What are the Nationals Doing?

Buster Olney reports that the Yankees have landed Mark Teixeira. 8 years, $170M. It appears that was the highest offer Teixeira got, which made the choice of teams pretty damn easy. The Nationals apparently had the second highest offer (yeahright) and the O?s came in at only $140M. (Nice effort ...

You know it’s minor league contracts when the guy with the best chance of returning to form is known more for wearing wrap-around sunglasses that make him look like a super villian. The Washington Nationals went and announced some of their minor league contracts today. Along with the likes of Corey Patterson, Luis Castillo and amphatimine [...]

I honestly have no idea what an "Assistant to the GM" actually does, but apparently the job isn't as glamorous as TV analyst on a newly formed network. The MLB Network's latest hire is a familiar face, and one that could end up being pretty good on set, Barry Larkin....WASHINGTON -- Barry Larkin said on Monday that he is leaving the Nationals to take a job as an...

By AllStarsPlus FOX Sports on MSN - MLB - Source: Halos withdraw offer to Teixeira Poor Mark Teixeira. This is turning into a soap opera. Two of his suitors have sort of broken it off with him with one of them (Red Sox) still considered to be in love with him and then you [...]

By AllStarsPlus My source who has been close to the negotiations has sent me 2 short messages. The first one says it is now between the Red Sox and the Nationals for the signing of Mark Teixeira, and the 2nd message was that a decision should be finalized today!!!! More to follow if I can [...]

Barry Larkin, 44, who has spent the last four seasons with the Washington Nationals as a special assistant, is leaving to take a position with the MLB Network, set to launch on Jan. 1. As reported by MLB.com, Larkin was approached by the Nationals with a position within the organization, but declined. During the final weeks of the 2008 season, however, Larkin was in talks with Bowden...

According to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, prices for outfielders are falling to the point where Mariners GM Jack Zduriencik may enter the market for a power hitting outfielder. Whether it is to play outfield or DH, the Mariners can be considered players in the outfield market. One agent, not associated with Adam Dunn, believes NL teams won't overpay for his services because...

According to the Denver Post, the reliever will earn $650,000. Beerleaguer: Between Majewski, Dave Borkowski and Mike Zagurski, every night can be polka night in the IronPigs' bullpen. The Phils saw a ton of Majewski when he was with the Expos/Nationals and he was a pretty tough workhorse until Frank Robinson blew him out like he did with everyone else. A fastball/slider type...

By Gary In somewhat surprising fashion, the New York Yankees swooped in and grabbed Mark Teixeira out from underneath the Red Sox and, to a much lesser degree, the Washington Nationals. If one is to believe that the Yankees did not have a formal offer on the table since the ...

By Roch Kubatko is with MASN and reports daily on the Baltimore Orioles and has been on top of the Teixeira dealings mostly from the Orioles perspective and with much humor. So last night he posted “The Nationals may have taken the lead!” with his following According to ...

The Washington Nationals may have increased their offer to slugging first baseman free agent Mark Teixeira to as much as $178-184 million over 8 years. Although Nats team President Stan Kasten would not discuss the proposal, he did say: