yesterday and Today: Our Park? We’ll See…: It’s showtime for the Nationals and their fans. While the atmosphere in the stands at Nationals Park has been more tepid...
• 5/4 Tyler's Think Tank: Around the Horn: April Recap (NL): A continuation of yesterday's post. All stats current through April 30th. Scorching Hot Matt Kemp (.417/.490/.893) The...
• 5/4 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: First place teams collide in Cleveland as the Rangers and Colby Lewis take on the Indians and Jeanmar Gomez. Lewis posted a great...
• 5/2 Through The Fence Baseball: Nationals try to “Take Back the Park” this weekend against Phillies: The Washington Nationals seem to have finally have hit their stride this year. They are young, confident and, most of all, they...
• 5/1 Blogging From The Bleachers: Book Review: Baseball Fantography: Most baseball writers such as myself aren’t paid for the bulk of their work. Most of us are continually trying to build and...
• 5/1 Baseball Musings: Players of the Month: Matt Kemp takes the Baseball Musings Hitter of the Month Award for April. While it’s easy to pick Matt, he dominated just...

• 4/29 Lasorda's Lair: Chris Capuano Will Try to Put Cap on Series with Washington: Chris Capuano (2-0, 3.52) vs. Gio Gonzalez (2-0, 1.52) Apr 28, 2012; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers center fielder...
• 4/29 High Heat Stats: :) Saturday recap: On the same night that the 1st overall pick of 2010 made his big-league debut, the 68th pick in that draft, Drew Smyly, earned...
• 4/29 For Baseball Junkies: Harper D-Day - A Look at Some of the Most Highly Anti**** MLB Debuts: To celebrate Bryce Harper's Major League Debut, we're taking a look at some of the most highly anti**** D-Day's in baseball history. ...
• 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...
• 4/29 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: A’s @ Orioles Game 22: As the A’s played the Orioles and lost 10-1, I was in Los Angeles at Dodger Stadium to see the Major League debut of Bryce...
• 4/29 Baseball Musings: Stealing Candy From Babies: Matt Kemp helped ruin the big night for the Nationals youngsters as he hit a walk-off home run in the bottom of the tenth to give...
• 4/28 Baseball Musings: Good Throw, Tough Catch: The Dodgers put men on first and second in the bottom of the seventh against Stephen Strasburg with a hit batter and an infield...
• 4/28 Baseball Musings: Strasburg Ahead of Harper: Stephen Strasburg gets his first hit of the game before Bryce Harper does, doubling leading off the top of the sixth. With the...
• 4/28 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: Mike Trout tries to jump start the Angles offense. Photo: © Jake Roth-US PRESSWIRE Saturday’s action gets sandwiched between...
• 4/27 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Bryce Harper to make MLB debut against the Dodgers, plus other news: It's not often baseball's best prospect makes his debut against the Dodgers -- and that's exactly what's going to happen tomorrow...
• 4/27 60ft6in.com: Factor12 Rating Leaders: Week 3: The Factor12 Rating (F12) is an analytic measurement utilizing league average performance to compare the value of all MLB pitchers....
• 4/26 60ft6in.com: Scouting Report: Stephen Strasburg: The new “Big Train”, Stephen Strasburg, has a dominating fastball that touches 100 mph. His 4-seamer flies with some...
• 4/26 Baseball Musings: The Rise of the Nationals: Ben Reiter pens a post at Sports Illustrated on the rise of the Nationals. There are two quotes I found particularly good. The...
• 4/25 Baseball Musings: Pineda Done: Michael Pineda tore the labrum in his right shoulder. He needs surgery and will miss a year. The Yankees said the right-hander...
• 4/25 Tyler's Think Tank: Pudge 2.0 Calls it a Career: Yesterday, Ivan Rodriguez, baseball's best two-way catcher since Johnny Bench, announced his retirement after 21 big league...
• 4/23 Through The Fence Baseball: Early 2012 fantasy baseball studs and duds: With two and a half weeks of the season in the books, here are my picks for fantasy studs and duds so far. Studs Matt Kemp —...
• 4/23 Through The Fence Baseball: Washington Nationals ahead of timeline for success — will it last?: We all expected the Washington Nationals would compete in the NL East this year, but I don’t think anybody saw them getting...
• 4/23 Yankees Fans Unite: Travel Day: It was another wild week in MLB.  A perfect game, some soap operas, some surprising starts, and some early panic button pushing...
• 4/23 Through The Fence Baseball: Latin Link: Bartolo Colon, Gio Gonzalez earning high praise:   When Oakland A’s General Manager Billy Beane went out on a financial limb this past winter by winning a bidding war...
• 4/23 Baseball Musings: Pitcher K Pitcher: Eric Seidman examines pitchers who inflate their strikeout totals by striking out the opposing pitcher. If you look at batters...
• 4/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Stephen Strasburg turns in quality start: Washington Nationals SP Stephen Strasburg did not get the win Saturday, April 21, against the Miami Marlins, but he certainly...[+] pitched well. He allowed just four hits and a walk over six scoreless innings in a no-decision, and he recorded six strikeouts in the 94-pitch quality start. Strasburg has quality starts in each of his four outings this season, allowing just three earned runs in 25 innings. He also has 25 strikeouts to just six walks while not surrendering any home runs. Five of Strasburg's 21 career starts have come against the Marlins.
• 4/21 Baseball Big Bro. Proj.: A National Excitement Is Building: Since moving from Montreal prior to the 2005 season, the Washington Nationals (formerly the Expos) have...
• 4/21 Baseball Musings: Low and Close: The Nationals make it two in a row over the Marlins, going ten innings to beat the Marlins 3-2. Stephen Strasburg pitched six...
• 4/20 FanSided: Miami Marlins: Chat with Michael Natelli of District on Deck: As I mentioned in my series preview, I was not able to get in contact in time with someone from the Nationals Fansided site, District...
• 4/20 MLBTradeRumors: Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Giants, Damon, Red Sox: Six years ago today, Julio Franco hit a pinch-hit home run for the Mets against the Padres in Petco Park. At 47 years and 240...
• 4/19 The Baseball Page: Marlins over .500 with Sweep of CubsMarlins over .500 with Sweep of Cubs...
• 4/19 60ft6in.com: Jump On The Bandwagon!: The Washington Nationals are no joke.  If you’re not a fan of the Curly W yet, there’s still some room on the bandwagon....
• 4/19 FanSided: MLB Power Rankings: Los Angeles Dodgers surprise: The Call to the Pen staff assembled their power rankings and brought them together for our first weekly edition. Each writer ranked...
• 4/18 High Heat Stats: Tuesday’s featured game: Texas at Boston: The Rangers clobbered the Red Sox on Tuesday, 18-3, opening a two-game miniseries in Fenway. It’s the fourth time since...
• 4/17 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Stephen Strasburg may have tipped pitches: Washington Nationals SP Stephen Strasburg may have slightly been tipping his pitches against the Houston Astros Monday, April...[+] 16, because he noticed some of the hitters seemed more comfortable when they had a runner at second base. 'Just the way they were kind of checking on some pitches and stuff,' Strasburg said. 'Typically, kind of the hitter does something a little different on some pitches, and when they know it's coming, they obviously look very comfortable in there.'
• 4/17 The Daily Catch: Lombardozzi’s 4 Hits Spur Nats Eighth Win: This article is courtesy of our friends at The Nats Blog Written by: William Yoder With Stephen Strasburg on the mound, the Washington...
• 4/17 Baseball Musings: Peace through Strength: Adam Kilgore describes the fear Rick Ankiel’s throwing arm puts into base runners: The most remarkable defensive play from...
• 4/17 MLBTradeRumors: How Much Is Super Two Status Worth?: Super two players go to arbitration four times instead of three, so they make more money than their peers. This incentivizes teams...
• 4/16 D.C. Baseball Yesterday and Today: Streak Over, Nats Look to Rebound: It wasn’t close to the unbelievable 10-game winning streak that marked the Nationals inaugural 2005 campaign, but the team’s...
• 4/16 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Stephen Strasburg mows down Houston: Washington Nationals SP Stephen Strasburg allowed two earned runs, six hits and a walk with five strikeouts over six innings in...[+] a win Monday, April 16, against the Houston Astros. Strasburg threw 61 of his 93 pitches for strikes in the quality start, improving to 2-0 with a 1.42 ERA.
• 4/16 Baseball Musings: Efficient Strasburg: Stephen Strasburg is working efficiently in Monday’s game against the Astros. Through five innings, he’s thrown 61...
• 4/16 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Athletics, McCarthy, Rockies, Tulowitzki: Stephen Strasburg looked almost human tonight, allowing two runs in six innings against the Astros to raise his ERA all the way...
• 4/16 Baseball Musings: Darling on Strasburg: Ron Darling gives it to the Washington Nationals on how they handle Stephen Strasburg: …There’s no artificial way to keep...
• 4/14 Full Spectrum Baseball: National League pitching planner: April 16 – April 22: Week 2 is winding down and its time to starting planning for week 3. Here are the two start pitchers and those with favorable...
• 4/13 Up Along First: Series Preview: Mets Travel to Philly to Play Arch-Rival Phillies: After losing this week’s three game series to the Washington Nationals, the Mets will travel across New Jersey to play the...
• 4/13 Through The Fence Baseball: Friday fantasy roundup: Jeremy Hellickson, Yoenis Cespedes, Yu Darvish: What a first full week of baseball! So many interesting story lines. The biggest had to be Ozzie Guillen getting suspended because...
• 4/13 60ft6in.com: Factor12 Rating Leaders: Week 1: Aroldis Chapman dominated National League batters during the first week of the regular season.  The Cincinnati Reds’ flame-thrower...
• 4/12 Full Spectrum Baseball: Line of the Day: Stephen Strasburg: April 11, 2011: Stephen Strasburg pitched six shutout innings, allowing two hits and three walks while striking out nine and going...
• 4/12 Mets360.com: David Wright Needs To Return Sooner, Not Later: The first drops of rain have fallen on the Mets’ 2012 season, in the form of a cracked pinky. The pinky has started to make...
• 4/12 FanSided: Time To Admire Stephen Strasburg
• 4/11 D.C. Baseball Yesterday and Today: Coming Home on Top: The day Nationals fans have waited for since last September is upon us: The home opener against the Cincinnati Reds. And while...
• 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 MLB Dirt: Strasburg Impressive in 2nd Start of Season: Washington Nationals ace Stephen Strasburg made his second start of the season today and went six innings allowing no runs on...
• 4/11 Rising Apple: Mets Drop Rubber Game To Strasburg, Nationals: Pitching, pitching, pitching. That’s what the hype was all about heading into the afternoon matinee finale between the Mets...
• 4/11 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Stephen Strasburg wins first game: Washington Nationals SP Stephen Strasburg gave up just two hits and fanned nine hitters to win his first game of the year over...[+] the New York Mets Wednesday, April 11. Strasburg's fastball peaked at 98 mph in the contest. Strasburg walked three in his six innings of work.
• 4/11 60ft6in.com: Matchup 4/11: Strasburg vs. Santana: The Mets will be celebrating their 50th anniversary this afternoon at Shea Stad…. Citi Field, but the real draw has become...
• 4/11 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: The Cardinals go for a sweep of the Reds as Jaime Garcia faces Johnny Cueto. Garcia dominated Cincinnati in his career, 6-1 with...
• 4/10 Through The Fence Baseball: Fantasy tango: The love/hate of Francisco Liriano: For each of us, we look at different qualities that define what we want from a fantasy player. Whether it encompasses pitching...
• 4/9 The Golden Sombrero: Staff Picks: Justin’s 2012 MLB Predictions: National League West: Arizona Central: St. Louis East: Philadelphia Wild Card: Washington Wild Card: Miami NLDS: Phillies def....
• 4/9 D.C. Baseball Yesterday and Today: Nats fall to Cubs, Open Series with Mets: The Nationals closed out their first series of the 2012 season with a 4-3 loss to the Chicago Cubs, falling to 2-1 on the season....
• 4/9 Up Along First: Series Preview: First Place Mets Host Nationals at Citi Field: After sweeping the Braves over the weekend, the Mets will look to the Nationals to be their next victims as they start a three-game...
• 4/9 Baseball Musings: Worth Playing Hooky: Wednesday afternoon at Citi Field, the Nationals face the Mets with Stephen Strasburg facing Johan Santana in a 1 PM EDT start....
• 4/8 MLBTradeRumors: MLBTR Originals: This week's original analysis and reporting from the MLBTR team.. Ben Nicholson-Smith spoke with John Smoltz about...
• 4/8 Bleeding Yankee Blue: 2012 BYB NATIONAL LEAGUE PREDICTIONS: In case you missed it, check out 2012 BYB AMERICAN LEAGUE PREDICTIONS. Here’s part two of our predictions, enjoy.NL East:(In...
• 4/8 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: Today’s post should be brought to you by Scrabble®. Clay Buchholz returns from an injury shortened 2011 to face Max Scherzer...
• 4/7 Full Spectrum Baseball: NL Pitching Planner: April 9 – April 15: The 2012 season is already underway and has featured many quality starts so far. In the NL, Kyle Lohse, Tommy Hanson, Johan Santana,...
• 4/7 FanSided: Beyond Busch: NL Central Openers & MLB NotesThis week Beyond Busch will focus on the Opening Days of the NL Central teams and provide some notes from the rest of MLB....
• 4/7 Through The Fence Baseball: Friday fantasy roundup: Strasburg, Longoria, A-Rod: It seems like only yesterday that we were discussing the 2011 events; however, 2012 has come upon us like a wild puma. Get ready...
• 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...
• 4/6 The Pesky Pole: Predicting the 2012 Season: I was lucky enough to receive a very early copy of Out of the Park Baseball 13 and the first thing I did was simulate the...
• 4/5 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Stephen Strasburg dominant in no-decision: Washington Nationals SP Stephen Strasburg allowed just one run and five hits while walking one and striking out five against the...[+] Chicago Cubs in his season debut Thursday, April 5.
• 4/5 Baseball Musings: Five Inning Equivalent?: Stephen Strasburg goes seven innings, as the Nationals pinch hit for him in the top of the eighth inning, trailing the Cubs 1-0....
• 4/5 Baseball Musings: Byrd Land: Marlon Byrd drives in the first run of the Nationals/Cubs game in a sloppy inning by both sides. Alfonso Soriano singled, and...
• 4/5 Baseball Musings: The Jesus At Bat: David DeJesus leads off against Baseball Jesus Stephen Strasburg and flies out to center on the second pitch. Update: Stalin Castro...
• 4/5 MLBTradeRumors: How Teams Obtained Their Opening Day Starters: The 30 Opening Day starters aren't the 30 best pitchers in the game, but their managers do consider them the best arms currently...
• 4/5 Full Spectrum Baseball: Keeping The Experts Honest: Baseball's spring training never lacks for unsolicited and solicited prognostications from nearly every baseball "expert" on the...
• 4/5 MLB Dirt: Ten Most Fascinating Stories for 2012: The start of any baseball season is fascinating in and of itself. The teams all start off with identical records and despite a...
• 4/5 Baseball Musings: Games of the Opening Day: The real opening day is upon us. Here are the top games from seven slated. Jon Lester and Justin Verlander kick things off with...
• 4/5 MLBTradeRumors: Projected Super Two Cutoff For 2012: The cutoff for super two players after the 2012 season will be two years and 134 days of service time, according to preliminary...
• 4/4 Full Spectrum Baseball: Washington Nationals: Not buying the hype: A couple of years ago, Sports Illustrated ran a preseason story hyping the Seattle Mariners on the strength of the defensive...
• 4/4 High Heat Stats: Opening Day Starters – Some Random Trivia: Opening day in North America is tomorrow, April 4th. As with last week’s opener in Japan, doesn’t seem to be a lot...
• 4/4 MLBTradeRumors: NL East Notes: Harvey, Wheeler, Nationals: The Marlins will break in their new ballpark tonight when they host the Cardinals and the regular season gets started in earnest....

