Today was my first day in Viera and a full workout day for the Nationals, with most of the 25-man roster staying inside Space Coast stadium, which unfortunately I was unable to access without a press credential.  However, I did get a nice opportunity to watch many of the minor leaguers hitting in the batting cages early this morning, then watched live batting practice from Tyler Clippard and Ryan Perry against some non-roster invitees and others a bit further down the 40-man roster.

Tyler Clippard looked rusty but solid in live batting practice, as the batters seemed to take a number of his pitches, assumingly because they were not strikes, but none of the batters he faced made solid contact, and by my recollection only one ball left the infield.  After Clippard was finished, Ryan Perry, the right-handed pitcher the Nationals acquired from Detroit in exchange for Collin Balester, entered and was particularly impressive.  Perry has the smoothest pitching motion I have seen in quite a while, and generates incredible velocity while looking like he is innocently throwing to a child.  Although Jason Michaels ripped one of his pitches to the left field gap (it was a rocket), Perry induced multiple swing and misses and weak ground balls.  Perry faces a difficult challenge to make the opening day roster but his talents should provide nice bullpen depth for the team this season.

Quick thoughts

I have always thought of Nationals prospect 1B Tyler Moore as a bat only prospect because of his 62 home runs in the past 2 years and position profile, but I was quite impressed to see him fielding ground balls at third base this morning.  It appears as though Moore trimmed up this winter and he looked agile playing third base, with an impressive, accurate arm.  True, infield practice cannot compare with game speeds and situations, but if Moore can become more versatile defensively, he could find himself a major component of the Nationals bench later this summer.  Keep an eye on him Nationals fans, I was pleasantly surprised.

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Tomorrow will see the Nationals playing an exhibition game against Georgetown University, beginning at Noon.  The scout in me is excited to see Georgetown players OF Rand Ravnaas and SS Mike Garza face quality professional pitching as both are draft-eligible this June.  Also, I am curious to watch Nationals LHP Matt Purke tomorrow to see if his velocity has returned and if the Nationals tinkered with his throwing motion this off-season.  Finally the uber fan in me is excited to see Bryce Harper, as he was hitting inside the stadium today, and Anthony Rendon, whom I only saw for one round of live BP.

This “Tip of the Fedora” goes out to my readers and especially some of the nice people I met today in Viera.  It’s very touching how complimentary people are to me about the site, so thank you for that.  I will be down here a few more days, so if I can answer any of your questions, email me at nationalsgm@gmail.com or contact me on Twitter @NatsGMdotcom.  And if you happen to be in Viera, please do not hesitate to tap me on the shoulder and say hello.