Who? Wil Nieves blocks balls! Note to Mike Rizzo: Wil Nieves wants you to know it isn't necessary to go out and find another catcher for defensive purposes for next season. Wil says the Nats will do just fine in 2010 with he and Josh Bard, thank you very much. Via Nationals dot com: 'If you look at the games, count how many balls the pitchers throw...

So Wil Nieves has a brother who lives in Puerto Rico who posted a 3+ minute video of Wil Nieves' 2010 highlights on YouTube? Here's a description of the video posted by "osky208", translated from Spanish to English via GoogleTranslate: Well here is the highlights of my brother Wil Nieves with the Washington Nationals. Now he will be exploring other organization...

(by Mike Henderson) Wil Nieves came up lame in his only Thursday at-bat.

    (Wil Nieves hit an absolute bomb into the upper deck in left field at Sun Life Stadium on Wednesday night. Serious fun, like the sign says. Screengrabs via mlb.com) The most notable item lost in the Nyjer Morgan brouhaha last night in Miami? Not the fact that Scott Olsen likely pitched his last game as a National with another stinker of a performance (1.2 IP, 8...

The Rockies have signed 34-year old righty swinging catcher Wil Nieves. Nieves played in 20 games for the Brewers last year and he was 7 for 50 (.140 avg, .369 OPS) with 2 runs scored. Nieves has now played in 282 games in his first 8 years in the majors and he is 166 for 751 (.221 avg, .557 OPS) with 55 runs scored, 5 homers, 73 RBIs and 2 stolen bases. Nieves will get a shot...

  (Wil Nieves went deep? Photo of TV/MASN by Nationals Enquirer staff.) "The runs we got early really helps loosen people up. I think everybody saw that John was himself, really throwing well." (Jim Riggleman, via Washington Post, 8/14/2010) Wil Nieves puts Nats on his back. Wil Nieves...

In a minor deal amidst a flurry of major moves elsewhere, the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday announced the trade of catcher Wil Nieves to the Atlanta Braves in exchange for cash considerations. Nieves started the season in the majors while starter Jonathan Lucroy's broken finger healed and remained with them until June 15 when the Brewers sent him to Triple-A Nashville and brought...

According to Tom Haudricourt of the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, the Breweres have officially signed catcher Wil Nieves. He will receive a $775,000 base salary on a non-guaranteed deal. The sides agreed to a deal on Tuesday, December 7. At the time the Brewers were believed to looking for additional catching options on top of Nieves. The 33-year-old catcher hit .203/.244/.310 in 59...

Here's the official release from the Nationals RE: this morning's Rule 5 Draft selections and corresponding 40-man roster move. Note that Wil Nieves is still hanging in there by a thread, probably hoping Pudge fails his physical to kill the...

Altogether now, for old times sake: WHO?! In honor of the Nationals decision to not tender a contract to Wil Nieves, it seems appropriate take one last look at the legendary Wil Nieves MASN Defining Moments spot from 2009 (above) that made "WHO?" the unofficial punchline in NatsTown every time the name "Wil NIeves" was mentioned. And remember that time Wil...

(by Mike Henderson) Wil Nieves came up lame in his only Thursday at-bat. Fortunately, the Nats may have recently-acquired Jamie Burke ready to go.

According to Adam McCalvy of MLB.com, Milwaukee Brewers' backup catcher, Wil Nieves, was outrighted to Triple-A Nashville.  In his place the team selected George Kottaras‘ contract. The 33-year-old Nieves was hitting .140/.189/.180 with 3 home runs and 16 RBIs in 20 games for the Brewers this season. Image by Michael Napoleon under the Creative Commons License. ]]>

Nationals catcher Wil Nieves, who was placed on the temporary leave list, said on Thursday that he will return to the team on Saturday against the Phillies.

With all-star catcher Brian McCann hitting the DL recently the Braves were in need of an extra backstop on the roster to back up Dave Ross, who will be filling in for the time being. They were able to find one at a discount reasonable price. Wil Nieves was acquired from the Brewers for the same price [...]

The Atlanta Braves have acquired veteran catcher Wil Nieves from the Milwaukee Brewers for cash after losing All-Star Brian McCann to an oblique injury. McCann strained his left oblique during Tuesday night's 4-3 victory in 19 innings over Pittsburgh. He grabbed his left side and lower back in obvious pain after he threw high as Neil Walker stole second base in the 10th inning....

The Atlanta Braves have acquired catcher Wil Nieves for cash considerations from the Milwaukee Brewers according to Brewer Nation. The Braves are in need of a catcher after they had to place Brian McCann in the Disabled List. Nieves is hitting .140/.189/.180 in 50 AB's with the Brewers in 2011. Image by Keith Allison under the Creative Commons License. ]]>

     I mean it!  Why did we spend a penny on a possible 4th string catcher who has a career batting average of .227?  Wasn’t it bad enough when we signed Damian Miller in 2005?  Or in 2007 when we thought Johnny Estrada would somehow overcome his career of underachieving and be the catcher of the future.  Ehh.  Wrong again.  What to do, what to do?  Oh man, I totally...

(AP Photo. On Thursday, MASN announced the release of Mike Rizzo's new blog on MASNSports.com. In his first post, Mike immediately stired up trouble with O's and Nats fans alike.) Don't look now! It's another Nationals blog! Over at the D.C. Sports Bog, Dan Steinberg raises concerns over what Mike Rizzo's new MASN blog is going to be all about, based...

Let's keep track of today's minor league signings here... The Rockies have signed catcher Wil Nieves to a minor league deal according to the MLB.com transactions page. The 34-year-old hit .140/.189/.180 in 54 plate appearances for the Brewers last season and is a .221/.268/.289 career hitter in 823 career plate appearances in the show.

Catcher Wil Nieves has agreed to a $775,000, one-year contract with the Milwaukee Brewers.

    (Wil Nieves hit an absolute bomb into the upper deck in left field at Sun Life Stadium on Wednesday night. Serious fun, like the sign says. Screengrabs via mlb.com) The most notable item lost in the Nyjer Morgan brouhaha last night in Miami? Not the fact that Scott Olsen likely pitched his last game as a National with another stinker of a performance (1.2 IP, 8...

(by Mike Henderson) If, as a Nationals fan, you think it was tough watching Stephen Strasburg depart suddenly from last Saturday evening's game in Philadelphia with symptoms of what turned out to be a career-derailing elbow ligament tear, imagine how it must have felt to his teammates. Such as, for instance, catcher Wil Nieves.

Catcher Wil Nieves has agreed to a $775,000, one-year contract with the Milwaukee Brewers. The 33-year-old hit .203 with three homers and 16 RBIs last season for the Washington National, starting 43 games at catcher. He has a .227 average with five homers and 73 RBIs in seven big league seasons that included time with San Diego (2002), the New York Yankees (2005-07) and Nationals (2008-10).

Catcher Wil Nieves has agreed to a $775,000, one-year contract with the Milwaukee Brewers.

Tribune News Services MILWAUKEE -- Catcher Wil Nieves has agreed to a $775,000, one-year contract with the Milwaukee Brewers. The 33-year-old hit .203 with three homers and 16 RBIs last season for the Washington National, starting 43 games at catcher. He has a .227 average with five homers and 73 RBIs in seven big league seasons that included time with San Diego (2002), the New...