• 3/30 Full Spectrum Baseball: Finding Keepers: Washington NationalsAfter years of mediocrity, the Washington Nationals are finally starting to generate some buzz....
• 3/30 Fragile Freddy's: Feelin' Good: In just about a week all thirty teams will have thrown a pitch in anger, thirty fan bases will have complained about their manager...
• 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 PaulLebowitz.com: The Tim Tebow Press Orgy: Mike Francesa is the same person who relentlessly defended a ridiculous Bill Parcells decision to have Leon Johnson throw an option...
• 3/30 Pitchers Hit Eighth: UCB Predictions – NL East: If you look at what the Philadelphia Phillies have done in the past 5 seasons, you might be tempted to think that they are a lock...
• 3/30 Crashburn Alley: Ryan Madson to Miss 2012 Season: Bad news for former Phillie Ryan Madson: Following an examination in Cincinnati Saturday morning, the club said that Madson’s...
• 3/30 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason In Review: Washington Nationals: The Nationals could contend for the first time since moving to Washington after obtaining two above-average starting pitchers...
• 3/24 Full Spectrum Baseball: Preparing for the draftIf you're like me, draft day is one of the most exciting and at the same time unnerving days of the year....
• 3/23 The Baseball Page: 2012 Fantasy Baseball NL-Only Starting Pitcher Rankings2012 Fantasy Baseball NL-Only Starting Pitcher Rankings...
• 3/23 FanSided: Beyond Busch: NL Central and MLB Notes - Spring Training Continues: This week Beyond Busch will switch to bullet style for each team. Notes on each Major League team are supplied after the bre......
• 3/23 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Ask Nash: How does my team look?: Nash, can you please evaluate my 2 teams?! Hunter in Plymouth, MN First team is a 15 team 7×7 Roto style league. Hitting...
• 3/23 Baseball Musings: Secret Plan: Drunk Jays Fans wonders if there is a plan to limit Drew Hutchison‘s minor leagoue innings early in the season so he can...
• 3/22 Baseball Daily Digest: Break on Through to the Other Side: In what now seems like a previous life, I was a professional poker player. Most of my friends played a lot recreationally, but...
• 3/22 It's About the Money (Stupid): Sabermetrics & Psychoanalysis: Surviving the Sophomore Slump: When I became cognizant of sabermetrics, one of my first questions was whether advanced statistics would be able to provide greater...
• 3/21 Obstructed View: Discredited Draft Review: Last night was our second annual Discredited Fantasy Baseball draft. I'm posting the results here for people to vote on who...
• 3/21 MetsToday.com: Mets vs. Nationals Notes: A few random notes pertaining to Tuesday’s spring training contest between the Mets and Nationals … Dillon Gee‘s...
• 3/21 Baseball Musings: Baseball Jesus Tickets: Stephen Strasburg wins the opening day assignment for the Nationals in Chicago. “I’ve heard these different theories...
• 3/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Stephen Strasburg to start openerWashington Nationals SP Stephen Strasburg will be the Opening Day starter....[+] Washington Nationals SP Stephen Strasburg will be the Opening Day starter.
• 3/19 MLBTradeRumors: Nationals Notes: Lannan, Strasburg, Harper: Here's the latest out of Washington... Despite Chien-Ming Wang's hamstring injury, the Nationals would still consider trading...
• 3/19 Seedlings to Stars: Bryce Harper Demoted: A Brief Reaction: Credit: Brad Barr-US PRESSWIRE A number of players were optioned to the minors or reassigned to camp on Sunday, but none were...
• 3/16 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Stephen Strasburg to receive extra rest: Washington Nationals SP Stephen Strasburg will take an extra day off before his next spring start, which will come Tuesday, March...[+] 20, against the New York Mets. 'We're going to do this with all our guys,' pitching coach Steve McCatty said. 'They've been going at it pretty good for awhile now.'
• 3/16 Through The Fence Baseball: Friday Fantasy Roundup: Halladay, Hanley, Heyward: Spring training is such a crazy time for not only players but for fans, as well. Casual fans can just sit back and wait for April,...
• 3/15 MLBTradeRumors: Nationals Notes: Wang, Lannan, Harper: Stephen Strasburg says he'll have to learn when to pitch to hitters and when to overpower them in order to develop further as...
• 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...
• 3/14 MLBTradeRumors: NL East Notes: Phillies, Harper, Mets: The latest from the NL East... The Phillies are looking for infield help, so David Murphy of the Philadelphia Daily News...
• 3/14 MLBTradeRumors: Rizzo: Lannan Not Actively Being Shopped: The Nationals have an excess of starting pitching and other teams are calling about left-hander John Lannan, but GM Mike Rizzo...
• 3/14 MLBTradeRumors: First-Time Arbitration Eligible For 2013: Some pre-arbitration eligible players have already signed million dollar extensions, but arbitration eligibility represents the...
• 3/12 The Biz of Baseball: Attendance Watch 2012: The Washington Nationals: With the 2012 MLB season on the cusp, here's a look at the Washington Nationals from an attendance perspective. 2010 Total Attendance:...
• 3/10 Up Along First: 2012 offseason review: Washington Nationals: The Washington Nationals may just be the most potential-packed team in all of baseball. After a few dreadful years, the Nationals...
• 3/10 MLBTradeRumors: Extension Candidate: Drew Storen: Long is the list of closers who've taken the circuitous route to ninth-inning stardom. Their stories makefor great narratives...
• 3/9 Through The Fence Baseball: Friday Fantasy Roundup: McCutchen, Darvish, Verlander: Welcome to another edition of the Friday Fantasy Roundup. I have been scouring the Internet in search of articles about players...
• 3/9 PaulLebowitz.com: Stephen Strasburg Book Excerpt: Below is an excerpt from my new book, Paul Lebowitz’s 2012 Baseball Guide. This section is about Nationals’ star Stephen...
• 3/7 For Baseball Junkies: 2012 Predictions: Part One: This is the time of year when everyone starts making predictions about the upcoming baseball season.  Full disclosure: like...
• 3/7 Roto Think Tank: 2012 CBS Analyst N.L. Auction - Starting Pitchers Part I: Since this is the “pitching” league, I am going to start by taking a look at starting pitching.  Long considered the...
• 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 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: How to Panic Well in a Snake Draft: SCENE: You, shoulders relaxed, with your computer on your lap and your feet propped up on the table. You’re confident. You...
• 3/6 Fragile Freddy's: Freddy 30 to 1: Number 20 - Washington Nationals: For this year’s forecast I will look at each team on a daily basis.  I think you will find the format pretty self-explanatory.Note...
• 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...
• 3/6 Baseball Musings: Changes, Washington Nationals: Gio Gonzalez hopes to push the Nationals into playoff contention this season. Photo: Cliff Welch/Icon SMI The Washington Nationals...
• 3/1 Close Call: Sammy Solis to have Tommy John surgery Nats’...: Sammy Solis to have Tommy John surgery Nats’ 2010 2nd-rounder Sammy Solis will have Tommy John surgery next week, reports Bill...

• 2/28 Baseball Musings: #1 PhotoStephen Strasburg and Bryce Harper pose for a photo together. ...
• 2/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Stephen Strasburg's innings limit not set: Washington Nationals SP Stephen Strasburg (elbow) will have his innings limited this season, but the exact number of innings won't...[+] be determined until later in the year. '(Manager Davey Johnson) has absolutely no limits on how many innings or how many pitches (Strasburg can throw),' general manager Mike Rizzo said. 'Davey's going to use his expertise.' The team will also not limit Strasburg's innings within individual games.
• 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 Through The Fence Baseball: The Hot Corner: A.J. Burnett, Jeremy Lin, Chris Brown and Rihanna:   The hottest topics for the week of February 20, 2012 … Salary dump: The Yankees traded A.J. Burnett to the Pirates...
• 2/20 MLBTradeRumors: Nationals Notes: Zimmerman, Rendon, Strasburg, Harper: It's time for some Nationals notes, courtesy of Adam Kilgore of the Washington Post. "I think I want to play third base...
• 2/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Stephen Strasburg will be shut down early: Washington Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo said SP Stephen Strasburg won't be skipped in the rotation to extend his season....[+] Once he reaches his innings limit, he'll be shut down for the season.
• 2/17 Brotherly Glove: Jorge Soler and the Luxury Tax: International prospect Yoenis Cespedes recently signed a four-year, $36 million deal with the Athletics, forcing teams to turn...
• 2/17 Baseball Reality Tour: Average Game Scores for 2011: Messing around on baseball-reference, on the second night of baseball's winter meetings, I ranked starting pitchers by average...
• 2/17 Baseball Reality Tour: Thoughts on the NL East: On an evening subway ride and a couple lonely bar stools, recently, I wrote about my feelings (about the NL East)...Philadelphia...
• 2/17 MLBTradeRumors: Poll: Who Had The Better Offseason, Marlins Or Nats?: The NL East was the most improved division in baseball this winter and it was almost entirely due to the efforts of just two...
• 2/13 Through The Fence Baseball: Checking in on the top 10 picks from the 2011 draft: The 2011 major league amateur draft was extremely deep, especially with pitchers. The class has the potential to go down as one...
• 2/13 Through The Fence Baseball: Top five 2011-2012 offseason winners: With February here and Valentine’s Day approaching, a handful teams have the opportunity to express love for their new...
• 2/13 Through The Fence Baseball: “Stuff” fantasy baseball owners say: With the recent phenomena of  videos being posted on the interwebz about what certain groups of people say, such as, “Stuff...
• 2/8 Tyler's Think Tank: Pitchers Aplenty: Yesterday I looked at the hitters still available on the open market.  Today I will look at pitchers.  Once again, I...
• 2/7 Release Points: Predicting Votto’s Free Agency:   With the recent offseason signings of Prince Fielder and Albert Pujols, Joey Votto is the last standing, the lone elite...
• 2/7 Through The Fence Baseball: Top five 2011-2012 offseason winners: With February here and Valentine’s Day approaching, a handful teams have the opportunity to express love for their new...
• 2/6 Through The Fence Baseball: “Stuff” fantasy baseball owners say: With the recent phenomena of  videos being posted on the interwebz about what certain groups of people say, such as, “Stuff...
• 2/6 FantasySportsKings.com: 2012 NL East Preview – Sleepers and ProspectsThe NL East is shaping up to be one of the most exciting divisions in all of baseball in 2012.......
• 2/5 MLBTradeRumors: MLBTR Originals: Here's a look back at the original reporting and analysis produced by our writing staff this week.. Tim Dierkes was the first...
• 2/4 MLBTradeRumors: Extension Candidate: Jordan Zimmermann: The Nationals have been one of baseball's most active teams this offseason, signing both Edwin Jackson and Brad Lidge in addition...
• 2/3 Redbird Rants: The Cardinals and Oswalt need each other: Edwin Jackson is now a member of the Washington Nationals, in case you didn’t know. Jackson signed a one year deal worth...
• 2/3 MLBTradeRumors: The Nationals’ Search For Pitching: Now that they’ve traded for Gio Gonzalez and signed Edwin Jackson, the Nationals’ projected rotation looks significantly...
• 2/3 The Daily Catch: Edwin Jackson’s One Year Deal with Washington: This article is courtesy of our friends at Ranting About Cleveland Written by: Dan This Thursday, two of the top remaining free...
• 2/3 The Golden Sombrero: Top 50 Prospects: #1 – Matt Moore: #1 Matt Moore Tampa Bay Rays DOB: 6/18/1989 Previous Rank: 31 ETA: 2011 It’s almost impossible to earn a ranking ahead of Bryce...
• 2/2 Close Call: Nationals announce one-year deal with Edwin Jackson The...: Nationals announce one-year deal with Edwin Jackson The Nationals have announced that they will sign right-handed starting pitcher Edwin...
• 2/2 Close Call: Nationals Beat John Lannan in Arbitration The Nationals,...: Nationals Beat John Lannan in Arbitration The Nationals, according to Adam Kilgore’s tweet, have defeated left-handed starting...
• 2/2 Baseball Press: Hot Stove: Nationals To Sign Edwin Jackson: The Nationals bolster their starting rotation with E-Jax. (Icon SMI)The Washington Nationals continued to bolster their starting...
• 2/2 MLBTradeRumors: Notes On The Edwin Jackson Signing: Nationals GM Mike Rizzo held a conference call with media this afternoon to discuss his team's agreement with right-hander Edwin...
• 2/2 Baseball Musings: Action on Jackson: Edwin Jackson signs with the Washington Nationals. The team said the agreement is pending a physical. The deal is worth in the...
• 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 MLBTradeRumors: Nationals Aggressively Shopping John Lannan: After beating John Lannan in an arbitration hearing this week, the Nationals are now aggressively shopping the left-hander according...
• 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...
• 2/1 District On Deck: Links Around the Natosphere: Strasburg vs. Harper, Extending Zimmerman, Ramos, Losing Prince: Just as we’re going to share some of the Nationals-related links from time to time that were written by our colleagues here...

• 1/31 MetsToday.com: In the Bleak Mid-Winter: Some Random Thoughts: I think most Mets fans are hoping for a scenario that goes something like this: a combination of losses on the field and in the...
• 1/29 Baseball Daily Digest: Deadly Accurate: AL West: Our review of Baseball Prospectus’ 2011 PECOTA projections continues with the hits and misses of the American League West,...
• 1/27 Through The Fence Baseball: Loss of Santos shouldn’t change the plan for Sale in 2012: The offseason for the Chicago White Sox has been all about lowering payroll. Outside of giving John Danks a contract extension,...
• 1/27 Baseball Musings: Kelly Honored: The Twins decided to retire the number of former manager Tom Kelly: Kelly was in charge for both of the team’s World Series...
• 1/26 Through The Fence Baseball: Nationals should set their sights on Hamels: While signing Prince Fielder would have upgraded the Nationals offense tremendously, the money saved could be used next year for...
• 1/24 PaulLebowitz.com: Tim Lincecum and the Giants Rewrite the New Age Rules: Tim Lincecum has never been a conventional pitcher. From the way he and his stage-father dictated to teams that were interested...
• 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 The Daily Catch: Ranking the Top 5 Seasons by a Nationals Player: This article is courtesy of our friends at The Nats Blog Written by: Patrick Hilley Here’s a countdown of the best seasons...
• 1/20 Through The Fence Baseball: Are there really several options for Prince Fielder?: It has to end eventually, but there’s time for another stab at who’s in the running for Prince Fielder. The Cubs and Mariners...
• 1/15 Phillies Nation: Week In Review – Pineiro, Nats, Sixers: UPDATE: According to Jayson Stark of ESPN.com, the Phillies have signed former Mariner and Cardinal hurler Joel Pineiro to a minor-league...
• 1/15 Phillies Nation: Week In Review – Beers, Nats, Sixers: When pennant flags are raised in 2015, many people will look back to this offseason as the one that shaped the National League...
• 1/15 MLBTradeRumors: Gonzalez, Nationals Agree To Five-Year Extension: 3:01pm: Enrique Rojas of ESPN Deportes reports (on Twitter) that the deal is worth $42MM, and the two option years could raise...
• 1/11 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Stephen Strasburg's innings limit: Washington Nationals SP Stephen Strasburg (elbow) is expected to be limited to 160 innings this year after coming back from Tommy...[+] John surgery. SP Jordan Zimmermann had the same routine with the team following the exact same surgery.
• 1/9 District On Deck: Nats Notes: Innings Limits, Ankiel, Solis, Bullpen, Pudge: In 41 days players will begin reporting to the Nationals’ Spring Training home in Viera, Florida. For the most part it would...
• 1/8 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Mariners, Indians, Strasburg: Some afternoon links for a slow-moving Sunday... The Mariners currently project as a 75-win team, writes Dave Cameron of...
• 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...
• 1/5 PaulLebowitz.com: Jeff Luhnow’s Petri Dish and The Sporting News Misogynist: Apart from getting webhits for saying something stupidly controversial and drawing the ire of, well, everyone, I’m not sure...
• 1/4 YankeeAnalysts.com: Does Opt Out Benefit Interested Suitors As Much As Prince Fielder?: (The following is being syndicated from The Captain’s Blog). It’s been several weeks since Albert Pujols signed a mega-$250...
• 1/4 The Captain's Blog: Does Opt Out Benefit Interested Suitors As Much As Prince Fielder?: It’s been several weeks since Albert Pujols signed a mega-$250 million deal with the Anaheim Angels, but Prince Fielder seems...
• 1/3 PaulLebowitz.com: The Nationals Need a Pitcher More Than a (Prince) Fielder: Any team can use a bat that will hit 30-40 homers and get on base 40% of the time, but when that bat is attached to a body of...
• 1/2 The Daily Catch: Report: Nationals Favorite to Sign Prince Fielder: This article is courtesy of our friends at The Nats Blog Written by: Joe Drugan After conflicting report after conflicting report,...
• 1/2 The Captain's Blog: Nat Gio: Washington Adds Gonzalez, Joins N.L. East Arm$ Race: The Yankees lost out on another potential trade target when Gio Gonzalez was traded to the Washington Nationals for a package...
• 1/1 MLBTradeRumors: Olney On Rays, Quentin, Polanco, Marlins, Darvish: After ranking MLB's best rotations, bullpens, infields, outfields, and lineups in December, ESPN.com's Buster Olney opened up...

• 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...
• 12/27 Bus League Baseball: Prospect A-Z Day 20: Tim Beckham: I hope everyone had a good holiday. Last week, Prospect A-Z wrapped up with Tyler Skaggs, the lefty Arizona received from Anaheim...
• 12/26 MLBTradeRumors: NL East Links: Ramos, Nationals, Gonzalez: Two years ago today, the Mets signed Kelvim Escobar to an incentive-laden one-year deal worth $1.25MM guaranteed. Escobar hurt...
• 12/26 MLBTradeRumors: East Notes: Yankees, Danks, Gonzalez, Red Sox: Good morning everybody.  Here are a handful of links from the Eastern divisions to start the day off.. The Yankees had John...
• 12/24 Brotherly Glove: Nationals Acquire Gio Gonzalez: The Nationals made their major of the offseason — for now, at least — by trading four prospects to the Athletics for...
• 12/24 MLB Dirt: Nats Solidify Rotation, A’s Get Prospect Haul in Gio Gonzalez Trade: The Washington Nationals, looking to bolster their rotation, added Gio Gonzalez in exchange for a package of four legitimate prospects,...
• 12/24 District On Deck: District on Deck’s 2012 Top 15 Nationals Prospects: #7 Matt Purke: Image courtesy: bleacherreport.com Name: Matt Purke Date of Birth: July 17, 1990 Bats/Throws: Left/Left Height: 6’4″...
• 12/24 PaulLebowitz.com: Pitching Coach Pep Boys: How much of what a pitching coach says to his bosses when analyzing a potential trade target is legitimate and how much is said...
• 12/24 PaulLebowitz.com: It’s a Gio!!!!: Let’s look at the Gio Gonzalez trade and its ramifications for all parties. — B-B-B-Billy and the Nats. As I said in my...
• 12/24 The Captain's Blog: Nat Gio: Washington Adds Gonzalez, Joins N.L. East Arm$ Race: The Yankees lost out on another potential trade target when Gio Gonzalez was traded to the Washington Nationals for a package...
• 12/24 Baseball Musings: The Gio Haul: Marc Hulet is underwhelmed with the players the Athletics received for Gio Gonzalez: Overall this is not a bad deal for Oakland...
• 12/24 MLBTradeRumors: Rizzo On Gonzalez, Pitching, Center Field, Bench: The Nationals and Athletics made the Gio Gonzalez trade official today, with Derek Norris, Tom Milone, Brad Pea**** and A.J....
• 12/22 Phillies Nation: Nationals Acquire Ex-Phillie Prospect Gonzalez: Another day, another big move in the NL East. The Washington Nationals on Thursday acquired lefthanded starting pitcher, Gio Gonzalez,...
• 12/22 It's About the Money (Stupid): Gonzalez traded to Nationals: The Washington Nationals had been rumored to have a strong desire to acquire Gio Gonzalez from the A's, and though Oakland had...
• 12/22 Baseball Musings: Gio Engineering: The Nationals pulled the trigger on a trade for a new starter: Today the Nationals traded for A’s lefty Gio Gonzalez. In return,...
• 12/22 MLBTradeRumors: Nationals To Acquire Gio Gonzalez: The Athletics will trade Gio Gonzalez to the Nationals in a deal that further depletes Oakland's pitching staff and adds to...
• 12/20 Bus League Baseball: Prospect A-Z Day 16: Matt Purke: Outfielder Oscar Taveras was the subject of yesterday’s Prospect A-Z. His breakout season helps strengthening a Cardinals...
• 12/20 NY Baseball Digest: Alderson Should Build Around Wright: Pretty much all major sports, but especially, baseball, are copycat sports. If something works for one organization, then others...
• 12/19 MLBTradeRumors: Nationals Pushing Hard For Gio Gonzalez: The Nationals are pushing hard for Gio Gonzalez, according to Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports. The A's and Nationals are discussing...
• 12/18 District On Deck: Could Washington and Baltimore matchup on a deal for Adam Jones?: The Orioles haven’t had a winning season since 1996 (the year I was born), and are looking to rebuild, hoping to regain the...
• 12/16 Chicken Friars: Could Tony Gwynn be a Padres Coach: While born in Los Angeles, Tony Gwynn is San Diego.  He’s Mr. Padre.  He’s the essence of America’s Finest...
• 12/13 High Heat Stats: Opening Day starters who didn't start very much: Here's a quickie...among pitchers now retired who made at least one Opening Day start since 1990, here are the ones who made the...
• 12/12 NY Baseball Digest: Alderson Should Build Around Wright: Pretty much all major sports, but especially, baseball, are copycat sports. If something works for one organization, then others...
• 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...
• 12/9 Yankees Fans Unite: Hot Stove Targeting: Yu Darvish: After re-signing CC Sabathia in early November, Brian Cashman announced his OffSeason goal was “Pitching, pitching, pitching.” ...
• 12/8 Yankees Fans Unite: Hot Stove Targeting: Yu Darvish: After re-signing CC Sabathia in early November, Brian Cashman announced his OffSeason goal was “Pitching, pitching, pitching.” ...
• 12/8 Through The Fence Baseball: Bank on Harper starting season in Washington: Word out of  Washington, D.C., is that the Nationals are considering moving Jayson Werth to center field for the upcoming season....
• 12/7 The Daily Catch: Culture Change In NL East: The AL East has been the power division in baseball for over a decade.  They have had the epic battles between Red Sox and Yankees,...
• 12/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Stephen Strasburg fully recovered: Washington Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo said SP Stephen Strasburg (elbow) is fully recovered from Tommy John surgery...[+] and will have a normal spring training routine.
• 12/7 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees Trade Rumor: Nationals Want Brett Gardner: It wasn’t the first time they have expressed interest in the Yankees outfielder, but the Nationals once again asked...
• 12/5 PaulLebowitz.com: Jose Reyes Signs with the Marlins—Full Analysis: Jose Reyes has agreed to terms with the Miami Marlins on a 6-year, $106 million contract. Let’s dissect it. — For...
• 12/2 Bus League Baseball: Prospect A-Z Day 13: Matt Moore: We got back to shortstops yesterday, generally focusing on Tampa Bay’s Hak-Ju Lee. Just a year after being acquired from...
• 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...
• 11/24 PaulLebowitz.com: MLB CBA—The Draft Changes Explained In Plain English: The changes to the draft are complicated and their understanding is fluid—the reactions to the announcement of the changes...
• 11/23 MLBTradeRumors: Heyman On Rangers, Phillies, Draft : The latest from Jon Heyman of SI.com (all links go to Twitter): Other than the Indians, the Rangers were the only team that...
• 11/22 Fanspeak.com: 3 Moves The Nationals Need To Make
• 11/22 Fanspeak.com: Nationals Rotation Options:
• 11/22 Fanspeak.com: Nationals Need To Look At Extending Players This Offseason
• 11/22 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Let’s Dig Into the New CBA: Though I wouldn’t have believed it just a few days ago, the big news of the day was not the announcement of the NL MVP Award,...
• 11/21 MLBTradeRumors: Nationals Visiting Buehrle At His Home Today: Nationals officials including GM Mike Rizzo are visiting free agent lefty Mark Buehrle and his agents at his home in St. Louis...
• 11/18 District On Deck: What to do with Jesus Flores? Is Houston an option?: My oh my oh my…. Jesus, what shall we do with you? We should give you a chance to start. I hear the Astros calling, and they’re...
• 11/17 Baseball Reality Tour: Thoughts on the NL East: On an evening subway ride and a couple lonely bar stools, recently, I wrote about my feelings (about the NL East)... Philadelphia...
• 11/15 Phillies Nation: Aggressive Marlins Could Make NL East Tough in ’12: The Nationals have slowly become the chic NL East sleeper, thanks to a series of impactful high-round draft picks (Stephen Strasburg,...
• 11/15 Bus League Baseball: Prospect A-Z Day 2: Trevor Bauer: Yesterday, we reviewed one of the Rockies’ top prospects, third baseman Nolan Arenado. He’s been a solid, above average...
• 11/10 Through The Fence Baseball: Washington Nationals offseason preview: starting rotation: Don’t look now, but the Washington Nationals are becoming relevant. After almost a full decade as an NL East doormat, the Nats...
• 11/10 Fire Brand of the American League: Thursday Links: In case you missed it earlier, the Pittsburgh Pirates added the final elusive piece to their playoff puzzle when they signed...
• 11/9 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: CBA, Fielder, Francis, Rollins: Ryan Madson appeared to have a deal with the Phillies this time last night, but the sides haven't completed anything to date....
• 11/9 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yu Darvish: A Rare Opportunity for the Yankees: Clayton Kershaw, Tim Lincecum, Jered Weaver, David Price, Stephen Strasburg.  What do all these pitchers have in common,...
• 11/7 Brotherly Glove: Brotherly Bullets: Reshaped NL East?: Michael Cuddyer and Jim Thome and Jimmy Rollins and Ryan Madson and Roy Oswalt. It’s been a whirlwind week for the Phillies,...
• 11/2 C70 At The Bat: Why Albert Pujols Will Stay In St. Louis: We heard it a lot.  At the end of September and during every playoff series, we heard "this could be the last time Albert...

