Dmitri Young News

That small rumbling you felt this morning on your way to work? That was just the universe's irony scale shifting a few degrees to the right, thanks to Jim Bowden.

INDIANAPOLIS -- The most surprising free agent signing from the winter meeting's opening 48 hours registered first as a four-syllable double-take -- the Nats signed Pudge? -- and shortly after as a lively parlor debate, everybody trading opinions on whether the Washington Nationals had filled a need or burned their money.

By the accounts of some baseball executives, Washington's two-year, $6 million deal with Ivan Rodriguez, the future Hall of Fame catcher, was about one year longer and $4 million richer than warranted. Rodriguez is 38. He's coming off the poorest offensive season of his career. No other team in baseball, according to several sources, was offering a multiyear deal.

The Nationals did not offer arbitration to any of their free agents, which include catcher Josh Bard, right-hander Livan Hernandez, outfielder Austin Kearns, left-hander Ron Villone and first baseman Dmitri Young.

On the day that legitimately competitive baseball clubs were deciding whether to offer arbitration to their talented free agents, the only news out of NatsTown is that the team will not be handing out cash to the veteran free agent dreck that clogged last year's roster.

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The strangest thing just happened to me. A few minutes ago, I received a call from Nationals' team President Stan Kasten.

Austin Kearns, Ron Villone and Dmitri Young all filed for free agency on Friday, thus taking care of the entire slate of eligible players for the Nationals.

The day after the end of the World Series marks the unofficial beginning of the offseason and the official start of free agency, which means it's decision time for Major League clubs.

Posted by GEOFF MORROW, Of The Patriot-News Saturday September 12, 2009, 11:05 PM Categories: Baseball - Harrisburg Senators PAUL CHAPLIN, The Patriot-News Shortstop Ian Desmond is one of seven 2009 Senators to earn a four-star rating from The Patriot-News. Two items stand out when evaluating the 2009 Harrisburg Senators: The shockingly awful start ...

The Washington Nationals don't know yet where Cristian Guzman will play in the field in 2010.

Dmitri Young's tenure with the Washington Nationals began in 2007 with a career-reviving comeback. Now, his time with the team will end, it appears, after his latest comeback attempt was cut short because of injury. Young, 35, who had been on an extended rehab assignment this month with Class AA Harrisburg, tore his left quadriceps in a game on July 18. The injury will end his season and, presumably, his time with the Nationals. Young's current two-year, $10 million contract expires at the end of the year.

By Mark Zuckerman Monday, July 27, 2009 Article Comments Dmitri Young won't play in the big leagues this season.

It looks like Dmitri Young's career, which reached such inspiring heights two years ago with the Nationals, has come to an end under upsetting circumstances.

Depending on whom you ask, Manny Acta was either impressively stoic or exasperatingly stubborn.

The Indy Indians and the Altoona Curve are on their All-Star Breaks today. A The Eastern League All-Star Game will be played in Trenton, NJ on Wednesday night at 7:05 pm , with a Home Run Derby beginning at about 4:45 pm.

The ball left Dmitri Young's bat and slowly sailed into the air, taking its time before clearing the wall in left field.

Tuesday 14 Jul Potomac Nationals Defeat Lynchburg Hillcats 7-3 - Carolina League Tuesday, July 14, 2009 at 09:08AM WOODBRIDGE, Va.- The Potomac Nationals announced after their 7-3 victory against the Lynchburg Hillcats on Monday that Washington Nationals' first baseman Dmitri Young will be joining the team for Tuesday afternoon's 12:05 ET game ...

Since finishing last in the major leagues last season with a 59-102 mark, people have been dismissed at all levels of the Nationals' organization: PLAYERS Dmitri Young , an All-Star in 2007, has spent the year on the disabled list and in the minor leagues.

Before two separate weather delays interrupted Saturday night's Eastern League tilt against Reading, Harrisburg's offense pushed five runs across the board in the first inning.

Third baseman Ryan Zimmerman, considered by many to be the best player on the Nationals, was named to the National League All-Star team on Sunday afternoon.