Jordan M. Zimmermann

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 220 lb.

Born: May 23, 1986 in Auburndale, WI
High School: Auburndale HS (Auburndale, WI)
School: University of Wisconsin at Stevens Point (Stevens Point, WI)
Drafted by the Washington Nationals in the 2nd round of the 2007 amateur draft.
Signed June 13, 2007. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 20, 2009 (Age 22)   vs. ATL 6.0 IP, 6 H, 3 SO, 1 BB, 2 ER, W
Team: Nationals 2009-2013
2013 Contract Status: 2nd Year Arb Eligible (Super 2), 1 yr/$5.35M (13) (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2013): 3.154, Arb Eligible: 2014, Free Agent: 2016 [*], Agents: SFX [*]
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• 5/22 The Baseball Continuum: MVP of Yesterday (May 21, 2013): Mike Trout: Mike Trout hit for the cycle last night, becoming the youngest American Leaguer in history to do so. Which is cool. MVP standings...
• 5/22 60ft6in.com: Factor12 Top50 thru 5/21: RANK   PITCHERS AGE IP F12 1 Matt Harvey 24 63.67 32.835 2 Adam Wainwright 31 72.00 32.697 3 Clayton Kershaw* 25 73.33 32.416...
• 5/21 Billy-Ball.com: Complete Gamers: There were two complete games yesterday by Clayton Kershaw and by Patrick Corbin, the Arizona pitcher who you never heard of but...
• 5/21 The Baseball Continuum: MVP of Yesterday (May 20, 2013): Patrick Corbin: While Yan Gomes had 2 home runs (including the game-winner) and Clayton Kershaw also had a 9-inning complete game, but Patrick...
• 5/20 60ft6in.com: Factor12 Top50 thru 5/20: RANK   PITCHERS AGE IP F12 1 Matt Harvey 24 63.67 32.993 2 Adam Wainwright 31 64.67 32.103 3 Clayton Kershaw* 25 64.33 31.563...
• 5/20 The Baseball Continuum: MVP of Yesterday (May 19, 2013): Miguel Cabrera: I believe John Kruk spoke for all of us when he declared that Miguel Cabrera is just better than everyone else. It certainly was...
• 5/20 Blog Red Machine: Reds Stats and Oddities: Paul, LF Trio, Choo: We find some strange things when we look around enough. Some are more apparent that others. Some take only a little digging. When...
• 5/19 TheLeadoffWalk: Day 48 Observations: Part One: Diamondbacks 1, Marlins 0 Brandon McCarthy: Building upon the eight shutout innings he spun in his previous start, McCarthy...
• 5/19 District On Deck: Moments That Mattered: No Offense, But…: Source: FanGraphs So can Bryce Harper and Jayson Werth be healthy already? This one was contentious all along, but the way the...
• 5/19 The Baseball Continuum: MVP of Yesterday (May 18, 2013): Joey Votto: Joey Votto had six plate appearances yesterday. He reached base six times. 4 hits, 2 walks, a HR and a comparatively unimpressive...
• 5/19 District On Deck: Padres Edge Nationals 2-1: Another superb pitching performance from Jordan Zimmermann was not enough for a Nationals win on Saturday night. Eric Stults held...
• 5/19 The Flagrant Fan: MLB Game Picks - Sunday: May 19, 2013: Four games yesterday hung in the balance until the last inning. All four went the wrong way. The Nationals wasted another Jordan...
• 5/18 District On Deck: Lineups: Harper Sits, Nats Aim For Third Straight Win Against Padres: As the Nats look to claim the third of four games against the San Diego Padres today, Bryce Harper will not be playing. His left...
• 5/18 The Baseball Continuum: MVP of Yesterday (May 17, 2013): Aramis Ramirez: Aramis Ramirez had 6 RBIs yesterday, but the Brewers lost, so I guess he’s now eligible for a “I won the MVP of Yesterday...
• 5/17 The Baseball Continuum: MVP of Yesterday (May 16, 2013): Will Middlebrooks: Will Middlebrooks had only one hit yesterday, but it was a big one: a 8th-inning double that brought home three runs to put the...
• 5/17 Vigilante Baseball : Charge the Mound: Week 7: Clayton Kershaw Eleven strikeouts over 8.2 innings against a tough Nationals lineup pops the dominant lefty up to the top...
• 5/17 Billy-Ball.com: A dozen starters who have given up no more than two homers all season: Justin Verlander was battered by the Rangers but the most damaging blow was a three-run homer by Geovany Soto. That was just the...
• 5/17 Baseball Musings: The Mental Game: Stephen Strasburg demonstrates the importance of the mental side of the game: For one night, they could revel in an error leaving...
• 5/16 The Baseball Continuum: MVP of Yesterday (May 15, 2013): Shin-Soo Choo: Yesterday’s MVP? Shin-Soo Choo of the Reds, who went 4-5 with 2 HR and 3 RBIs in Cincinnati’s win against the Marlins...
• 5/16 Blog Red Machine: Mike Leake Proves His Worthiness, Shuts Door on Marlins: Cincinnati Reds’ starter Mike Leake put an exclamation point on his bid not to be the starter booted out of the rotation...
• 5/16 60ft6in.com: Factor12 Top50 thru 5/15: RANK   PITCHERS AGE IP F12 1 Matt Harvey 24 56.33 32.548 2 Felix Hernandez 27 64.67 32.195 3 Adam Wainwright 31 58.67 31.901...
• 5/15 District On Deck: Lineups: Harper Still Out As Nats Gun For Series Win, NL East Tie: After the Nationals and Dodgers split the first two games of their three-game series thanks to great pitching performances by...
• 5/15 The Baseball Continuum: MVP of Yesterday (May 14, 2013): Carlos Gonzalez: Carlos Gonzalez had five plate appearances yesterday. He got a hit in all of them, and two of them were homers. This allows him...
• 5/14 District On Deck: Moments That Mattered: Offense Sputters To Life Early: Source: FanGraphs The cure for any poor performance is another team performing poorly. The Dodgers were 2-8 in their last 10 before...
• 5/14 El Maquino: PLAYERS REWARDED FOR TRADING SAFETY FOR OUTS: > So last night I’m flipping between games and end up on Dodgers-Nationals in LA. The game is, for all intents and purposes,...
• 5/14 The Baseball Continuum: MVP of Yesterday (May 13, 2013): Aaron Hicks: Aaron Hicks of the Minnesota Twins had the game of his young career, hitting two home runs and robbing another. MVP Standings,...
• 5/14 Billy-Ball.com: Travis Wood throws his eighth Quality Start: Travis Wood pitched seven scoreless innings last night and the Cubs defeated the Rockies, 9-1. Wood (4-2) allowed two hits in...
• 5/14 Baseball News Source: MLB Scores: Upton Homers in Return to Arizona, Yankees Split DH With Indians: Justin Upton returned to Arizona and had four hits including a home run to help the Atlanta Braves stop a three-game losing streak....
• 5/14 District On Deck: Nats Win, Harper Hurt: Jordan Zimmermann picked-up his seventh win of the season, now tops in the majors, in a 6-1 victory over the Dodgers. Not everything...
• 5/14 Lasorda's Lair: Zimmermann and the Nats Overpower the Dodgers; Bryce Harper Leaves Game Bloodied:  Dodgers 2 9 2 Nationals 6 10 1 WP- Zimmermann (7-1) LP- Beckett (0-5) S- Clippard (6) It was a tale of two pitchers. Josh Beckett,...
• 5/13 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Nationals @ Dodgers May 13, 2013: Oh Good Lord, Josh Beckett vs Bryce Harper: Congratulations, Scott Van Slyke: after a solid Sunday showing, your reward is… a seat on the bench, as Adrian Gonzalez...
• 5/13 District On Deck: Lineups: Nats Head West To Face Reeling Dodgers: After two games to forget against the Cubs, the Nationals are journeying west for a ten-game west coast road trip. First on the...
• 5/13 The Baseball Continuum: MVP of Yesterday (May 12, 2013): Chris Sale: Chris Sale threw a one-hitter against the Angels. Seriously, it seems like everything has been thrown this year EXCEPT a no-hitter....
• 5/13 Billy-Ball.com: Three days, three one-hitters: Between May 10-12, there were three one-hitters as Chris Sale joined the one-hit club Sunday night retiring the first 19 batters...
• 5/13 FanSided: Washington Nationals Jordan Zimmermann Says No Contract Extension Yet: In the past few days, there have been rumors that Washington Nationals co-ace Jordan Zimmermann has been in talks to remain in...
• 5/13 MLBTradeRumors: No Current Talks Between Nationals, Zimmermann: Jordan Zimmermann's name has popped up in extension rumors as of late, following a quote from Nationals GM Mike Rizzo stating...
• 5/13 60ft6in.com: Factor12 Top50 thru 5/12: RANK   PITCHERS AGE IP F12 1 Matt Harvey 24 56.33 32.854 2 Adam Wainwright 31 58.67 32.219 3 Felix Hernandez 27 58.67 31.913...
• 5/13 Chicken Friars: Beginning Tomorrow, Padres Will Enter Difficult Week and a Half Stretch: It was truly a shame that the Padres were swept over the weekend in Tampa Bay.  What made this past weekend particularly painful...
• 5/12 MLBTradeRumors: MLBTR Originals: A look back at the original reporting and analysis found on MLBTR this past week: Steve Adams presented another Transaction...
• 5/12 District On Deck: Bullpen blows lead for Gio Gonzalez: Nats lose 2-1 to the Cubs: On a day in which Gio Gonzalez had a perfect game going into the sixth inning, Drew Storen was unable to hold a one run lead and...
• 5/12 The Baseball Continuum: MVP of Yesterday (May 11, 2013): Adam Wainwright: Adam Wainwright brought a no-hitter into the 8th in his shut-out victory over the Rockies. This is usually a good way of getting...
• 5/11 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Marlins @ Dodgers May 11, 2013: Where Would The Dodgers Be Without Hyun-jin Ryu?: Well, still in last place, I suppose, because it’s difficult to be in laster place. That said, in a battered rotation that’s...
• 5/11 Billy-Ball.com: One-hit wonderfuls: There were two brilliantly pitched games last night: The Cardinals stellar rookie Shelby Miller gave up a leadoff single by Eric...
• 5/11 The Baseball Continuum: MVP of Yesterday (May 10, 2013): Shelby MIller: Lots of choices for yesterday- Jon Lester, for example, threw a one-hit, no-walk shutout, and Alex Cobb of the Rays struck out...
• 5/11 fantasyteamadvice.com: Updated Two Start Pitchers for week 7 – fantasy baseball 2013 – waiver wire SP – streamer options: There were still a number of rainouts in week 6 as we press on into the month of May, meaning there were plenty of rotation changes...
• 5/10 Vigilante Baseball : Charge the Mound: Week 6: Yu Darvish Through seven starts, Darvish is averaging 10.28 strike outs per start. He made 29 starts last season. If he maintains...
• 5/10 The Baseball Continuum: MVP of Yesterday (May 9, 2013): SCOTT KAZMIR!?!?!: Yesterday, Scott Kazmir through six 5-hit innings, striking out 10. Yes, Scott Kazmir. And for this, resurrecting his career when...
• 5/10 Through The Fence Baseball: Don’t panic yet Washington Nationals fans … but get ready to: Through The Fence Baseball | Through The Fence Baseball - Baseball news, discussion, rumors, and stats from around MLB.Anyone...
• 5/10 60ft6in.com: Factor12 Top50 thru 5/9: RANK   PITCHERS AGE IP F12 1 Matt Harvey 24 49.33 33.646 2 Felix Hernandez 27 58.67 32.223 3 Yu Darvish 26 45.67 31.601 4 Anibal...
• 5/9 District On Deck: Moments That Mattered: He’s Baaaaaack: Source: FanGraphs At least right now, it’s quite fair to say that the Nationals best pitcher is Jordan Zimmermann, and no...
• 5/9 The Baseball Continuum: MVP of Yesterday (May 7, 2013): Angel Hernandez: Angel Hernandez, Umpire, was instrumental in Cleveland’s victory over Oakland yesterday, somehow missing a call even with...
• 5/9 District On Deck: Zimmermann Tames Tigers As Harper Blasts Off; Nats Win 3-1: The Tigers were averaging 7.4 runs per game in their last ten coming into tonight. Of course, they weren’t facing Jordan...
• 5/9 The Flagrant Fan: MLB Game Picks - Thursday: May 9, 2013: Yesterday's pick started off 8-0 and I was like, whoa. I was thinking that the day could be historic. But then the Red Sox could...
• 5/9 TheLeadoffWalk: Day 38 Observations: Pitchers: Mariners 2, Pirates 1 Felix Hernandez: Hernandez allowed a lead-off double, and two batters later, an RBI single...
• 5/8 District On Deck: Lineups: Nationals Finally Face Off Against Tigers: After a day off and a rain delay, the Nationals will finally take the field tonight… if the rain holds out, that is. If...
• 5/8 Baseballhotcorner.com: Nationals Reporter Julie Alexandria’s Two Day Gatorade Shower: After Gio Gonzalez and Jordan Zimmermann threw back to back no hitters for the Washington Nationals, Julie Alexadria got back...
• 5/8 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: Wednesday features fine pitching matchups from noon until midnight. The day starts with Felix Hernandez and A.J. Burnett battling...
• 5/8 The Baseball Continuum: MVP of Yesterday (May 7): Matt Harvey: Okay, Matt Harvey is the MVP of Yesterday- I mean, if not for a Alex Rios infield-hit he would have had 9 perfect innings (although...
• 5/8 60ft6in.com: Factor12 Top50 thru 5/7: RANK   PITCHERS AGE IP F12 1 Matt Harvey 24 49.33 33.893 2 Anibal Sanchez 29 39.67 31.995 3 Yu Darvish 26 45.67 31.871 4 Felix...
• 5/8 MLBTradeRumors: Extension Candidate: Jordan Zimmermann: On Monday, it was reported that Nationals GM Mike Rizzo has approached Jordan Zimmermann's representatives at SFX about a potential...
• 5/8 The Flagrant Fan: MLB Game Picks - Wednesday: May 8, 2013: The day started so well, but like the Atlanta Braves, could not finish well. Too soon? Probably. But anyway, the pick started...
• 5/7 District On Deck: Inclement Weather Postpones Tonight’s Game: Due to rain in DC, tonight’s game against the Tigers has been postponed to 4:05 PM on Thursday, which had previously been...
• 5/7 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: Tuesday boasts a number of excellent pitching matchups and a large number of interleague games. One contest that falls under both...
• 5/7 Through The Fence Baseball: Don’t panic yet Washington Nationals fans … but get ready to: Through The Fence Baseball | Through The Fence Baseball - Baseball news, discussion, rumors, and stats from around MLB.Anyone...
• 5/7 The Baseball Continuum: MVP of Yesterday (May 6, 2013): Stephen Drew: Yesterday’s MVP was Stephen Drew (beating out, amongst others, Andrelton Simmons), who went 4-5 with a HR and 3 RBIs, including...
• 5/7 District On Deck: Series Preview: Nationals Head Home To Tackle Tigers: Winners of four of their last five, the Nationals will begin a short five-game homestand with two games agains the AL Central-leading...
• 5/7 fantasyteamadvice.com: Pitching Planner for the week ahead – Two start pitchers for week 6: Lets get those pitching rotations set for the week ahead shall we?  This article will deal with the two start pitchers for week...
• 5/7 The Flagrant Fan: MLB Game Picks - Tuesday: May 7, 2013: May continues to be a struggle for the picks. I had a pretty good day going and then both games on the West Coast involving...
• 5/7 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: McCann, Zimmermann, Ryu, Twins: For those who are visual-minded baseball fans, the Los Angeles Times has an interactive graphic that allows users to see a side-by-side...
• 5/6 The Baseball Continuum: MVP of Yesterday (May 5, 2013): Yu Darvish: Justin Verlander may have had a no-hitter through seven, but Yu Darvish struck out 14 and gave up only 4 hits (although two of...
• 5/6 60ft6in.com: Factor12 Top50 thru 5/5: RANK   PITCHERS AGE IP F12 1 Anibal Sanchez 29 39.67 32.238 2 Yu Darvish 26 45.67 32.183 3 Felix Hernandez 27 50.67 31.962 4...
• 5/5 The Baseball Continuum: MVP of Yesterday (May 4, 2013): Miguel Cabrera: Miguel Cabrera is good at baseball. We all know this, but when he gets 2 HRs and 6 RBIs like he did yesterday in the 17-2 Tigers...
• 5/4 The Baseball Continuum: MVP of Yesterday (May 3, 2013): Drew Stubbs: Drew Stubbs went 4-5 and had the game-winning RBI with his extra-innings double to give the Indians a 7-6 victory over the Twins....
• 5/4 mlbreports.com : Who Owns Baseball – Updated May.04/2013: Buster Posey drove in both Giants runs including hitting a walk off solo shot in the 9th as San Francisco beat rival Los Angeles...
• 5/3 Vigilante Baseball : Charge the Mound: Week 5: When the season began, I figured that Jon Lester would benefit most from the reunion with his former pitching coach John Farrell....
• 5/3 60ft6in.com: Factor12 Top50 thru 5/2: RANK   PITCHERS AGE IP F12 1 Adam Wainwright 31 44.33 33.436 2 Anibal Sanchez 29 39.67 32.563 3 Yu Darvish 26 38.67 32.385 4...
• 5/3 The Baseball Continuum: MVP of Yesterday (May 2, 2013): Denard Span: Going 3-4 with 2 RBIs and a walk, Denard Span is the MVP of Yesterday. According to Fangraphs, Span had the best WAR (Wins Above...
• 5/3 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Ask Nash: A Second Base BlockbusterNASH!  I have a potential huge trade, I get Robinson Cano for Dustin Pedroia and Matt Moore, I have plenty More......
• 5/3 mlbreports.com : Who Owns Baseball – Updated May.03/2013:   Dominic Brown went 3-4 including a home run and an RBI single leading the Phillies past the Marlins, 7-2. Dan Haren threw...
• 5/2 District On Deck: Lineups: Nats Look To Salvage Split In Atlanta: In the first two games of this series in Atlanta, the Nats struggled on both sides of the ball. Last night, the bats continued...
• 5/2 mlbreports.com : Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – May 2, 2013: I recorded yet another The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast at AT&T Park. It is the most beautiful ballpark in baseball where...
• 5/2 District On Deck: Moments That Mattered: The Zim Reaper Returns: Source: FanGraphs In a classic pitchers’ duel, Jordan Zimmermann showed his mettle again and staked a very early claim in...
• 5/2 The Baseball Continuum: MVP of Yesterday (May 1, 2013): Jordan Zimmermann: Mike Napoli had a great day at the plate, going 3-4 with 2 HRs, but that came in a blowout win. Jordan Zimmermann, however, went...
• 5/2 mlbreports.com : Who Owns Baseball – Updated May.02/2013: Clay Buchholz pitched 7 shutout innings, striking out 8 and collected his sixth win as the first place Red Sox man handled the...
• 5/2 District On Deck: Nationals Finally Take Down Braves: Jordan Zimmermann continued his dominance this season to lead the Nationals to their first victory of the season over the Atlanta...
• 5/2 TheLeadoffWalk: Day 31 Observations: Pitchers: Nationals 2, Braves 0 Jordan Zimmermann: In an encore to his one-hitter against the Reds a week ago, Zimmermann...
• 5/1 District On Deck: Lineups: Zimmermann Looks To Lead Rebound: The Nationals are 0-5 against the Braves this season, and were 13-14 in the month of April. But with a new page of the calendar,...
• 5/1 Splash Hit Blog: The Numbers of April: Surprise!: Hot starts don’t necessarily dictate the results of May through October, because that’s only one month of baseball...
• 5/1 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: There’s plenty of afternoon action in the tight NL Central. The Pirates try to prevent a sweep by the Brewers as Jeanmar...