• 10/26 Through The Fence Baseball: These prospects could make it to the majors before their 20th birthday: Mike Trout did it this year, Madison Bumgarner did it in 2009 and Justin Upton in 2007. Those are the last three players to have...
• 10/16 PaulLebowitz.com: Ryan Leads The Way For The Pennant-Winning Rangers: As affable as he is in interviews, Nolan Ryan is neither subdued nor calm; he’s a relentless competitor who was an ornery...
• 10/13 MLBTradeRumors: NL East Notes: Nationals, Phillies, Ozzie: On this date in 1993, the Phillies defeated the Braves in the NLCS and advanced to the World Series, which they lost in six games...
• 10/11 Call to the Pen: Stephen Strasburg’s 2012 Innings Limit: After recovering from major surgery, Stephen Strasburg returned late in the year to make five starts for the Washington Nationals. ...
• 10/10 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason Outlook: Washington Nationals: The Nationals aim to add an outfield bat and a starting pitcher this offseason, which might be enough to vault them into contention...

• 9/30 Baseball Musings: Rays Win Game One: Everything goes right for the Rays in the first game of their ALDS against Texas. Raw rookie Matt Moore pitches seven shutout...
• 9/29 Through The Fence Baseball: Ten events from Wednesday night’s thrilling games prove baseball is better than ever: Let’s ask the Tampa Bay Rays if 162 games is too long of a season. Or the St. Louis Cardinals, for that matter. Just don’t...
• 9/28 MLBTradeRumors: Nationals Notes: Johnson, Werth, Hernandez: Stephen Strasburg struck out ten Marlins without allowing a run over six innings of work in Washington's season finale this afternoon....
• 9/28 Baseball Musings: Marlins End an Era: At the end of the fifth inning, when the game became official, the Marlins held a ceremony in which all the players walked to...
• 9/26 PaulLebowitz.com: Strasburg’s 2012 Innings Limit: I’m not sure how a team that has designs on contention can regulate the innings of the pitcher upon whom the hopes of the...
• 9/26 MLB Dirt: Strasburg Looks Good But Not Yet the Same: Stephen Strasburg is only one year removed from Tommy John surgery and has already logged 18 big league innings over four starts...
• 9/25 Baseball Musings: Washington’s Winning Ways: The Nationals put another dent in the Braves wild card chances with a 3-0 win Sunday afternoon. Ross Detwiler pitched six shutout...
• 9/25 Through The Fence Baseball: 2011 Rookie Hazing: The best of the best: It’s a Sunday and most of you are probably getting your chair ready for some football. You’ve got your chips and salsa...
• 9/25 MLBTradeRumors: NL East Notes: Mets, Pelfrey, Nats, Strasburg: The Phillies have already clinched the NL East, while the Braves cling to a two-game lead in the NL Wild Card race entering play...
• 9/24 Baseball Musings: Braves Epic Collapse Continues: Chien-Ming Wang pitched six strong innings as the Nationals beat the Braves 4-1. Once again Wang did not walk a batter as he struck...
• 9/24 C70 At The Bat: Requiem For A Season: If the Cards were going to lose, it almost seems **** that they put all of the tropes of this season into one package.You...
• 9/23 Baseball Musings: Braves Magic Subtraction: The Braves defeat the Nationals 7-4, ending Washington’s winning streak and reducing Atlanta’s magic number to clinch...
• 9/23 El Maquino: TLR STACKS NEW LINEUP AND OTHER PREGAME NOTES: > Yesterday’s loss was tough, but not as bad as it was made out to be.  Just like we have seen in all three of the...
• 9/23 C70 At The Bat: Sucker Punch: Before we get started, if you are looking for the Chicago YNOT, it's below.  If you've not played before, go ahead and...
• 9/23 Tomahawk Take: Braves Weekend Looks Brighter–All We Have To Do Is Win: I spent all day trying to find some positives in the Braves current situation. It’s true the Cards were 1 1/2 back but they...
• 9/23 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: The reeling Red Sox head for New York to play under the clouds as Jon Lester faces Freddy Garcia. Lester pitched fine down the...
• 9/23 Baseball Musings: Massive Tie Scenarios: Thursday was not a good day for the massive tie scenarios. The Angels failed to gain on both the Red Sox and the Rangers, while...
• 9/22 B-R Blog: Matt Moore fans 11 Yanks in his first start: Thursday night in the Bronx, 22-year-old Matt Moore, Tampa's latest pitching phenom, struck out 11 over 5 scoreless innings...
• 9/22 District On Deck: Handicapping Nats’ Starting Rotation For Next Year: With Davey Johnson likely being back as manager next year, his first task will be making decisions on who will be in the starting...
• 9/22 C70 At The Bat: Could It Be?: On August 25th, the Cards stood 10.5 out of the wild card race.  The team had never put together any kind of run and...
• 9/21 MLBTradeRumors: Nationals Scouting C.J. Wilson: The Nationals will have a scout at C.J. Wilson's start tonight in Oakland, reports MLB.com's Bill Ladson.  Ladson takes this...
• 9/20 i70baseball.com: It Has Officially Gotten InterestingWith 9 Games Remaining, Cardinals Aiming for Miraculous Finish...
• 9/20 Phillies Nation: Gameday: Nationals (72-79) at Phillies (98-54): Washington Nationals (72-79) at Philadelphia Phillies (98-54) Game 1: Tom Milone (1-0, 4.60) vs. Kyle Kendrick (8-6, 3.22) at...
• 9/19 All of Baseball: Nationals pitching prospect finishes solid summer: He is a pitcher who played college baseball in San Diego, signed with the Nationals for a big bonus and …Continue reading...
• 9/19 The Golden Sombrero: Golden Sombrero: Mike Stanton (again): Top 1: Mike Stanton struck out swinging against Stephen Strasburg Top 3: struck out swinging against Strasburg Top 6: grounded...
• 9/19 The Biz of Baseball: 2012 MLB Schedule Winners and Losers: Last week, MLB released its preliminary 2012 schedule. Katy Feeney is responsible for piecing the schedule together and sufficed...
• 9/18 Call to the Pen: Stephen Strasburg Dominant in Third Start: Stephen Strasburg continued his impressive return for the Washington Nationals last night, holding the Florida Marlins to 1 run...
• 9/17 Baseball Musings: Six For Strasburg: Stephen Strasburg lasts six innings, throwing 61 pitches as he worked very efficiently Saturday night. He leaves with the Nationals...
• 9/17 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: Jeff Niemann tries to get the Rays back to winning against the Red Sox as he takes on Jon Lester at Fenway Park. Red Sox hitters...
• 9/15 Baseball Daily Digest: Stras Wars V: Return of the Prodigy: It has been a year since the last time that we watched an episode of Stras Wars, and while the previous installment was clouded...
• 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...
• 9/12 Call to the Pen: Stephen Strasburg Logs 3 Innings in Second Start: Stephen Strasburg lasted only 3 innings during his second start of the year for the Washington Nationals Sunday.  Strasburg surrendered...
• 9/11 Climbing Tal's Hill: Astros set to face Strasburg: The Astros have their work cut out for them today. Phenom Stephen Strasburg will be making his second start since coming back...
• 9/11 Baseball Musings: Strasburg Done: Stephen Strasburg comes out after three innings of work and 57 pitches. He did not work as efficiently as in his first start,...
• 9/11 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: Two quick notes on pitcher come backs. Dustin McGowan takes the mound for the Blue Jays against Baltimore. He has not started...
• 9/9 Through The Fence Baseball: Mike Trout or Bryce Harper: Who would you take?: So who do you want to start a franchise with? A top-of-the-order hitter with extraordinarily elite speed, plays Gold Glove defense,...
• 9/9 MLBTradeRumors: Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Gillies, d'Arnaud, Giants: On this date in 2007, the Brewers became the third team in history to begin a game by hitting back-to-back-to-back home runs....
• 9/8 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Dee Gordon Makes His Case: When Dee Gordon was recalled in June, most of us were torn between “wow, Dee Gordon! This will be exciting!” and “this...
• 9/7 Call to the Pen: Stephen Strasburg Dominant in Return to Majors: Stephen Strasburg returned in top form last night for the Nationals, making his first Major League start since August 21st of...
• 9/7 mlbreports.com : Strasburg-mania Back With a Vengeance: September 6, 2011   Rob Bland (Baseball Writer- MLB reports):  The day so many people (namely the entire Washington Nationals...
• 9/7 Fragile Freddy's: Game 141 Recap: BOS – 422 320 010 – 14 – 20 – 1 TOR – 000 000 000 – 0 – 5 – 1 Reader mike b. asked in the wake of my concerned...
• 9/7 The Golden Sombrero: Changeups and **** A Southpaw’s Perspective for 9/7/11: -  As a former student of the University of Nevada, I saw my fair share of drugged out women of the night.  Watching CJ Wilson...
• 9/6 Baseball Musings: Strasburg Goes Five: Stephen Strasburg retires the side in order in the fifth, finishing his first start since Tommy John surgery with a 3-0 lead....
• 9/6 Baseball Musings: Strasburg with the Lead: The Nationals score three runs in the bottom of the second. Stephen Strasburg contributes, as his sacrifice attempt results in...
• 9/6 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Dodgers Overcome Strasburg, Rain to Beat Nationals 7-3: Let’s get the Stephen Strasburg business out of the way first; in his long-awaited return from Tommy John surgery, the young...
• 9/6 Marlin Maniac: Money affecting Marlins’ drafts?: Mike Berardino of the Sun-Sentinel makes the case that while Jim Fleming is partially to blame for the draft woes of the decade...
• 9/6 Baseball Musings: Strasburg Starting: Stephen Strasburg is on the mound as the rain held off long enough for the Dodgers and Nationals to start the game. Update: Strasburg’s...
• 9/6 MLBTradeRumors: Nationals Release Carr, Designate Mock : The Nationals announced that they released right-hander Adam Carr and designated right-hander Garrett Mock for assignment (Twitter...
• 9/6 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Strasburg, Pujols, Wilken: Weather permitting, Nationals phenom Stephen Strasburg will make his 2011 MLB debut tonight, almost one year from the day of...
• 9/6 Kings of Kauffman: Stephen Strasburg’s Return and John Lamb: On August 21, 2010, Washington Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg threw a pitch, felt something in his elbow, and within two...
• 9/6 PaulLebowitz.com: Stephen Strasburg As The Formative Brett Favre: Is the media really starting with the Stephen Strasburg-hype again? It’s the same amount of attention that Brett Favre used...
• 9/6 Baseball Musings: Strasmas II, Electric Bugaloo: Stephen Strasburg returns to the majors today (if it doesn’t rain at game time), and Dave Sheinin looks at home rehabilitation...
• 9/6 Baseball Musings: Straster?: Adam Kilgore thinks Strasmas II is the wrong term for Stephen Strasburg‘s return: There is only one Strasmas (as there is...
• 9/6 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: Baseball Jesus returns as Ted Lilly and the Dodgers face Stephen Strasburg and the Nationals, weather permitting. Batters hammered...
• 9/4 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Kershaw Good But Not Good Enough As Dodger Winning Streak Ends: Clayton Kershaw stuck out ten Braves today without walking a single batter, the third time in his career he’s struck out...
• 9/3 MLBTradeRumors: Beltway Notes: Strasburg, Livan, MacPhail, Roberts: The Nationals took a 63-73 record into today's action, putting them on pace to finish with a better record than the Orioles (55-81)...
• 9/3 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Indians Promote Out of Necessity, Nationals Promote Out of Greed: By Matt Van Wormer Jason Kipnis, Lonnie Chisenhall, Cord Phelps and a few other Indians’ prospects have played quite a...
• 9/3 mlbreports.com : Strasburg-mania Returns to Washington: Strasburg to make MLB start September 6th: Saturday September 3, 2011     Rob Bland (Intern- MLB reports):  Stephen Strasburg burst onto the MLB scene with the Washington...
• 9/3 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Anthopoulos, Lee, Sabathia: On the one-year anniversary of Stephen Strasburg's Tommy John surgery, let's look at some links from around the league. Strasburg,...
• 9/2 Call to the Pen: Stephen Strasburg Shines in Rehab Finale: Stephen Strasburg finished up his Minor League rehab assignment in dominant fashion last night, tossing a 1 hit shutout over his...
• 9/2 The Golden Sombrero: Changeups and **** A Southpaw’s Perspective for 9/2/11: -       Stephen Strasburg’s final rehab start has come and gone.  He again looked supreme in comparison to the hitters...
• 9/2 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Rowand, Pujols, Carrasco, Strasburg: On this date 11 years ago, the Angels signed amateur free agent Ervin Santana. The right-hander recently reached the 200-inning...
• 9/2 The Biz of Baseball: Ticket Prices Climb as Fans Prepare for the Return of Stephen Strasburg to Nationals: “Do you still love me?” That may be something rattling around Stephen Strasburg’s head. The pitching phenom of the Washington...
• 9/1 Baseball Musings: Strasburg Appears Ready: Stephen Strasburg pitched six shutout innings Thursday night: Featuring a fastball that hit 99 mph, the No. 1 pick from the 2009...
• 9/1 B-R Blog: Stephen Strasburg 2.0: Stephen Strasburg is set to make his 2011 debut in the majors next Tuesday. His 2011 stats in the minors on rehab are interesting:...

