Washington National’s general manager, Mike Rizzo and president, Stan Kasten believe that the team is only half finished with their off season work.  The Nationals have been busy this winter by signing Matt Capps, Jason Marquis and trading for Brian Bruney, to name a few.

Kasten tells Thomas Boswell of The Washington Post, “we’re still in the middle.  We’re working on stuff everyday, but our name hasn’t popped up [in rumors] until we got who we wanted.  Mike finds that approach very useful.”  Kasten adds,  “I don’t know if our next move will be in two days or two months.  You shake and shake the ketchup bottle. First none comes out and then a lot’ll.’ ”

According to Boswell, the Nationals have at least another $10 million to spend and $15 million for the right moves.  Free agents such as Joel Pineiro, Jarrod Washburn, Jon Garland or Vincente Padilla would fit the National’s need for a starting pitcher in that price range.