• 4/30 District On Deck: Nationals dominated by Hudson’s bat and arm, fall to Braves 8-1: After Stephen Strasburg and the Nat’s lost a close game to the Braves on Monday night, they looked to even the series behind...
• 4/30 D.C. Baseball Yesterday and Today: Once more with feeling: Wolff at the door: I spent a fun day last week with one of my favorite people and his family. Bob Wolff has been away from Washington for more than...
• 4/29 Tomahawk Take: Opposite End of the Broom, Braves Swept by Tigers: The Atlanta Braves came into Detroit with the best record in baseball, they leave the motor city with three straight losses and...
• 4/28 Baseballhotcorner.com: National League East Title Race: The National League East Title race could be one of the more exciting if not the most exciting Division title races in the MLB...
• 4/27 mlbreports.com : Who Owns Baseball – Updated Apr.27/2013: Pitching ruled Friday in an unbelievable way. How much so? Kyle Kendrick threw a complete game shutout against the Mets and Wei-Yin...
• 4/27 District On Deck: Moments That Mattered: The Zim Reaper Cometh: Source: FanGraphs Goodness gracious, Jordan Zimmermann. He just threw the best game in Washington Nationals history. Thanks to...
• 4/27 Billy-Ball.com: Reds get one-hit for the second straight game: The Nationals Jordan Zimmermann tossed his first career shutout and limited the Cincinnati Reds to one hit for the second straight...
• 4/27 The Baseball Continuum: MVP of Yesterday: Jordan Zimmermann: Anibal Sanchez may have had 17 Ks, but Jordan Zimmermann‘s 1-hit, 1-walk complete game 1-0 shutout victory over the Reds...
• 4/27 District On Deck: Zimmermann Shuts-down the Reds: Jordan Zimmermann turned in a superb performance for his first career shutout. Zimmermann only allowed one-hit during his complete...
• 4/27 The Flagrant Fan: MLB Game Picks - Saturday: April 27, 2013: After a horrendous 15-27 pick performance after the first three days of this week, there was a long, uphill climb back to respectability....
• 4/27 Baseball News Source: Nats Jordan Zimmermann One-Hits Reds Again: Washington Nationals  right-hander Jordan Zimmermann struck out four, walked one, completed his first career shutout and limited...
• 4/27 TheLeadoffWalk: Day 26 Observations: Pitchers: Nationals 1, Reds 0 Jordan Zimmermann: Following up Gio Gonzalez’s eight-inning, one-hit performance from Thursday,...
• 4/27 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Cano, Phillies, Royals, Moore: Anibal Sanchez recorded a club-record 17 strikeouts over eight shutout innings in the Tigers' 10-0 win over the Braves tonight,...
• 4/26 Baseball Musings: One Hit Wonders: For the second night in a row, the Nationals pitch a one-hitter against the Reds. Jordan Zimmermann channeled his inning Greg...
• 4/26 numberFire: 3 Key Stats Behind the Nationals' 11-11 Record: Whatever happened to the World Series-contending Nationals? Buried underneath mediocre pitching and unlucky hitting.See More Adam...
• 4/26 District On Deck: Lineups: Zimmermann Steps Into Big Shoes, Faces Bailey: The Nationals finally broke out of their team slump last night, dominating the Reds 8-1 thanks to an incredible one-hit, eight...
• 4/26 Blog Red Machine: Reds v Nats – 4/26/13 – Probables and Lineups: Here’s hoping the road losing streak. After taking the first game in St. Louis, which was on April 8th, the Reds have dropped...
• 4/26 Vigilante Baseball : Charge the Mound: Week 4: The early season dominance of Yu Darvish gives us a new number 1. Every one else is settling into the season. Guys like Jon Lester...
• 4/26 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: The National League leads interleague play 13-10 this season as Atlanta prepares to visit Detroit. Paul Maholm faces Anibal Sanchez,...
• 4/26 The Flagrant Fan: MLB Game Picks - Friday: April 26, 2013: If I could keep score of the picks this week, I would say that the good days outnumbered the bad days, 3-2. That sounds good,...
• 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 District On Deck: Moments That Mattered: Game 18: Source: FanGraphs Most Important Nationals Hit: Jayson Werth‘s ground into double play (-19.8%) Sadly, I believe this is...
• 4/22 Mets Chronicle: Happy Recap: Game 17 - Nationals at Mets - Buck hits HR #7, Parnell closes door: Final123456789RHE Washington (10-8)000000000043 N.Y. Mets (9-8)«01010000x240 W: D. Gee (1-3) L: J. Zimmermann (3-1)...
• 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 TheLeadoffWalk: Nationals vs. Mets: Day 21 Observations: Mets 2, Nationals 0 John Buck: Buck got the Mets scoring underway with a solo shot in the second inning off Nationals...
• 4/21 District On Deck: Game 18: Washington Nationals 0, New York Mets 2: Nationals were their own worst enemy committing 3 errors in a 2-0 loss to the Mets. Jordan Zimmermann was out dueled by Dillon...
• 4/21 Mets Merized: The Buck Stops Here: Mets Take The Series With 2-0 Win Over Nats: The New York Mets (9-8) bounced back from a disappointing 7-6 loss to the Washington Nationals on Saturday, and took the series...
• 4/21 Baseball Musings: The New Cool: Nationals color commentator F. P. Santangelo was just talking about Jordan Zimmermann inducing a number of ground balls in the...
• 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...
• 4/21 Blog Red Machine: Reds Fantasy Roundup: Week Four: Last week was a much more enjoyable experience for Reds’ fans. The Reds pulled off a surprising 3 game sweep of the Philadelphia Phillies,...
• 4/21 The Flagrant Fan: MLB Game Picks - Sunday: April 21, 2013: This was a tough week for the old game picker. But considering that the country had a real tough week, how can I complain? Yesterday...
• 4/20 District On Deck: Game 17: Washington Nationals 7, New York Mets 6: After being shut down by Matt Harvey friday night, the Nats offense used the long ball to down the Mets saturday afternoon. The...
• 4/20 Rising Apple: 4/20 Game Recap: Mets Nipped by Nats 7 to 6: Today at Citi Field, the Mets fell to the Nationals by the score of 7 to 6.  The Nats jumped out to an early 3-0 lead against...
• 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...
• 4/18 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 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...
• 4/16 District On Deck: Moments That Mattered: Game 13: Source: FanGraphs Most Important Nationals Hit: Tyler Moore‘s two-run single (+0.080) Making his first start of the year...
• 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...
• 4/16 District On Deck: Game 13: Washington Nationals 10, Miami Marlins 3: The Nationals feasted early and often on the Miami Marlins to cruise to their eight victory of the season. Zimmerman and Zimmermann...
• 4/15 TheLeadoffWalk: Nationals vs. Marlins: Day 15 Observations: Nationals 10, Marlins 3 Ian Desmond: Another day, another big time showing for Ian Desmond. Coming off a pair of...
• 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 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: The Rays and Red Sox play the annual Patriot’s Day game starting at 11 AM EDT in Boston. Jeremy Hellickson takes on Ryan...
• 4/15 Billy-Ball.com: MLB Schedule: April 15, 2013: AL Rays (Jeremy Hellickson) at Red Sox (Ryan Dempster), 11:05 – Marathon Madness White Sox (Gavin Floyd) at Blue Jays (Mark...
• 4/15 Billy-Ball.com: The Bill Chuck Files…: Chicago and National Nine to Know from Sunday’s Chicago Sun-Times. Including Edwin Jackson, Gavin Floyd, Jeremy Guthrie,...
• 4/15 Rontrarian Report: 7 Innings or Less Outing . . . → Read More: 7 Innings or Less Outing...
• 4/11 MajorLeagueDigest.com: Daily Fantasy Baseball Value Players for April 11th, 2013: by Adam JenkinsFantasy Editor@awj101Paul Konerko, Photo: Keith Allison, Flickr.comDaily Fantasy Baseball Value Hitter of the...
• 4/11 District On Deck: Game 8: Washington Nationals 5, Chicago White Sox 2: Jordan Zimmermann’s quality start and Danny Espinosa’s RBIs helped the Nationals get their sixth win of the season to improve...
• 4/10 The Flagrant Fan: MLB Game Picks: Wednesday: April 10, 2013: Tuesday's picks went well enough yesterday. The day was not as clean as Monday was, but it could have been if both Los Angeles...
• 4/10 MajorLeagueDigest.com: Daily Fantasy Baseball Value Players for April 10th, 2013: by Adam JenkinsFantasy Editor@awj101Jordan Zimmermann, Photo: Keith Allison, Flickr.comDaily Fantasy Baseball Value Hitter of...
• 4/9 District On Deck: Series Preview: Washington Nationals (4-2) vs. Chicago White Sox (4-2): The Nationals are home this week to face the hot-starting White Sox in a three-game set. Gio Gonzalez, Jordan Zimmermann, and...
• 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...
• 4/5 Baseballhotcorner.com: Pitching Can’t Win Everything: Throughout the opening series for the Miami Marlins, starting pitching showed up and, for the most part, did quite well. A couple...
• 4/5 Baseballhotcorner.com: Washington Nationals Start Season with Back to Back Shut Outs: If the first two games of the 2013 season are any indication, it’s going to be a long summer for hitters coming up against...
• 4/4 TheLeadoffWalk: Day Four Quick Hits: Part Two: Nationals 6, Marlins 1 Jordan Zimmermann: Washington's third ace didn't have his most dominant stuff going on Thursday...
• 4/4 District On Deck: Game 3: Washington Nationals 6, Miami Marlins 1: The Nationals finished off the sweep of the Miami Marlins today to improve to 3-0 for the season. Jordan Zimmermann continued...
• 4/4 District On Deck: Game Thread: April 4 | Miami Marlins (0-2) @ Washington Nationals (2-0): Jordan Zimmermann takes the mound in his first start of the year, facing Miami’s Wade LeBlanc. LeBlanc was mainly a reliever...
• 4/4 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: Jeremy Guthrie pitches for Kansas City as the Royals try to win their first game of the season as they face Gavin Floyd and the...
• 4/4 The Flagrant Fan: MLB Game Picks - Thursday: April 4, 2013: Blown saves played a big part in action yesterday that affected at least three games. They cost the Tigers, Cardinals and Orioles...
• 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 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...