• 8/31 Brotherly Glove: Opening Up the 40-Man Roster: Rosters expand this week, allowing teams to increase the number of players in their dugouts. To qualify as part of the roster...
• 8/31 PaulLebowitz.com: Strasburg’s Coming Back—Get The Hype And The Pitch Counts Ready: So what’s the pitch count going to be for Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg‘s return to the big leagues? Will the...
• 8/30 MLBTradeRumors: Nationals Notes: Strasburg, Harper, Zimmermann: The Nationals expect Stephen Strasburg to return to the Major Leagues one week from today. Here are some links from D.C. in the...
• 8/30 Call to the Pen: Stephen Strasburg Ready for Final Rehab Start: While we knew when Stephen Strasburg was going to make his next injury rehab appearance, it hadn’t been announced where.  It’s...
• 8/29 The Golden Sombrero: Changeups and **** A Southpaw’s Perspective for 8/29/11: -       Sure, the Yankees are one of, if not the most storied franchise in baseball.  They have a history of being larger...
• 8/28 Seedlings to Stars: Nationals Strasburg Tosses Rehab Gem: photo: Jerome Davis/Icon SMI   Washington Nationals phenomenon Stephen Strasburg took the hill for his fifth rehab start...
• 8/25 Call to the Pen: Stephen Strasburg Taking a Swing at 5th Rehab Appearance: Stephen Strasburg is set to make his 5th Minor League rehab start Saturday.  While his previous appearances have come with the...
• 8/22 Call to the Pen: Stephen Strasburg Set for 4th Rehab Appearance: Stephen Strasburg takes the hill tonight for the Washington Nationals’ Single-A affiliate, the Hagerstown Suns, in his 4th Minor...
• 8/22 Baseball Musings: The Morse Steal: Fire Jim Bowden notes that Mike Rizzo stole Mike Morse from the Seattle Mariners. He also notes the downside of Morse: Now it’s...
• 8/17 Baseball Musings: Bump in the RoadStephen Strasburg pitched poorly Wednesday night as he worked his way back Tommy John surgery. ...
• 8/16 Brotherly Glove: Congratulations, Big Jim: Jim Thome blasted his 599th and 600th career home runs Monday night in a 9-0 rout of the Tigers. He became just the eighth major...
• 8/15 NY Baseball Digest: Trevor Bauer and the D-Backs Doing it the Right Way: Last night was Trevor Bauer’s Double-A debut with the Mobile Bay Bears, the Arizona Diamondbacks affiliate in the Southern League....
• 8/15 Raise the Jolly Roger: The Final Countdown: 2011 Draft signing deadline: My Countdown The countdown is on. 2011 draftees have until midnight tonight to sign with their teams…and of course, Scott...
• 8/14 FanSided: Rays’ SS Prospects Tim Beckham, Hak-Ju Lee Move Up: Given the way the 2009 and 2010 top draft selections–Stephen Strasburg and Bryce Harper–have been hyped from Day 1...
• 8/14 Baseball Musings: Cole’s Arm Cold: Cole Hamels had trouble warming up for Friday’s action. The Phillies believe it’s fatigue: Following Friday’s...
• 8/13 Call to the Pen: Stephen Strasburg Dominant in Second Rehab Start: Stephen Strasburg followed up his solid debut Sunday with a more effective and efficient outing for the Class A Potomac Nationals...
• 8/11 mlbcoverage.com: Nationals News and Notes: Harper, Strasburg, Wang, Prospects, Draft: - Bryce Harper was thrown out of his Double-A game last night after striking out looking in a 3-2 count against Giants prospect...
• 8/10 MLBTradeRumors: Heyman On Reyes, Ortiz, Cole, Twins: The market for Jose Reyes should still be strong after the season, Jon Heyman writes at SI.com. MLB executives tell Heyman that...
• 8/9 Baseball Musings: Get Your Potomac TicketsStephen Strasburg makes his next rehabilitation start on Friday in Potomac. ...
• 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 mlbreports.com : August 15th Deadline to Sign MLB Draft Picks: 1 Week Away: Monday August 8, 2011     MLB reports:  A po**** topic on the Reports is the annual MLB Draft.  Readers love to learn about...
• 8/8 MLBTradeRumors: NL East Notes: Phillies, Strasburg, Reyes : Dan Uggla will look to extend his hitting streak to 29 games tonight, when the Braves take on the Marlins, Uggla's former team....
• 8/7 Baseball Musings: Strasburg Update: Stephen Strasburg allowed a single but struck out two batters in his first inning at Hagerstown. You can follow the boxscore here....
• 8/6 Call to the Pen: Stephen Strasburg Ready for Sunday Return: Major League Baseball will inch closer to getting one of its most exciting players back tomorrow when Stephen Strasburg takes...
• 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...
• 8/3 Baseball Musings: Strasburg in the Majors?: I didn’t expect Stephen Strasburg to pitch in the major leagues this season, but it now appears that’s the plan in...
• 8/2 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Rubby de la Rosa Is Hurt, Because of Course He Is: Suddenly, trading Trayvon Robinson for filler might no longer be the worst thing that happened on Sunday afternoon. Tony Jackson:...
• 8/1 Fanspeak.com: Why the Nationals Need to put a Waiver Claim in on Wandy Rodriguez
• 8/1 Mets360.com: It’s hard to see Davey Johnson manage in the NL East: And not for the Mets. It was weird looking in the other dugout this weekend and seeing Davey Johnson with that goofy script “W”...

• 7/30 MLBTradeRumors: Giants Acquire Orlando Cabrera: It appears that Orlando Cabrera is headed for October baseball yet again. The infielder, who has appeared in four consecutive...
• 7/30 PaulLebowitz.com: MLB Trade Deadline Stories 7.30.2011: Beware GMs/Managers on the hotseat…if they’re your employees. The Tigers acquired Doug Fister and David Pauley from...
• 7/29 Baseball Musings: Wakefield vs. Wang: Rob Neyer writes that Tim Wakefield going for his 200th win is a bigger deal than Chien-Ming Wang returning to the majors after...
• 7/28 PaulLebowitz.com: Analysis Of Zack Wheeler: The deal is finally official and contrary to the po**** notion that the Mets weren’t going to be able to get a top prospect...
• 7/26 mlbcoverage.com: Rehab Updates: 7-23-11
• 7/26 The Writer's Journey: 2011 Fan Pack Challenge: Washington Nationals: No pocket schedule. No stickers. But some cool stuff nonetheless. The Nationals shipped two packages to me instead of one…not...
• 7/25 mlbcoverage.com: Around the League: 7-19-11: Notes and news of July 19, 2011: - After last night’s loss to the Yankees, Andrew Friedman and the Rays promoted Matt Moore...
• 7/24 mlbcoverage.com: Rehab Updates: 07/23/11: With David Wright making his return to the Mets last night, let’s take a look at other notable players who are rehabbing...
• 7/23 mlbcoverage.com: Around the League: 07/19/11: News and Notes of July 19, 2011: - After last night’s loss to the Yankees, Andrew Friedman and the Rays promoted Matt Moore...
• 7/19 mlbcoverage.com: Daily Tidbits: 7/19/11: Notes and news of July 19, 2011: - After last night’s loss to the Yankees, Andrew Friedman and the Rays promoted Matt Moore...
• 7/12 Baseball Daily Digest: Blog Eat Blog: Back in the Swing: I love to travel, but leaving the country in the middle of summer can be bittersweet. The first couple days are fine, but then...
• 7/5 Fanspeak.com: Bryce Harper Makes His Debut in Harrisburg And Why It Should Work Out For The Nats
• 7/3 mlbreports.com : Scott Boras: The Contracts. The Clients. Who’s to Blame?: Sunday July 3, 2011     MLB reports:   The man behind the billion dollar smile, Scott Boras is a big business.  The Boras...

• 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...
• 6/25 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...
• 6/25 mlbreports.com : From Riggleman to Johnson: Davey is the New Sheriff in Washington: Saturday, June 25, 2011 MLB reports:   According to several sources, the Nationals are set to announce the hiring of their...
• 6/24 Brotherly Glove: M’s Series Recap With Dave Cameron: The Phillies dropped two of three to the Mariners this weekend in a series loaded with strong pitching performances and practically...
• 6/24 Fanspeak.com: Why the Nationals and Orioles Could Be Looking to Make a Double Splash Part II
• 6/24 PaulLebowitz.com: Jim Riggleman Shouldn’t Have Quit…: …he should’ve waited for the Nationals to fire him. When the news first broke that Riggleman had resigned, it was...
• 6/18 MLBTradeRumors: NL East Notes: Edwin Rodriguez, Uggla, Riggleman: Here are a couple items of note out of the NL East, where the Phillies sit atop the division with a five-game lead over the...
• 6/17 Fanspeak.com: Why the Nationals Need To Move Tyler Clippard
• 6/10 Baseball Musings: Strasburg Throws a Bullpen: Stephen Strasburg is rehabilitating in San Diego, so he joined the visiting Nationals to throw a bullpen session. Pitching coach...
• 6/10 MLBTradeRumors: Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Harper, Braves, Madson: Two former Seattle Mariner superstars hit milestone home runs on this date. Three years ago it was Ken Griffey Jr., who took...
• 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
• 6/9 MLBTradeRumors: Draft Notes: Appel, Brooks, Bichette: On this date two years ago, the Nationals selected the most heavily-hyped amateur pitcher in history with the first pick of the...
• 6/8 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: D'Backs, Figgins, Tejada, McCourt: As Anthony Rizzo prepares for his Major League debut tomorrow with the Padres, it was one year ago today that Stephen Strasburg...
• 6/8 Baseball Musings: Hitting Harper: One thread that ran through yesterday’s criticism of Bryce Haper’s blown kiss was that he might get hurt by teams...
• 6/7 Through The Fence Baseball: Pirates miss on Gerrit Cole: Yesterday, the Pirates selected UCLA pitcher Gerrit Cole with the first overall selection in the MLB First-Year Player Draft,...
• 6/7 Fanspeak.com: Nationals Win Big On Day One of the Draft: Part 2
• 6/7 MLBTradeRumors: Draft Notes: Nationals, Bundy, Cardinals, Astros: Be sure to catch up on the results from the first and supplemental rounds of the draft. As we await day two of the big event,...
• 6/6 Fanspeak.com: What the Nationals should do in tonight’s draft: Part 1
• 6/6 MLBTradeRumors: Draft Links: Rendon, Bauer, Cole, Mock Drafts: We've already learned that right-hander Gerrit Cole will be the Pirates' choice with the first overall pick in today's amateur...
• 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...

• 5/29 Bus League Baseball: Hey, Let’s Compare Bryce Harper To Some Hall of Famers!: In recent weeks, two big-time baseball writers have written about the prospect status of Washington’s Bryce Harper. First, Dave...
• 5/28 NY Baseball Digest: Top Pick Gerrit Cole Dropping?: With a slew of bad news for Mets fans this week, I found an interesting nugget via Buster Olney’s Blog at ESPN (subscription...
• 5/27 MLBTradeRumors: Draft Notes: Cole, Hultzen, Meyer: Eleven former first overall picks are currently on MLB rosters (DL included): Chipper Jones, Alex Rodriguez, Pat Burrell, Josh...
• 5/27 Red Sox Beacon: On Werth, Information, And What Might Have Been: The Washington Nationals are in free fall. Losers of five in a row and seven of eight, the team is suffering through injuries...
• 5/25 Buccos Buzz: Rock, Paper, Scissors: Who Should Pirates Select With First Overall Pick?: With the 2011 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft less than two weeks away, the Pittsburgh Pirates are still unsure...
• 5/24 It's About the Money (Stupid): Tis The Season of Super Two: Last year I wrote a pair of columns for the now defunct Inside Pulse Sports under the heading “Super Two, Super For Who?,”...
• 5/23 MLBTradeRumors: Draft Notes: Bundy, Cubs, Rendon, Rays: The 2011 draft takes place in exactly two weeks. In the meantime, here's the latest draft-related news from around the game... Executives...
• 5/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Stephen Strasburg works off mound: Washington Nationals SP Stephen Strasburg (elbow) threw his first bullpen session Monday, May 23, since undergoing Tommy John...[+] elbow surgery. He will continue to build his arm strength and will eventually go on a minor league rehab assignment.
• 5/23 Through The Fence Baseball: Pain, pain go away …: As I watched Nate McLouth injure himself on a check swing and heard the news of Jason Heyward heading to the disabled list this...
• 5/23 The Golden Sombrero: Come on out to the ballpark with us, Part I: A ranking of ten MLB venues: As I sat in the left field corner of Nationals Park last Friday evening, enjoying baseball, banter and beer...
• 5/21 Fanspeak.com: A Look at the Washington Nationals 2011 Draft Strategy
• 5/20 MLBTradeRumors: Draft Notes: Bundy, Bauer, Bradley, Rendon: You know the draft isn't far off when eye-popping asking prices start to circulate. Here's the latest on the amateur draft, which...
• 5/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Stephen Strasburg visits doctor: Washington Nationals SP Stephen Strasburg (elbow) visited with an orthopedic surgeon Wednesday, May 18, and the checkup went 'very...[+] well.' Strasburg will throw off a mound for the first time since his surgery 'any day now.'
• 5/18 Fanspeak.com: Nats Announce That Harper Won’t Reach D.C. This Year
• 5/18 MLBTradeRumors: Pirates Considering Handful Of Players With Top Pick: The Pirates are considering three to five players with the first overall pick in this June’s draft, according to Jenifer Langosch of MLB.com....
• 5/18 Baseball Musings: Harper Sallie Single A: The Nationals say Bryce Harper won’t be called up to the majors this season. Of course not. The reality is that the Nationals...
• 5/18 PaulLebowitz.com: Mocking The Draft: It’s nearly draft time in Major League Baseball and the leeches looking to sell you things, invite webhits or garner viewers...
• 5/17 Fanspeak.com: Nats Will Play It Safe and Skip Zimmermann’s start
• 5/16 MLBlogs: The 26th Man: Stephen Strasburg & Game Score: (Photo cred: AP) Did everyone see Stephen Strasburg‘s debut on Tuesday?  If you didn’t you missed a truly historic...
• 5/16 MLBlogs: The 26th Man: That’s What He Said- Larry Beinfest: I’m back from England, where I had a great time watching Aerosmith headline the Download Festival and walking around London...
• 5/16 MLBlogs: The 26th Man: Stephen Strasburg & Game Score: (Photo cred: AP) Did everyone see Stephen Strasburg‘s debut on Tuesday?  If you didn’t you missed a truly historic...
• 5/16 MLBlogs: The 26th Man: That’s What He Said- Larry Beinfest: I’m back from England, where I had a great time watching Aerosmith headline the Download Festival and walking around London...
• 5/16 DC Pro Sports Report: The Case For Dylan Bundy: As we get closer to the draft there become more and more issues with how the draft order is going to go down. There is a case...
• 5/16 Halo Hangout: The Case For Dylan Bundy: As we get closer to the draft there become more and more issues with how the draft order is going to go down. There is a case...
• 5/14 Through The Fence Baseball: Ranting and Raving: Tim Horton’s breath, why you are Forrest Gump, and the seclusive Doc Brown Trade: I feel the need to set the record straight on a common misconception that the reader’s of this site have seemed to make...
• 5/12 Fanspeak.com: Bryce Harper Ready To Move Up The Ladder
• 5/11 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Stephen Strasburg feeling great: Washington Nationals SP Stephen Strasburg (elbow) is 'close' to throwing off a mound and is feeling great in his rehab. 'Everything...[+] is going along fine,' pitching coach Steve McCatty said. 'I know he's close to throwing off the mound. I'm sure he's getting close to it. I know there were some discussions about it. It will be shortly. Everything has been going fine.' The team is not ruling out the chance that Strasburg returns late this season.
• 5/8 MLBTradeRumors: Huntington Talks Taillon, Allie, Presley, Draft: Pirates GM Neal Huntington spoke to some reporters today, and Colin Dunlap of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has the audio up. Here's...
• 5/7 Bus League Baseball: Now Batting For The Kansas City Royals…: I was sitting in my car on Souhegan St. last summer, talking to Eric Hosmer on the phone, when I asked him if there was anything...
• 5/4 MLBTradeRumors: Draft Notes: Royals, Hultzen, Red Sox: It takes a while for draft picks - even highly-touted ones - to make an impact in the Major Leagues. For example, only five 2009...
• 5/4 Through The Fence Baseball: Countdown to the draft: Gerrit Cole has all the tools: In the third part of a series analyzing the Pittsburgh Pirates options with the #1 pick in the 2011 draft, we take a look at...
• 5/2 MLBTradeRumors: Draft Notes: D'Backs, Rays, Rendon, Bauer: A year ago, everybody knew Bryce Harper was going to be the first overall pick in the draft. The year before that, Stephen Strasburg...

• 4/30 Through The Fence Baseball: Enabled List: Get the most out of your fantasy DL: Almost every fantasy format includes at least one disabled list slot as part of the roster. The DL can be handy when, for instance,...
• 4/26 PaulLebowitz.com: Your World **** And Confuses Me: I feel like Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer. I see the new rules and regulations for pitchers and can’t help but wonder whether...
• 4/24 MLB Fantasy Recon: Neftali Feliz to the DL - Darren Oliver In as Closer: Feliz, Don't Leave MeAnother replacement closer to add to your ever growing list, and April's not over.  Instead of becoming...
• 4/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Stephen Strasburg improving: Washington Nationals SP Stephen Strasburg (elbow) has been throwing over 100 feet on flat ground and hasn't encountered any setbacks,...[+] according to MLB.com's Bill Ladson. There is still no timetable for him to throw off a mound.
• 4/16 Through The Fence Baseball: Countdown to draft day: Pirates are on the clock: This year’s MLB draft will take place on June 6, 2011, and the Pittsburgh Pirates are on the clock with the first overall...
• 4/15 MLBTradeRumors: Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Rendon, Buchholz, Price: Six years ago today, baseball finally returned to Washington D.C. when the Nationals beat the Diamondbacks in their home opener...
• 4/14 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Stephen Strasburg yet to throw off mound: Washington Nationals SP Stephen Strasburg (elbow) is still playing long toss but has yet to throw off a mound in his recovery...[+] from Tommy John surgery, according to SportingNews.com. He may not be able to return to the team's rotation late this year.
• 4/10 Baseball Reality Tour: Baby Steps with Peripheral Stats: It's too early in the 2011 season to find much meaning in comparing player statistics, especially pitchers, the league leader...
• 4/10 MLBTradeRumors: Olney On Yankees, Rays, Manny: Zach Britton certainly hasn't been surrounded by as much hype as Stephen Strasburg was last year, but, like the Nationals' youngster,...
• 4/7 Call to the Pen: The Actual Velocity of Rookies: One of my biggest pet peeves with baseball scouting reports is the inflation of velocity readings. How many starting pitchers...
• 4/6 Bus League Baseball: Now Pitching For The Seattle Mariners..: I don’t think I had ever actually seen Michael Pineda before last night, so I was a bit stunned when I saw highlights of...
• 4/3 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: Sunday seems to feature a number of third starters who might actually be aces. John Danks hopes the White Sox keep hitting as...
• 4/3 Baseball Daily Digest: BDD 2011 Division Previews: NL East:   We wrap up our 2011 Preview series with the NL East, where injuries have derailed the Phillies from their fast track to the...

