Archive for January, 2008
Catcher Johnny Estrada, Washington Nationals agree on $1.25 million deal (AP)
Johnny Estrada and the Nationals agreed to a $1.25 million, one-year contract Thursday, giving Washington an experienced catcher to back up Paul Lo Duca, who is recovering from knee surgery. The 31-year-old Estrada is coming off knee and elbow operations and became a free agent last month when the New York Mets declined to offer […]
Posted: January 31st, 2008.
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Nationals agree with C Estrada (PA SportsTicker)
The Washington Nationals on Thursday agreed with catcher Jonny Estrada on a one-year contract.
Posted: January 31st, 2008.
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Estrada signs with Nationals to back up LoDuca (Yahoo! Sports)
The Washington Nationals have agreed to terms with free agent catcher Johnny Estrada on a one-year, $1.25…
Posted: January 30th, 2008.
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Expos Team Report ()
Ryan Zimmerman is the Nationals’ best all-around player and already at age 23 has been designated the face of the franchise for the next decade.
But both the Nationals and Zimmerman face some difficult decisions how best to ensure that will be the case.
Because he has only two full seasons of major league service time, Zimmerman […]
Posted: January 30th, 2008.
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Nationals talking to catcher Johnny Estrada (AP)
Catcher Johnny Estrada is negotiating with the Washington Nationals, who learned this week that Paul Lo Duca will be sidelined for up to six weeks. The 31-year-old Estrada is coming off knee and elbow operations and became a free agent last month when the New York Mets declined to offer him a contract for next […]
Posted: January 29th, 2008.
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Nats C Lo Duca undergoes knee surgery (PA SportsTicker)
Washington Nationals catcher Paul Lo Duca will miss four to six weeks after undergoing arthroscopic surgery on his left knee, the team announced Monday.
Posted: January 28th, 2008.
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Zimmerman expects to be ready for spring training, ready to talk (AP)
His surgically repaired left wrist feels good, so Washington Nationals third baseman Ryan Zimmerman expects to be ready for the start of spring training. He also is ready for new contract negotiations. “We didn’t really talk all offseason. Now is about that time to start talking again about whether we want to do another one-year […]
Posted: January 25th, 2008.
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While talking to Zimmerman, Nats agree to 2008 deals with others (AP)
While carrying on negotiations with third baseman Ryan Zimmerman and two players in arbitration, the Washington Nationals agreed Friday to one-year contracts with outfielder Elijah Dukes and starters Shawn Hill, Jason Bergmann and Matt Chico. Also agreeing to one-year deals were catcher Jesus Flores, pitchers Saul Rivera, Joel Hanrahan, Tyler Clippard and Enrique Gonzalez, and […]
Posted: January 25th, 2008.
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Nats still negotiating with Zimmerman (PA SportsTicker)
The Washington Nationals still are attempting to lock up star third baseman Ryan Zimmerman to new long-term contract, the team announced Friday.
Posted: January 25th, 2008.
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It’s a shopper’s paradise for GMs (Yahoo! Sports)
There is a glut of players to pick through during MLB’s current free-agent sales spectacular.
Posted: January 22nd, 2008.
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