• 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...
• 3/27 mlbreports.com : Nats Acquire LHP Ian Krol To Complete The Mike Morse Deal: Like us on Facebook here Wednesday, Mar. 27/2013 By Sean Hogan (Nationals Correspondent via Citizens of Natstown.com –...
• 3/25 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason In Review: Washington Nationals: The Nationals signed the best available reliever, re-signed their slugging first baseman, and made strong choices for center field...
• 3/24 District On Deck: Spring Training Game 28: Washington Nationals 9, Atlanta Braves 3 (8 innings–rain): The Washington Nationals hosted the Atlanta Braves at Space Coast Stadium on Sunday. The Nats won the game 9 to 3 in a game in...
• 3/19 District On Deck: Spring Training Game 23 Recap: Washington Nationals 1, Detroit Tigers 5: Spring Training often brings mixed feelings  and it is quite a hypocritical time. You don’t care if your team wins or loses,...
• 3/19 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: How To Assemble a $40 Rotation: I don’t like leagues that use Quality Starts as a category, which is a purely selfish reason, being that I’ve More......
• 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...
• 3/18 District On Deck: Preview And Lineups: Spring Training Game 23 | Detroit Tigers @ Washington Nationals: Whenever somebody points out Spring Training records as if they mean something, all you need to do is show them today’s...
• 3/18 MLBTradeRumors: Nationals Discuss Pre-Arbitration Extensions: The risk and reward that comes with signing an extension before or during a player’s first year of arbitration can be a tricky...
• 3/13 District On Deck: Washington Nationals 8, New York Mets 5—Washington Nationals 9, Houston Astros 7 (split squad): The Washington Nationals played two spring training games on Wednesday. The regulars played against the Mets at Space Coast Stadium,...
• 3/13 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...
• 3/11 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....
• 3/9 El Maquino: HOW BAD IS MLB NETWORK’S TOP 100 PLAYERS LIST?: > It just recently came to my attention that MLB Network finished the annual embarrassment that is their top 100 player rankings....
• 3/9 District On Deck: Spring Training Game 13: Washington Nationals 10, St. Louis Cardinals 16: Today was a bad day to be a Nats pitcher. Jordan Zimmermann  and Nathan Karnsgot shellacked in astonishing fashion as the St....
• 3/8 District On Deck: Book Review: Baseball Prospectus 2013: If you have any interest in advanced baseball statistics, you’ve probably already heard of the group at Baseball Prospectus....
• 3/1 District On Deck: Spring Training Game 7: Washington Nationals 6, Atlanta Braves 5: It wasn’t pretty but the Washington Nationals pulled out their second win of the Spring season coming back from a 4-1 deficit...
• 3/1 District On Deck: Preview And Lineups: Spring Training Game 7 | Washington Nationals @ Atlanta Braves: For the second consecutive night, there is baseball which is a nice change from afternoon games every day. Sure, it starts at...
• 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...

• 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 –...
• 2/26 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...
• 2/25 District On Deck: Spring Training Game 2: Washington Nationals 2, Miami Marlins 2: Yesterday’s game was such a Spring Training game. There was a lengthy rain delay where most regulars did not return. There...
• 2/22 District On Deck: Kyle Lohse: Why The Washington Nationals Should Stay Away: The Washington Nationals enter the 2013 season with one of the strongest rotations in the majors. There have been suggestions...
• 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...
• 2/21 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...
• 2/19 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 The Flagrant Fan: Jordan Zimmermann - deception, heat and strikes: Jordan Zimmermann might be the best Number 3 starter in baseball. You can argue whether Strasburg or Gonzalez is Number 1,...
• 2/17 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 2/10/13 - 2/16/13: With Spring Training now in full swing, let's take a look back at the week that was here at MLBTR... Felix Hernandez officially...
• 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...
• 2/16 MLBTradeRumors: East Notes: Yankees, Hughes, Zimmermann, Mets: As the Yankees and Phil Hughes negotiated their one-year, $7.15MM deal for 2013, the topic of an extension hardly came up, writes...
• 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 District On Deck: Nationals and Jordan Zimmermann Avoid Arbitration: According to a tweet from the Nationals PR department, the Nats and righthanded pitcher Jordan Zimmermann have avoided arbitration...
• 2/15 MLBTradeRumors: Nationals Avoid Arbitration With Jordan Zimmermann: The Nationals announced that they have avoided arbitration with Jordan Zimmermann by agreeing to a one-year deal.  Terms of...
• 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...
• 2/13 MLBTradeRumors: Nationals Notes: Gonzalez, Zimmermann, Rizzo: Earlier today, we learned that Nats GM Mike Rizzo is “open minded” about pursuing an extension with shortstop Ian Desmond....
• 2/12 MLBTradeRumors: Reds, Latos Agree To Two-Year Deal: 11:35am: Latos' deal is worth $11.5MM over two years, according to Mark Sheldon of MLB.com (on Twitter). 11:21am: The Reds announced...
• 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...
• 2/11 MLBTradeRumors: NL East Notes: Braves, Zimmermann, Phillies: As the Mets’ pursuit of Michael Bourn continues slowly but surely, let’s check in on the rest of the NL East for the latest...
• 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,...
• 2/6 District On Deck: Washington Nationals Countdown to Spring Training: 6 Days: The off-season is almost over. Less than three weeks until Washington Nationals pitchers and catchers report to Viera. To celebrate...
• 2/4 MLBTradeRumors: Remaining Arbitration Cases: High-profile players such as Chase Headley and Martin Prado avoided arbitration last week, further reducing the number of unsigned...

• 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....
• 1/27 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...
• 1/27 MLBTradeRumors: Nationals Notes: Zimmermann, Vazquez, Span: Here's the latest news and stories make headlines out of Washington... Jordan Zimmermann and the Nationals continue to discuss...
• 1/25 MLBTradeRumors: Largest Remaining Arbitration Cases: When the offseason began, MLBTR had projected arbitration salaries for more than 200 players. Most of those players have agreed...
• 1/25 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Fantasy Baseball 2013: Nationals Hitting-Pitching Projections: Washington Nationals —  Predicted Finish: First Place, NL East For my money, the Nationals are not only the best team...
• 1/25 MLBTradeRumors: NL East Notes: Upton, Rizzo, Nationals, Marlins: The Braves' acquisition of Justin Upton is the story of the day from the NL East, and the Mets also made news by agreeing to...
• 1/24 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Justin Upton Braves: What Trade Will do for Slugger’s Fantasy Value: The Upton family reunion will not only take place in Atlanta, but will have cameo appearances in National League cities More...The...
• 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 MLB Injury News: Nationals Rumors: Extensions Coming for Jordan Zimmermann, Ian Desmond?: The Washington Nationals hope to avoid heading to arbitration with right-hander Jordan Zimmermann, and long-term extensions...
• 1/21 MLBTradeRumors: Nats Open To Extensions For Zimmermann, Desmond: The Nationals have agreed to 2013 contracts with six of their seven arbitration-eligible players. Jordan Zimmermann is the lone...
• 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...
• 1/18 MLBTradeRumors: File And Trial Teams Take Tough Stance: A flurry of MLB contract agreements came today, because noon central time marked the point at which teams and arbitration eligible...
• 1/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Jordan Zimmermann exchanges figures: Washington Nationals SP Jordan Zimmermann filed at $5.8 million for salary arbitration, and the Nationals countered at $4.6 million....[+]
• 1/18 MLBTradeRumors: Arbitration Filing Numbers: Many players will avoid arbitration today, and dozens of others exchanged figures with their teams in anti**** of hearings. Most...
• 1/18 District On Deck: Nationals Avoid Arbitration With Four Players: After solidifying their roster with trades and free agent signings, it seems like the Washington Nationals turned their attention...
• 1/18 MLBTradeRumors: NL East Notes: Wilson, Mets, Nationals: The Mets would take Brian Wilson on a minor league deal, but that's not happening right now, tweets Adam Rubin of ESPNNewYork.com....
• 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 The Cardinal Nation Blog: TCN Blog 2012 top story #1: NLDS comeback over WashingtonIn the 2012 National League Division Series, the St. Louis Cardinals came back to defeat the favored Washington Nationals....
• 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,...

• 12/28 Roto Think Tank: 2012 N.L. Starting Pitchers: Part II: 0 0 1 1558 8883 Roto Think Tank 74 20 10421 14.0 Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE...
• 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...
• 12/22 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......
• 12/20 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 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...
• 12/13 MLBRandomFandom: Washington Nationals Team Page: WASHINGTON NATIONALSMLBDepthCharts Team PagePlayers 1-25 by Number Score1. Stephen Strasburg (9.5)2. Gio Gonzalez (9)3. Jordan...
• 12/5 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 Jerks: Nationals Sign Dan Haren, Add to Deep Starting Rotation: The best team in the Majors during the regular season last year is doing what it can to maintain that status going into 2013....
• 12/4 Rays Colored Glasses: Could the Rumored Rays-Nationals Trade Come Together?: Rays fans have gotten used to hearing trade rumors between the Rays and the Washington Nationals. For a long time, the rumors...
• 12/4 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 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...

• 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...
• 11/29 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...
• 11/28 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...
• 11/23 Through The Fence Baseball: Washington Nationals need to focus on bullpen improvements: The Washington Nationals could find a better lead-off hitter, but so could almost all of baseball’s other teams. And, if the...
• 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,...
• 11/13 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...
• 11/9 Pitchers Hit Eighth: Will Leitch’s two month Twitter conversation AT the Cardinals: Denouement (The Playoffs): Sometime in mid-August (ok, August 12 to be exact – it’s right there on the Tweeter box) Cardinal fan Will Leitch began a...
• 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...
• 11/7 MLBTradeRumors: Arbitration Eligibles: Washington Nationals: The Nationals are next in our 2013 Arbitration Eligibles series.  Matt Swartz's salary projections are below. First time:...
• 11/5 District On Deck: 2012 Season Review: Stephen Strasburg: This was going to be a full review, but then I got word that I had to shut it down before the end. I’m kidding, and I know...
• 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...