• 3/31 MLBTradeRumors: Half Of Opening Day Starters Were First Rounders: Even though former top picks such as Zack Greinke, Adam Wainwright and Stephen Strasburg are currently sidelined, a substantial...
• 3/30 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Stephen Strasburg targeting 2012: Washington Nationals SP Stephen Strasburg (elbow), who is currently throwing on flat ground up to 105 feet in his rehab from Tommy...[+] John surgery, said he wants to start the team's Opening Day game in 2012, according to The Associated Press. He is hoping to throw off a mound in roughly a month.
• 3/28 PaulLebowitz.com: Yellowcake From Nyjer: Because of his on-field brawls, confrontations with fans and suspensions late last season, Nyjer Morgan‘s re**** has become...
• 3/24 MLB Fantasy Recon: Comprehensive Keeper Analysis: Adam Jones is on the bubble of bust or breakoutWe haven't spent much time on keeper lists this year, there's just not  lot...
• 3/23 MLB Fantasy Recon: 2011 Fantasy Baseball Top Prospects May Not Be Top Perfomers: Don't expect 30 from Freeman yetWhile Jason Heyward lived up to the hype last year, many didn't Stephen Strasburg's season ended...
• 3/23 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Braves, Mauer, Astros, Albers: Links for Wednesday as the MLBPA announces that the jerseys for three rookies - Jason Heyward, Stephen Strasburg and Buster...
• 3/23 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox Players Have Two of Top 20 Jerseys: MLB announced today the sales of the most po**** player jerseys in 2010.  Long time New York Yankee shortstop Derek Jeter...
• 3/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Stephen Strasburg put on DL: The Washington Nationals placed SP Stephen Strasburg (elbow) on the 60-day disabled list Wednesday, March 23, as he continues...[+] to rehab from Tommy John surgery last year, according to The Associated Press.
• 3/23 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox Players Have Two of Top 20 Jerseys: MLB announced today the sales of the most po**** player jerseys in 2010.  Long time New York Yankee shortstop Derek Jeter...
• 3/23 MLBTradeRumors: Nationals Claim Lee Hyde: About an hour after agreeing to sign Oliver Perez, the Nationals added another left-hander from another division rival, claiming...
• 3/23 The Biz of Baseball: Jeter, Mauer, Halladay, Yankees, Red Sox, Dodgers Most Po**** MLB Jerseys: Derek Jeter ranked #1 in MLB  jersey sales for 2010 Derek Jeter of the New York Yankees, Joe Mauer of the Minnesota...
• 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...
• 3/23 Through The Fence Baseball: 2011 MLB Pre-Season Preview: NL East – Washington Nationals: Washington Nationals (2010 record: 69-93) The addition of free agent Jayson Werth speaks volumes about the Nationals’ growth...
• 3/20 PaulLebowitz.com: Trading Pudge: Not much the Nationals do makes sense these days, but trading Ivan Rodriguez is a good idea. According to this MLB Trade Rumors...
• 3/18 C70 At The Bat: Playing Pepper 2011: Washington Nationals: Two years ago, I started a series I called Playing Pepper, where I asked questions of bloggers of each major league team about...
• 3/16 It's About the Money (Stupid): More on Tommy John surgery: For my first contribution to IIATMS I have my Yankees hat on today. The odd thing about this dark blue Yankees hat is I’m in...
• 3/14 The Golden Sombrero: The Golden Sombrero’s Top 50 Prospects: #3 – Dustin Ackley (Video): # 3 Dustin Ackley – Seattle Mariners 2B DOB: 2-26-1988 ETA: 2011 Ackley resurrected his status as the...
• 3/14 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Stephen Strasburg throwing from 90 feet: Washington Nationals SP Stephen Strasburg (elbow) is now playing catch from a distance of 90 feet, reports Adam Kilgore of The...[+] Washington Post.
• 3/12 SocraticGadfly: Adam Wainwright - long-term arm concerns?: In an article about Washington Nationals pitching phenom Stephen Strasburg, Tom Verducci lists Adam Wainwright among a number...
• 3/11 Baseball Press: Around the Diamond - Weekly Linkage: Oliver Perez's contract got good reviews in 2009. (Getty)Around the Diamond looks at our favorite baseball articles and observations...
• 3/9 Baseball Daily Digest: Blog Eat Blog: I’d Like to Buy a W: “Science is a way of thinking much more than it is a body of knowledge”   -  Carl Sagan   I repeat this quote all...
• 3/9 The Biz of Baseball: Attendance Watch 2011: The Washington Nationals: In looking ahead to all 30 clubs in Major League Baseball, David has now wound his way through all the American League with the...
• 3/9 Baseball Musings: Pitching Mechanics: Rob Neyer comments on Tom Verducci’s piece on Stephen Strasburg‘s mechanics. Rob quotes an anonymous source who would...
• 3/8 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Want Stephen Strasburg to change approach: The Washington Nationals want SP Stephen Strasburg (elbow) to change his approach to pitching when he returns from rehab from...[+] Tommy John surgery, according to SI.com's Tom Verducci. The team wants Strasburg to throw his fastball more often after throwing it only 58 percent of the time last season. 'We'd like to see him use his fastball more,' manager Jim Riggleman said. 'Somewhere along his development he noticed that his changeup became a wipeout pitch for him. I can't tell you whether the catcher was calling for it or he was shaking to it. But we would like to get him back to a higher percentage of fastballs. I think he feels that way, too.' The club would also like Strasburg to lessen the intensity of his fastballs to preserve his arm. His mechanical motion when loading the baseball also puts him at a higher risk for elbow problems, which several scouts noticed before he was injured last year. However, the team is not interested in a complete overhaul of his mechanics.
• 3/7 It's About the Money (Stupid): Weiner Rejects Talk of Contraction: Well this one died a pretty quick death: "Do I think it's likely that the owners are going to try to contract? I don't,"...
• 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...
• 3/3 PAAPFLY: Giants trade that wasn't: There’s almost always something worth snipping from Baggarly’s Extra Baggs blog, and yesterday evening was no exception:The...
• 3/1 PaulLebowitz.com: Developmentally Disoriented: You need only look at Mets camp with Jason Isringhausen or Yankees camp with Mark Prior to see the pitfalls of prospects carting...
• 3/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Stephen Strasburg update: Updating previous reports, Washington Nationals SP Stephen Strasburg (elbow) has progressed from throwing from 45 feet to 75 feet...[+] Tuesday, March 1, The Washington Post's Adam Kilgore reports.

• 2/27 Call to the Pen: 30 Teams, 30 Questions: Pt. 4: We trek over to the National League starting today with one simple question I have for each team. Sidebar: Sometimes it’s...
• 2/25 MLBTradeRumors: Jack Of All Trades: My First 2011 Pack : While much of the attention has been focused on the anniversary that Topps is celebrating- 60 years of selling baseball cards-...
• 2/24 Fonzie Forever: Jenrry Mejia Lands at #44 on Baseball America's Top Prospect List: When it comes to Mets prospects, I usually have a hard time understanding why the public perceives them the way that they do....
• 2/22 PaulLebowitz.com: “C” Is For Cookie: And that’s not good enough for me. ESPN the Magazine published an article about pitchers who once threw blazing fastballs...
• 2/22 Mastersball.com: I Love it When a Plan (Falls in Place): Yesterday, I was anxiously awaiting the start of my MWest Strat League Rookie Draft, something I had been planning for since I...
• 2/20 MLBTradeRumors: Rizzo On Roster Holes, Depth, Pitching, Werth: Both CSNWashington.com's Mark Zuckerman and MLB.com's Bill Ladson conducted Q&A's with Nationals' GM Mike Rizzo on Sunday,...
• 2/20 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 2/13/11 - 2/19/11: We saw some big news this week, most notably that Albert Pujols and the Cardinals did not reach an extension prior to his Feb....
• 2/20 The Golden Sombrero: A Towel’s First Words: One fan weighs in on his teams’ big moves: It has been altogether too long since I have written for the Sombrero, and with the news of pitchers and catchers...
• 2/19 MLBTradeRumors: Scott Boras Will Advise Anthony Rendon: Anthony Rendon tells Dejan Kovacevic of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette that Scott Boras is acting as an adviser to the college baseball...
• 2/17 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Stephen Strasburg works out Thursday: Washington Nationals SP Stephen Strasburg (elbow) felt good after taking part in his first spring workout Thursday, Feb. 17, according...[+] to The Associated Press. He made some light tosses and took part in fielding drills, stretching and other calisthenics. Strasburg came into spring training with a leaner frame.
• 2/17 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Stephen Strasburg playing catch: Washington Nationals SP Stephen Strasburg (elbow) threw soft tosses to a trainer from 25 to 45 feet for eight minutes with pitching...[+] coach Steve McCatty watching Thursday, Feb. 17, MASNSports.com's Ben Goessling reports.
• 2/16 Jason's Baseball Blog: Who Are the Faces of the Franchise? NL East Edition: Time to start looking at the Senior Circuit, beginning with the 5 teams in the East… Braves – This one has to be Chipper...
• 2/16 Call to the Pen: On the Plus and Minus: The Washington Nationals: On the Plus and Minus is a series that will look at all of the teams that finished last place during the 2010 season, evaluating...
• 2/16 MLBTradeRumors: The Market For Albert Pujols: The Mayan calendar hints that the world will end in December 2012, but the "Albertageddon" may come this winter if Albert Pujols...
• 2/15 Jason's Baseball Blog: What Value Would the Trading of Draft Picks Add?: Over at Minor League Ball, John Sickels interviewed Athletics GM Billy Beane, and this little nugget really caught my eye: SICKELS:...
• 2/14 The Golden Sombrero: Prospect Buzz: Jesus Montero, Mike Trout, Strasburg, Harper, Friedrich, and more…: Jesus Montero has been training with Joe Girardi and Tony Pena at the Yankees’ Spring Training complex...
• 2/11 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Stephen Strasburg could return in September: Updating previous reports, Washington Nationals SP Stephen Strasburg (elbow) could possibly return to the majors in mid-September,...[+] The Washington Post's Adam Kilgore reports.
• 2/11 The Writer's Journey: Topps All-Star Rookies: I’ve decided to go after the Topps All-Star Rookie subset in 2011. It’s a throwback to my formative years in collecting…I...
• 2/10 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Stephen Strasburg begins throwing: Washington Nationals SP Stephen Strasburg (elbow) has started throwing after undergoing Tommy John surgery last year, according...[+] to The Washington Post's Adam Kilgore. Strasburg remains on schedule to return in 12-18 months. He will continue to play soft catch during spring training.

• 1/31 MLBTradeRumors: The Nationals' Search For Pitching: Justin Duchscherer is the latest pitcher to decline the Nationals' overtures and sign elsewhere, but he's certainly not the only...
• 1/31 The Golden Sombrero: The Baseball Show: Damon & Manny, Vernon Wells, KC Royals, Owings, Harper, Trout and more…: Today on The Baseball Show, co-host Clint Evans of Diamond Hoggers and I discuss recent trades and headlines...
• 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...
• 1/23 Call to the Pen: Analyzing the Cubs/Nationals Tom Gorzelanny Trade: As we hurtle toward the start of spring training, a semi-major trade still crops up every now and then, as teams look to reshuffle...
• 1/23 Call to the Pen: Analyzing the Cubs/Nationals Tom Gorzelanny Trade: As we hurtle toward the start of spring training, a semi-major trade still crops up every now and then, as teams look to reshuffle...
• 1/21 Call to the Pen: Analyzing the Cubs/Nationals Tom Gorzelanny Trade: As we hurtle toward the start of spring training, a semi-major trade still crops up every now and then, as teams look to reshuffle...
• 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...
• 1/17 MLBTradeRumors: Nationals, Alex Cora In Serious Talks: The Nationals are in serious talks with Alex Cora about a potential deal, according to MLB.com's Bill Ladson. Former Nationals...
• 1/16 Baseball Press: Low Book Value and High Return - On-Base %: Hideki Matsui is still useful to fantasy owners in 2011. (Getty) Fantasy owners will always try to draft a "complete" package...
• 1/16 PaulLebowitz.com: Abandonment: The Joba Ruination leads to opportunity: The Yankees should make Joba Chamberlain into a starter. They should do so without constraints...
• 1/13 My Pinstripes: BD Hot Stove: St. Louis Hopes Pujols Extension Is In The Cards | Baseball Digest: BD Hot Stove: St. Louis Hopes Pujols Extension Is In The Cards | Baseball DigestAlbert Pujols and his agent Dan Lozano have sat...
• 1/13 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Stephen Strasburg feeling great: Washington Nationals SP Stephen Strasburg (elbow) said he expects to resume throwing in three or four weeks and is currently in...[+] the best shape of his life, according to SportingNews.com. 'I'm definitely in the best shape of my life,' Strasburg said. 'Once you start throwing, it's gonna be a long process just getting your strength back, but I feel great about it and I have a really good feeling that I'm gonna come back at 100 percent. The surgery's down to a science, and you've just got to do what the doctors tell you.'
• 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...
• 1/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Stephen Strasburg could pitch in 2011: Washington Nationals SP Stephen Strasburg (elbow) is expected to visit Dr. Lewis Yocum after the holidays, when he is expected...[+] to find out when he can resume baseball activities, according to MLB.com's Bill Ladson. He is currently working out two to three times per week for three hours at a time to strengthen his elbow and shoulder. Strasburg could resume throwing several weeks before spring training starts and he could appear in a major league game before the end of the 2011 season.

• 12/31 Call to the Pen: Olde Man’s Tavern: The Year That Was 2010Oled Man's Tavern revisits some things from the 2010 baseball season....
• 12/30 MLBTradeRumors: Hindsight Is 2010: Our Top 15 Stories Of The Year: You know it has been a busy year when the trades for Dan Uggla and Roy Oswalt aren't among the year's top stories. Uggla and...
• 12/29 TetreaultVision: WHAT'S THE HURRY?: WHAT'S THE HURRY? Jim Leyland is telling WDFN that Jacob Turner will get a good long look in spring training.  That's not...
• 12/26 The Golden Sombrero: Around The League: Lincecum’s SI cover, Manny Ramirez, Yunel Escobar, J.R. Richard and more…: Baseball fans loved Tim Lincecum’s suit and bowtie look so much that Sports Illustrated thought that it...
• 12/22 The Juglandaceous Porthole: Better to Burn Out?: Did you get a chance to see the kid pitch in 2010? It’s true the rookie only pitched [23.1, 13.1, 15.1, 27, 20.2, 68] innings...
• 12/22 PaulLebowitz.com: National Catastrophe In The Making: A non-partisan nightmare: The factional disputes inherent in Washington politics are generally put aside when a true catastrophe...
• 12/21 Blog Red Machine: Reds and Brandon Webb Possible?Former D'backs ace Brandon Webb bring wooed by a team from the NL Central. The Reds?...
• 12/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Stephen Strasburg rehabbing on pace: Washington Nationals SP Stephen Strasburg's (elbow) rehab is currently on schedule and he expects to start light throwing 'a few...[+] weeks before' Spring Training, according to The Washington Post's Dave Sheinin. 'They're not going to say I'm ahead of schedule, because they don't want to get my hopes up,' Strasburg said of the doctors and physical therapists charting his recovery. 'But physically I feel great. I don't have an exact schedule, but they say I'm on track. I'm just taking it week by week and trying to get stronger.' Strasburg could begin a minor league rehab assignment by the summer of next season, which would put him on track to return for the start of the 2012 season.
• 12/10 Call to the Pen: Olde Man’s Tavern: Werth’s Place: What is the real purpose of these “festivities”, these winter meetings? Talk, talk and more talk. Maybe make a trade....
• 12/10 Philly Phanatics: Winter meetings wrapup: The conclusion of the Winter Meetings left Cliff Lee standing alone among the big names, as Carl Crawford agreed to terms with...
• 12/9 Philly Phanatics: MLB Hot Stove: The biggest shockwave thus far is the Jayson Werth deal - to Washington, of all places, and a whopping $126 million over a stunning...
• 12/8 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Stephen Strasburg has begun rehab: Agent Scott Boras said Washington Nationals SP Stephen Strasburg (elbow) started his rehab from Tommy John surgery roughly a month...[+] ago, according to MLB.com's Ian Browne. 'He began his rehab oh, a month and a half, two months ago. Working out every day. Our sports fitness people are working with him daily. He's well into ... the doctors say it's obviously going to be the middle of next year before he's going to be looking to get back to things,' Boras said.
• 12/8 Philly Phanatics: MLB Hot Stove: The biggest shockwave thus far is the Jayson Werth deal - to Washington, of all places, and a whopping $126 million over a stunning...
• 12/8 Philly Phanatics: MLB Hot Stove: The biggest shockwave thus far is the Jayson Werth deal - to Washington, of all places, and a whopping $126 million over a stunning...
• 12/7 NY Baseball Digest: Washington Team to Watch in Fielder Sweepstakes: Lake Buena Vista, FL: On the floor here at the Winter Meetings, I heard reports that three teams are interested in Milwaukee Brewers...
• 12/7 Baseball Musings: National Lee: Via Hardball Talk, Buster Olney tweets that the Nationals are about to offer Cliff Lee a lot of money. Good. I hope they get Cliff....
• 12/7 PaulLebowitz.com: Sometimes They're Poisoned: Or maybe they just don't grow as expected: Josh McDaniels was fired as head coach of the Denver Broncos yesterday----ESPN...
• 12/7 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees Rumors: Cliff Lee Wants 7-Year Deal: Here is the problem with free agents. Once one of them gets a new toy all of the others want that toy too. In...
• 12/7 Sabernomics: Defending the Jayson Werth Deal: Yesterday, I learned that there are two crazy people in the world, Washington Nationals GM Mike Rizzo and me. Rizzo signed Jayson...
• 12/7 Philly Phanatics: MLB Hot Stove: The most recent shockwave is the Jayson Werth deal - to Washington, of all places, and a whopping $126 million over a stunning...
• 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...
• 12/6 PaulLebowitz.com: Reasonable Doubts In The Eye Of The Beholder: The trial of Jayson Werth: If Jayson Werth stands at the podium during his introductory press conference as the new and...
• 12/5 Crashburn Alley: Mr. Werth Goes to Washington: In a surprising turn of events, former Phillies right fielder Jayson Werth agreed to a seven-year, $126 million deal with the...
• 12/5 YankeeAnalysts.com: Werth gets seven-year, $126 million deal from Nationals: In an industry-shocking move, Jayson Werth, who will be entering his age 32 season in 2011, received a seven-year, $126 million...
• 12/5 MLBTradeRumors: Werth Agrees To Deal With Nationals: Free agent outfielder Jayson Werth has agreed to a seven-year, $126MM deal with the Washington Nationals, according to Tim Brown...
• 12/3 Caught Looking: The 10 most memorable moments of 2010: Moments 1-5: Caught Looking continues its recap of the most memorable moments and accomplishments from the 2010 season. Here are moments one...

• 11/30 YankeeAnalysts.com: Steve Strasburg, Pink Jerseys and the Derek Jeter Saga: The following is a guest post from David Meadvin, who previously penned "A common-sense approach to contracts" and "The Strasburg...
• 11/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: MLB | Rookie All-Star team announced: Major League Baseball announced its 2010 Rookie All-Star Team Monday, Nov. 29, according to MLB.com's Anthony Castrovince. Those...[+] awarded were Florida Marlins 1B Gaby Sanchez, Pittsburgh Pirates 2B Neil Walker, Minnesota Twins 3B Danny Valencia, Chicago Cubs SS Starlin Castro, Detroit Tigers OF Austin Jackson, Florida Marlins OF Mike Stanton, Atlanta Braves OF Jason Heyward, San Francisco Giants C Buster Posey, Washington Nationals SP Stephen Strasburg, St. Louis Cardinals SP Jaime Garcia and Texas Rangers RP Neftali Feliz.
• 11/20 Raise the Jolly Roger: Zach Duke, Delwyn Young, and Andy LaRoche designated for assignment: Details here. The move came just before the Friday night deadline to protect Rule 5 eligible minor leaguers. With two open spots...
• 11/19 Baseball Musings: Small Sample Size Alert: Bryce Haper hit very well in limited Arizona Fall League action. Is Bryce going to be the next Robin Yount? Yount came up when...
• 11/16 MLBTradeRumors: Amateur Signing Bonuses: Nationals: Time to wrap up our amateur signing bonus series with a trip to the nation's capitol... Stephen Strasburg, $7.5MM (2009) Bryce...
• 11/12 Call to the Pen: Olde Man’s Tavern: A Different CourseThe Tavern takes a different path this week....
• 11/4 Baseball Musings: National Interest: The yearly story about the Nationals going after a top of the line free agent is out. I like that the Nationals think big. I can...
• 11/3 Jason's Baseball Blog: Season Preview in Review: National League East: Back during Spring Training, I took a look at each team and made predictions about how each team would do and how I thought their...

