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AP Source: Nats sign Ankiel to minor league deal

A person familiar with the deal says the Washington Nationals have signed outfielder Rick Ankiel to a minor league contract. The person spoke to The Associated Press Monday on condition of anonymity because the Nationals had yet to announce the signing. The 32-year-old Ankiel batted .239 with nine home runs and 37 RBIs in 122 games last season with Washington. He gives the Nationals...
Via AP on Fox  |  7 days ago
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Mets should make serious push for Rick Ankiel

It looks like the Mets’ roster is rounding into shape. The only thing missing, it seems, is a lefty-hitting, flexible outfielder who can be brought in on the cheap. Enter Rick Ankiel. So, what exactly are the Mets waiting for? For a team in search of some spunk and grit, Ankiel could provide the Mets just what they need. Ankiel is an above-average defensive center fielder...
Via Mets360.com  |  11 days ago
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Ankiel shows growing trend of passing on Mets...

If Andres Torres is nothing more then a 5th outfielder then the Mets would be a perfect place for a player coming off a down year to come and rehab his reputation, but Ankiel is just another in a growing list of players passing on the Mets.Jeff Francis, Zach Duke and Rick Ankiel are just the last three players who would have fit the Mets needs that have signed somewhere else for...
Via Mets Fever  |  7 days ago
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Ankiel signs a minor league deal with the Nats

Rick Ankiel has re-signed with the Washington Nationals. A few days ago, the New York Mets were interested in signing the left-handed batter. However, he elected to sign a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training. He is expected to platoon with Mike Cameron in center field if he makes the roster. He will have to battle with Roger Bernadina in spring training...
Via The Capital Sports Report  |  7 days ago
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MMO Fair Or Foul: Was F-Mart The LH Bat We Needed?

Soon after the Nationals snatched up left-handed hitting outfielder Rick Ankiel, the Mets pulled the plug on their quest to land a left-handed bat for the team. Ankiel had been high on their list and some reports even circulated that Sandy Alderson may have offered the one-time pitching phenom a minor league deal. Anyway, that was then and this now, and it’s looking more and...
Via Mets Merized Online  |  2 days ago
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How Rick Ankiel Affects Bryce Harper and Others

The Washington Nationals signed OF Rick Ankiel to a minor-league contract on Monday, and he will likely make the team either as a fourth outfielder or as part of a platoon in center field.  The ultimate decision for Ankiel's role may tell us exactly what the Nats expect from Bryce Harper. The Nats have signed a bevy of veteran utility type players this offseason, including...
Via The Nats Blog  |  6 days ago
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Video: Rick Ankiel and his bazooka arm

And so, Rick Ankiel and his bazooka arm will return to the Nats (for a little while anyway) on a minor league deal, setting up a CF platoon in Washington unitl Bryce Harper is deemed ready. Above: Relive the magic from September 2011, when Ankiel's cannon blew up the Mets' Josh Thole at the plate. BOOM! Befriend the Nats Enquirer on Facebook. Follow us on Twitter.
Via Nationals Enquirer  |  7 days ago
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Platooning Cameron and Ankiel: A Capital Idea

The Washington Nationals have been making headlines lately with big such as trading for Gio Gonzalez and getting a one-year deal with Edwin Jackson. They were even rumored to be in on the Prince Fielder sweepstakes. Some of the Nationals’ other moves understandably have garnered less attention, such as minor-league deals for veteran outfielders Mike Cameron and (more recently...
Via Fangraphs  |  7 days ago
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Mets spring training strategy..

The Mets may have stopped attempting to sign players to minor league contracts because of the new CBA. As I reported before the new CBA forces teams to pay veterans 100k if they don't make the club out of spring training and even if they pay the fee, the veteran can opt for free agency by June 1st. It's because of this new rule that some believe the Mets are going to...
Via Mets Fever  |  1 day ago
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Can Adam Loewen Become the Next Rick Ankiel?

You know the story about the Mets and their inability to add much, if any, payroll. What once was supposed to be about $120 million dollar budget has slide all the way down to around $90 million. That’s why it came as no surprise that one of their rumored targets- Rick Ankiel- signed as minor league deal to remain in Washington. This despite the fact the team was looking for...
Via Mike Silva's New York Baseball Digest  |  4 days ago
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National sign OF Ankiel

The Washington Nationals signed outfielder Rick Ankiel to a minor league contract. Ankiel appeared in 122 games - tying a career high - with the Nationals last season, batting .239 with nine home runs and 37 RBIs. The 32-year-old Ankiel had his best season with St. Louis in 2008, batting .264 with 25 homers and 71 RBIs.
Via Pro Sports Daily  |  8 days ago
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Could Rick Ankiel be starting center-fielder for Nats?