• 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...
• 10/18 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 District On Deck: A Look Forward To The Offseason: Now that enough time has passed since Game 5 of the NLDS, it is time to look towards the offseason for the Nats. In order to keep...
• 10/15 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...
• 10/15 mlbreports.com : The Stephen Strasburg Innings Limit: Was it the Right Move by the Nationals?: Monday October 15th, 2012 Robert Whitmer:  About two months into the season (May 21st to be exact), I wrote an article about...
• 10/12 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Jordan Zimmermann wants to pitch in relief again: Washington Nationals SP Jordan Zimmermann said he would like to be available out of the bullpen in the deciding Game 5 of the...[+] National League Division Series against the St. Louis Cardinals Friday, Oct. 12, after he threw a successful inning in relief in Game 4 Thursday, Oct. 11. 'I'm ready for whatever,' Zimmermann said. 'I could throw three days in a row if the fans stay the way they are. I didn't really feel anything.' Zimmermann struck out the side in 12 pitches during his outing. He was throwing his fastball at 97 mph compared to his normal 94 mph heater.
• 10/12 District On Deck: Why I Don’t Want to See Jordan Zimmermann In Game 5: Last night, one of the most understated Nationals, Jordan Zimmermann showed a lot of emotion. Not only walking off the mound after...
• 10/11 Baseball Musings: Lucky 13: Jayson Werth hits the 13th pitch of his 9th inning at bat into the Cardinals bullpen for a walk-off, 2-1, Nationals win, pushing...
• 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...
• 10/10 StanGraphs: Live Blog (but not Live TV): St. Louis Cardinals (88-74) at Washington Nationals (98-64): 12:23 PM Jayson Werth singled to lead off the bottom of the first. Bryce Harper is up and just fouled one off between Holliday...
• 10/9 District On Deck: A Look At Nationals-Cardinals After Two Games: There is nothing like the playoffs. And there is nothing like the added edge. Nationals fans were first upset at Major League...
• 10/9 Pitchers Hit Eighth: Down Goes Jaime, Down Goes Jaime!: Jaime Garcia departed yesterday’s NLDS game after just 2 innings and 51 pitches.  Though he appeared to labor through those...
• 10/9 Baseball Jerks: NLDS Game 2: Jordan Zimmermann’s Shaky Start Serves as a Bad Omen for Nationals: The St. Louis Cardinals got to Nationals starter Jordan Zimmermann and they got to him early. In an MLB playoff season that was...
• 10/9 Baseball News Source: Cardinals Even NLDS With Nationals: Cardinals bats too much for Washington in Game 2 of NLDS Carlos Beltran and Jon Jay drove in 3 runs each to lead St. Louis Cardinals...
• 10/9 BoSox Injection: BSI Postseason Recap: Splits To Go Around: In the playoff baseball world yesterday, we all got to see a couple of underdogs going against established teams. The Orioles...
• 10/9 District On Deck: NLDS Game 2: Cardinals 12, Nationals 4: It was a day late, but the St. Louis Cardinals finally showed a post-season audience one of baseball’s best offenses. Just...
• 10/9 Redbird Dugout: Offense shows up in Game 2: The St. Louis Cardinals entered Monday evening’s game down 0-1 to the Washington Nationals in a unique National League Division...
• 10/9 Baseball Musings: Zimmermann Gone: Trailing 5-1 in the top of the fourth, the Nationals pinch hit for Jordan Zimmermann. He allowed a home run in the third as the...
• 10/9 Baseball Musings: Fall Freese: David Freese follows two singles with a double to right-center, and the Cardinals tie the Nationals at one in the bottom of the...
• 10/9 Baseball Musings: Shocking Play: Jordan Zimmermann comes up with two on and one out in the top of the second. He showed bunt on the first pitch, then pulled the...
• 10/9 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Jordan Zimmermann struggles again: Washington Nationals SP Jordan Zimmermann lasted a season-low three innings while pitching on eight days' rest Monday, Oct. 8,...[+] against the St. Louis Cardinals in a 12-4 loss. Zimmermann entered Game 2 of the National League Division Series 0-2 with a 9.45 ERA in five career regular-season starts against the Cardinals. St. Louis was 3-for-5 with runners in scoring position against a pitcher who led the majors by holding opponents to a .160 average.
• 10/8 StanGraphs: NLDS Game Two: Washington Nationals (98-64) at St. Louis Cardinals (88-74): 3:30 PM The Nationals enter game two of this NLDS series with a 1-0 lead following a narrow win over the Cardinals in the first...
• 10/8 Baseball Musings: Playoffs Today: Andy Pettitte tries to become the first pitcher to win 20 games in the post season. Photo: The Star-Ledger-US PRESSWIRE Road teams...
• 10/8 The Flagrant Fan: Game Picks - Monday: October 8, 2012: Yesterday was a glorious day of baseball as four playoff games happened and allowed us to watch baseball from noon to...
• 10/7 District On Deck: NLDS Game 1: Nationals 3, Cardinals 2: Cardiac Nats, baby! While Gio Gonzalez struggled through five slow, torturous innings, the Washington Nationals would eventually...
• 10/7 Redbird Dugout: Rotations, rosters set for NLDS: The rosters and rotations were set today for the National League Divisonal Series between the Washington Nationals and the St....
• 10/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Jordan Zimmermann set for Game 2: Washington Nationals SP Jordan Zimmermann is scheduled start in Game 2 of the National League Division Series Monday, Oct. 8,...[+] against the St. Louis Cardinals.
• 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 District On Deck: NLDS Preview: Washington Nationals vs St. Louis Cardinals: With their win earlier today, it will be the defending World Series champion St. Louis Cardinals who will be facing off against...
• 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 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...
• 10/4 MLBTradeRumors: Introducing The 2013 Arbitration Projections: Twenty teams have officially finished their seasons and are already considering available free agents, which means they also have...
• 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...

• 9/29 District On Deck: Game 158: Nationals 6, Cardinals 4 (10 Innings): Magic number now ONE! Following a disappointing loss Friday night, the Washington Nationals (96-62) were able to outlast the St....
• 9/29 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Rockies @ Dodgers September 29, 2012: Chatwood vs Blanton: Maybe it’s because I know it’s too little too late, maybe it’s because I know they don’t really deserve...
• 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...
• 9/29 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: The Yankees can clinch a playoff spot with a win against Toronto this afternoon and an Angels loss later in the day. Andy Pettitte...
• 9/29 Baseball Musings: Bad Night for a Reunion: Last night I drove to Cambridge for my 30th college reunion. I was out of touch with baseball visiting with Duncan O’Brien,...
• 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 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 District On Deck: The 25 Man Playoff Roster: Decisions, Decisions: Now that the Nationals have guaranteed themselves a playoff berth this year, it is time to start speculating about what the 25...
• 9/24 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 Baseball Musings: Zims for Win: Ryan Zimmerman and Jordan Zimmermann combined to eviscerate the Brewers Monday afternoon as the Nationals lowered their magic...
• 9/24 The Flagrant Fan: Game Picks - Monday: September 24, 2012: Sunday was not a good day from any perspective. As a Fan, the favorite baseball team lost. Tiger did not win and the favorite...
• 9/24 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: The Brewers and Nationals finish their series Monday afternoon as Marco Estrada takes on Jordan Zimmermann in the nation’s...
• 9/23 Baseball News Source: Mat Latos Tosses 8 Shutout Innings – Reds Clinch NL Central: Johnny Cueto is the staff ace of the Cincinnati Reds and a National League Cy Young Award contender, but it is Mat Latos who could...
• 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...
• 9/20 Tomahawk Take: Medlen’s Cy Young Chances: The Atlanta Braves have had a roller coaster season, especially on the pitching front.  First, Brandon Beachy starts the season...
• 9/19 District On Deck: Game 147: Nationals 3, Dodgers 1: A little extra rest, a friendly crowd and a struggling opponent helped the Nationals put their struggles in Atlanta behind them...
• 9/19 District On Deck: Espinosa, Morse In Starting Lineup Against Dodgers: Danny Espinosa and Michael Morse are both in the starting lineup lineup for Game 1 of today’s doubleheader against the Los Angeles...
• 9/19 The Flagrant Fan: Game Picks - Wednesday: September 19, 2012: The one sure prediction from yesterday's Game Picks was the weather on the East Coast. Said it would wreck havoc on games...
• 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...
• 9/18 The Flagrant Fan: Game Picks - Tuesday: September 18, 2012: Short schedule days like yesterday are usually troublesome because there is not enough games to make up for bad picks....
• 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...
• 9/14 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 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...
• 9/13 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...
• 9/12 The Flagrant Fan: Game Picks - Tuesday: September 11, 2012: This date still brings anxiety and bad memories. We will never forget. But there is still a job to do here and...
• 9/12 Rising Apple: Mets Diamond Notes: Mejia’s Start Comes Earlier; Bay Helps Dickey’s Cy Young Chances?: Instead of getting his first MLB start in just over two years in the middle of next week, Terry Collins announced yesterday that...
• 9/11 Rising Apple: Game Recap: R.A. Dickey Denied 19th Win in 5-3 Loss: R.A. Dickey pitched very well against the Nationals…in fact, he pitched well enough to tie Gio Gonzalez for NL lead with...
• 9/11 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: The Rays take on the Orioles in the first of six games between the teams, three now in Baltimore and three in Tampa Bay at the...
• 9/11 District On Deck: Game 141: Nationals 5, Mets 1: The Washington Nationals have been doing their best impression of the 1927 Yankees for the last couple of weeks, blasting home...
• 9/10 Up Along First: Series Preview: Mets Play Three At Home Versus Surging Nationals: Tonight at 7:10, the Mets begin a three-game series at home against the first place Washington Nationals. The Nationals are currently...
• 9/10 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,...
• 9/8 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 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...
• 9/7 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...
• 9/6 Baseball News Source: NL Recaps – Johnson pitches Marlins past Brewers: Milwaukee 2 – Miami 6 – Josh Johnson gave the Miami Marlins seven solid innings, allowing two runs and four hits while...
• 9/6 District On Deck: Game 137: Nationals 9, Cubs 2: Wow…simply, WOW.  After outscoring the Chicago Cubs 22-7 in the first three games of this series, the Nationals (85-52) piled...
• 9/6 Baseball Musings: Billingsley Gone: The Dodgers placed Chad Billingsley on the 60-day disabled list, and Mike Scioscia‘s Tragic Illness wonders if Los Angeles...
• 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 Full Spectrum Baseball: Who’s Hot: R.A. Dickey, New York Mets’ AceFor this week’s edition of Who’s Hot, Who’s Not, I feel inclined to do a “The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly” theme....
• 9/3 Obstructed View: Series Preview: Chicago Cubs (51-82) at Washington Nationals (81-52): Team Overviews   Cubs Nats wRC+ 78 (16th) 98 (4th) BSR -0.7 (9th) -15.5 (16th) UZR 19.1 (3rd) 19.5 (2nd) DRS -5 (9th) -3...
• 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...
• 9/1 El Maquino: THE GIANT WAKES UP: THE POSTGAME By any other measure, today’s Cardinals-Nationals game was an ugly one.  But when you’ve been blown...
• 9/1 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: The Orioles try to gain another game on the Yankees as they send Chen Wei-Yin against David Phelps. Chen handled the Yankees well...

• 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...
• 8/23 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'...
• 8/22 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 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...
• 8/21 District On Deck: Game 122: Nationals 5, Braves 4 (13 innings):   So this is what a pennant race feels like. After a 53 minute rain delay and nearly four and a half hours of unbearable...
• 8/20 Tomahawk Take: Series Preview: Braves @ Nationals: Mandatory Credit: With the offense sputtering, the Braves leave Atlanta and head to Washington to face one of the best pitching...
• 8/20 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: Four series with playoff implications open today. The Braves start off the evening with a trip to Washington to try to gain ground...
• 8/18 Blog Red Machine: Johnny Cueto: NL Cy Young Favorite: After pitching an 8 inning gem in the first game of today’s doubleheader, marking the 7th win in his last 8 starts, Johnny...
• 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 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 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...
• 8/16 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...
• 8/15 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 High Heat Stats: Tuesday game notes: Shutouts, shutouts everywhere…. @Yankees 3, Rangers 0: Hiroki Kuroda lost his no-no on an infield single in the 7th when...
• 8/15 District On Deck: Game 117: Giants 6, Nationals 1: Unfortunately, it looks like the Nats used up all their offense last night. Jordan Zimmermann was a bit off, falling an out short...
• 8/14 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 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 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 News Source: Ryan Vogelsong – NL Cy Young Contender Through ****: San Francisco Giants teammates know not to disturb Ryan Vogelsong on days he is scheduled to start. Usually, the 35-year-old right-hander...
• 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 Full Spectrum Baseball: Top 10 ERAs Over The Last 28 Days – Starting Pitchers: With approximately only 50 games left in the season, teams are starting to feel the heat and are making the push to win their...
• 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...
• 8/10 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 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Jordan Zimmermann fans 11: Washington Nationals SP Jordan Zimmermann allowed three hits and struck out 11 in six shutout innings to beat the Houston Astros...[+] Thursday, Aug. 9.
• 8/10 Baseball Musings: Nationals in Control: Jordan Zimmermann struck out 11 Astros batters without issuing a walk, and the the staff as a whole did not walk a batter until...
• 8/9 High Heat Stats: Thursday game notes – AL: Rays 7, @Blue Jays 1: Matt Moore turned in Tampa’s third straight strong start (1 R, 2 H in 6 IP), and the Rays moved...
• 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...
• 8/8 Bay City Ball: New Theory: Ryan Vogelsong is a wizard: Sometimes when I watch Ryan Vogelsong pitch, I’m reminded of this video. I imagine that Ryan Vogelsong is wearing a kilt...
• 8/4 District On Deck: Game 107: Nationals 10, Marlins 7: Nothing gets your heart pumping quite like these “Cardiac Kids”. A six-run eighth inning, including a go-ahead three-run homer...
• 8/4 Marlin Maniac: Split Doubleheader in Washington. Reyes at 22:     Brad Hand came up for a cup of coffee to fill in for a rain makeup game.  His outing was, unfortunately awful. ...
• 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 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Jordan Zimmermann feels great: Washington Nationals SP Jordan Zimmermann (shoulder) felt great after his throwing session Thursday, Aug. 2, after dealing with...[+] shoulder tightness after his last start.
• 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 MLB Dirt: Fiers Defies Scouts and Numbers But Can it Last?: If you were to ask me in the offseason what my thoughts on Milwaukee Brewers right-handed pitcher Mike Fiers were I would likely...
• 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 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Jordan Zimmermann has sore shoulder: Washington Nationals SP Jordan Zimmermann (shoulder) has been dealing with a tight right shoulder, and he's taking anti-inflammatories...[+] since Monday, July 30. 'It's not a big deal because he's feeling good, a lot better than he has been,' manager Davey Johnson said. 'He's been pitching lights out, so that's good.' Zimmermann went 4-0 with a 0.97 ERA in six July starts and led the National League in WHIP (0.84). He hit 97 mph on the radar gun in his last start, so the team isn't too concerned.
• 8/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Jordan Zimmermann pushed back: Washington Nationals SP Jordan Zimmermann will have his next start pushed back to Saturday, Aug. 4, after he had trouble getting...[+] loose. He is taking anti-inflammatory medication.
• 8/1 Baseball Musings: Batter and Pitcher of the Month: July 2012 saw great hitting performances by a number of players. David Freese got on base at a .562 clip with a .458 BA, but in...

