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This season, Nats GM Mike Rizzo made arguably the gutsiest decision in baseball history. As Buster Olney writes in ESPN The Magazine's DC Issue, that's how Rizzo has built the team into a winner -- one provocative move at a time.

Story | Conversation | October 09, 2012

Peter Keating explains in the latest issue of ESPN The Magazine, that MLB teams don't truly understand why pitchers get injured. What's important isn't the pitch count, it's the number of pitches thrown while fatigued.

Story | Conversation | August 10, 2012

Forgive me if I'm picturing Washington Nationals GM Mike Rizzo making the call to Syracuse to recall Bryce Harper while sitting in his chair and staring down the barrel of a gun held by the team's VP of sales. Harper has hit a combined .25...

Blog | April 27, 2012

Keith Law writes that the Nationals are taking a big risk by calling up Bryce Harper so soon.

Blog | Conversation | April 27, 2012

When Nationals GM Mike Rizzo speaks of possible innings limits for Stephen Strasburg, as he did over the phone Friday, you're reminded of your parents' use of the word "maybe." As in, maybe they'll let you have the keys to the car. Or...

Blog | April 14, 2012

Buster Olney writes that the Nationals are channeling their inner parent in being noncommittal over Stephen Strasburg's workload this season, because if Washington keeps winning, they know the pressure will be there to use their ace as much as possible.

Blog | Conversation | April 14, 2012

Mike Rizzo was informed Tuesday that he was the Lerner family's choice as the Nationals' general manager. The idea was to delay the announcement until Friday when Stephen Strasburg makes his appearance at Nationals Park, which meant Rizzo had to spen...

Blog | Conversation | August 20, 2009

Steve Phillips explains how he would deal with Alfonso Soriano's refusal to move to the outfield if he were Nationals GM Jim Bowden.

Story | Conversation | March 21, 2006

Craig Custance writes that following Bob Hartley's Swiss league championship victory, it looks as though the coach could be poised for a return to the NHL. Teams that could be interested include the Flames and Canadiens.

Blog | Conversation | May 08, 2012

I spent my career as a general manager with small-market clubs (Cincinnati Reds and Washington Nationals), and the team payrolls that were usually in the bottom quadrant. In order to compete, the scouting department had to draft well, and as a GM yo...

Blog | July 12, 2011

In many cases, midseason deals come down to the style of deal-makers (GMs) and how they get along. We polled a dozen GMs about the deal-making traits of their peers. Because who would know better? We let them yak anonymously. Because who wants PC answers?

Story | Conversation | July 01, 2010

Puck Prospectus evaluates all of Wednesday's trade deadline action to see which teams moved up the most in their projected final NHL standings.

Story | Conversation | March 04, 2010

E.J. Hradek looks at 10 players likely to change sweaters before the March 3 trade deadline, noting that the Pens have taking a particular liking to one available skater.

Blog | Conversation | February 08, 2010

E.J. Hradek isn't buying Ilya Kovalchuk's act that he wanted to remain in Atlanta. But with that sniper sent packing, the Hurricanes and GM Jim Rutherford take center stage. The GM spoke with Hradek about the trade deadline and his team's approach to it.

Blog | Conversation | February 05, 2010

E.J. Hradek discusses the likelihood that the Rangers may replace GM Glenn Sather, plus more trade deadline discussion in Calgary, Toronto and what moves may be made in Chicago and Anaheim.

Blog | Conversation | February 02, 2010

E.J. Hradek takes a look at each of the players involved in Toronto's blockbuster trades on Sunday. See which players he expects to have an immediate impact.

Blog | Conversation | February 01, 2010