Monthly Archives: December 2011

Late Friday afternoon, the Washington Nationals made an exchange of two relievers in desperate need of a change of scenery, shipping RHP Collin Balester to the Detroit Tigers in return for RHP Ryan Perry.  Both the Nationals and the Tigers are gambling … Continue reading →

We are LIVE this Thursday morning from NatsGM headquarters, I am comfortably seated in the butterfly chair with a large coffee in my hand, ready to Live Blog the 2011 Rule 5 Draft, which begins at 10am.  I wrote an … Continue reading →

The Nationals will enter Thursday’s Rule 5 draft with open spaces on their 40-man roster, meaning they will have the opportunity to select a player from another organization if they so choose.  Players are eligible for selection in the Rule … Continue reading →

The past few weeks have been rather slow with signings and trades as the focus of most of major league baseball has been the passage of the new labor agreement.  With that said, the Winter Meetings begin next Monday and … Continue reading →