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SportsCenter...a two-year, $15 million deal with the Washington Nationals, pending a physical, according to sources. Scott Boehm...
Blog | December 21, 2009Closing with Capps?
Bruce Levine...Capps may be the Chicago Cubs or the Washington Nationals. The Capps' camp was hoping to have a...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 21, 2009Sources: Marquis, Nationals agree
ESPN.com news servicesFree-agent pitcher Jason Marquis has agreed to a two-year, $15 million contract with the Nationals, sources confirmed to ESPN The Magazine's Buster Olney.
Story | Conversation | December 21, 2009Defense highlights offseason moves
Buster OlneyCoco Crisp is nearing a deal with the Oakland Athletics, according to late word from MLB Trade Rumors' Tim Dierkes. Presumably Crisp will slot into Oa...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 20, 2009
Is Seattle Milton Bradley's last chance?
Buster OlneyDifficult teammates come with all forms of behavior. Albert Belle was known as Mr. Freeze to the others in the Indians' clubhouse because he liked to ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 19, 2009
Capps, Byrd in Cubs' sights
Bruce Levine...serious discussions with six teams, including the Cubs, Washington Nationals, New York Yankees and Florida Marlins. According to...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 18, 2009Offseason notebook: Outfield shuffle
Tristan H. Cockcroft, ESPN.comTristan H. Cockcroft looks at the other big moves of the week beyond the Roy Halladay-Cliff Lee trade and John Lackey signing, leading with the Hideki Matsui and Mike Cameron signings.
Story | Conversation | December 18, 2009Searching for Bobby Abreu
Buster Olney...in 54 innings. But there are very few closer positions open now -- in Detroit, Florida and perhaps Washington, all teams that are not necessarily inclined to spend big dollars on a closer -- and there may...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 18, 2009
An all-decade, all-value lineup card
Erik Manning, FanGraphs.comErik Manning of FanGraphs pored over every performance from an MLB player between 2000 and 2009 and created the best possible 1-9 lineup of players from that period. Odd: Carlos Delgado (2000) leads off. Cool: This team would average nine runs a game.
Story | Conversation | December 18, 2009
Saying goodbye to the aughts
David Schoenfield, Page 2How well do you remember the '00s? Take the Page 2 decade trivia quiz.
Story | Conversation | December 17, 2009Best and worst teams of the decade
Jim Caple, ESPN.comThe greatest team of the 2000s? That's easy. It's the New York Yankees. The most dreadful? Well, the nominees are …
Story | Conversation | December 17, 2009Trading A-Gon a matter of timing
Buster OlneyHow much would the Padres have to get in return for Adrian Gonzalez to get a fair deal? "I don't know if you can put together enough young talent t...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 17, 2009
Nats to reduce rates on 3,300 tickets
Associated PressThe Washington Nationals are freezing or cutting prices on all single-game tickets for the second consecutive year -- and after a second straight 100-loss season.
Story | Conversation | December 16, 2009Aroldis Chapman awaits offers
Jorge Arangure Jr....suspects -- the Red Sox and the Yankees -- attended the workout, but it was a surprise to see Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo, the only out-of-town GM in attendance. The Oakland A's sent...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 16, 2009
A new Chuck takes on Texas
Buster OlneyAt the conclusion of the winter meetings last week, a fellow traveler introduced himself, and as we went through the security line, we started talking...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 16, 2009
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