Nationals Acquire Brandon Kintzler From Twins

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Kintzler could take over ninth-inning duties for a Nationals bullpen that has endured late struggles in recent seasons, though GM Mike Rizzo said today the precise bullpen alignment will be sorted out over the coming months.

Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Yanks, Red Sox, Royals, Braves, Brewers

2017/07/baseball-blogs-weigh-in-yanks-red-sox-royals-braves-brewers.html

District On Deck names the 10 biggest trades Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo has made.

Minor MLB Transactions: 7/29/17

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Kelly, a former first-round pick of the Red Sox, headed to the Padres with Anthony Rizzo in a 2010 trade for Adrian Gonzalez, then to the Padres five years later in a deal involving Christian Bethancourt.

NL East Notes: Strasburg, Rizzo, Hill, Marlins, Neshek

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Nationals GM Mike Rizzo isn't planning to look for outfield help before the trade deadline, Rizzo told media (including MASNsports.com's Mark Zuckerman).

Nationals Still In Market For Bullpen Upgrades

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(Gonzalez is 58 1/3 innings shy of the requisite 180 frames he'll need.) The Nats could look short-term for now…

Rosenthal’s Latest: Verlander, Cubs, D-backs, Orioles

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First baseman Anthony Rizzo and third baseman Kris Bryant obviously aren't going anywhere.

Rizzo: Nats Exploring Bullpen Market, Unlikely To Pursue Shortstop Trades

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Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo appeared on today's Baseball Tonight Podcast with Buster Olney (audio link) to discuss an number of topics, ranging from Ryan Zimmerman's return to prominence in the National League to his team's plans at the trade deadline to his own personal philosophies on making trades (Rizzo joins the show at roughly the 26-minute mark, though the entire podcast is a good listen).

Blue Jays Acquire Miguel Montero

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President of baseball operations Theo Epstein told reporters after the fact that the organization considered that an instance of Montero "not being a good teammate," while Anthony Rizzo offered some pointed criticism of Montero in a radio interview the next morning.

Koda Glover Dealing With Inflammation, Two Strains In Shoulder

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Nonetheless, a shoulder injury for Glover only further complicates the bullpen picture for a Washington relief corps that already figured to be a primary focus for GM Mike Rizzo on the trade market.

Cubs To Designate Miguel Montero, Promote Victor Caratini

2017/06/cubs-to-designate-miguel-montero-promote-victor-caratini.html

Star first baseman Anthony Rizzo didn't mince words on the topic.

Nationals To Sign Francisco Rodriguez

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Moreover, it'll be a shock if general manager Mike Rizzo doesn't make at least one notable bullpen acquisition on the…

Nationals Rumors: Bullpen, Holland, Solis, Fedde, Romero

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However, Svrluga now reports that GM Mike Rizzo also had an agreement in place with current Rockies closer Greg Holland, only for the Lerner family to once again step in and nix that deal.

Quick Hits: Baker, Reed, Bruce, Price, July 2

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Dusty Baker's desire for a contract extension is "not going [to] be an issue" for the Nationals, GM Mike Rizzo told the Washington Post's Jorge Castillo and other reporters.

NL East Notes: Baker, Nats, Cespedes, Therrien

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According to Janes, GM Mike Rizzo made a strong recommendation to ownership that the team extend its relationship with Baker, but nothing has materialized.

Heyman’s Latest: Managers, Quintana, Royals, Cubs, Holland, Bush

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Washington GM Mike Rizzo was actually on board with the concept of a vesting player option, but Nationals ownership, on the other hand, was not.

Nationals Notes: Harris, Robertson, Bullpen, Rotation

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GM Mike Rizzo acknowledged to Nightengale that it's "demoralizing" to lose games in the ninth inning and that it has become tired to continually hear about his bullpen needs when the rest of the team is performing so well.

Nationals Notes: McCutchen, Gio, Harper, Fedde, Ross

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Nats general manager Mike Rizzo explained the team's decision to move top prospect Erick Fedde to a bullpen role this season to Mark Zuckerman of MASNsports.com.

Diamondbacks Place A.J. Pollock On DL, Designate Enrique Burgos

2017/05/diamondbacks-place-a-j-pollock-on-dl-designate-enrique-burgos.html

Fuentes was once a well-regarded outfield prospect that went from Boston to San Diego (alongside Anthony Rizzo) as part of the 2010 Adrian Gonzalez blockbuster.

NL Notes: Nationals, Mets, D-backs, Cards

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The Nationals and Bryce Harper began working toward the one-year, $21.625MM extension the right fielder signed Saturday over the winter, general manager Mike Rizzo told Mark Zuckerman of MASNsports.com (all Twitter links).

Injury Notes: Hill, Ethier, AGon, Bailey, Melancon, Mariners, Kluber, Gray

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Finally, first baseman Adrian Gonzalez is expected to begin a rehab assignment next week, Alanna Rizzo of Sportsnet LA tweets.

Jeremy Guthrie Not Pursuing Contract

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The performance was impressive enough, Zuckerman writes, that GM Mike Rizzo promised Guthrie he'd start the team's fifth game of the season (despite not technically being placed onto the roster out of camp, thus allowing the Nats to briefly carry an extra reliever).

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