• 10/31 MLBTradeRumors: Amateur Signing Bonuses: Pirates: Let's move our amateur signing bonus to the Steel City... Jameson Taillon, $6.5MM (2010) Pedro Alvarez, $6MM (2008) Bryan...
• 10/29 Cubs Stats: Who is Marquez Smith?: A few week ago, the venerable Dan Szymborski released his major league equivalents (zMLEs), which are basically predictions of...
• 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...
• 10/15 MLBTradeRumors: Managers And GMs On Expiring Contracts: If you haven't gotten enough of this offseason's dugout and front office hot stove action, it's never too early to look ahead...
• 10/15 MLBTradeRumors: Nationals Eye Lee, Ready To Spend On Pitching: Several baseball officials tell Ben Goessling of MASNSports.com that they believe the Nationals will target Cliff Lee this winter....
• 10/12 Jason's Baseball Blog: The NL Willie Mays Award: Over at the Baseball Bloggers’ Alliance, we will be voting over the coming weeks on our award winners for the regular season....
• 10/9 Jason's Baseball Blog: The Season’s Top Stories: The Rookie Class of 2010: Throughout the month of October, I’ll be reviewing some of the top stories that were in the newly completed regular season....
• 10/7 Baseball Daily Digest: Raising Aces: The Red Dragon: When the Cincinnati Reds secured the NL Central crown last week, the clinching W was fastened to the stat line of their new fire-breathing...
• 10/5 Baseball Musings: Fan Numbers: Maury Brown breaks down the 2010 attendance numbers at FanGraphs. The Rays were the only playoff team not to see an increase in...
• 10/4 MLBTradeRumors: Boras Well-Positioned For Offseason: Back in February, the Scott Boras Corporation was in the midst of a rough patch.  They'd brokered some big deals, sure, but arguably...
• 10/2 The UpperCard Network: Webb Could Be In Play For Nationals: The Nationals are sending scouts to watch Brandon Webb pitch in two instructional league games on Saturday and Thursday writes...
• 10/1 MLBTradeRumors: Mutual Interest Between Webb, Nationals?: The Nationals are sending scouts to watch Brandon Webb pitch in instructional league games over the next week, reports Bill Ladson...

• 9/29 MLBTradeRumors: Nationals Seek Top Starting Pitcher: The Nationals would like to add a leadoff hitter and re-sign Adam Dunn this offseason, but their main priority is starting pitching....
• 9/29 Raise the Jolly Roger: The Pittsburgh Pirates are on the clock [Pirates 7 Cardinals 2]: On a night that three different teams clinched playoff spots (congrats to the Reds and Rays…Yankees not so much), the Pirates...
• 9/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Stephen Strasburg has cast removed: Washington Nationals SP Stephen Strasburg (elbow) said he had his cast removed roughly two weeks ago and is getting his range...[+] of motion back, according to The Associated Press. He is expecting to begin his actual rehab process soon.
• 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 Baseball Musings: Castaway Kasten: Stan Kasten resigned as president of the Nationals: There was no immediate reason given for his resignation. He will remain through...
• 9/22 Baseball Musings: 63 Wins: In winning their 63rd game, the Nationals react to knowing they won’t lose 100. John Lannan had the most optimistic take:...
• 9/16 Baseball Daily Digest: Stras Wars IV: The Dark Side: It was approaching noon, Vegas time, and I was just about to sit at a card table when I felt a great disturbance in the Force....
• 9/15 Call to the Pen: What’s Next: Kyle Drabek Debuts: Roy Halladay won 148 games for the Toronto Blue Jays. He was an all-star six times for Toronto and garnered a top-five Cy Young...
• 9/13 MLBTradeRumors: Teams With Potential Interest In Cliff Lee: When it comes to pitching, Cliff Lee will be the prize of the upcoming offseason. Though free agent starters such as Javier...
• 9/7 PaulLebowitz.com: The Paul Effect: The Paul Effect (pôl -f kt), adj.---A syndrome named for Paul (The Prince of New York) Lebowitz related to and caused by an...
• 9/7 Call to the Pen: Notable Numerals: Stephen Strasburg, Kevin Youkilis and More: After the hearing the devastating news about young Stephen Strasburg and his need for Tommy John Surgery a few weeks ago, I knew...
• 9/4 Jason's Baseball Blog: Week in Review – August 23 to August 29: If the Playoffs Started Today Tampa Bay Rays (79-50) vs. Texas Rangers (73-57) Minnesota Twins (75-56) vs. New York Yankees (80-50)...
• 9/4 PaulLebowitz.com: Pick A Side: Clean it up or don't----and know the consequences either way: Reading the Wall Street Journal this morning, I came across...
• 9/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Stephen Strasburg undergoes surgery: Washington Nationals SP Stephen Strasburg (elbow) underwent successful Tommy John surgery Friday, Sept. 3, according to The Washington...[+] Post's Adam Kilgore. Strasburg's ulnar collateral ligament was replaced by a ligament from his thigh.
• 9/3 MLBTradeRumors: Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Francoeur, Lilly, Loney: On this date two years ago, instant replay was used for the first time in baseball history, resolving a fair or foul call on an...
• 9/2 Bus League Baseball: Now Pitching For…: It’s September, which means prospects galore are being called up to The Show. Rather than bombard our loyal readers with...
• 9/2 Baseball Moves: MLB Power Moves: Many roster moves of late have been turning heads in the MLB community.  The following are the few that will change the complexion...
• 9/2 The Captain's Blog: Doubters Whither Under Chapman’s Heat: When Aroldis Chapman was clocked at 105 mph during a minor league game, scouts around the game and in the media responded with...
• 9/2 PaulLebowitz.com: Broken Wings: Cardinals in freefall: Don't you hate the unexplainable? It's easy to look at teams like the Mariners; the Pirates; the...
• 9/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Stephen Strasburg to 60-day DL: The Washington Nationals moved SP Stephen Strasburg (elbow) to the 60-day disabled list Wednesday, Sept. 1, according to The Associated...[+] Press.
• 9/1 El Maquino: Team Stinks, But Cards Can Haul in 3 PA Awards: I know you love hearing it, so I’ll say it again: The Cards are out of it.  But, there’s still a reason to watch...
• 9/1 MLBTradeRumors: Poll: Strasburg Or Chapman: Aroldis Chapman threw 104 mph tonight in his second - and second dominant - big league appearance. The Cuban lefty struck out...
• 9/1 TetreaultVision: Bloguin BRU: September 1st, 2010: September commences with expanded rosters and dwindling playoff hopes. Walk with me around the network. Paddy McMahon of the...
• 9/1 MLBTradeRumors: Extension Candidate: Francisco Liriano: Francisco Liriano can be an inspiration to Stephen Strasburg, if the Nationals phenom has patience.  Liriano took the American...
• 9/1 Jason's Baseball Blog: The Month in Review – August: With the roster deadline now past, we look to the final month of the stretch run for the playoffs. By my own count, here’s...

• 8/31 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Stephen Strasburg to undergo surgery Friday: Washington Nationals SP Stephen Strasburg (elbow) will undergo Tommy John surgery Friday, Sept. 3, to rebuild his injured elbow,...[+] reports The Associated Press. The recuperation period is expected to be 12 to 18 months.
• 8/31 MLBTradeRumors: Odds & Ends: Padres, Strasburg, K-Rod: On this date in 1998, the Mariners traded Joey Cora to the Indians for David Bell. More than a decade later, Cora is still making...
• 8/30 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Stephen Strasburg visits with doctor Monday: Washington Nationals SP Stephen Strasburg (elbow) visited with Dr. Lewis Yocum Monday, Aug. 30, and the team is expecting to know...[+] when Strasburg will undergo Tommy John surgery, according to The Washington Post's Adam Kilgore. 'Assuming that it's Tommy John, we're going to get it done as soon as possible,' general Manager Mike Rizzo said. 'Probably sometime this week.'
• 8/29 Baseball Musings: Livan Lives On: The Nationals give Livan Hernandez a one year extension to keep Stephen Strasburg‘s place in the rotation warm: Livan Hernandez‘s...
• 8/29 MLBTradeRumors: Nationals Extend Livan Hernandez: The Nationals have signed Livan Hernandez to a contract for 2011, tweets MASN's Ben Goessling. The team has confirmed the deal...
• 8/29 Baseball Moves: Waiver Mavens – Week 22: These Guys Are Probably Owned Gaby Sanchez, Florida Marlins (1B, CI) owned in 40% of Yahoo! Leagues. Sanchy is making his case...
• 8/28 PaulLebowitz.com: Meet Tommy John: Tommy John is a who, not a what: Because it's placed into applicable terms, kids who some middle-school teachers would insist...
• 8/28 B-R Blog: Stephen Strasburg’s career stats: Stephen Strasburg may have thrown his last MLB pitch. Although not terribly likely given the high success rate of Tommy John surgery...
• 8/27 Baseball Musings: Bad Day for Rookie Pitchers: In addition to Stephen Strasburg‘s bad news, the Reds place Mike Leake on the disabled list. Cincinnati received 138 1/3...
• 8/27 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees Notes: Girardi, Wood, Laird: The Yankees had an off day yesterday so there really isn’t a whole lot of news going on. Andy Pettitte is throwing...
• 8/27 El Maquino: Strasburg Needs TJ: While the Cards are in town to play the Nationals, they get some terrible news. Stephen Strasburg, their rookie savior who struck...
• 8/27 NY Baseball Digest: Strasburg Injury Brings Light to Pitching Philosphy: The debate about pitcher abuse, innings limits, and how to handle young pitchers will continue to rage on even though Stephen...
• 8/27 And Counting: Stephen Strasburg is not Mark Prior: Prior illustrates the infamous "Prostrate Sigma" pitching motion. If you care, you probably already know. The MRI of Stephen...
• 8/27 PaulLebowitz.com: I Am Trying To Break Your Heart: Truths, hard and cold: Reality is (or should be) setting in for certain teams that have to realize that their aspirations...
• 8/27 The Captain's Blog: National Tragedy: Strasburg Injury a Call to Arms on Prevention:   The baseball world has been dealt a truly unfortunate blow. Rookie sensation Stephen Strasburg has been diagnosed with a significant...
• 8/27 Call to the Pen: Call-Ups or Hang-Ups: San Francisco Giants and Brandon Belt: Once again it is collaborative post time here on Call to the Pen.  This month’s topic is September call-ups. To get the ball...
• 8/27 MLBTradeRumors: Odds & Ends: Strasburg, Girardi, Padres: Waiting for the news on Manny Ramirez? Jon Heyman of SI.com says we'll know by 12:30 CDT today if anyone claimed the slugger....
• 8/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Stephen Strasburg likely needs Tommy John surgery: Washington Nationals SP Stephen Strasburg (elbow) likely needs Tommy John surgery, The Washington Post's Adam Kilgore reports....[+] The team discovered the damaged ligament from an arthrogram, and Strasburg is likely to miss all of the 2011 season. Strasburg will receive a second opinion from Dr. Lewis Yocum.
• 8/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | More on Stephen Strasburg: Updating an immediate report, Washington Nationals SP Stephen Strasburg (elbow) has a significant tear of his ulnar collateral...[+] ligament, which would necessitate Tommy John surgery, NatsInsider.com's Mark Zuckerman reports.
• 8/27 Fungoes.net: Rookie of the Year field clears for Garcia: Now that Stephen Strasburg has landed on the disabled list for the second time this season and awaits the official results of...
• 8/26 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Stephen Strasburg undergoes arthrogram: Washington Nationals SP Stephen Strasburg (forearm) underwent an arthrogram on his injured arm Thursday, Aug. 26, but the team...[+] is not expecting to know the results until Friday, Aug. 27, according to SportingNews.com. There is speculation that he will be shut down for the rest of the season.
• 8/26 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: Remember Jordan Zimmermann, the first Stephen Strasburg? He returns to the majors tonight to host Chris Carpenter and the St....
• 8/26 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Stephen Strasburg likely done for season: Updating previous reports, Washington Nationals SP Stephen Strasburg (forearm) is expected to be shut down for the rest of the...[+] season regardless of the results of a pending second MRI, SI.com's Jon Heyman reports.
• 8/24 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Stephen Strasburg to DL: The Washington Nationals officially placed SP Stephen Strasburg (forearm) on the 15-day disabled list Tuesday, Aug. 24, with a...[+] right flexor strain in his forearm, according to The Associated Press. He will undergo a second MRI exam to determine if there is anything more than a strained tendon in his forearm. The team would not let Strasburg throw Monday, Aug. 23.
• 8/24 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Stephen Strasburg to undergo arthrogram: Washington Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo said SP Stephen Strasburg (forearm) will undergo an arthrogram Wednesday, Aug....[+] 25, according to MLB.com's Bill Ladson. 'The arthrogram is going to be performed (in Washington),' Rizzo said. 'It's a different type of MRI where they inject dye into the area. Right now, we see a flexor issue. To get a clear diagnosis, we've gone to the extreme of going to an arthrogram. The results, I think, will be back within a 24 hour period.'
• 8/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Stephen Strasburg likely headed to DL: Washington Nationals SP Stephen Strasburg (forearm) is likely headed to the disabled list after straining his flexor tendon in...[+] his right forearm, according to MLB.com's Bill Ladson. However, the team may not make a roster move until Thursday, Aug. 26, which was the day for his next scheduled start.
• 8/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Stephen Strasburg did not throw Sunday: Washington Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo said SP Stephen Strasburg (forearm) did not throw at all Sunday, Aug. 22, according...[+] to ESPN's Steve Berthiaume. The team is still waiting on Strasburg's MRI results.
• 8/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Stephen Strasburg expected to miss next startWashington Nationals SP Stephen Strasburg (forearm) is expected to miss his next start, according to ESPN.com. ...[+] Washington Nationals SP Stephen Strasburg (forearm) is expected to miss his next start, according to ESPN.com.
• 8/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Strasburg had similar forearm injury in college: Updating previous reports, Washington Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo called reports that the team has already decided to...[+] shut down SP Stephen Strasburg (forearm) for the remainder of the season 'inaccurate,' according to The Associated Press. Strasburg reportedly told Rizzo he had suffered the same injury in college and pitched through it. He went through his normal post-start workout Sunday, Aug. 22, and the team will wait for the results of an MRI exam before deciding what to do next.
• 8/22 PaulLebowitz.com: Sunday Lightning 8.22.2010: Less value, less hype, less worry: Every once in a while, when driving through the streets of Brooklyn I'll see a very expensive...
• 8/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Stephen Strasburg update: Washington Nationals SP Stephen Strasburg (forearm) has been preliminarily diagnosed with a strain of the flexor tendon in his...[+] right forearm, reports Mark Zuckerman of NatsInsider.com. Strasburg is scheduled to undergo an MRI on Sunday, Aug. 22.
• 8/21 MLBTradeRumors: Odds & Ends: Heilman, Overbay, Delgado, Reds: As Nationals fans cross their fingers about Stephen Strasburg, here's some news from around the majors... Aaron Heilman...
• 8/21 Baseball Musings: Strasburg Out: I just turned back to the Nationals/Phillies game, and Strasburg was out after recording the first out in the fifth. He was pitching...
• 8/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Stephen Strasburg leaves game early: Washington Nationals SP Stephen Strasburg (elbow) left the team's game early Saturday, Aug. 21, after shaking his elbow in pain,...[+] reports Matt Gelb, of the Philadelphia Inquirer.
• 8/21 Baseball Musings: Howard Forced off the DL: Ryan Howard returns to the Phillies out of necessity, as he is needed to replace Ross Gload. Howard was supposed to play another...
• 8/21 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: The Nationals try to play spoiler as they send Stephen Strasburg against the Phillies and Kyle Kendrick. Strasburg faces the Phillies...
• 8/17 The UpperCard Network: Revisiting Adam Dunn’s Contract Extension: The Nationals Adam Dunn has been a hot topic of conversation this Summer. Dunn was the clear-cut best hitter available leading...
• 8/17 Jason's Baseball Blog: Fixing the Amateur Draft: For those that may not have known, the players selected in the amateur draft in June are only allowed to sign with the teams that...
• 8/17 MLBTradeRumors: Nationals To Sign Bryce Harper: 11:16pm: The deal is for $9.9MM, according to Kendall Rogers of Yahoo Sports (on Twitter).11:01pm: The Nationals signed first-overall...
• 8/16 PaulLebowitz.com: This Should Go Over Well With The Veterans: A bad sign: Like Dr. Hannibal Lecter in Silence of the Lambs when Clarice Starling was told, "access to Lecter is strictly...
• 8/16 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Stephen Strasburg has words for Bryce Harper: Washington Nationals SP Stephen Strasburg had words aimed at No. 1 pick OF Bryce Harper Sunday, Aug. 15, The Associated Press...[+] reports. 'If (Harper) wants to play here, he's going to play here,' Strasburg said. 'He doesn't need advice from anybody to convince him otherwise. If he doesn't want to play here, then we don't want him here.'
• 8/16 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Stephen Strasburg picks up no-decision Sunday: Washington Nationals SP Stephen Strasburg allowed three runs on five hits, walked none and struck out seven Sunday, Aug. 15, according...[+] to The Associated Press. He picked up a no-decision because he left the game against the Arizona Diamondbacks with the score tied at 3-3.
• 8/15 MLBTradeRumors: Odds & Ends: Dodgers, Romero, Hermida: Sunday night linkage.. Dylan Hernandez of the Los Angeles Times (in these tweets) says that rival agents think that the Dodgers...
• 8/15 Baseball Musings: Strasburg Better: Stephen Strasburg goes five innings against the Diamondbacks, allowing three runs but only one earned. Since he made the error...
• 8/15 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: Good young pitcher Sunday starts in Cleveland as Felix Hernandez faces Justin Masterson. At 24, Hernandez seems like a grizzled...
• 8/13 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Stephen Strasburg throws bullpen Thursday: Washington Nationals SP Stephen Strasburg threw an issue-free bullpen session Thursday, Aug. 12, two days after his worst start...[+] in the majors, according to MLB.com's Bill Ladson. Pitching coach Steve McCatty told Strasburg not to think too much about his mechanics during the session. Strasburg's next start will come against the Arizona Diamondbacks Sunday, Aug. 15.
• 8/13 MLBTradeRumors: Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Royals, Rays, Burrell: On this date 41 years ago, Major League owners unanimously elected Bowie Kuhn to a seven-year term as commissioner. It was under...
• 8/12 Bus League Baseball: The Z-Meter 8/11/2010: The Z-meter is our way of tracking the prospects we like. We keep track of stats for 25 players at a time, compiled from Baseball...
• 8/12 Baseball Daily Digest: Raising Aces: Mad Caps: Much has been made of Stephen Strasburg’s innings count this season, and the fact that the Nats will not allow the phenom to...
• 8/11 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Fine tuning Stephen Strasburg's exercises: The Washington Nationals have 'fine-tuned' SP Stephen Strasburg's arm exercises after he dealt with shoulder problems this month,...[+] according to The Associated Press. The team will evaluate him and 'kind of tinker' with his preparation moving forward.
• 8/11 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Stephen Strasburg's velocity down: Washington Nationals SP Stephen Strasburg's velocity dipped down to 95 mph during the fourth and fifth innings of his start against...[+] the Florida Marlins Tuesday, Aug. 10, in which he allowed six earned runs in 4 1/3 innings, according to The Washington Post's Adam Kilgore. However, Strasburg said his arm felt fine during his start.
• 8/11 Baseball Musings: Remain Calm: Stephen Strasburg pitched poorly Tuesday night. All six hits he allowed went for extra bases. Thomas Boswell goes into hyper worry...
• 8/11 MLBTradeRumors: The Nationals' 2011 Rotation: The Nationals currently rank 13th in the NL with a 4.41 rotation ERA.  They've given starts to a dozen different pitchers, but...
• 8/11 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Stephen Strasburg turns in worst start of season: Washington Nationals SP Stephen Strasburg allowed a career-high six earned runs in a career-low 4 1/3 innings Tuesday, Aug. 10,...[+] according to The Associated Press, as the Florida Marlins won 8-2. It was the worst start of the season for Strasburg.
• 8/10 MLBTradeRumors: Odds & Ends: Haren, Cowart, Cubs, Blue Jays: Links for Tuesday, before Stephen Strasburg returns to the hill for the Nationals... Dan Haren tells Jon Paul Morosi...
• 8/9 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Stephen Strasburg activated: The Washington Nationals activated SP Stephen Strasburg (shoulder) from the 15-day disabled list Monday, Aug. 9, according to...[+] The Sports Network.
• 8/9 Fungoes.net: No no-no, but Morrow hurls majors’ best of 2010: Sunday afternoon Brandon Morrow nearly missed a no-hitter, but struck out the most batters in a single baseball game since 2007,...
• 8/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Stephen Strasburg to have pitch limit in Tuesday start: Washington Nationals SP Stephen Strasburg (shoulder) will be limited to throwing 90 pitches against the Florida Marlins Tuesday,...[+] Aug. 10, according to The Associated Press.
• 8/6 Baseball Musings: Strasburg Vs. Lincecum: A link to this video was sent to me via e-mail. It’s basically an advertisement, but it does a nice job of comparing the...
• 8/6 MLBTradeRumors: Poll: Which First Round Picks Will Sign?: As usual, many top draftees remain unsigned with ten days remaining before the deadline to sign picks. Last year, first overall...
• 8/6 Jason's Baseball Blog: Original Draft Series – Team #13: Washington Nationals: For those that missed the guidelines I am using for this series of posts, you can find them here. Team #13: Washington Nationals...
• 8/5 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Stephen Strasburg throws simulated game Thursday: Washington Nationals SP Stephen Strasburg (shoulder) threw a 43-pitch simulated game Thursday, Aug. 5, and declared himself ready...[+] to return to the rotation, according to MLB.com's Andrew Pentis. 'It feels really, really good right now. I was a little anxious out there. I flew open a little bit on a couple, but there (were) a lot of good pitches in there,' Strasburg said. He will throw one more time in the bullpen Saturday, Aug. 7, before his next start against the Florida Marlins Tuesday, Aug. 10.
• 8/5 El Maquino: Jaime for RotY!: Some people are making picks for Rookie of the Year in the Year of the Rookie.  How could it not be Jaime Garcia?  The candidates:...
• 8/4 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Stephen Strasburg throws pen session: Updating previous reports, Washington Nationals SP Stephen Strasburg (shoulder) threw a bullpen session Tuesday, Aug. 3, The Associated...[+] Press reports. He'll throw a simulated game Thursday, Aug. 5, and Saturday, Aug. 7. If everything goes well, he's on schedule to come off the disabled list and start Tuesday, Aug. 10.
• 8/3 El Maquino: Rival Rotations: Cards Sweep: With a new pitcher in the Cards’ rotation, here’s the matchup between the Reds and Cards: #1: Adam Wainwright (22|1.5)...
• 8/3 MLBTradeRumors: 25 Potentially Available Relievers: Contenders are almost always on the lookout for bullpen help after the All-Star break.  The Rays, Red Sox, Phillies, and Reds...
• 8/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Stephen Strasburg throws again: Washington Nationals SP Stephen Strasburg (shoulder) threw long toss for the second straight day without problems Monday, Aug....[+] 2, The Associated Press reports.
• 8/2 Call to the Pen: The Top 6 No-Hitters of 2010: 2010 has been a year of pitching so good, it confuses you.  Sure, it’s scary that guys like Tim Lincecum, Adam Wainwright,...
• 8/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Stephen Strasburg resumes throwing Sunday: Washington Nationals SP Stephen Strasburg (shoulder) made two sets of 25 throws from a distance of about 60 feet Sunday, Aug....[+] 1, according to Adam Kilgore of The Washington Post. Head athletic trainer Lee Kuntz said Strasburg felt good after playing catch following four days of inactivity. He is expected to throw a bullpen session Tuesday, Aug. 3, and will pitch in a simulated game Thursday, Aug. 5, if all goes well. Manager Jim Riggleman said Strasburg would not need to make a minor league rehab start as long as his shoulder feels fine after the simulated game and another bullpen session. Strasburg could return as soon as the team's next homestand, which begins Aug. 10.
• 8/1 NY Baseball Digest: Maybe Gooden Was a Victim of His Own Success: Doc Gooden might be one of the saddest cases on the Mets Hall of Fame dais yesterday. By the age of 25 he had won 72% of his decisions...