• 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...
• 7/28 Baseball News Source: NL Recaps – Ike Davis Hits 3 Home Runs and Mets Still Lose: PHOENIX – Ike Davis homered three times and added a base hit with fourth at-bat for the New York Mets, and the Mets lost...
• 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,...
• 7/27 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 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 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...
• 7/25 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...
• 7/24 Rising Apple: Pedro Beato Optioned to Triple-A, Manny Acosta to be Recalled?:   Matt Harvey made an appearance at Citi Field Monday afternoon, throwing a bullpen for pitching coach Dan Warthen while...
• 7/23 Rising Apple: Series Preview: Washington Nationals @ New York Mets: It’s deja vu all over again; the Mets and Nationals are meeting for a three-game set, this time at Citi Field, the second...
• 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 Reality Tour: Player of the Fortnight: We're a little more than two weeks past the All Star break. So, it's as good a time as any to hand out some virtual hardware.About...
• 7/19 Call to the Pen: MLB Scoreboard: Matt Kemp Leads Los Angeles Dodgers to Extra Innings Win Against Philadelphia Phillies: NATIONAL LEAGUE Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Philadelphia Phillies 3 (F/12) Matt Kemp had two hits Wednesday against the Phillies, and...
• 7/18 District On Deck: Game 89: Nationals 4, Mets 3: They just won’t go away.  That looks to be the theme of the year for these pesky New York Mets (46-45) and first-place Washington...
• 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 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,...
• 7/16 WSJ Daily Fix: Nationals’ Security Starts on the MoundThe Count: Washington has kept its lead in the NL despite mediocre hitting, thanks to baseball's best pitching staff....
• 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 District On Deck: Game 84: Nationals 5, Marlins 1: Washington picked up right where they had left off when baseball resumed last night and earned their 50th win on the season, defeating...
• 7/14 Marlin Maniac: Base Hits Come Up Trumps for the Nationals:   Led by the aggressive hustle of Bryce Harper, the Nationals handed loss 45 to the Marlins tonight.  Harper stretched a...
• 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...
• 7/10 High Heat Stats: Random notes for an off day: (Wait … you mean there’s pro baseball going on right now?) Since I’ve been getting most of my baseball news...
• 7/8 High Heat Stats: Sunday game notes … and 3 days to catch our breath: “Who am I?” In my 9th year, and 3 years after being jettisoned by my original team, I currently have career highs...
• 7/8 RoxPile: Finally, the Rockies win a series. On the road!: I said on Twitter (@Trevor_Irvine) Friday night after the Rockies defeated the Nationals 5-1, that was their best win of the season....
• 7/8 District On Deck: Game 83: Rockies 4, Nationals 3: If the Washington Nationals were looking to leave their fans with a positive impression over the upcoming four-day All-Star break,...
• 7/4 High Heat Stats: Tuesday game notes: Fireworks Night at the ol’ ballpark! @Brewers 13, Marlins 12 (10): They had it all the way. After blowing a 9-2 lead, the...
• 7/4 District On Deck: Game 78: Nationals 9, Giants 3: Jordan Zimmermann can no longer complain that he doesn’t get enough run support. For the second straight start, Zimmermann...
• 7/4 Raising Matt Cain: Fried Tim: Start #17   LOSS !!  (3-9)    3.1 innings 9 hits 8 runs (new career high) 7 earned runs 2 walks ...
• 7/3 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: First place teams meet in Washington as the Giants send Tim Lincecum against Jordan Zimmermann. Tim comes off his first consecutive...
• 7/2 District On Deck: Game 77: Nationals 8, Braves 4: The Nationals learned they’ll be sending at least 2 players to the All-Star Game, but it was a former All-Star, Ryan Zimmerman,...

• 6/29 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Ask Nash: Is it time to be a buyer or seller?: Nash, It’s the time of year when the big league teams start deciding if they should be buyers or sellers, what about us fantasy...
• 6/29 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Ask Nash: Is it time to be a buyer or seller?: Nash, It’s the time of year when the big league teams start deciding if they should be buyers or sellers, what about us fantasy...
• 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 District On Deck: Game 73: Nationals 11, Rockies 5: That thin Colorado air has been good to the Nationals hitters over the past few days. Washington scored 12 runs on a franchise-best...
• 6/28 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: First place teams battle in New York as the White Sox send Dylan Axelrod against Ivan Nova. Axelrod allowed three home runs in...
• 6/28 Baseball Musings: Western Roundup: The Rangers matched the Angels in wins and runs Wednesday night as they beat Detroit 13-9. It was a good day to be named D. Murphy...
• 6/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Jordan Zimmermann pitches will despite loss: Washington Nationals SP Jordan Zimmermann allowed two runs on eight hits in seven innings against the Baltimore Orioles Friday,...[+] June 22, to suffer his sixth loss of the season. He struck out two batters and walked one in the game.
• 6/22 District On Deck: Game 68: Orioles 2, Nationals 1:       Well, not even a one-hour rain delay could slow down Baltimore Orioles’ ace Jason Hammel in a game where...
• 6/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Jordan Zimmermann fine after comebacker: Washington Nationals SP Jordan Zimmermann (foot) was hit in the left foot by a comebacker during his start Friday, June 22, against...[+] the Baltimore Orioles. He was visited by the trainer, but finished without leaving the game early. Zimmermann allowed two earned runs, eight hits and a walk over seven innings in the loss.
• 6/22 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: There are so many good match-ups Friday night, I’m tempted to a ~(Games of the Day). Jordan Zimmermann faces Jason Hammel...
• 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 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...
• 6/16 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: Andy Pettitte faces Jordan Zimmermann in game two of series between the Yankees and Nationals. Pettitte returned to the majors...
• 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...
• 6/10 FanSided: Nationals Edge Sox 4-3 To Finish Three Game Sweep[caption id="attachment_15026" align="aligncenter" width="199" caption=". Mandatory Credit: Greg M. Cooper-US PRESSWIRE"]...
• 6/10 Red Sox Life: Pirates Looking at Youkilis: Kirk Minihane reports for WEEI, citing Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports.At least I don't have to say "Sox look to avert sweep" for...
• 6/10 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: I’m heading to Boston for the match-up between Jordan Zimmermann and Jon Lester as the Nationals go for a sweep of the Red...
• 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...
• 6/8 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: 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 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,...
• 6/5 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Jordan Zimmermann gets quick hook: Washington Nationals SP Jordan Zimmermann allowed a pair of solo home runs in the sixth inning Tuesday, June 5, against the New...[+] York Mets and he received a quick hook from manager Davey Johnson. The two runs were all Zimmermann allowed in six innings in an 81-pitch quality start and no-decision.
• 6/5 Baseball Musings: The Hitting Zim: Jordan Zimmermann just picked up his second hit of the night against the Mets. He blooped a single in the third, setting up a...
• 6/5 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: Tampa Bay leads the Yankees by 1 1/2 games as the Rays invade the Bronx. James Shields takes on Andy Pettitte Tuesday night. Shields...
• 6/4 PhoulBallz.com: Series Preview: Nationals at Phillies, May 21-23: A budding rivalry is set to continue as the Washington Nationals (24-17) visit the Phillies (21-21) for a three-game series...
• 6/4 Full Spectrum Baseball: NL Pitching Planner: June 4 – June 10Not a lot of high end pitchers for the NL this week, but the middle tier is stacked....
• 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...

• 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...
• 5/29 Full Spectrum Baseball: NL Pitching Planner: May 28 – June 3The NL two-fers feature some quality youngsters, some lefties and at least one veteran having a comeback year....
• 5/29 High Heat Stats: Memorial Monday musings: [Just in time for Tuesday night's slate, here are a few notes on Monday games.] White Sox 2, @Rays 1: To put it very mildly, ChiSox...
• 5/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Jordan Zimmermann suffers fifth loss: Washington Nationals SP Jordan Zimmermann allowed four runs on eight hits in six innings against the Miami Marlins Monday, May...[+] 28, to suffer his fifth loss of the season. He struck out four batters and did not walk any in the game. Zimmermann also went 1-for-2 with a solo home run during the game.
• 5/28 Baseball Musings: Marlins Move Up: Miami defeats Washington 5-3, closing the gap between the two teams to 2 1/2 games. Jordan Zimmermann hit a home run, but he gave...
• 5/28 Baseball Musings: First Hit: Carlos Zambrano did not allow a hit to the first eight Washington batters Monday afternoon. His opposite number, Jordan Zimmermann...
• 5/28 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: Having dispatched the second place Braves to fourth place, the Nationals head to Miami to take on the third place Marlins. The...
• 5/26 Phillies Nation: Gameday: Phillies (24-23) at Cardinals (25-21): Philadelphia Phillies (24-23) at St Louis Cardinals (25-21) Kyle Kendrick (0-4, 5.23) vs. Jaime Garcia (3-2, 3.55) Time: 7:15,...
• 5/24 Phillies Nation: Gameday: Phillies (22-23) at Cardinals (25-19): Philadelphia Phillies (22-23) at St Louis Cardinals (25-19) Joe Blanton (4-4, 3.74) vs. Jake Westbrook (4-3, 2.41) Time: 8:15,...
• 5/23 Call to the Pen: MLB Game Recaps: Bryce Harper And The Washington Nationals Top The Philadelphia Phillies: NATIONAL LEAGUE Washington Nationals 5, Philadelphia Phillies 2 The guard continues to change in the NL East as the Nationals...
• 5/22 Phillies Nation: Gameday: Nationals (25-17) vs. Phillies (21-22): Washington Nationals (25-17) at Philadelphia Phillies (21-22) Jordan Zimmermann (2-4, 2.58) vs. Roy Halladay (4-3, 3.22) Time:...
• 5/22 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: Jordan Zimmermann and Roy Halladay face off as the Nationals try to win two in a row from the Phillies. Zimmermann brings a low...
• 5/18 Throw the Challenge Flag: Game 38: Pirates vs. Nationals Recap: Andrew McCutchen and some lackadaisical play by Jose Tabata is all that stood in the way of James McDonald being the story...
• 5/18 District On Deck: Game 38: Pirates 5, Nationals 3: Well, at least there weren’t any injuries. Jordan Zimmermann allowed … [visit site to read more]Game 38: Pirates 5, Nationals...
• 5/18 Raise the Jolly Roger: Mc’s come up big: The Pirates got superb performances early Thursday night from James McDonald and Andrew McCutchen, and were able to hang on to...
• 5/17 Operation Shutdown: Cutch Red-Hot Against Nats, BUCS WIN: Andrew McCutchen celebrating after first HR (Photo by Greg Fiume/Getty Images) Cutch's 2 homers power Bucs past Nats...
• 5/17 Operation Shutdown: Gameday 38 - Nationals: Pirates (17-20) at Nationals (23-14)7:05 PM ETTV: ROOT Sports Nationals Park - Washington, D.C.Starting PitchersPittsburgh...
• 5/17 Raise the Jolly Roger: GAMEDAY: Pirates at Nationals: Pirates (17-20) at Nationals (whatever their record is) 7:05 PM EST—Nationals Park, Washington D.C. Here is the MLB.com Gameday...
• 5/17 This is Getting Old: Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Washington Nationals – Game 38: Yeesh.  So much for that winning streak.  Evan Meek is pretty freaking bad, no?  Honestly though, after seeing that putrid...
• 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...
• 5/17 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: Chris Sale makes his second start since his trip to the bullpen as the White Sox face the Angels and C.J. Wilson. Sale brings...
• 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...
• 5/13 High Heat Stats: Saturday Nightcap: Nationals 2, @Reds 1: Jordan Zimmermann (HQS with 9 SO, 1 BB) trimmed his ERA to 2.14 in 7 starts and even got his 2nd win in...
• 5/12 District On Deck: Game 33: Nationals 2, Reds 1:   The Nationals continue to live and die by one run per game. Jordan … [visit site to read more]Game 33: Nationals...
• 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...
• 5/8 The Baseball Page: Hamels Loses Battle With Harper:   Cole Hamels thinks he’s “old school”. True "old school"...
• 5/8 60ft6in.com: Hamels Loses Battle With Harper: Cole Hamels thinks he’s “old school”. Hamels hit Bryce Harper with a pitch in the first inning of last night’s...
• 5/7 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY THE COLE HAMELS SUSPENSION IS ABSURD: Cole Hamels was suspended 5 games and an undisclosed amount of money by Major League Baseball this afternoon.  But,...
• 5/7 Baseball Musings: Stone Cold Hamels: I just lost respect for Cole Hamels. He intentionally hit Bryce Harper. Hamels drilled the Washington Nationals phenom in the...
• 5/6 Crashburn Alley: Phillies-Nationals Game Thread 5/6/12: Back in last place in the NL East, the Phillies hope to salvage the last game of their three-game set in Washington tonight. Potential...
• 5/6 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: The Rangers and Indians play the rubber game of their series in the double-U game, Yu Darvish facing Ubaldo Jimenez. When looking...
• 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...
• 5/4 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 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...
• 5/1 D.C. Baseball Yesterday and Today: Nats Come Home After Adding New Faces to Slumping Offense: After the euphoric start to the 2012 season, and a decidedly failing grade on their first major test, the Nationals are limping...

