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Stephen Strasburg fell apart after one of Ryan Zimmerman's two errors and wound up dropping his fifth consecutive decision, an 8-2 loss Saturday to the Chicago Cubs.

Mike Petriello of FanGraphs explains that the Nationals' biggest concern shouldn't be Stephen Strasburg, but rather a mediocre offense. Fortunately for Washington fans, there is a good chance the Nats' hitters will be able to turn things around.

Story | Conversation | May 09, 2013

The Washington Nationals activated third baseman Ryan Zimmerman from the 15-day disabled list on Friday and he was in the starting lineup in the weekend series opener against the Pittsburgh Pirates.

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Tristan H. Cockcroft provides tips on how to improve your standing in the hitting categories, as well as which players to target who can help you get to those goals.

Stephania Bell discusses injury situations involving Troy Tulowitzki, Hanley Ramirez, Ryan Zimmermann and more.

Stephania Bell highlights injury concerns surrounding Albert Pujols, Ryan Zimmerman, Dan Uggla, Chad Billingsley and more players.

For years, fantasy baseball owners old enough to have owned former Gold Glove third baseman Scott Rolen in his heyday have heard people compare Washington Nationals third baseman Ryan Zimmerman to him. Rolen was a terrific player at the plate and in ...

Blog | April 22, 2013

Eric Karabell discusses the fantasy prospects of Anthony Rendon, who was called up to replace the injured Ryan Zimmerman.

Blog | Conversation | April 22, 2013

The Washington Nationals are putting third baseman Ryan Zimmerman on the 15-day disabled list because a strained left hamstring and promoting prize prospect Anthony Rendon from Double-A for his big league debut.

With a 95 mph fastball and wipeout slider, right-hander Matt Harvey gives the New York Mets hope for the future.

USA TODAY Sports The Mets face (l to r) Stephen Strasburg, Gio Gonzalez and Jordan Zimmermann this weekend at Citi Field. METS (7-7, third place/NL East) vs. WASHINGTON NATIONALS (9-6, second place/NL East) Friday: RHP Matt Harvey (3-0, 0.82) vs...

Small sample or sign of trouble? A closer look at some teams and players off to worrisome starts.

In the latest SweetSpot TV, Eric and I rank our top five teams. (I like the Red Sox, especially with David Ortiz coming back, but Eric isn't so sure.) Early rankings of this type are always difficult; how much do you factor in your preseason proje...

Second base is a funny position in baseball; you rarely see high draft picks spent on true second basemen, or big dollars committed to amateur second basemen in the Dominican Republic or Venezuela. Second basemen are often converted there from short...

Blog | April 16, 2013

The season has just begun and already, some of baseball's top contenders are looking at challenges at second base. Keith Law explores the short and long-term issues facing the Toronto Blue Jays, Washington Nationals, St. Louis Cardinals and Texas Rangers.

Blog | Conversation | April 16, 2013