(Back in the old days, Matt Chico had his own corner of the Natmosphere. Screengrab of MattChicoRules by Nationals Enquirer staff.) Matt Chico: DFA'd Stop the presses. There was a time not so long ago when Matt Chico was the best starting pitcher on the Washington Nationals. Think about that for a moment...

On Tuesday night the Washington Nationals designated left handed starting pitcher Matt Chico for assignment. Now the Nationals will have 10 days to either trade him, release him or outright him to the minors. Chico’s most successful season with the Nationals was in 2007 when he started 31 games and had a 7 and 9 record with a 4.63 era. That year he led the Nats in wins, games started...

(by Mike Henderson) The Harrisburg Senators travel to Bowie tonight for the second of three scheduled visits in 2009.

The Dodgers have signed 28-year old lefty starter/reliever Matt Chico to a minor league deal. Chico pitched in 27 games (2 starts) in Rookie+AA+AAA-ball last year and he was 3-4 with 1 save, a 5.87 ERA and a 1.61 WHIP. He has pitched in 43 games (40 starts) in his first three years in the majors and he is 7-15 with a 4.95 ERA and a 1.56 WHIP. If Chico is healthy, he could be a...

(by Mike Henderson) The Harrisburg Senators travel to Bowie tonight for the second of three scheduled visits in 2009.

Nationals pitcher Matt Chico is healthy and ready for spring training - The PostI admit it, I completely forgot about Matt Chico, the lefty who led the Washington Nationals in starts in 2007. Since then, he has had Tommy John surgery after tearing a ligament in early 2008. While the article does not say he is in the "best shape of his life" Chico suggests that this is the best he...

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(by Mike Henderson) OK, it was only one game for a rehabbed pitcher who's on his way back to double-A. But the Nats should be feeling a bit positive about what they saw from Matt Chico in his Saturday start -- even as they hope that John Lannan's elbow grief is behind him.

Nationals left-hander Matt Chico was outrighted to Triple-A Syracuse on Wednesday and invited to the team's Spring Training camp as a non-roster invitee.

XM 187 for game two of the three game series between the Washington Nationals and the St. Louis Cardinals, in Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri. Adam Wainwright, who had rain ruin his first start this season looks to pitch one that counts against lefty Matt Chico, who lasted five and a third i...

He was one of the Nationals’ prized rookies. He didn’t come from a large school but was impressive enough to be selected early in the draft...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...

In a Tweet by the Washington Nationals, the team has designated left-handed pitcher Matt Chico for assignment. ]]>

The Nationals have designated pitcher Matt Chico for assignment, though he will soon return to the club's 40-man roster, writes Ben Goessling of MASNSports.com.  The move is concurrent with Washington's purchase of Doug Slaten's contract from Triple-A Syracuse.  Chico, 26, made his first big league appearance in nearly two years when he got the start against the Marlins yesterday...

Mike Rizzo tries to explain the process through which Matt Chico will return to the minors: “Because he’s had over three years of service time, you have to get optional waivers on him before you option him back to the minor leagues. That takes 48 hours. Because he was in Double A, we brought him for only 16 hours, or one service, we couldn’t obtain optional waivers on him...

Washington manager Jim Riggleman said if left-hander Matt Chico were to make the Opening Day roster, he would come out of the bullpen -- most likely as a long reliever.

(by Mike Henderson) If you've been in mourning since the demotion of John Lannan, then take comfort: the Washington Nationals' Opening Day starter will be starting tonight for Harrisburg. And he won't be the only left-handed starter tonight in the minor-league system whom the team would love to get back to Nationals Park.

The Nationals designated left-hander Matt Chico for assignment Tuesday night, setting the roster at 41 players. The move means Washington has 10 days to trade or release Chico, or outright him to the Minor Leagues.

The Nationals have designated pitcher Matt Chico for assignment, though he will soon return to the club's 40-man roster, tweets Ben Goessling of MASNSports.com.

This team seems like they are ready for the season. The Mets overcame a strong start from Matt Chico, and beat up the Nationals bullpen, winning 8-2.Pedro Martinez put in 5 strong innings of work, allowing 2 earned runs on 5 hits. Pedro did not walk any batters, and struck out 4. Pedro gave up a sol...

  (Back in the old days, Matt Chico had his own corner of the Natmosphere. Screengrab of MattChicoRules by Nationals Enquirer staff.) Matt Chico: DFA'd Stop the presses. There was a time not so long ago when Matt Chico was the best starting pitcher on the Washington Nationals. Think about that for a moment...

Matt Chico's heart was racing while he was in the bullpen watching the Nats play the Mets on Sunday. The lefty conquered his nerves, and tossed two perfect innings in his first action since 2008.

The Washington Nationals have recalled left-hander Matt Chico from Double-A Harrisburg for Saturday's start against the Florida Marlins.

I traded questions with Byron from Goat Riders of the Apocalypse, who's already relishing the prospect of a sweep. (Apparently he's seen Matt Chico pitch!)My answers to his questions are at that link up there ^^^His answers to my questions are down here vvvvThe Nationals are cursed with a terrible TV play-by-play guy. What I've heard of Len Kasper, I've loved. But familiarity usually breeds

The Washington Nationals are now in Philadelphia following an exciting Opening Day 3-2 win last night against the Atlanta Braves that saw third baseman Ryan Zimmerman christen new Nationals Stadium with a walk-off solo home run in the bottom of the ninth inning.