• 4/30 Full Spectrum Baseball: NL Pitching Planner: April 30 – May 6: Pitchers are a fickle breed. One week they can dominate, the next they get shelled. Our jobs as fantasy players (and writers)...
• 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 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Starters set record: Washington Nationals SP Jordan Zimmermann helped set a club record for 26 consecutive scoreless innings by Nationals starting...[+] pitchers Wednesday, April 25. He allowed one run in six innings and fanned six.
• 4/25 FanSided: Game 18 Recap: Nationals 7, Padres 2: [caption id="attachment_3383" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Washington Nationals starting pitcher Jordan Zimmermann...
• 4/25 Baseball Musings: Awash in Runs: The Nationals win their fourth game in a row and seven of eight as they defeat the Padres 7-2. The won five of their last six...
• 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 D.C. Baseball Yesterday and Today: Zimmerman’s Injury Worse Than Expected as Road Trip Begins: The Nationals are looking at the possibility of another possibility of another extended stretch without third baseman Ryan Zimmerman...
• 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...
• 4/22 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 4/15/12 - 4/21/12: A pair of notable extensions were handed out in baseball's two Western divisions this week. Let's take a look back at those stories...
• 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....
• 4/18 Baseball Musings: Another Nats Win: The Nats get another good pitching performance from a stater as the beat the Astros 3-2. Jordan Zimmermann goes seven innings,...
• 4/18 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: Washington hosts Houston as Lucas Harrell faces Jordan Zimmermann. Harrell is the pitching equivalent of Wade Boggs. In his short...
• 4/17 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Talking extension for Jordan Zimmermann: The Washington Nationals have had preliminary discussions with the representative for SP Jordan Zimmermann on a long-term contract...[+] extension. Zimmermann qualified as a Super Two player, meaning he's eligible for salary arbitration.
• 4/17 MLBTradeRumors: Nats Considering Extension For Jordan Zimmermann: The Nationals have "dabbled in preliminary conversations" with SFX, the representatives for Jordan Zimmermann according to Adam...
• 4/17 MLBTradeRumors: List Of Top Young Pitchers Without Extensions: MLB teams are working to keep their best pitchers off of the open market with contract extensions, and fewer elite arms are hitting...
• 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 High Heat Stats: Monday morning action & random stuff: In the annual Patriots Day game in Fenway, Daniel Bard issued 7 walks (a new game high for this year) in 6.2 innings. His last...
• 4/14 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Jordan Zimmermann sharp in no-decision: Washington Nationals SP Jordan Zimmermann allowed one earned run, three hits, two walks and three strikeouts over seven innings...[+] in a no-decision Friday, April 13, against the Cincinnati Reds. Zimmermann lowered his ERA to 1.29, but he has no wins over his first two starts.
• 4/13 Baseball Musings: The Chess Game: Bronson Arroyo pitched 7 1/3 innings against Washington tonight, allowing three hits, one walk, and no runs. With 94 pitches thrown...
• 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...
• 4/10 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 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....
• 4/8 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...
• 4/4 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 Blogging From The Bleachers: Season Preview: National League East: With Opening Day quickly approaching and 25-man rosters starting to take shape, it seems as good a time as any to start to preview...

• 3/31 Baseball Big Bro. Proj.: 2012 MLB All Break-out Team: Paul Goldschmidt is just one of the players on this year's All-Breakout Team! Well folks, the Major League Baseball...
• 3/30 Full Spectrum Baseball: Finding Keepers: Washington NationalsAfter years of mediocrity, the Washington Nationals are finally starting to generate some buzz....
• 3/30 FantasySportsKings.com: 2012 Starting Pitching Preview: There’s no need for an intro.  Let’s get right to the players. Six Starting Pitchers I Love Zack Greinke, MIL......
• 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 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...
• 3/22 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...
• 3/19 Ramblings of Baseball: RomoBall Fantasy Preview – Eleventh Edition (101-110): The Testing Era can only be viewed as a success. In an industry as corrupt and top heavy as any other, baseball’s belated...
• 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...
• 3/14 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...
• 3/12 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Jordan Zimmermann struggles: Washington Nationals SP Jordan Zimmermann allowed seven hits and four earned runs while walking one and striking out none in 3...[+] 2/3 innings Monday, March 12. He threw 58 pitches in the spring outing.
• 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...
• 3/8 The Baseball Page: 2012 MLB Preview– Washington Nationals: Rewind the clock to 3 years ago in an effort to gain a little perspective on the Washington Nationals’ makeover. Their opening...
• 3/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Jordan Zimmermann solid in spring debut: Washington Nationals SP Jordan Zimmermann allowed three hits in three scoreless innings while walking one and striking out three...[+] in his spring debut Wednesday, March 7. He threw 29 of his 44 pitches for strikes and his fastball was in the 90-94 mph range.
• 3/6 The Baseball Page: 3 Up and 3 Down – Washington Nationals: Rewind the clock to 3 years ago in an effort to gain a little perspective on the Washington Nationals’ makeover. Their opening...
• 3/6 Full Spectrum Baseball: DOs and DONTs: Washington Nationals: Washington finished the 2011 season just a game below .500 for the first time since the Nationals came into existence just before...
• 3/1 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...

• 2/26 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...
• 2/17 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: 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...
• 2/7 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...
• 2/5 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...
• 2/2 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 High Heat Stats: Young hurling stars of 2010-11: Following our post on the young position stars, here are the pitchers’ top bWAR values over the past 2 years by those who...
• 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...

• 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 The "Mc" Effect: Detroit Offers Free Buffet; Fielder Is A Tiger: The wait has finally come to an end. Prince Fielder is officially out of the National League Central.This isn't something we...
• 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,...
• 1/20 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...
• 1/17 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Jordan Zimmermann contract termsWashington Nationals SP Jordan Zimmermann will make $2.3 million as part of his one-year deal to avoid arbitration....[+] Washington Nationals SP Jordan Zimmermann will make $2.3 million as part of his one-year deal to avoid arbitration.
• 1/17 MLBTradeRumors: Players Avoiding Arbitration: Tuesday: Over 100 arbitration eligible players remain unsigned as we approach today's 11am central time deadline for teams and players...
• 1/16 MLBTradeRumors: Tigers Avoid Arbitration With Rick Porcello: The Tigers avoided arbitration with starter Rick Porcello, MLBTR has learned, agreeing to a one-year deal worth $3.1MM.  Porcello...
• 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...
• 1/14 The Biz of Baseball: Details For the 142 Players That Filed for Salary Arbitration in MLB for 2012: As part of the long-tenured agreement between MLB and the MLBPA, last night 142 players eligible filed for salary arbitration....
• 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...

• 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 MLBTradeRumors: Arbitration Eligible Extension Candidates: From Matt Moore to Chris Carpenter, extensions for players not eligible for arbitration happen all the time.  More commonly,...
• 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 Fanspeak.com: Nats Show Desperation With Gonzalez Deal
• 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 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 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 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Ross Detwiler, Chien-Ming Wang to battle: Washington Nationals SPs Ross Detwiler and Chien-Ming Wang are likely to battle for the No. 5 rotation spot in spring training....[+] SP John Lannan is expected to be the fourth starter behind SPs Stephen Strasburg, Gio Gonzalez and Jordan Zimmermann.
• 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...
• 12/22 High Heat Stats: The most valuable pitchers in 2011: The most valuable pitcher of 2011Icon SMIHere's a look at the pitchers who provided the most value relative to their salaries...
• 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...
• 12/12 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...
• 12/7 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...

• 11/27 Fragile Freddy's: Freddy's Two-a-Days: Washington Nationals: 80-81, 3rd place, 21.5 GBFragile Freddy’s “Two A Days” series concludes today with the Washington Nationals.  Each...
• 11/22 Fanspeak.com: Nationals Rotation Options:
• 11/22 Fanspeak.com: Nationals Need To Look At Extending Players This Offseason
• 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,...
• 11/10 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...
• 11/2 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...
• 11/2 MLBTradeRumors: AL East Notes: Red Sox, Oswalt, Sabathia: Red Sox GM Ben Cherington confirmed to reporters that the Red Sox and Cubs have obtained a one-week extension to work out compensation...

• 10/27 MLBTradeRumors: David Price Among Those Reaching Super Two Status: Players with two years and 146 days of Major League service time will qualify for Super Two status, MLBTR's Tim Dierkes has learned. ...
• 10/10 Baseball Musings: Staying Out of Trouble: When I looked at Shaun Marcum‘s stats today, it struck me that he kept himself out of trouble by not facing too many batters...
• 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...
• 10/3 MLBTradeRumors: Arbitration Eligibles: Washington Nationals: The Nationals are next in our arbitration eligibles series. First time: Tyler Clippard, Jordan Zimmermann Second time:...

• 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...
• 9/22 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...
• 9/21 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...

• 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...
• 8/28 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: Jered Weaver held the Rangers on one run on August 18, 2011. He pitches on short rest for the first time Sunday night. Photo:...
• 8/24 Baseball Reality Tour: Checking in on the National League MVP Race: So far this season, I haven't read an article discussing NL MVP candidates, but I've heard chatter for Matt Kemp, Justin Upton,...
• 8/19 Baseball Musings: Low Scoring Thursday: Of the five National League games on Thursday, none produced more than six runs, the Dodgers 5-1 defeat of Milwaukee being the...
• 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...
• 8/2 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”...

• 7/31 MetsToday.com: Today’s Mets Lineup vs. Nationals: Here is the lineup the Mets will send to the plate against Washington Nationals pitcher Jordan Zimmermann: Jose Reyes –...
• 7/30 Up Along First: Werth, Nats strike early, defeat Mets 3-0: Notable performances: R.A. **** (L, 5-9) 6 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, SO, 82 pitches (53 strikes) David Wright- 2-3, BB Jason Bay- 2-4...
• 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...
• 7/29 MLBTradeRumors: Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Yankees, Bedard, Rasmus: Eight years ago today, Bill Mueller became the first and only player in baseball history to hit a grand slam from each side of...
• 7/28 MLB Dirt: Why I Hate Pitcher Win-Loss Records: After looking through the box scores from last night’s game I couldn’t help but resurface the feelings I have for...
• 7/20 Up Along First: NL East roundup: Marlins lose, Nats edged, Braves crushed, Phils win: The Mets won last night, which you can read about here, but here is a summary of some other NL East action: Padres 4, Marlins...
• 7/14 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: How Far Can Rubby de la Rosa Go?: In my latest piece at Baseball Prospectus today, I looked into what young and at-risk starting pitchers may need to be shut down...
• 7/13 Seedlings to Stars: The Nationals Need To Call Up Tom Milone: The Nationals have had one of the better pitching staffs in baseball this season, with a 3.53 ERA and 3.76 FIP. They’ve...
• 7/5 Fanspeak.com: Bryce Harper Makes His Debut in Harrisburg And Why It Should Work Out For The Nats
• 7/3 Raise the Jolly Roger: GAMEDAY: Who’s your all star?: Pirates (42-41) at Nationals (42-42) 1:35 PM EST–Nationals Park, Washington DC Here is the MLB.com Gameday TV: ROOT Sports,...
• 7/1 The "Mc" Effect: Pirates vs. Nationals Series Preview: After winning their 3rd consecutive series, the Pittsburgh Pirates sit at 41-39 as they head into a 4-game set with the Washington...
• 7/1 B-R Blog: Losing 1-0 on an unearned run: A couple of days ago, the Nationals lost to the Angels by a 1-0 score. In the game, Jordan Zimmerman threw a complete game (only...

• 6/29 Baseball Musings: Zim Hurt Zim: Ryan Zimmerman made an error, leading to the Angels scoring an unearned run against Jordan Zimmermann. That would be the only...
• 6/29 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: Washington tries to earn a win for Davey Johnson as they send Jordan Zimmermann against the Angels and Dan Haren. Zimmermann’s...
• 6/28 B-R Blog: Two surprising rotations in 2011: Through Sunday, two teams -- one in each league -- have 4 pitchers with an ERA+ of at least 100 (and qualify for the ERA title)....
• 6/25 B-R Blog: Friday Night Highlights, briefly: -- Detroit reliever David Purcey had a streak of 12 straight scoreless innings, but he couldn't put away Wily Mo Pena. The D-backs'...
• 6/24 Fanspeak.com: Why the Nationals and Orioles Could Be Looking to Make a Double Splash Part II
• 6/20 Fungoes.net: Duffy’s dandy start, Schumaker’s 2nd-biggest game: The way that Royals’ rookie Danny Duffy started Sunday’s game, the Cardinals were fortunate to escape with a win....
• 6/18 Baseball Musings: Great Eight: The Nationals win their eighth straight game, defeating the Orioles 4-2. The Zims figured big, as Ryan Zimmerman hit a double...
• 6/18 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: The Washington Nationals go for their eighth straight win as they continue their series with Baltimore. Brian Matusz faces Jordan...
• 6/12 B-R Blog: Sunday Supplement: Recapping Games of June 12: An arbitrary and capricious roundup of today's MLB action: Francisco Liriano's bid for a 2nd no-hitter was ended in the 8th by...
• 6/12 Baseball Musings: Coffey Clatch: Jordan Zimmermann and Tim Stauffer matched seven scoreless innings as the Nationals and Padres battled in San Diego Sunday afternoon....
• 6/10 Cut Four: Rebuilding Through the Draft: After three days, the Major League Baseball first year player draft ended on Wednesday. Not even the Rays or Blue Jays, who had...
• 6/10 Fanspeak.com: Why the Nationals Need to Go All-in to Sign Matt Purke
• 6/8 Baseball Musings: Low Scoring West: The three west coast game featured few runs as the six team combined to score a total of ten times. Ubaldo Jimenez pitched a great...
• 6/8 22gigantes.com: Nationals nip Giants 2-1: Jordan Zimmermann tossed seven strong innings to lead the Washington Nationals to a 2-1 victory over the San Francisco Giants...
• 6/7 Three Rivers Burgh Blog: Odds Ball: Time For a Streak: Brian Matusz came through for us last night raising our pick of the night record to 2-1 with a +275 margin Let's get to...
• 6/7 Fanspeak.com: Nationals Win Big On Day One of the Draft: Part 2
• 6/7 22gigantes.com: Giants beat Nats in 13 innings; Lincecum gets 1,000th career strikeout: Lincecum racks up career strikeout number 1,000 in the 2nd inning. Freddy Sanchez lined a two-out single to right in the...
• 6/6 22gigantes.com: Series preview: WAS (26-33) at SF (33-26): BREAKING NEWS: AT&T Park will be the site of a soccer match this week. OK, well no it won't, but it might feel like it...
• 6/5 Baseball Moves: Week 10 – Two Start PitchersClick the article to see the probable two start pitchers for week 10. Assuming the week starts on Monday....
• 6/3 B-R Blog: Short Thursday Schedule Makes for a Quick Roundup: A selective sampling from the June 2 slate: Giants 12, Cards 7: After snapping a 3-week HR drought last night, Aubrey Huff hit...
• 6/2 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: First place teams collide in Cleveland as the Rangers take on the Indians. Dave Bush faces Carlos Carrasco. Cleveland’s...

