Nats Minor League Recap (Apr - 18)
Syracuse Chiefs (AAA) were swept in a double header by Buffalo last evening. They lost Game 1 4-3. The Chiefs offense only collected 5 hits during the game., Mike Costanzo drove in 2 runs and Jeff Kobernus double din a run. Ryan Ohlendorf (2-1) took the loss in his third start, allowing 5 hits and 4 runs over 4.2 innings.
In Game 2, the Chiefs fell 5-4. Jimmy Van...
Nats make final roster cuts
With just five short day to go until the commencement of the Washington Nationals 2013 regular season, the Nats have made their final roster reductions. Here are the final cuts:
C Carlos Maldnaldo (heading to minor league camp)
IF Carlos Rivero (minor league camp tomorrow)
IF Micah Owings (minor league camp tomorrow)
Fernando Abad (minor league camp)
At this...
Daily Notes: Contract Crowdsourcing, LH Relievers
Table of Contents Here’s the table of contents for today’s edition of Daily Notes. 1. Venezuela Winter League Emergency Leaderboard Update 2. Video: Carlos Rivero 3. Contract Crowdsourcing: Three Left-Handed Relievers Venezuela Winter League Emergency Leaderboard Update Emergency SCOUT Leaderboard Update Below is an emergency update of the SCOUT batting leaderboard for the Venezuela...
Bisons Fall on Short End of Pitcher’s Duel
Garrett Olson threw seven innings, allowing only one run on two hits but it wasn’t enough for the Bisons to get in the win column on Thursday evening as the Herd fell to Syracuse 2-0 in front of a nice crowd of 7,536 at Coca-Cola Field.
Olson, who is rumored to be heading to the bullpen soon put forth one of his best starts of the season, stifling the Chiefs batters for most of...
Chicago Fire v. Vancouver Whitecaps
Hello and welcome to another beautiful Saturday night from Bridgeview, Illinois. On tap tonight is a match between our beloved Men in Red and the visiting Vancouver Whitecaps.
Vitals:
July 14th, 2012 - Toyota Park
85 degrees and partly cloudy
Chicago Fire (8-6-4, 28 pts) v. Vancouver Whitecaps (8-5-6, 30 pts)
Officials:
Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero
Referee's Assistant:...
Sporting Kansas City falls 2-1 at the Chicago Fire
Sporting Kansas City fell 2-1 to the Chicago Fire on Saturday at Toyota Park with more than 500 Sporting KC fans in attendance to support the team on the road. The home side received a penalty kick, converted by Sebastian Grazzini, and man advantage in back-to-back minutes from referee Jose Carlos Rivero on his MLS debut to rally past first place Sporting KC.
Forward Bobby Convey...
MMO Farm Report: Germen K’s Nine In AA Debut, Tuiasosopo Homers Twice, Pill Solid
Which one of you suckers shall I slice up first?
Buffalo 9, Syracuse 0
When Syracuse’s Carlos Rivero ripped a two-out double to left center in the top of the seventh inning, it mattered little to the outcome of the game. That’s because Bisons starting pitcher Jeremy Hefner had crafted a dominant display of pitching beforehand, allowing the Bisons to build a comfortable lead they...
MEXICO ANNOUNCES ROSTER FOR 2012 U.S. TOUR OPENER AGAINST VENEZUELA IN HOUSTON
Mexican head coach Jose Manuel “Chepo” de la Torre, announced today the 20-man roster for Mexico’s game against Venezuela this coming Wednesday, January 25 at 9 p.m. ET at Houston’s Reliant Stadium. The match kicks-off Mexico’s five-game 2012 U.S. Tour.
Tickets for the game, presented by Wrigley’s Extra® Gum, are available at www.Ticketmaster.com by calling 1-800-745...
The Phils have signed two more players to minor league deals, offering non-roster spring training invites to both.
Yesterday, the Phils sent out a press release announcing that they have signed two more players to minor league deals, offering spring training non-roster invitations to both players.The players that the Phils have signed are infielder Hector Luna and outfielder Luis Montanez. Luna, who spent the 2011 season playing on the Red Sox Triple-A Pawtucket team, had played 311 games on...
Nats Talk On The Go: Episode 4
In this week's Nats Talk On The Go podcast, The Nats Blog's Joe Drugan and Capitol Baseball's Craig MacHenry talk about the Washington Nationals. The podcast is available on iTunes and available for streaming.
Contents
Nats Headlines:
Gio Gonzalez
Roy Oswalt
Mike Cameron
Minor Leaguers (Carlos Rivero)
Question of the Week: Would you rather get Gio Gonzalez in...
Nats claim third baseman Rivero off waivers
The Nationals claimed third baseman Carlos Rivero off waivers from the Phillies on Wednesday.
Carlos Rivero claimed on waivers by the Nats
Just as I say I might not have anything to post about again for a while, the Nats have claimed Carlos Rivero off waivers. I wrote extensively about Rivero back in May, and while I’m sad to see him go, I don’t think this is anything to get too worked up over. He showed good tools in 2011 in a rebound season, but he is still largely a flawed prospect. He is very rough defensively...
Nationals Claim Carlos Rivero
The Nationals announced that they have claimed third baseman Carlos Rivero off waivers from the Phillies. The move gives Washington 37 players on its 40-man roster.
Rivero, 23, spent 2011 in the Phillies' organization, mostly with Double-A Reading, hitting .275/.331/.440 with 15 homers with the R-Phils. The former shortstop was originally signed by the Indians as a non-drafted...
Phillies Off-season League Updates
Throughout the off-season, we’ll take regular looks at Phillies players participating in winter leagues around the world. Plenty of players contracted to the Phillies are still in action, despite the North American season being over for many weeks. In this post, the Caribbean and Australian baseball leagues will be covered.-Right-handed hurler Julio Rodriguez (pictured), an...
Thinking about prospects who will make it to the bigs in 2012
Here’s our new discussion topic. Which prospects will crack the big league roster this year, and how much time will they log? I figure we can also discuss guys who have a cup of coffee under their belt already and who figure to be more prominent players in 2012.
Domonic Brown, OF – Brown had a rollercoaster 2011, and his stock seems to have dipped, but the raw ability is still...
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