• 7/30 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Stephen Strasburg could have next year's workload cut: Washington Nationals SP Stephen Strasburg (shoulder) will be capped at 160 innings total this season, which is a 20 percent increase...[+] from last year's total, The Washington Post's Adam Kilgore reports. The team plans to use the same increase for next season, which means if he spends significant time on the disabled list, he could be shut down at midseason next year.
• 7/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Stephen Strasburg could be prone to shoulder problems: Chicago White Sox pitching coach Don Cooper compared Washington Nationals SP Stephen Strasburg (shoulder) to Cleveland Indians...[+] RP Kerry Wood and former SP Mark Prior, who both have endured shoulder problems during their careers, according to the New York Post's Joel Sherman. 'It reminds me a little bit of Kerry Wood, a little bit of Mark Prior. I hope I'm wrong about this,' said Cooper. 'When you throw with the kind of talent and force that he can throw, you can break easier than let's say a Mark Buehrle type.'
• 7/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Stephen Strasburg placed on 15-day DL: Washington Nationals SP Stephen Strasburg (shoulder) was placed on the 15-day disabled list Thursday, July 29, because of an inflamed...[+] right shoulder, reports The Washington Post's Adam Kilgore. Strasburg will be eligible to pitch again Aug. 6, though it seems unlikely given how Washington has been cautious with him all year. He will travel with the team, and he said he believes he'll be ready to pitch soon after being eligible. If Strasburg's shoulder continues to feel better, manager Jim Riggleman said he might play catch Saturday, July 31.
• 7/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Stephen Strasburg shut down for 10 days: Updating previous reports, Washington Nationals manager Jim Riggleman said SP Stephen Strasburg (shoulder) won't make his start...[+] Sunday, Aug. 1, and will be shut down for about 10 days, MLB Network Radio reports.
• 7/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Stephen Strasburg could go on DL: Updating an earlier report, Washington Nationals SP Stephen Strasburg (shoulder) could be placed on the 15-day disabled list,...[+] FOX Sports North's Bo Mitchell reports.
• 7/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Stephen Strasburg to rest: Washington Nationals SP Stephen Strasburg (shoulder) will refrain from throwing for the next three to four days, and his shoulder...[+] will be re-evaluated after that, according to MLB.com's Bill Ladson. It is doubtful that he will make his next start against the Philadelphia Phillies Sunday, Aug. 1. 'I'm doing some stretching, and my range of motion is starting to come back to me,' Strasburg said. 'I made some big strides today. I'm not going to jump the gun. I'm going to take it day-by-day. I'm going to head into the trainer's room tomorrow and get better.'
• 7/28 PaulLebowitz.com: Me Pitch Through Pain, Me Tough: And me remarkably stupid: When word got out that Stephen Strasburg was scratched from his start for the Nationals against...
• 7/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Strasburg listed as day-to-day: Updating a previous report, Washington Nationals SP Stephen Strasburg (shoulder) is listed as day-to-day after experiencing right...[+] shoulder stiffness Tuesday, July 27. 'He was having problems getting loose in the bullpen, so I pulled the plug on it - precautionary move,' general manager Mike Rizzo said. 'I just didn't want him to go out there when he was struggling to get loose in the bullpen. There is no shooting of pain or anything like that in his shoulder or elbow. He was just struggling to get loose.' Strasburg underwent an X-ray and MRI Tuesday that revealed inflammation in his shoulder. He'll take anti-inflammatories and undergo treatment. The Nationals have not said when Strasburg will make his next start. According to Rizzo, Strasburg had similar problems at San Diego State University, but the MRI Tuesday showed that nothing had changed since Strasburg's original MRI after signing with the club.
• 7/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Miguel Batista strong in emergency start: Washington Nationals RP Miguel Batista (1-2) allowed only three singles in five scoreless innings Tuesday, July 27, in a 3-0 shutout...[+] of the Atlanta Braves. Batista was making an emergency start in place of SP Stephen Strasburg (shoulder).
• 7/27 El Maquino: Must Be the Full Moon:   Watching Baseball Tonight on ESPN.  The highlights: > Cliff Lee (RGRS) goes 9 innings…again.  This is his 12th...
• 7/27 Tomahawk Take: No Strasburg, Yet Braves Still Shut Out By The Nationals 3-0: A much anti**** pitching match up ended prematurely must to the chagrin of a sell out crowd in Washington. Rookie Phenom Stephen...
• 7/27 Baseball Musings: Carrying On Baseball Jesus’s Work: With Stephen Strasburg scratched from his start, Miguel Batista and the Nationals bullpen tossed a five hit shutout of the Atlanta...
• 7/27 Baseball Musings: Tight Strasburg: Debbi Taylor on MASN just reported that Stephen Strasburg could not get lose tonight. He will have an MRI. He was a last minute...
• 7/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Stephen Strasburg couldn’t get loose in bullpen: Updating a previous item, Washington Nationals SP Stephen Strasburg (undisclosed) was scratched from his scheduled start Tuesday,...[+] July 27, because he was unable to get loose in the bullpen, reports The Associated Press. General manager Mike Rizzo said “there’s no pain in the arm” and that it was his decision to have Strasburg sit out as a “precautionary move.” Rizzo said Strasburg is being examined by a team doctor and his status is day-to-day.
• 7/27 Baseball Musings: Strasburg Scratched: Stephen Strasburg was scratched from tonight’s game. Something wasn’t right when he was warming up, and Miguel Batista...
• 7/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Stephen Strasburg scratched Tuesday: Washington Nationals SP Stephen Strasburg (undisclosed) was scratched from his scheduled start Tuesday, July 27, after getting...[+] injured during his pregame routine, reports The Washington Post’s Adam Kilgore. P Miguel Batista replaced Strasburg as the starting pitcher.
• 7/27 Tomahawk Take: Braves Travel to Washington With Tuesday’s Matchup in Minds: The Braves must put a disappointing series behind them in Florida and move to Washington with a clear mind, and quick. They have...
• 7/27 Tomahawk Take: Game Preview: Atlanta Braves vs. Washington Nationals (Game 1): Tuesday, July 27 – 7:05 (SportSouth) Atlanta Braves (57-41) vs. Washington Nationals (42-57) Tommy Hanson (4.12 ERA, 4.05...
• 7/27 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: Jason Heyward leads the Braves against Stephen Strasburg. Photo: Icon SMI The night opens with a rookie battle as Baseball Jesus...
• 7/27 Baseball Press: The 606 - July 27, 2010: Baseball Press presents "The 606", a look at the most intriguing pitching matchup of the day, with a final prediction of the...
• 7/22 B-R Blog: Consecutive Apperances With at Least a Strikeout Per Inning to Start a Career: The career of Stephen Strasburg has finally become somewhat routine. Sure, he is still the hyped phenom who has been delivering...
• 7/22 Baseball Press: The 606 - July 22, 2010: Baseball Press presents "The 606", a look at the most intriguing pitching matchup of the day, with a final prediction of the...
• 7/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Stephen Strasburg fans seven in win at Cincy: Washington Nationals SP Stephen Strasburg struck out seven and gave up three runs on seven hits in 5 1/3 innings of work Wednesday,...[+] July 21, according to The Associated Press, in an 8-5 win over the Cincinnati Reds. Cincinnati entered the game leading the National League in batting average, hits and RBIs.
• 7/22 Call to the Pen: TWiP (7/22): Bryce Brentz, Gary Sanchez, J.D. Martinez, and More!: Welcome to the July 22, 2010 edition of This Week in Prospects. This week, we’ll be looking at some pitching sleepers with incredible...
• 7/22 El Maquino: Last of the Reds Watch: July 21:   Rookie hype machine Stephen Strasburg only went  5 2/3 and allowed 3 runs in the Nationals’ 8-5 win on the Reds. ...
• 7/21 Baseball Musings: Baseball and Integrity: Murray Chass accuses the commissioner and certain owners of a lack of integrity for keeping young stars like Buster Posey and...
• 7/21 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: Jake Westbrook tries to extend Cleveland’s winning streak to seven games as he faces the Twins and Francisco Liriano. Home...
• 7/20 Baseball Press: The 606 - July 21, 2010: Baseball Press presents "The 606", a look at the most intriguing pitching matchup of the day, with a final prediction of the...
• 7/18 Baseball Musings: Shutout Series: The Florida Marlins defeat the Washington Nationals 1-0, their second shutout of the Nationals in a row. Alex Sanabia impressed...
• 7/17 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Stephen Strasburg earns win Friday: Washington Nationals SP Stephen Strasburg (4-2) allowed four hits over six scoreless innings in a victory over the Florida Marlins...[+] Friday, July 16, according to The Associated Press. He walked three and struck out seven.
• 7/17 Crashburn Alley: Philly’s New Pariah: Jayson Werth: Jayson Werth has eight hits in 44 at-bats in the month of July. Two of those hits went for extra-bases and both were mere doubles....
• 7/16 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: The Yankees and Rays battle for AL East supremacy as James Shields takes on CC Sabathia. Shields is striking out batters at the...
• 7/15 MLBTradeRumors: Odds & Ends: Myers, Rockies, Wood, Capps: It was on this day in 1905 that Shirley Povich, one of the great sportswriters of all time, was born in Bar Harbor, Maine.  Povich,...
• 7/10 Wezen-Ball: Tater Trot Tracker: July 9: Home Run of the Day: Corey Patterson, Baltimore Orioles (Trot Time: 22.96 seconds) [video] In Philadelphia last night, big-hitting...
• 7/10 Wezen-Ball: Tater Trot Tracker: July 9: Home Run of the Day: Corey Patterson, Baltimore Orioles (Trot Time: 22.96 seconds) [video] In Philadelphia last night, big-hitting...
• 7/10 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Stephen Strasburg earns first win in one month: Washington Nationals SP Stephen Strasburg overcame an early home run to allow three hits in six innings Friday, July 9, according...[+] to The Associated Press, as the Nationals beat the San Francisco Giants 8-1.
• 7/10 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Stephen Strasburg fans eight in win Friday: Washington Nationals SP Stephen Strasburg improved to 3-2 Friday, July 9, after giving up one run through six innings to the San...[+] Francisco Giants, reports The Associated Press. Strasburg gave up three hits and a walk while fanning eight.
• 7/9 Baseball Musings: Strasburg Done: Stephen Strasburg throws 95 pitches over six innings and leaves with a 4-1 lead over the Giants. The Giants tagged his fastball...
• 7/9 Baseball Musings: Scoring on a Pickoff: Nice base running by Roger Bernadina as Matt Cain makes a bad throw trying to pick Roger off at second base. The ball slipped...
• 7/9 The Crazy Crabbers: Small Sample Size Fun: Stephen Strasburg Edition: Player A: 4-1 43.1 innings 14 walks 14 strikeouts 1.04 ERA .187/ .253/ .316 /.569 OPSPlayer B: 2-2 36.2 innings 10 walks 53 strikeouts...
• 7/9 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Ivan Rodriguez sitting Friday: Washington Nationals C Ivan Rodriguez is taking the day off Friday, July 9, with C Wil Nieves starting behind the plate and catching...[+] SP Stephen Strasburg, according to MLB Network.
• 7/9 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Stephen Strasburg to start first game after break: Washington Nationals SP Stephen Strasburg will start against the Florida Marlins Friday, July 16, in the team's first game after...[+] the All-Star break, according to CBSSports.com. The team will then stick with his regular turns in the rotation until he reaches his 160-innings limit for the year. Strasburg has already thrown 92 innings heading into his start Friday, July 9.
• 7/9 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: Friday gives us an evening full of good pitching matchups. It starts with an AL Central showdown as the Twins invade Detroit to...
• 7/8 MLBTradeRumors: Odds & Ends: Pirates, Cardinals, Padres, Oswalt: Some links for Thursday, a day that has even the most intense baseball fans wondering about LeBron James' decision... MLB.com's...
• 7/7 MLBTradeRumors: Odds & Ends: D-Backs, Yankees, Snyder, Strasburg: Some Wednesday evening links while the Braves and Padres both try to become the NL's first 50-win team... The Diamondbacks...
• 7/7 The UpperCard Network: Nationals Drawing Interest In Guzman and Kennedy: Jon Paul Morosi hears from league sources, that the Nationals have been picking up inquiries on infielder Cristian Guzman as well...
• 7/6 Obstructed View: Fan poll: Kosuke ****: Next up is Kosuke **** the point of the fan poll is to allow anally retentive robots to throw caution to the wind for once in...
• 7/6 Baseball Musings: Hitting Against the Best: Carroll Rogers notes that the Braves have seen a number of staff aces in recent weeks. It is amazing, when you stop to think about...
• 7/5 El Maquino: Who Deserves the Final Vote?: You can go to MLB.com and bailout who you think should have made the ASG cut. Heath Bell (PDRS): ML leader for saves; but DO NOT...
• 7/3 El Maquino: FOX Watch: Just saw Stephen Strasburg‘s 1st inning on FOX. While I was watching, I saw the catcher, Ivan Rodriguez, shake off signs...
• 7/3 MLBTradeRumors: Odds & Ends: Crisp, Molina, Fielder, Pena, D-Backs: Some links to check out while we wait for that tantalizing Stephen Strasburg-R.A. **** matchup this afternoon... ESPN's...
• 7/3 The UpperCard Network: Twins Adding Payroll? D-Backs GM Candidates: Hits from baseball for Saturday, looking forward to the Stephen Strasburg vs. R.A. **** duel for later today: During the trade...
• 7/3 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: Southpaws battle in New York as Ricky Romero and the Toronto Blue Jays try to make it two in a row against the Yankees. Andy Pettitte...
• 7/2 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Sticking to plan for Stephen Strasburg: The Washington Nationals will stick to their plan for SP Stephen Strasburg before the All-Star break, according to The Washington...[+] Post's Adam Kilgore. Manager Jim Riggleman said after Strasburg pitches Saturday, July 3, he will receive an extra day of rest and not pitch again until Friday, July 9.
• 7/1 El Maquino: 4-Spot v. Brewers: Reds Watch: Reds beat Roy Halladay, score 3 in the 8th for comeback win; are now 1/2 game up on Cards. The Brewers come into the...

