Nationals Considering ’A Handful’ For Top Pick
2010/05/nationals-considering-a-handful-for-top-pick.htmlThe Nationals are considering 'a handful' of players in preparation for the draft, GM Mike Rizzo told MLB.com's Bill Ladson.
Roy Oswalt Rumors: Sunday
2010/05/roy-oswalt-rumors-sunday-3.html6:24pm: Nats GM Mike Rizzo will neither confirm or deny the club's interest in Oswalt, according to Adam Kilgore of…
Nationals Have Decided Who To Draft First Overall
2010/05/nationals-have-decided-who-to-draft-first-overall.htmlThe Nationals have decided who they will draft with the first overall pick in next month's draft, GM Mike Rizzo told Mark Zuckerman of CSN Washington (Twitter link).
Stephen Strasburg’s Big League Debut
2010/05/stephen-strasburgs-big-league-debut.htmlGM Mike Rizzo told Kilgore that the club has not yet decided when to call up Strasburg.
Draft Notes: Harper, Taillon, Royals
2010/06/draft-notes-harper-pirates.htmlNats GM Mike Rizzo told MLB.com's Bill Ladson that the draft is his "Super Bowl."…
Draft Links: Cox, Nats, Tigers, White Sox, Mets
2010/06/draft-links-mets-yankees-grandal-diamondbacks.htmlAs Mike Rizzo recently suggested, for baseball's general managers and scouting directors, the Super Bowl isn't eight months away -- it's tomorrow.
Nationals Select Bryce Harper
2010/06/nationals-select-bryce-harper.htmlAs expected, GM Mike Rizzo and scouting director Kris Kline decided on Bryce Harper, a power-hitting teenager from Nevada…
Draft Notes: Phillies, Brentz, Rays, Harper, Whitson
2010/06/draft-notes-rays-nationals.htmlNationals GM Mike Rizzo told Adam Kilgore of the Washington Post that he hopes to sign Bryce Harper and get his pro career started before the mid-August deadline for signing picks (Twitter link).
Odds & Ends: Strasburg, LaPorta, Lee, Padres
2010/06/odds-ends-strasburg-laporta-lee-padres.htmlWashington GM Mike Rizzo says that there are no written or handshake agreements with Scott Boras about how many innings Stephen Strasburg will pitch this season, reports MASN's Ben Goessling.
Odds & Ends: A’s, Reds, Murton, Maya, Chipper
2010/06/odds-ends-giants-oswalt-os-manny.htmlScott Ostler of the San Francisco Chronicle says Nationals GM Mike Rizzo misread Stephen Strasburg and should have called him up early on in the season.
Rosenthal On Twins, Lee, Dodgers, Nats
2010/06/rosenthal-on-twins.htmlNats GM Mike Rizzo told Rosenthal that the team could be both buyers and sellers at the trade deadline… Rizzo says he's under no orders to trim payroll and could take on salary if it meant taking on a…
Nationals Could Be Buyers Or Sellers
2010/06/nationals-could-be-buyers-or-sellers.htmlGM Mike Rizzo told reporters, including Adam Kilgore of the Washington Post, that the Nats front office remains flexible as the deadline approaches.
Rizzo, Boras Have Had Initial Talks About Harper
2010/06/rizzo-boras-have-had-initial-conversations-about-harper.htmlThe deadline for teams to sign their draft picks is still a little under eight weeks away, but Nationals' GM Mike Rizzo and agent Scott Boras have had "initial conversations" about a deal for first overall pick Bryce Harper according to principal owner Mark Lerner, as told to The Washington Post's Adam Kilgore.
Odds & Ends: Bumgarner, Tracy, Oswalt, Atkins
2010/06/odds-ends-astros.htmlBill Ladson of MLB.com wonders if the Nationals will be interested in the recently DFA'd Chad Tracy, given Tracy's connection to Nats GM Mike Rizzo.
Nationals Exploring A Trade For Edwin Jackson?
2010/06/nationals-exploring-a-trade-for-edwin-jackson.htmlCurrent Nats' GM Mike Rizzo has plenty of ties to the Diamondbacks, having joined the franchise when they were created in 1998 and serving as their scouting director from 2000-2006.
White Sox, Angels Targeting Adam Dunn?
2010/06/white-sox-angels-targeting-adam-dunn.htmlMeanwhile Ladson's colleague Scott Merkin passes along via Twitter a Rizzo comment made on ESPN's Waddle & Silvy show today: "For us to move [Dunn] will be very painful and it will probably be very painful for the team that wants to acquire him." Here's the audio from ESPN Radio.
Odds & Ends: Moseley, Reds, Prior, Nationals
2010/06/odds-ends-lopez.htmlNationals GM Mike Rizzo told Adam Kilgore of the Washington Post that he would like the Nats to become “younger, better [and] more athletic” if they make trades this summer.
Nationals Expressed Interest In Haren, Quentin
2010/06/nationals-asked-about-haren-quentin.htmlQuentin isn't available, but the Nats' interest in that pair of players, plus Edwin Jackson and David DeJesus shows that GM Mike Rizzo has an aggressive approach to the trade deadline.
Odds & Ends: Tracy, Braves, Brewers, Phillies
2010/07/odds-ends-royals.htmlChad Tracy's agent told MLB.com's Bill Ladson that his client has interest in playing for Mike Rizzo's Nationals, since Rizzo, Arizona's former scouting director, drafted Tracy in 2001 (Twitter link).
Rosenthal On Padres, Uggla, Blue Jays, Nats
2010/07/rosenthal-on-19.htmlNats GM Mike Rizzo told Rosenthal that the club is getting interest in five or six players in trade discussion.
B.J. Upton’s Trade Value
2010/07/bj-uptons-trade-value.htmlThe Rays need a DH and Nats GM Mike Rizzo said recently that he wants to make his team "younger, better, more athletic." The Royals don't have a long-term option in center field.
White Sox “All Over” Adam Dunn
2010/07/white-sox-all-over-adam-dunn.htmlGM Mike Rizzo told ESPN Radio that it would be "very painful" for the Nationals to give up their slugging first baseman and said it would be "very painful" for the acquiring team, too.
Odds & Ends: Dunn, Dodgers, Lee, Tigers
2010/07/odds-ends-dodgers-lee-tigers-nolasco.htmlBill Ladson of MLB.com writes that Mike Rizzo isn't looking to deal Adam Dunn.
Nats Notes: Trades, Dunn, Willingham
2010/07/nats-notes-trades-dunn-willingham.htmlNationals GM Mike Rizzo addressed the Washington media following their loss to San Francisco this afternoon… Rizzo added: "We are trying to win as many ball games as we can in 2010 and do it the…
Three Moves That Could Shape The AL Central
2010/07/three-moves-that-could-shape-the-al-central.htmlNats GM Mike Rizzo has made it clear that Dunn would cost a lot in terms of prospects, partly because Dunn projects to be a Type A free agent (which means his team can obtain picks in the 2011 draft by offering arbitration).
