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Youngsters or Free Agents? Who is the Answer to Nationals Woes?
Thank goodness the Washington Nationals are finally acting like a real Major League Baseball team.
Nats Rotation Taking Shape: Will GM Rizzo Take Chance On Free Agent?
The baseball dominoes are beginning to fall, and it wona TMt be too long before the Washington Nationals know which free agent will bolster their starting rotation.
Future looks bright as Nats anticipate new talent
Numbers don't always tell the whole story. If they did, fans of the Nationals might not have much reason to feel optimistic, after their big league team suffered through its second consecutive 100-loss season .
Strasburg and Storen Ready to Transform Nationals Into Winners
When the first round of last summer's amateur draft came to an end, the Washington Nationals had significantly improved themselves by selecting pitchers Stephen Strasburg and Drew Storen.
Nationals prepared to make a play for Lackey
Add the Washington Nationals to the list of teams interested in signing right-hander John Lackey as a free agent.
Maxwell's homer boosts Nats again
Down to the final weekend of a miserable season, with players across the board banged up and limited in availability, the Washington Nationals have picked an odd time to start playing their best baseball of the year.
Peer into the future of the Nats' lineup
Although the Braves are no longer in the playoff race, there is a good reason to watch Saturday's game on FOX: the Nationals.
The Washington Post
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The Washington Post
Maxwell Prospers With New Stance
ATLANTA, Oct. 1 -- On Sept. 15, Justin Maxwell -- hitting .204 at the time, looking overmatched against big league pitching -- found himself in the Washington Nationals' starting lineup against Phillies ace Cliff Lee.
Hitting coach Rick Eckstein and first base coach Marquis Grissom approached the outfielder with a suggestion. They'd studied other tall hitters -- Alex Rios, for instance, and Dave Winfield. All, when batting, started their swings with their hands at chest level. The 6-foot-5 Maxwell started his swing with his hands almost behind his ears.
Mets aiming to emulate 1979 squad
Since the Mets put a mid-summer scare in the Rockies, they have won three of 17 series, one against the Cubs, the one they completed on Sunday in Miami and one against the Nationals during their most recent homestand.
90th loss adds to Manuel's misery
Jerry Manuel still walks through the Mets' clubhouse with a smile and his head high, confident that ownership will honor its word by bringing him back as manager next year.
Nats top Mets behind Morse homer
Mike Morse homered for the third straight game and Ross Detwiler earned his first career win as the Washington Nationals beat the New York Mets 2-1 on Monday night.
Morse getting shot to show capabilities
Interim Nationals manager Jim Riggleman admitted on Saturday that he made the mistake of not finding playing time for infielder Mike Morse, but it has been a different story during the past two games.
Former Senators adjusting to life in the big leagues
The former Philadelphia Phillies starting pitching prospect, selected in the second round of the 2002 amateur draft , is now a Washington reliever.
Nats dodge century mark by rallying to win
The way the first five innings unfolded for the Washington Nationals on Wednesday night - basically, the way their entire season has unfolded - it would have been wholly predictable for them to match five innings of offensive futility with a sleepy four-inning coda and politely trudge to their 100th defeat for the second straight season.
Left-hander Ross Detwiler, the Nationals' No. 1 pick in the 2007 First-Year Player Draft, gets his 12th start of the season at Nationals Park on Wednesday, vying for his first career win.
Cole Hamels is again pitching like Philadelphia`s October ace. Hamels took a perfect game into the sixth inning, masterfully using his changeup while matching a season high with 10 strikeouts and leading the Phillies to the win over the Nationals on Thursday night.
Hamels cruising into stretch run
As Cole Hamels battled through his struggles this season, pitching coach Rich Dubee and others in the Phillies organization thought the young left-hander might be hitting a wall.
Phils are coming into Hamels' time
Like so many fans have, you've spent most of the season worrying about Cole Hamels.
Flores could miss the start of spring training
Flores has a torn labrum, tests revealed this week, and will undergo surgery Wednesday in Birmingham, Ala.
Nats opt to start Detwiler on Thursday
The Nationals have decided to start left-hander Ross Detwiler on Thursday night against the Phillies, pushing right-hander J.D. Martin back to face the Mets at Citi Field on Friday night.
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