The Washington Nationals re-signed outfielder Rick Ankiel over the weekend and will have the former pitcher compete for the starting role in center-field. The deal is a minor-league contract with an invitation to spring training. Ankiel will compete with fellow veteran Mike Cameron and phenom Bryce Harper for a spot on the roster. Ankiel is a very intriguing player because we all...
Via Rant Sports  |  7 days ago
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Nationals Sign Rick Ankiel

The Nationals have signed Rick Ankiel to a minor league contract with a spring training invite, according to Amanda Comak of the Washington Times. Ankiel hit .236 with nine home runs and 37 RBIs in 122 appearances for the Nationals last season. The Mets were reportedly very interested in Ankiel and according to Jon Heyman, they were trying to scrape up the $1 million dollars they...
Via Mets Merized Online  |  8 days ago
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Ankiel running out of teams but is he too expensive

As currently constructed the Mets bench isn't perfect, it seems to have a lack of power and duplication of services.  Nickeas, Hairston, Turner, Cedeno and Loewen or Baxter.I'd use one of Turner's options and tuck him away in Buffalo while we see how Murphy does at 2B and replace him with a power hitting corner infielder, Zack Lutz or a FA agent who accepts a minor league deal.It...
Via Mets Fever  |  27 days ago
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Mets move on from ‘bargain bin’ in search for lefty-hitting outfielder

According to Joel Sherman of the New York Post, the New York Mets are all but done pursuing those lefty-hitting free agents currently on the market.  After losing out on Rick Ankiel those players include names like Kosuke Fukudome, Johnny Damon and Raul Ibanez.  The market for these players, however, put them in a familiar category and allow us yet another opportunity to invoke...
Via MetsZilla  |  4 days ago
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Nationals sign Rick Ankiel

The Washington Nationals have signed Rick Ankiel to a minor league deal, Amanda Comak of the Washington Times reports. The deal includes an invite to Spring Training. Image taken by shgmom56 and used under the Creative Common License Agreement. ]]>
Via PRO Rumors  |  8 days ago
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Could Fukudome be last option from outside...

About a week ago the Mets were supposedly in the market for a LHB off the bench and in a good spot to grab who they wanted. A week has passed and three lefties have signed minor league deals elsewhere; Juan Pierre, Rick Ankiel and Mark Teahen are all off the board.So now it's down to Damon, Ibanez and Fukudome still on the open market. While he's a perfect fit I don'...
Via Mets Fever  |  7 days ago
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New York Mets Pumping the Brakes On Pursuit of Left-Handed Bat

A couple of weeks ago I discussed the New York Mets’ interest in a left-handed outfield bat.  According to Joel Sherman, the New York Mets have put this search on the back burner with the hopes that the options will improve as the season nears.  There were rumbles that the New York Mets were looking into guys such as Johnny Damon, Raul Ibanez, Kosuke Fukudome, Juan Pierre...
Via Rant Sports  |  3 days ago
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Mets Notes: Bucholz To Skip 2012, Ankiel Still On Mets Radar, Oberkfell To Bears

Reliever Taylor Buchholz, who has dealt with anxiety and depression issues throughout his career, plans to skip the 2012 season, agent David Pasti told ESPN New York. Buchholz signed with Mets last offseason and went on the DL on June 2 with what was announced as shoulder fatigue. But a month later both Buchholz and the Mets jointly announced that he was dealing with the emotional...
Via Mets Merized Online  |  14 days ago
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Ankiel Can Help Mets At A Reasonable Price

There was some talk the Mets were monitoring the outfield market, but Juan Pierre is now off the market and they will find the asking prices for Johnny Damon, Kosuke Fukudome and Raul Ibanez to rich for their blood. Vlad Guerrero is strictly a DH type, J.D. Drew is heading toward retirement and Magglio Ordonez is an injury question. All three would want more than the Mets are willing...
Via Mets Merized Online  |  16 days ago
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Mets Notes: Mike Baxter, Dillon Gee and the prospect/blogger

Now that Rick Ankiel has re-signed with the Nationals, the Mets have to turn their attention elsewhere for a player to compete for their fifth outfielder slot. Now attention will shift to even older veterans like Johnny Damon and Raul Ibanez. Here’s an idea: Quit worrying and just give the job to Mike Baxter. Now, you may be fine with the idea of having an internal candidate...
Via Mets360.com  |  7 days ago
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Rick Ankiel Can Throw a Little Bit

A lot of time is spent in this place talking about a player's value. This writer has become a disciple (though admittedly not a great student) of sabermetric statistics in evaluating players. That stance is on the right side of history. But this site started as a fan site. The Flagrant Fan is all about a long-time baseball fan talking about the game and the players he loves....
Via The Flagrant Fan  |  August 29, 2011
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Breakdowns on veteran outfielders Mets are interested in

In an article for the New York Daily News, Andy Martino wrote that the Mets are searching “for a veteran lefthanded bat for the bench, and [are] shopping in the aisle that includes Rick Ankiel, Kosuke Fukudome, Raul Ibanez and Johnny Damon.” Right now Mike Baxter and Adam Loewen are the only candidates for a lefty bat off the bench, and neither of those two players...
Via MetsOnline  |  15 days ago
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Ankiel, Nationals agree on minor league deal

The Nationals have agreed to a minor league contract with outfielder Rick Ankiel.
Via ESPN  |  7 days ago
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Report: Ankiel, Nats have minor league deal

A person familiar with the deal says the Washington Nationals have agreed to a minor league contract with outfielder Rick Ankiel.
Via ESPN  |  7 days ago
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