The endless tinkering and reshuffling of the abused and misused Nationals' bullpen continued earlier today, with the immortal Ron Villone serving as the latest piece of duct tape slapped on Jimbo's ill-conceived monstrosity. Oh, and Mike Hinckley, DFA, which really is a shame considering that he seemed to have finally figured it all out last September.
Villone is the guy in the picture above; not the one in the catcher's gear. Don't go getting yourself too attached, though; you can bet he'll be gone in a week or two.
Good luck to you, Ron. You'll need lots of it.
(AP Photo)
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The Washington Nationals today selected the contract of left-handed pitcher Ron Villone from Syracuse of the Triple-A International League and designated left-handed pitcher Mike Hinckley for assignment. Nationals Assistant General Manager and Vice President of Baseball Operations Mike Rizzo made the announcement.
Villone, 39, is 56-59 with 85 holds and a 4.75 ERA (591 [...]
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