Federal Baseball (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
More photos » by Charles Dharapak - AP 4 months ago: Washington Nationals pitcher Ross Detwiler throws in the first inning of a baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays in Washington, Saturday, June 20, 2009. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) Browse more photos » Last week, we went with a Fanpost about some of the options that the Nats could or should take a serious look at when Free Agency...
Federal Baseball (Free subscription) | 09/29/2009
by Alex Brandon - AP View full size photo uploaded September 28, 2009 Next Game New York Mets @ Washington Nationals Tuesday, Sep 29, 2009, 7:05 PM EDT Nationals Park Mike Pelfrey vs J.D. Martin ?'s For The DC Faithful... • Who Wants To Start A Win STREAK!! • Ross Detwiler Got His First W, How About A Starter Finishing over .500...? Wait Does Shairon Martis Count? • 4-HR's In 4-Straight...
Federal Baseball (Free subscription) | 09/10/2009
Nationals News Jim Riggleman has confirmed what we have known for years: baseball should not be physically taxing . Shairon Martis was not among those called up in September because he had reached his innings limit , pitching 160 innings between Syracuse and the Nationals. Big League Stew recaps the Nationals "forgotten" 2009 season . Jim Riggleman has posted some interesting thoughts on...
The Washington Times (Free subscription) | 09/09/2009
The Washington Nationals' much-anticipated September call-ups include a couple of names long suspected for promotion as well as a few surprises. The Nationals added five players from Class AAA Syracuse to their big league roster Tuesday: shortstop Ian Desmond, left-hander Ross Detwiler and right-handers Marco Estrada, Logan Kensing and Zack Segovia. Notably absent from the list was right-hander Shairon...
Federal Baseball (Free subscription) | 09/03/2009
News about teams recently swept by the Padres: John Lannan has been nominated for the Clemente Award for his work with sick children at the Children's Inn. If you don't know who Roberto Clemente is, now is the time to learn -- he was an amazing player, and more importantly, an amazing person. More bad news on the young pitching front: Craig Stammen has been experiencing "elbow soreness."...
Federal Baseball (Free subscription) | 08/31/2009
More photos » by Morry Gash - AP Washington Nationals starting pitcher Collin Balester could rejoin the team as early as Sept. 1 when the major league rosters expand. (AP Photo/Morry Gash) Browse more photos » With September 1 literally just hours away, major league teams can expand their active roster to include anyone occupying a spot on their 40-man roster. Traditionally, teams have...
Federal Baseball (Free subscription) | 08/31/2009
With September less than twelve hours away, it's time to seriously consider whom the Nationals will call up as they begin shutting down their starting rotation. What we know so far: the Nats' roster will include more than five starters , each of whom will be given a shot to start a game, and callups won't be made until the season ends up in Syracuse (next week). Here are the Chiefs' pitchers currently...
RaysProspects (Free subscription) | 08/23/2009
[Via email from the Durham Bulls' broadcaster Neil Solondz.]Desmond Jennings was a triple shy of the cycle on Saturday, as Durham started an important road trip with a 9-2 win over Syracuse.Jennings, playing his first game in left field for Durham with Fernando Perez starting in center on MLB rehab, homered with one out in the first for a 1-0 lead off Shairon Martis (3-3). Later in the frame
DCist (Free subscription) | 08/10/2009
Adam Dunn (44) celebrates after hitting a two-run home run yesterday, helping the Nats to their eighth straight. Happy days, people. (AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez) Real Madrid 3, D.C. United 0: We'll have a complete recap and photos of yesterday's big friendly tomorrow; for now, let's just say that Madrid is really, really, really good. Nationals 9, Diamondbacks 2 : Okay, let's hear it: at how long of...
The Washington Times (Free subscription) | 07/30/2009
MILWAUKEE | For a team entrusting so many baseball games to pitchers with track records measured in months, not years, consistency is frequently the price the Washington Nationals are going to pay. It was last month when the Nationals' first attempt at stretching a four-game winning streak to five was undone by Shairon Martis' inability to keep the Toronto Blue Jays down. Their second attempt, on Wednesday...
The Washington Times (Free subscription) | 07/30/2009
MILWAUKEE | For a team entrusting so many baseball games to pitchers with track records measured in months, not years, consistency is frequently the price the Washington Nationals are going to pay. It was last month when the Nationals' first attempt at stretching a four-game winning streak to five was undone by Shairon Martis' inability to keep the Toronto Blue Jays down. Their second attempt, Wednesday...
Beyond the Boxscore (Free subscription) | 07/24/2009
More photos » by Evan Vucci - AP Daniel Cabrera wasn't fooling anyone with that stuff. Browse more photos » J.P. Howell has been the most deceptive pitcher in 2009, Daniel Cabrera the least. I'm defining deception in a simplistic manner: called strikes per takes. But, it's calculated by count, relative to the league average and weighted (by the number of takes in that count against the...
Viva El Birdos (Free subscription) | 07/24/2009
Wainwright Balester 3.64 FIP -------- Balester makes his first start of the season after putting up a 5.11 FIP for the Nats in '08. Prior to being called up, Balester had a 4.30 ERA w/ 3 BB/9 and 5.7 K/9 for Syracuse of the International League. His WHIP in AAA was 1.519 b/c he's been giving up 10.6 H/9. He appears to be a fastball, curve, change up guy whose fastball averaged 91.5 mph last season....
Ballbug (Free subscription) | 06/29/2009
Bill Ladson / MLB.com : Nationals activate Olsen for opener — Washington (22-51) at Florida (38-39), 7:10 p.m. ET — BALTIMORE — After Sunday's 5-3 win over the Orioles, the Nationals activated left-hander Scott Olsen from the 15-day disabled list and optioned right-hander Shairon Martis to Triple-A Syracuse.
The Washington Times (Free subscription) | 06/29/2009
BALTIMORE | The roster move to clear space for Scott Olsen's return from the disabled list happened Sunday afternoon as expected. The pitcher sent down by the Washington Nationals, however, was not expected. Rookie starter Shairon Martis - not one of the Nationals' struggling relievers - was shipped out following Sunday's win over the Baltimore Orioles, a move that had a domino effect on the club's...
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