Nationals Visiting Buehrle At His Home Today
2011/11/nationals-visiting-buehrle-at-his-home-today.htmlNationals officials including GM Mike Rizzo are visiting free agent lefty Mark Buehrle and his agents at his home in St.
Padres Notes: Quentin, Bell, Baker, Scouting
2011/11/padres-notes-quentin-bell-baker-scouting.htmlAlso from Center, GM Josh Byrnes is "actively talking trade with a number of clubs." Center lists Maybin, Nick Hundley,…
Week In Review: 11/20/11 – 11/26/11
2011/11/week-in-review-112011-112611.htmlNationals officials including GM Mike Rizzo visited free agent lefty Mark Buehrle and his agents at his home in St.
Quick Hits: Cubs, McCann, Cespedes, Smoak, Broxton
2011/11/quick-hits-cubs-broxton-mccann-friedman-nakajima.htmlNationals GM Mike Rizzo is currently in the Dominican Republic scouting Cuban outfielder Yoenis Cespedes, reports MLB.com's Bill Ladson.
NL East Notes: Cespedes, Soler, Mets, Posada
2011/12/nl-east-notes-cespedes-soler-mets-posada.htmlRizzo predicts Soler will receive a richer deal than Leonys Martin's $15.5MM contract with the Rangers.
Nationals Rumors: Zimmerman, Coffey, Flores
2011/12/nationals-rumors-zimmerman-coffey-flores.htmlThe Nationals prefer not to give players no-trade clauses, but GM Mike Rizzo admitted today that after giving one to Jayson Werth last year he'd do it again for the right player.
Nationals Center Field Rumors
2011/12/nationals-rays-discuss-bj-upton.htmlNationals GM Mike Rizzo told reporters today he doesn't think anything has changed on the Upton front.
Buehrle Narrows Field To Five Teams
2011/12/mark-buehrle-rumors-tuesday.htmlNationals GM Mike Rizzo feels there was a connection when he met with Buehrle.
Nationals, Marlins Finalists For Buehrle
2011/12/mark-buehrle-rumors-wednesday.htmlNationals GM Mike Rizzo made it pretty clear Buehrle is his only free agent pitching target, reports Mark Zuckerman of CSNWashington.com.
Roy Oswalt Among Nationals’ Pitching Targets
2011/12/nationals-targeting-roy-oswalt.html6:36pm: Rizzo told reporters, including Zuckerman, that the Nationals' "Plan B" after missing out on Buehrle could involve Oswalt or other free agents and trade candidates.
NL East Rumors: Soler, Bay, Chavez, Jones, Braves
2011/12/nl-east-rumors-3.htmlGM Mike Rizzo told Jim Bowden on MLB Network Radio on SiriusXM that the Nationals are "definitely" interested in Adam Jones and have done their homework on him (Twitter link).
Bidding For Yu Darvish Ends Wednesday
2011/12/rangers-jays-yankees-expected-to-bid-on-darvish.htmlGM Mike Rizzo didn't divulge whether the Nats plan to bid, but his refusal to comment suggests to Kilgore that they will.
Quick Hits: Wilson, Jays, Rule 5, Pudge, Ekstrom
2011/12/quick-hits-wilson-jays-rule-5-pudge-ekstrom.htmlThe Nationals didn't make any major moves at the Winter Meetings, but GM Mike Rizzo says they're still "open for business," as MLB.com's Bill Ladson writes.
Reds Acquire Latos For Alonso, Grandal, Volquez
2011/12/reds-acquire-mat-latos-for-alonso-others.htmlIt's unclear as of yet where the Padres view Alonso fitting in, as they also have Anthony Rizzo as a first base option.
Byrnes On Latos, Alonso, Rizzo, Surplus
2011/12/byrnes-on-latos-alonso-rizzo-surplus.htmlByrnes admits that the deal will probably be a tough pill to swallow for Anthony Rizzo, tweets Scott Miller of CBSSports.com.
West Rumors: Rizzo, Pujols, Dodgers, Shuey
2011/12/west-rumors-rizzo-pujols-dodgers-shuey.htmlClubs have already started calling the Padres about Anthony Rizzo, and the Rays and Cubs are among those interested according to Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com (Twitter links).
Padres Interested In Matt Garza
2011/12/padres-interested-in-matt-garza.htmlThe Padres have some interest in acquiring Matt Garza from the Cubs in a package that would include Anthony Rizzo, tweets Jim Bowden of ESPN.com and MLB Network Radio.
Prince Fielder Rumors: Sunday
2011/12/prince-fielder-rumors-sunday-1.htmlDepending on which reports you read, the Cubs are either one of the favorites to land Prince Fielder or they're not ready to spend big bucks at the moment, making their alleged interest in the slugger merely a "smokescreen." As we continue to wait for further development of the Fielder market, we'll collect today's rumors here, with the newest updates at the top: The Cubs have interest in Anthony Rizzo, and acquiring the 22-year-old as a less expensive first baseman of the future would almost certainly take them out of the running for Fielder.
NL East Links: Marlins, Phillies, Nationals
2011/12/nl-east-links-marlins-phillies-nationals.htmlPete Kerzel of MASNSports.com says Nationals GM Mike Rizzo must decide how to act with the price of pitching rising so high, evidenced by yesterday's Mat Latos trade.
Garza, Marshall Continue Drawing Trade Interest
2011/12/garza-marshall-drawing-trade-interest.htmlIf the Cubs choose to rebuild, they’d be more likely to trade for Anthony Rizzo than sign Prince Fielder.
Blue Jays Bid $50MM For Darvish
2011/12/blue-jays-bid-50mm-for-darvish.htmlDan Hayes of the North County Times hears the Rays are one of the teams that has asked the Padres…
Nationals To Acquire Gio Gonzalez
2011/12/nationals-to-acquire-gio-gonzalez.htmlThough Nationals GM Mike Rizzo would no doubt have preferred to acquire Gonzalez for lesser prospects, it was clear from the…
Quick Hits: Beltran, Wren, Padres, Marshall
2011/12/quick-hits-beltran-wren-padres-marshall.htmlCenter thinks teams who miss out on Prince Fielder (such as possibly the Mariners and Orioles) could look at Rizzo as well.
NL East Links: Marlins, Vazquez, Braves, Nationals
2011/12/nl-east-links-marlins-vazquez-braves-nationals.htmlBaseball people keep waiting for Nationals GM Mike Rizzo to "bail out" Scott Boras on one of his free agents according to ESPN's Jerry Crasnick (on Twitter).
Rizzo On Gonzalez, Pitching, Center Field, Bench
2011/12/rizzo-on-gonzalez-pitching-center-field-bench.htmlNationals GM Mike Rizzo discussed the trade and other topics with reporters during a conference call this evening, so let's recap...
