Jesus Flores News

Were this a twitter feed, I'd condense the Nats' buzz thusly: They have interest in Jon Garland.

As the winter meetings begin Monday, the Nationals have identified several areas where they'll be looking to improve their roster.

The Washington Nationals ' brain trust convenes Monday in Indianapolis for Baseball's winter meetings with the same patient confidence they've had the entire offseason, something that seems out of place on Baseball's worst team but could be wholly justified given the progress they've already made reshaping a ramshackle leadership structure.

It was a year ago this week that the Washington Nationals made the boldest move in the franchise's D.C.-based history: submitting an eight-year, $160 million contract offer during baseball's winter meetings to free agent first baseman Mark Teixeira. While the stunning offer (which the team later improved) was ultimately unsuccessful in luring Teixeira to Washington, it marked the start of a tumultuous stretch that has succeeded in recasting the franchise's image, and perhaps its fortunes as well.

The Nationals have retained hitting coach Rick Eckstein, pitching coach Steve McCatty and third-base coach Pat Listach.

Washington Nationals Here is the land of opportunity and a slew of high-end draft picks with loads of expectations.

Nats nuggets: bench coach, Guzman, Flores, et al. Just got done speaking to Nationals GM Mike Rizzo and meeting the majority of his new front-office hires -- the amassing of which Rizzo called "the most important part of our offseason." Suffice it to say there is a lot of optimism around the organization these days.

How acquired: Drafted by the Phillies in the first round of the 2000 amateur draft.

The Washington Nationals have in their farm system no more than a handful of true position prospects, and of them, only two seem to be of the "can't miss variety." One, Chris Marrero is the club's first baseman of the future and will take his place in D.C. just as soon as he's ready, probably 2012.

With a 59-103 record, things were ugly again for the Nationals this year. But within baseball's worst record, there were bright spots -- and areas in which a large share of the blame wound up.

If one looks at Josh Bard's offensive numbers this year, they are below average.

Last November, a little more than half of all Americans believed that Barack Obama was the answer to the problems plaguing America.

At 25, Hamels already owns a World Series ring, MVP awards from the World Series and National League Championship Series and 48 big league wins.

The Washington Nationals' catching situation has reached a dire point, so much so that an injury to Wil Nieves sent general manager Mike Rizzo scrambling for his phone Thursday night.

PHILADELPHIA - The Washington Nationals have acquired catcher Jamie Burke from the Seattle Mariners for cash.

The Nationals had hoped for a breakout year from JesAos Flores. Instead, the team's catcher was hounded by shoulder injuries that derailed his season.

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Great, Good, Bad, & Ugly: Nats Lose Twice; 5-0 To Phils, Flores To Surgery "He should be ready for the middle of spring training, worst-case scenario." General Manager Mike Rizzo, on Jesus Flores prospects after labrum surgery, Sept.

Just when it appeared Jesus Flores was recovering from a broken clavicle, another injury to his right shoulder is threatening the catcher's availability for the start of the 2010 season for the Washington Nationals.

I recently read about the September callups for the Nationals. I was shocked not to see Matt Chico's name on the list.

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Great, The Washington Nationals are on a pace to finish the season at 56-106, four games worse than last year's woeful effort.