• 5/28 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: Jordan Zimmermann is pitching much better than both his W-L record and ERA. Photo: Icon SMI The Padres and Nationals offer two...
• 5/23 Baseball Musings: Quality Loss: Jordan Zimmermann took the loss Sunday as the Nationals fell to the Orioles 2-1. Zimmermann earned a quality start, lasting 6...
• 5/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Jordan Zimmermann takes hard-luck loss: Washington Nationals SP Jordan Zimmermann allowed two earned runs, four hits and a walk over 6 1/3 innings in a loss Sunday, May...[+] 22, against the Baltimore Orioles. He also struck out five batters in the 94-pitch outing. Zimmermann has recorded four straight quality starts, but he hasn't won since May 1.
• 5/21 Fanspeak.com: A Look at the Washington Nationals 2011 Draft Strategy
• 5/18 Fanspeak.com: Nats Announce That Harper Won’t Reach D.C. This Year
• 5/17 MLBTradeRumors: Previewing Jaime Garcia's Arbitration Debut: If Jaime Garcia keeps pitching like this, David Price and Clayton Kershaw won’t be the only first-time arbitration eligible...
• 5/17 Fanspeak.com: Nats Will Play It Safe and Skip Zimmermann’s start
• 5/17 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Jordan Zimmermann skippedWashington Nationals SP Jordan Zimmermann has been skipped in the rotation after the rainout Tuesday, May 17....[+] Washington Nationals SP Jordan Zimmermann has been skipped in the rotation after the rainout Tuesday, May 17.
• 5/17 Raise the Jolly Roger: GAMEDAY – Electric Stopper – Pirates at Nats: Pirates (18-23) at Nationals (20-21) 1:05 PM EST–Nationals Park, Washington Here is the MLB.com Gameday TV: ROOT Sports,...
• 5/16 The "Mc" Effect: Running Into Another Loss | Nationals 4 Pirates 2: The Pittsburgh Pirates dropped their 6th straight game tonight to the Nationals by the score of 4-2. Let's start with the good...
• 5/12 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Jordan Zimmerman whiffs 11: Washington Nationals SP Jordan Zimmerman struck out a career-high 11 hitters in his Thursday, May 12, outing versus the Atlanta...[+] Braves. He allowed three runs on five hits and two walks in 6 1/3 innings, only to watch the bullpen cost him the victory.
• 5/12 Braves Journal: Braves 6, Nats 5: Washington Nationals vs. Atlanta Braves – Box Score – May 12, 2011 – ESPN. Well, gosh. A little 2010-style resilience,...
• 5/12 Fanspeak.com: Bryce Harper Ready To Move Up The Ladder
• 5/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Jordan Zimmermann solid in no-decision: Washington Nationals SP Jordan Zimmermann allowed two earned runs, five hits and two walks with six strikeouts over six innings...[+] in an 89-pitch no-decision Friday, May 6, against the Florida Marlins.
• 5/4 Cut Four: Breakout Candidate Updates: Before the start of Spring Training, I listed six young players who were primed for breakout seasons. Now that the season has...
• 5/2 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Jordan Zimmermann picks up second win: Washington Nationals SP Jordan Zimmermann allowed two earned runs, six hits and two walks over six innings in a win Sunday, May...[+] 1, against the San Francisco Giants. He also struck out four batters in the 107-pitch quality start.
• 5/1 22gigantes.com: Hitting slump continues as Nats subdue Giants 5-2: Jordan "Cy Young" Zimmermann subdues Giants on Sunday. The San Francisco Giants continued their dismal hitting slump Sunday,...
• 5/1 22gigantes.com: Whiteside's HR helps Giants slip past Nats 2-1: Eli Whiteside goes yard. Pinch hitter Aubrey Huff drew a bases-loaded walk to plate the eventual game-winning run in the...

• 4/30 B-R Blog: Top strike-throwers in 2011: Through Friday's games, here are the 15 guys in MLB (minimum 8 IP) who have thrown at least 69% of their pitches for strikes....
• 4/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Jordan Zimmermann suffers fourth loss: Washington Nationals SP Jordan Zimmermann allowed five earned runs, nine hits and no walks over 5 1/3 innings in a loss Tuesday,...[+] April 26, against the New York Mets. Zimmermann is 1-4 with a 4.55 ERA through his first five starts. His only win of the season came against the Mets April 8 in New York.
• 4/23 MLB Fantasy Recon: Next Week 2 Start Staring Pitchers - Ranks and Reviews: Harang is money next weekWe'll turn to RotoWorld for this weeks two start pitcher review, Nick Nelson has a list of two starters...
• 4/22 Redbird Leader: Big Red Machines Set to Battle: When the Cincinnati Reds and St. Louis Cardinals face off tonight at Busch Stadium, the top 2 lineups in the National League...
• 4/21 MLBTradeRumors: 2012 Contract Issues: Washington Nationals: The Nationals are next in our 2012 Contract Issues series.  Here's what the team faces after the 2011 season: Eligible For...
• 4/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Jordan Zimmermann loses nightcap: Washington Nationals SP Jordan Zimmermann allowed five earned runs, eight hits and two walks over six innings in a loss in the...[+] second game of a doubleheader Wednesday, April 20. Zimmermann also struck out three batters in the 96-pitch effort.
• 4/20 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: With two double headers (both split admission) there are 17 games on tap Wednesday. They should cover 12 hours, so there’s...
• 4/20 C70 At The Bat: Nature 1, Baseball 0: To the surprise of no one that knows how to read a weather radar, there was no baseball in Busch Stadium last night.  Thankfully...
• 4/19 Baseball Musings: Better Pitching: Adam Kilgore looks at an improved Washington Nationals rotation: Livan Hernandez, Jordan Zimmermann, John Lannan, Jason Marquis...
• 4/15 MLB Fantasy Recon: Daily Notes from Thursday's Action with MDS: Million Dollar Zimmermann?Million Dollar Sleeper offers a review of the league action from Thursday.  Highlights include...
• 4/15 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Jordan Zimmermann holds his own: Washington Nationals SP Jordan Zimmermann allowed four runs - one earned - and five hits over seven innings Thursday, April 14,...[+] in a loss against the Philadelphia Phillies. Zimmermann did not walk any batters and he struck out four in the 85-pitch quality start.
• 4/14 Baseball Musings: Perfect Zim: Jordan Zimmermann just finished his fifth 1-2-3 inning of the evening, remaining perfect against the Phillies in Washington. He...
• 4/14 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: Cliff Lee hopes to recover after a poor start against the Braves. Photo: Icon SMI The Mets and Rockies play a rare day-time double...
• 4/8 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Jordan Zimmermann has solid start: Washington Nationals SP Jordan Zimmermann put together a solid start against the New York Mets to earn the win Friday, April 8,...[+] giving up two runs and six hits in 5 1/3 innings, according to The Associated Press. It was only his second major league win.
• 4/8 Baseball Musings: Doing it All: Jordan Zimmermann doubles his career RBI total with a two-run single against the Mets in the bottom of the second. The Nationals...
• 4/8 MLBTradeRumors: Possible Super Two Players For 2012: The cutoff for super two players will be two years and 146 days of service time after the 2011 season, according to preliminary...
• 4/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Jordan Zimmermann has solid first outing: Washington Nationals SP Jordan Zimmermann allowed three runs - two earned - and four hits over six innings in a loss Sunday, April...[+] 3, against the Atlanta Braves. He also struck out two batters in the 84-pitch quality start.
• 4/3 Braves Journal: Braves 11, Nats 2: Atlanta Braves vs. Washington Nationals – Box Score – April 03, 2011 – ESPN. The game was actually a lot closer...
• 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...

• 3/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Jordan Zimmermann likely for innings limit: Washington Nationals SP Jordan Zimmermann hasn't had a definitive innings limit placed on him, but it's likely to be between 150...[+] to 165 innings this season, The Washington Post's Adam Kilgore reports.
• 3/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Rotation set up: The Washington Nationals will use the rotation of: SPs Livan Hernandez, John Lannan, Jordan Zimmermann, Jason Marquis and Tom...[+] Gorzelanny, MLB.com's Bill Ladson reports.
• 3/25 COSFBA: 2011 Starting Pitcher Sleepers: (In my continued effort to bring additional voices and perspectives to COSFBA, this article is being brought to you by guest writer...
• 3/25 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Jim Riggleman unsure who will follow Livan Hernandez in rotation: Washington Nationals manager Jim Riggleman isn't sure who will follow SP Livan Hernandez in the rotation, according to MLB.com's...[+] Bill Ladson. Either SP Jordan Zimmermann or SP John Lannan could be selected.
• 3/21 MLBTradeRumors: First-Time Arbitration Eligible For 2012: Kendrys Morales, Joey Votto, Jay Bruce, Billy Butler, Geovany Soto, Shin-Soo Choo, Nelson Cruz, Johnny Cueto, and Phil Hughes...
• 3/21 MLB Fantasy Recon: Snake Draft Pitching Strategy - Late Round Pitching Bargains: I've always followed the strategy of filling most of my offensive positions before filling out my pitching staff.  Fangraphs...
• 3/19 MLB Fantasy Recon: 2011 Fantasy Baseball Rookies to Target: Just look the other way2010 saw a great influx of rookie talent with Mike Stanton, Buster Posey, Jason Heyward, Austin Jackson,...
• 3/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Jordan Zimmermann has bad outing: Washington Nationals SP Jordan Zimmermann was pounded for six runs in just four innings against the St. Louis Cardinals Friday,...[+] March 18, for his worst outing this spring, according to MLB.com's Bill Ladson.
• 3/14 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Jordan Zimmermann dealing: Washington Nationals SP Jordan Zimmermann threw five shutout innings Sunday, March 13, while allowed three hits and one walk with...[+] two strikeouts, MLB.com's Bill Ladson reports. For the first time this spring, all of Zimmermann's pitches were working, including his curveball, which had given him problems. Zimmermann hasn't allowed a run in 11 innings.
• 3/12 MLB Fantasy Recon: 2011 Recon: Starting Pitcher Sleepers to Target: Did anyone know Rich Harden is in camp with the A's this year?  Finding those Jaime Garcia's in the late rounds of the draft...
• 3/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Jordan Zimmermann impressing: Washington Nationals SP Jordan Zimmermann has been throwing 94-95 mph with an excellent slider this spring, according to SI.com's...[+] Jon Heyman.
• 3/2 MLBTradeRumors: NL East Notes: Zimmermann, Marlins, Heyward: Players with zero to three years of service time are under team control and don't have the power to negotiate their salaries....
• 3/2 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Two renewed: The Washington Nationals renewed the contracts of RP Tyler Clippard and SP Jordan Zimmermann, NatsInsider.com's Mark Zuckerman...[+] reports.

• 2/25 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Make rotation switch: Updating previous reports, Washington Nationals SP John Lannan will pitch the second spring game, SP Jordan Zimmermann will pitch...[+] the third game and SP Jason Marquis will pitch the fourth game, MASNSports.com's Ben Goessling reports.
• 2/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Rotation appears set : The Washington Nationals have their five starting pitchers lined up for the 2011 season, according to The Associated Press. SP's...[+] Livan Hernandez, John Lannan, Jordan Zimmermann, Jason Marquis and Tom Gorzelanny are ticketed for rotation duty.
• 2/20 MLB Fantasy Recon: Your 2011 Fantasy Baseball All Over Rated Team: These are useful fantasy players.  Most of these players should be rostered in every league.  However, you can do better...
• 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...
• 2/16 MLB Fantasy Recon: 2011 Fantasy Baseball Sleepers: Fantasy Baseball Cafe has a great article on Sleeper Candidates for 2011.  Jay Bruce, Billy Butler, Chris Davis,...
• 2/16 Crashburn Alley: Nationals 2011 Season Preview with Harper Gordek: Baseball is officially under way as pitchers and catchers have reported to spring training. Every team goes into spring training...
• 2/16 MLB Fantasy Recon: 2011 Fantasy Baseball Sleepers: Fantasy Baseball Cafe has a great article on Sleeper Candidates for 2011.  Jay Bruce, Billy Butler, Chris Davis,...
• 2/15 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Jordan Zimmermann will be limited: The Washington Nationals plan to limit SP Jordan Zimmermann's innings this season and will be careful not to push him past seven...[+] innings in any one start, according to The Washington Post's Adam Kilgore. 'I would say, I really want to talk with (pitching coach) Steve McCatty and (pitching coordinator) Spin Williams before I put a hard-and-fast number on it,' manager Jim Riggleman said. 'But there will be a number there. There will be something we won't exceed. But whether it's 150 or 175 or something, we don't know yet.'
• 2/12 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Rotation still fluid, according to pitching coach: Washington Nationals pitching coach Steve McCatty told The Washington Post's Adam Kilgore the Nationals rotation has four favorites...[+] out front in SPs Livan Hernandez, John Lannan, Jason Marquis and Jordan Zimmermann. After that, everything is fluid. 'I can't say those four are set in stone,' McCatty said. 'I don't want to make it seem like that. Those are the names that have come up in discussions.' SP Tom Gorzelanny has been mentioned as a possible fifth starter.

• 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...
• 1/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Eight starters for five spots: The Washington Nationals currently have eight pitchers vying for five starting rotation spots this year, according to The Washington...[+] Post's Adam Kilgore. The pitchers include Ps Livan Hernandez, Jordan Zimmermann, John Lannan, Jason Marquis, Yunesky Maya, Ross Detwiler, Chien-Ming Wang and Tom Gorzelanny.