• 6/29 El Maquino: No Way Now: DC’s Stephen Strasburg lost his 2nd game yesterday, making him 2-2 in 5 starts this year.  Maybe if he went on a tear by...
• 6/29 Baseball Daily Digest: Roto Lunch – June 29: I hope nobody starved to death… the diner isn’t being shut down, but I’ve not even had time to look at my own...
• 6/29 The UpperCard Network: White Sox, Angels Interested In Adam Dunn: Joe Cowley of the Chicago Sun Times reports that GM Kenny Williams has acted upon his wish list and is targeting Adam Dunn. One...
• 6/29 Tomahawk Take: Tim Hudson Out Duels Strasburg, Braves win 5-0: The much anti**** debut of Stephen Strasburg was well received in Atlanta. 42,889 fans made their way out to Turner Field and...
• 6/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Stephen Strasburg loses again: Washington Nationals SP Stephen Strasburg allowed three earned runs on six hits and seven strikeouts in 6 1/3 innings in his loss...[+] to the Atlanta Braves Monday, June 28, The Associated Press reports.
• 6/28 Baseball Daily Digest: And Then, When I Walked Down the Street…: We’ll never know how good Josh Hamilton could have been.  We get glimpses of his ability every so often that remind us of...
• 6/28 MLBTradeRumors: Mark Prior To Audition For MLB Teams: It's been four years since Mark Prior threw a pitch in the major leagues, but he hopes to play at the highest level once again,...
• 6/28 Baseball Musings: Killer Defense: Chipper Jones draws a walk and Brian McCann singles to start the seventh against Stephen Strasburg. He then induces Troy Glaus...
• 6/28 Baseball Musings: Six Scoreless: The Nationals and Braves remain scoreless through six innings. The Nationals drew a walk off Tim Hudson in the top of the inning,...
• 6/28 Baseball Musings: More Braves Runners: Stephen Strasburg puts two men on base for the second inning in a row, walking a batter and giving up a single. He started the...
• 6/28 The UpperCard Network: MLB Hits: More Zambrano, Vlad, Dodgers Bullpen: Some news from around the baseball world, as Stephen Strasburg prepares to face the Atlanta Braves tonight in his 4th start: After...
• 6/28 MLBTradeRumors: MLBPA To Consider Changes To Arbitration Process: December 11th, 2011 probably seems like a long way away. Thousands more games will have been played by then and two more World...
• 6/28 Baseball Press: The 606 - June 28, 2010: Baseball Press presents "The 606", a look at the most intriguing pitching matchup of the day, with a final prediction of the...
• 6/27 El Maquino: Well, Is He?: It’s a tired subject that I tried to avoid, but ASG Fever is setting in, so I’ll touch on it: Does Stephen Strasburg...
• 6/24 MLBlogs: The 26th Man: That's What He Said- Larry Beinfest: I'm back from England, where I had a great time watching Aerosmith headline the Download Festival and walking around London for...
• 6/24 TetreaultVision: Bannister Tops Strasburg, **** Freezes Over: Brian Bannister is the answer to 2035's Hall of Fame trivia challenge. The question? "Who first bested Baseball Jesus?" Of...
• 6/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Stephen Strasburg suffers first loss: Washington Nationals SP Stephen Strasburg suffered his first major league loss against the Kansas City Royals Wednesday, June...[+] 23, despite striking out nine and walking none, according to The Associated Press. He gave up just one run over six innings. Strasburg's next start will be Monday, June 28, against the Atlanta Braves. He broke a major league record by striking out 41 hitters in his first four major league starts. Strasburg lowered his ERA to 1.78 but allowed nine hits in the game.
• 6/23 Baseball Musings: Royals Win: I took my wife out to celebrate her birthday, so I missed the end of the Royals 1-0 win over the Nationals. I have a friend, a...
• 6/23 Baseball Musings: Strasburg Done: Stephen Strasburg does not come out for the seventh inning. He gives up nine hits in six innings, no walks and he struck out nine....
• 6/23 MLBTradeRumors: Rizzo, Boras Have Had Initial Talks About Harper: The deadline for teams to sign their draft picks is still a little under eight weeks away, but Nationals' GM Mike Rizzo and agent...
• 6/23 Baseball Musings: Strasburg Hitting: The Nationals are down 1-0 in the bottom of the fifth with two out and men on second and third. They send Stephen Strasburg to...
• 6/23 Baseball Musings: Scoring Decision: Jose Guillen grounds a ball into the hole leading off the fourth inning for Kansas City. Ian Desmond rushes his throw, which reaches...
• 6/23 Baseball Musings: Royals Score: Kansas City picks up three straight singles with two out in the fifth to score the first run of the game. Stephen Strasburg got...
• 6/23 Baseball Musings: Better Contact: With two out in the third inning, Jason Kendall and David DeJesus make the first solid contact of the game against Stephen Strasburg,...
• 6/23 Baseball Musings: Diverse Outs: Stephen Strasburg gets a strikeout, ground out and fly out as he retires the Royals in order in the first inning. The Royals make...
• 6/23 Baseball Musings: Strange Day in SportsRuss Roberts notes it’s been a strange day is sports, and hopes it continues with Stephen Strasburg. ...
• 6/23 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: It’s a Strasburific, Ubalicious Wednesday as the schedule is dotted with top pitchers prepared to paste pathetic palookas....
• 6/23 MLBTradeRumors: Odds & Ends: Iannetta, Pedro, Orioles: Links for Wednesday before the Royals swing the bats against Stephen Strasburg... Stop by at 2pm CST for our weekly...
• 6/23 NY Baseball Digest: Looking Back at Gooden’s Decline: Jeff Pearlman caught up with former Mets catcher Ed Hearn in an article over at Sports Illustrated. The premise of the piece was...
• 6/21 The Crazy Crabbers: Bumgarner Has Nothing Left to Prove: Stephen Strasburg is all the rage in baseball this week with the cover of Sports Illustrated, player of the week honors and sold...
• 6/21 MLBTradeRumors: Heyman On Lee, Yankees, Harper: The Cubs' acquisition of Carlos Silva for Milton Bradley, the Tigers' decision to let Magglio Ordonez's 2010 option vest and the...
• 6/20 B-R Blog: Strasburg’s strikeouts: Stephen Strasburg is the first player within the Play Index box score years (1920-1939, 1952-present) to start his career with...
• 6/19 The UpperCard Network: More on Mariners Demands For Cliff Lee, Mets Make Trade: The latest from FOX Sports Ken Rosenthal in Full Count: The Mets acquired Jorge Padilla from the Bluejays today and he’s...
• 6/19 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Stephen Strasburg sets rookie strikeout record Friday: Washington Nationals SP Stephen Strasburg allowed one run on four hits over seven innings in a no-decision against the Chicago...[+] White Sox Friday, June 18, according to The Associated Press. He walked none and struck out 10, giving him an unprecedented 32 strikeouts through his first three major league starts. The previous record for most strikeouts by a rookie starter through three games was 29 by J.R. Richard of the 1971 Houston Astros.
• 6/19 Wezen-Ball: Tater Trot Tracker: June 18: This is at least the third time this season that Adrian Beltre has hit a home run with his back leg on the ground. It is definitle...
• 6/19 Wezen-Ball: Tater Trot Tracker: June 18: This is at least the third time this season that Adrian Beltre has hit a home run with his back leg on the ground. It is definitle...
• 6/18 Baseball Musings: Getting the Bat on the Ball: Juan Pierre and Omar Vizquel don’t hit the ball hard, but place their balls in play well and run well, and Stephen Strasburg...
• 6/18 Baseball Musings: Seven K: Since allowing two hits leading off the game, Stephen Strasburg retired 12 in a row, seven on strikeouts. The broadcast put up...
• 6/18 MLBTradeRumors: Willingham, Morgan Don't Appear Available: Nationals fans are accustomed to seeing their team at the bottom of the NL East standings, but a lot has changed since last summer....
• 6/18 MLBTradeRumors: Heyman On Orioles, Torre, Mets, Harper: Andy MacPhail knows it's not an easy time to manage the Orioles. He told Jon Heyman of SI.com that some of the managerial candidates...
• 6/18 B-R Blog: No shortage of interesting games tonight: Let's see. We have: ...Dontrelle Willis making his 3rd start for the Diamondbacks. So far he's walked 10 batters in 10 innings...
• 6/18 MLBTradeRumors: Odds & Ends: Haren, Hughes, Jackson, Willis: Links for Friday, before the Subway Series, Stephen Strasburg's third MLB start and Manny Ramirez's return to Fenway... Nick...
• 6/17 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Stephen Strasburg to be on pitch count Friday: Washington Nationals manager Jim Riggleman said SP Stephen Strasburg will be kept 'in the 100 pitch count' range during his start...[+] against the Chicago White Sox Friday, June 18, according to MLB.com's Mike Scott.
• 6/17 The Crazy Crabbers: Matt Cain Snubbed for Pitcher of the Week: Two lines to look at:2-0, 16.0 innings, 9 strike outs, 3 walks and a 0.56 ERA2-0, 12.1 innings, 22 strike outs, 5 walks and a...
• 6/17 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Stephen Strasburg getting K's at a sick pace: Washington Nationals SP Stephen Strasburg has recorded a strikeout in 43 percent of the outs he has recorded in his first two...[+] starts, the Washington Post's Thomas Boswell reports.
• 6/16 Baseball Musings: Jake and the Skinny ERA: Jake Arrieta is providing some hope in a disastrous season for the Orioles. He lasted seven innings in his second start, allowing...
• 6/15 TetreaultVision: Take Me Out to the Ballgame June 15, 2010: A full plate of interleague delectables served up with all the fixins. Enjoy!Chicago White Sox at Pittsburgh Pirates Freddy ...
• 6/15 B-R Blog: RESULTS: Stat Challenge Week 3: Click through for the results. Answers: Question 1: What game score will Stephen Strasburg earn in his major league debut? 75 Question...
• 6/15 MLBTradeRumors: Odds & Ends: Oswalt, O's, Cubs, Manny: Links for Tuesday... Scott Ostler of the San Francisco Chronicle says Nationals GM Mike Rizzo misread Stephen Strasburg...
• 6/14 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Stephen Strasburg named NL Player of the Week: Washington Nationals SP Stephen Strasburg was named the National League Player of the Week for the period ending Sunday, June...[+] 13, according to The Washington Post's Adam Kilgore. Strasburg went 2-0 with three runs allowed, six hits, 22 strikeouts and five walks in 12 1/3 innings.
• 6/14 Baseball Daily Digest: Roto Lunch – June 14: Coming back after a weekend break, there have been a lot of exciting goings-on. Some “kickball” tournament seems...
• 6/14 Baseball Press: Roto Renaissance Men (Week 10): One more accomplishment for Strasburg. (AP) Renaissance Man [ren' i-sans' man] n - a man who knows a lot about many...
• 6/14 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Strasburg dominates again: Washington Nationals SP Stephen Strasburg allowed a run on two hits and five walks while fanning eight hitters to beat the Cleveland...[+] Indians Sunday, June 13, The Associated Press reports. Strasburg was bothered by loose dirt on the mound and twice requested repairs. 'Things like that are part of the game,' Strasburg said. 'I wish I could have handled it a little bit better. It kind of got me into a little funk. But it's good to experience this now. If it happens again, I'll make the right adjustment.'
• 6/13 B-R Blog: First 2 Games – Both Starts Each with 34.7% BF K’ed: In the first start of his career, Stephen Strasburg became the first player in the current PI era (1920-1939, 1952-2009)  to...
• 6/13 Baseball Musings: Wild Sixth: Stephen Strasburg gives up a hit and two walks in the bottom of the sixth, recording just one out. He’s walked five in...
• 6/13 Baseball Musings: Huff Done: Ivan Rodriguez drives in two runs in the top of the sixth, helping drive Cleveland starter David Huff out of the game. The...
• 6/13 Baseball Musings: Eight K: Stephen Strasburg strikes out another batter and issues another walk, giving him eight K and 3 BB through five innings. He’s...
• 6/13 Baseball Musings: Strasburg Walks a Batter: With one out in the bottom of the fourth, Stephen Strasburg walked Carlos Santana. So a rookie draws the first major league...
• 6/13 B-R Blog: Drew Storen, National hero: Stephen Strasburg just got a huge boost from Drew Storen, who relieved Strasburg with the bases loaded and registered two outs...
• 6/13 Baseball Musings: Stephen “G” Strasburg: Stephen Strasburg shows off his other skill in the third inning, inducing three weak ground balls for outs. In the minors, a...
• 6/13 Baseball Musings: Back Home: I just returned from Durham, in time to see Stephen Strasburg pitch against Cleveland. It looks like there is a huge crowd at...
• 6/13 TetreaultVision: Take Me Out to the Ballgame June 13, 2010: We wrap up the second interleague weekend and launch into a full week of NL vs. AL. Today's red-letter game is the Indians and...
• 6/13 MLBTradeRumors: Cafardo's Latest: Red Sox, Brewers, Mariners, Oswalt: In today's notes column, Nick Cafardo of The Boston Globe wonders if the Red Sox would move closer Jonathan Papelbon after the...
• 6/13 MLBTradeRumors: Odds & Ends: Taillon, Pirates, Indians, Barajas: A few links as we get ready for Stephen Strasburg's follow up to his 14 strikeout debut... The Pirates had a long...
• 6/13 Baseball Daily Digest: Stras Wars III: Paint It Black: Stephen Strasburg’s debut was so highly anti**** that the first pitch to Andrew McCutcheon was removed from the game, to be...
• 6/12 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Stephen Strasburg on a pitch count Sunday: Washington Nationals manager Jim Riggleman said the team will limit SP Stephen Strasburg to around 100 pitches in his start Sunday,...[+] June 13, reports Adam Kilgore, of the Washington Post.
• 6/12 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Wil Nieves behind the plate Saturday: Washington Nationals C Wil Nieves is starting behind the plate against the Cleveland Indians Saturday, June 12, meaning C Ivan...[+] Rodriguez will catch SP Stephen Strasburg Sunday, June 13, according to MLB.com's Bill Ladson.
• 6/12 Baseball Press: Under the Radar - NL-Only (Week 11): Another week, another Pirate's prospect... (AP) Each week Baseball Press will be providing some Under the Radar...
• 6/12 Baseball Press: Under the Radar - Mixed (Week 11): Borbon's performance is rising as his ownership drops? (AP) Each week Baseball Press will be providing some Under the...
• 6/11 MLBTradeRumors: Odds & Ends: White Sox, Santana, Orioles: Links for Friday... A team source told Joe Cowley of the Chicago Sun-Times that White Sox GM Kenny Williams and...
• 6/10 Baseball Daily Digest: Stras Wars II: The Prior Strikes Back: Our sequel begins where the original left off, with Stephen Strasburg having just completed foot strike … From Foot Strike...
• 6/10 MLBlogs: The 26th Man: Stephen Strasburg & Game Score: (Photo cred: AP)Did everyone see Stephen Strasburg's debut on Tuesday?  If you didn't you missed a truly historic performance....
• 6/10 MLBTradeRumors: Odds & Ends: Strasburg, LaPorta, Lee, Padres: Some items from around the majors on Thursday... Minnesota has signed two draft picks, the highest of which is ninth-rounder...
• 6/10 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Stephen Strasburg going every fifth day until the break: Washington Nationals SP Stephen Strasburg will pitch every fifth day until shortly before the All-Star break, the Washington Post's...[+] Adam Kilgore reports. The team may skip him afterwards to keep his innings total in check. They want him to pitch in September as well. His next five starts tentatively will come Sunday, June 13 in Cleveland, June 18 at home against the Chicago White Sox, June 23 at home against the Kansas City Royals, June 28 at Atlanta and July 3 at home against the New York Mets.
• 6/10 Wezen-Ball: Tater Trot Tracker: June 8: Home Run of the Day: Adam Dunn, Washington Nationals (Trot Time: 23.8 seconds) [video] My apologies to the Mets, who I'm...
• 6/9 Baseball Daily Digest: Stras Wars I: A New Hope: A sold out crowd… in Washington… on a Tuesday night. Such is the impact of one Stephen Strasburg, making perhaps the most...
• 6/9 MLBTradeRumors: Nationals, Dunn Talking Extension: Having already drafted Bryce Harper and debuted Stephen Strasburg this week, the Nationals keep the good news coming. Adam...
• 6/9 MLBTradeRumors: Odds & Ends: Cardinals, Zaun, Montero, Snell: A few more links to browse, on the night of Buster Posey's first big-league home run.... Tony La Russa suggests that the...
• 6/9 Wezen-Ball: Tater Trot Tracker: June 8: Home Run of the Day: Adam Dunn, Washington Nationals (Trot Time: 23.8 seconds) [video] My apologies to the Mets, who I'm...
• 6/9 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: We Have So Much Further To Go: A few months back, I wrote an article asking if the more hardcore fans, those who read & write blogs and are interested in...
• 6/9 TetreaultVision: Take Me Back from the Ballgame June 8, 2010: I heard three strikes go sailing by, on Strasmas Night, on Strasmas Night, I heard three strikes go sailing by on Strasmas Night...
• 6/9 MLBTradeRumors: Odds & Ends: Orioles, Cliff Lee, Guillen: Links for Wednesday, as the Pirates' Brad Lincoln hopes to capture just a small slice of Stephen Strasburg's success in his MLB...
• 6/9 My Pinstripes: Yankees Steamroll O's: There was plenty of buzz in the D.C. metro area last night, all of it south of Baltimore where Stephen Strasburg was making his...
• 6/9 YankeeAnalysts.com: The Strasburg experience from someone who was there: Friend of the blog and current Washington, D.C. resident Dave was in attendance for Stephen Strasburg's legendary start last...
• 6/9 Baseball Musings: The Rarity: The Day by Day Database goes back to 1957. In that time, pitchers threw 349 games in which they struck out 14 or more batters...
• 6/9 Baseball Press: The 606 - June 9, 2010: Josh Johnson and the Marlins look for revenge against Roy Halladay (AP) Baseball Press presents "The 606", a look at the most...
• 6/9 WalkOff Walk: Please Stop Tinkling on Stephen Strasburg's Parade: The Pittsburgh Pirates are not a good team. Heck, I had irrationally lofty hopes for them this season when I opined they'd finish...
• 6/9 YankeeAnalysts.com: Yanks slam Orioles 12-7: On a night when the entire baseball world was focused on Washington, D.C. -- and rightly so, as Stephen Strasberg pitched what...
• 6/9 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Stephen Strasburg fans 14 in debut: Washington Nationals SP Stephen Strasburg allowed two runs on four hits and no walks while fanning 14 batters in seven innings...[+] to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates in his major-league debut Tuesday, June 8, The Associated Press reports. He set a team record for strikeouts in a game.
• 6/9 BC Sports: Embrace The Strasburg Effect, Fear Not Its Gravitational Pull: Okay. Stephen Strasburg is officially a major league pitcher. This means it's okay to fawn over him.While the hype-to-substance...
• 6/9 BC Sports: Stephen Strasburg Dominates in Debut: The greatest prospect of all time just became the greatest story in Major League Baseball. Let the superlatives and lofty comparisons...