• 12/26 PaulLebowitz.com: Sunday Blizzard 12.26.2010: Bob Feller‘s principles: Admittedly, while he was alive and regularly jabbing his finger into the faces of today’s...
• 12/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Had a deal in place for Zack Greinke: The Washington Nationals had a deal in place for Kansas City Royals SP Zack Greinke, but he used his no-trade protection to veto...[+] the trade, MLB.com's Bill Ladson reports. Reports say RP Drew Storen, IF Danny Espinosa and SP Jordan Zimmermann could have been part of the deal.
• 12/19 MLBTradeRumors: Zack Greinke Trade Reactions: After what's sure to be one of the biggest trades of the offseason, let's take a look at some reactions to the Zack Greinke trade...
• 12/19 MLBTradeRumors: Greinke Links: Nationals, Yankees, Pavano, Reactions: It's not often that the Brewers and Royals are the two teams dominating discussion around baseball, but that's exactly what's...
• 12/18 MLBTradeRumors: Olney's Latest: Greinke, Cabrera, Astros: In today's blog post at ESPN (Insider req'd), Buster Olney says that the first day of Spring Training acts as an artificial deadline...
• 12/15 MLBTradeRumors: Rosenthal On Cubs, Greinke, Beltre, Pavano: The Mariners could presumably ask for a king’s ransom in exchange for Felix Hernandez, but Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports thinks...
• 12/15 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | At an impasse in Zack Greinke talks: The Washington Nationals are at an impasse in trade talks for Kansas City Royals SP Zack Greinke due to their reluctance to deal...[+] SP Jordan Zimmermann, according to one source, FOXSports.com's Ken Rosenthal reports.
• 12/13 MLBTradeRumors: Nationals Aggressively Pursuing Greinke, Garza: The Nationals are "aggressively pursuing" a trade for Matt Garza or Zack Greinke, according to Adam Kilgore of the Washington...
• 12/13 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Pursuing Matt Garza: The Washington Nationals are 'aggressively pursuing' a trade for Tampa Bay Rays SP Matt Garza, according to The Washington Post's...[+] Adam Kilgore. The Nationals would likely have to part with SS Ian Desmond and SP Jordan Zimmermann, which they are unlikely to do.
• 12/13 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Unlikely to land Zack Greinke: The Kansas City Royals feel like the Washington Nationals are not a good match for a trade that would send SP Zack Greinke to...[+] the Nationals, according to MLB.com's Bill Ladson. The Royals are looking for starting pitching, a right-handed hitting outfielder and an infielder and would likely ask for SS Ian Desmond and SP Jordan Zimmermann.
• 12/8 PaulLebowitz.com: Longtime Killer: Big things are happening at the winter meeting......notheyrenot!!! For those uninitiated in my wacky sense of humor and skills...
• 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 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 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Unlikely to land James Loney: The Washington Nationals are interested in trading for Los Angeles Dodgers 1B James Loney but are unlikely to do so, according...[+] to MLB.com's Bill Ladson. The Nationals would have to give up SS Ian Desmond and SP Jordan Zimmermann, which they have no interest in doing.
• 12/6 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Winter Meetings, Day 1 (Updated): Update, 10:21am PST: RT @washingnats: #Dodgers want #Nats SS Ian Desmond and RHP Jordan Zimmermann for James Loney HAHAHAHA. Um,...
• 12/6 MLBTradeRumors: Nationals, Cubs, Brewers Inquired On James Loney: The Nationals, Cubs, and Brewers have inquired on Dodgers first baseman James Loney, reports Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports.  Loney...

• 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...

• 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...
• 10/9 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Today in Nationals Non-Stories: I have about 5 minutes before needing to run out, but I thought it’d be fun to throw these up quickly.. Adam Kilgore of...

• 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....
• 9/25 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Jordan Zimmermann earns first win of season Friday: Washington Nationals SP Jordan Zimmermann (1-2) allowed one run on three hits over five innings in a victory over the Atlanta...[+] Braves Friday, Sept. 24, according to The Associated Press. He walked one and struck out five, picking up his first major league victory since June 25, 2009.
• 9/24 Baseball Musings: Braves Fall: Jordan Zimmermann pitched five strong innings, walking one and striking out five Braves. Adam Dunn homered twice and drove in...
• 9/24 Tomahawk Take: Game Preview: Atlanta Braves vs Washington Nationals (Game 1): Friday September 24, 2010 – 7:05 PM (SportSouth) Atlanta Braves (86-67) vs Washington Nationals (65-88) What to Watch For:...
• 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:...
• 9/19 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Jordan Zimmermann struggles with breaking ball Saturday: Washington Nationals SP Jordan Zimmermann (0-2) allowed five runs on nine hits over three innings Saturday, Sept. 18, against...[+] the Philadelphia Phillies, with one walk and three strikeouts, according to The Associated Press. It was the second consecutive start where he has only lasted three innings and he has thrown just 20 innings over five starts since returning from Tommy John surgery. 'His velocity was the best it's been but he didn't have his breaking ball going until the third inning,' manager Jim Riggleman said. 'It's a process he's going through.'
• 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 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Jordan Zimmerman pitches well in no-decision: Washington Nationals SP Jordan Zimmermann allowed just one hit in six innings Tuesday, Aug. 31, according to The Associated Press,...[+] before leaving after throwing 86 pitches. Zimmermann struck out a career-high nine in a 1-0 loss to the Florida Marlins, but Zimmermann didn't get the decision.

• 8/31 Baseball Musings: New Arm: Jordan Zimmermann showed off his new arm Tuesday night. In his second start back from Tommy John surgery, Zimmermann allowed one...
• 8/27 Baseball Musings: Single Fest: The Nationals down the Cardinals 11-10 in 13 innings. The teams combined for 29 hits, 22 of them singles. Neither Chris Carpenter...
• 8/26 El Maquino: Albert Pujols: Fastest to 400!: YEAH!  At 6:57 p.m. on August 26th, 2010, Albert Pujols cranks his 400th career homerun!  The fastest to 400 EVER! Pitch 1:...
• 8/26 Baseball Musings: Albert 400: Albert Pujols just took a Jordan Zimmermann pitch the opposite way, deep into the right-center stands to reach the 400 home run...
• 8/26 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Jordan Zimmermann activated: The Washington Nationals activated SP Jordan Zimmermann (elbow) from the 60-day disabled list Thursday, Aug. 26, according to...[+] The Sports Network.
• 8/26 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Jordan Zimmermann to be limited: Washington Nationals SP Jordan Zimmermann will be limited to five innings in all of his starts this year, according to The Washington...[+] Post's Adam Kilgore. 'The bottom line on the deal is, if he re-injures the elbow, he might be done for the rest of his life,' pitching coordinator Spin Williams said. 'This guy is part of our future. We want to make sure we do the right thing.'
• 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....
• 8/24 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Jordan Zimmermann to replace Stephen Strasburg: Washington Nationals SP Jordan Zimmermann will replace SP Stephen Strasburg (forearm) in the team's starting rotation, beginning...[+] Thursday, Aug. 26, according to The Washington Post's Dave Sheinin and Adam Kilgore.
• 8/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Jordan Zimmermann to be placed in rotation after recall: Washington Nationals SP Jordan Zimmermann (elbow) tossed five scoreless innings for Triple-A Syracuse Friday, Aug. 20, against...[+] Louisville, according to MLB.com's Bill Ladson. General manager Mike Rizzo was uncertain if it would be his final minor league start but said Zimmermann would be put into the team's starting rotation when he is recalled.
• 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...
• 8/16 MLBTradeRumors: Odds & Ends: Scott, Valentine, Manny: Four years ago today, the Yankees released first baseman Carlos Pena.  He signed a minor league deal with the Rays in January...
• 8/11 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Jordan Zimmermann rehabs Tuesday: Washington Nationals SP Jordan Zimmermann (elbow) allowed just one hit while striking out one in four scoreless innings with Triple-A...[+] Syracuse Tuesday, Aug. 10, according to MLB.com. He faced 13 hitters and induced seven groundouts. 'I know it's a process,' Zimmermann said. 'It'll be five (innings) and done the rest of the year, but I'll stick to the program.'
• 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...
• 8/6 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Jordan Zimmermann has good rehab outing: Washington Nationals SP Jordan Zimmermann (elbow) allowed no hits and a walk while fanning three in three scoreless innings at...[+] Triple-A Syracuse Thursday, Aug. 5, The Washington Post's Adam Kilgore reports. He'll throw four innings in his next rehab start and will throw five innings in his two rehab starts after that. He hit 93 mph with his fastball, and if he continues to do so, he'll return in September.
• 8/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Taking it slow with Jordan Zimmermann: Washington Nationals SP Jordan Zimmermann (elbow) will make at least four appearances with Triple-A Syracuse, according to The...[+] Washington Post's Adam Kilgore. Zimmermann will throw three innings in his first start, four in his second and five in his third. He will be limited to five innings per start if he makes it up the big leagues this year.
• 8/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Jordan Zimmermann has solid rehab start Saturday: Washington Nationals SP Jordan Zimmermann (elbow) allowed one hit over 4 2/3 scoreless innings in a rehab start with Double-A...[+] Harrisburg Saturday, July 31, against Portland, according to Adam Kilgore of The Washington Post. He walked two, struck out three, uncorked a wild pitch and hit a batter. Zimmermann will need at least one more rehab start before returning to the majors.
• 8/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Jordan Zimmermann removed from DL, optioned to Triple-A: The Washington Nationals have removed SP Jordan Zimmermann (elbow) from the 15-day disabled list and optioned him to Triple-A...[+] Syracuse, according to Adam Kilgore of The Washington Post.

• 7/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Jordan Zimmermann update: Washington Nationals SP Jordan Zimmermann (elbow) isn't able to snap his breaking ball like he needs to yet, and the team could...[+] be shooting for mid-August for him to return, MASNSports.com's Ben Goessling reports.
• 7/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Jordan Zimmermann update: Washington Nationals SP Jordan Zimmermann (elbow) allowed six runs on seven hits in five innings at Class A Hagerstown Monday,...[+] July 26, MLB.com's Bill Ladson reports. Manager Jim Riggleman was in attendance and said Zimmermann threw the ball well despite what the stats say. His next start will be in Double-A Harrisburg.
• 7/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Jordan Zimmermann rehabs Wednesday: Washington Nationals SP Jordan Zimmermann (elbow) gave up no runs and two hits while walking none and striking out four in four...[+] innings with Single-A Potomac Wednesday, July 21, according to The Washington Post's Adam Kilgore. Zimmermann has not allowed an earned run or a walk in his rehab outings.
• 7/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Jordan Zimmermann fine: Washington Nationals SP Jordan Zimmermann (neck, elbow) checked out fine Tuesday, July 20, and is now scheduled to pitch Wednesday,...[+] July 21, with Single-A Potomac, according to The Washington Post's Adam Kilgore. Zimmermann is scheduled to throw roughly 85 pitches during his outing Wednesday.
• 7/19 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Jordan Zimmermann scratched Monday: Washington Nationals SP Jordan Zimmermann (neck, elbow) was scratched from his rehab start with Single-A Potomac Monday, July...[+] 19, because of a stiff neck, according to The Washington Post's Adam Kilgore. Zimmermann will be evaluated Tuesday, July 20, and will likely pitcher later this week.
• 7/15 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Jordan Zimmermann rehabs Wednesday: Washington Nationals SP Jordan Zimmermann (elbow) gave up one unearned run and six hits while walking none and striking out four...[+] in four innings with Single-A Potomac in his third rehab outing Wednesday, July 14, according to The Washington Post's Adam Kilgore. Zimmermann has not given up an earned run or a walk in nine total rehab innings. The Nationals are hoping he can make his season debut in the first few weeks of August.
• 7/14 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Jordan Zimmermann update: Washington Nationals SP Jordan Zimmermann (elbow) is ahead of schedule and could be back in the majors in August or September,...[+] MASNSports.com's Ben Goessling reports.
• 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...
• 7/5 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Jordan Zimmermann begins rehab assignment: Washington Nationals SP Jordan Zimmermann (elbow) began his minor league rehab assignment Saturday, July 3, according to CBSSports.com....[+]

• 6/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Jordan Zimmermann to go on rehab assignment: Washington Nationals SP Jordan Zimmermann (elbow) is scheduled to go on a rehab assignment with Single-A Potomac in the next couple...[+] of weeks, according to MLB.com's Bill Ladson.
• 6/19 MLBTradeRumors: Rosenthal On Twins, Lee, Dodgers, Nats: Let's dive into the latest edition of Full Count from Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports.. A major league GM told Rosenthal that he...
• 6/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Jordan Zimmermann throws simulated game Friday: Washington Nationals SP Jordan Zimmermann (elbow) threw 35 pitches during a simulated game Friday, June 18, reports Adam Kilgore,...[+] of The Washington Post. General manager Mike Rizzo said the team expects Zimmermann back between Aug. 1 and Aug. 15. Manager Jim Riggleman said Zimmermann will be a starter when he returns.
• 6/2 TetreaultVision: Destination Oswalt! Part One: The current hot rumor circulating the InterWebs comes courtesy of AOL Fanhouse, where Ed Price overheard that Roy Oswalt has...

• 5/6 MLBTradeRumors: Could The Nationals Be Trade Deadline Buyers?: The Nationals are off to a 14-13 start, which puts them two games behind the Phillies in the NL East.  However, based on their...

• 4/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Jordan Zimmermann throwing batting practice: Washington Nationals SP Jordan Zimmermann (elbow) has been throwing live batting practice and could begin a rehab assignment in...[+] August, according to MLB.com's Doug Miller.
• 4/24 MLBTradeRumors: Rosenthal's Full Count Video: Orioles, Griffey, Braves: FoxSports.com's Ken Rosenthal has a new Full Count video up, so let's see what he has for us... The Orioles will almost...