Rumors for Washington Nationals
Nationals sign Rick Ankiel
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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.
Last season for the Nats, Ankiel posted a .239 avg while accumulating 91 hits in 380 at-bats.
Ankiel earned a base salary of $1.5mm last season and also earned an additional $450k in incentives for reaching 100, 150, 200, 250, 300 and 375 plate appearances.
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Dodgers sign Todd Coffey
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The Los Angeles Dodgers have signed right handed relief pitcher Todd Coffey to a one-year deal with a club option for 2013, the team announced.
Coffey will earn $1MM in 2013, with the club option being worth $2.5MM with a $300K buyout.
Coffey posted a 3.62 era last season for the Nationals. He earned $1.35mm last season and also earned an additional $150k in appearance bonuses (made 69 appearances, $75k for hitting 60 and 65 appearances).
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Edwin Jackson agrees to one-year deal with the Nationals
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Right handed pitcher Edwin Jackson has agreed to a one-year deal with the Washington Nationals, Jon Heyman of CBSSports reports. The deal is pending physical.
Heyman addsthat Jackson’s deal with the Nationals is believed to be in the $8-$12 million range. The 28-year old went 12-9 with a 3.79 ERA and 148 strikeouts in 199.2 innings with the White Sox and Cardinals in 2011. He has a career 1.0 HR/9, 6.7 SO/9 and 3.7 BB/9 in 203 games, 173 starts.
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Nationals agree to 1-year deal with Brad Lidge
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The Washington Nationals have agreed to terms on a one-year deal with right-handed pitcher Brad Lidge, the team announced via Twitter. Lidge will make $1mm next season plus incentives.
Lidge who suffered from a rotator cuff injury was limited to only 25 games last season and posted a 1.41 era for the Phillies.
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Nationals and Michael Morse agree to deal
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The Washington Nationals and Mike Morse have agreed to a two-year deal worth $10.5mm, the Associated Press reports. The deal will buy out the final two years of arbitration for Morse.
Morse who had a break out year last season, can play first base and the outfield. He hit .303 with 31 homers and 95 RBIs, and lead the Nationals in each category.
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Nationals sign Gio Gonzalez to five-year extension
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After trading for Gio Gonzalez in late December, the Washington Nationals wasted no time in signing Gonzalez to a five-year contract extension worth around $42mm, the team announced.
In addition, the team also holds two options which would make the deal run through 2018 and would raise the value to around $65mm (contract value provided by Enrique Rojas of ESPNDeportes).
Gonzalez was arbitration eligible for the first time this winter.
Gonzalez went 16-12 with a 3.12 era in a career high 202 innings.
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Nationals now the favorite for Prince Fielder?
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According to Tom Haudricourt of the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel word around MLB people is that Prince Fielder may be on his way to joining the Nationals as they have moved into the lead in the race for Fielder. Fielder who is arguably the top free agent remaining on the market, has received significant interest from the Mariners and Cubs. But many teams are hesitant to pass out a contract similar to what Albert Pujols signed with the Angels.
The Nationals though may be falling into money Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports reports. He notes that the Nationals current TV nets them about $29mm a season which soon will “double, triple or more” thus creating significant money for Fielder.
Fielder hit .299/.415/.566 with 38 HR’s and 120 RBI’s in 569 AB’s for the Brewers in 2011.
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Nationals officially agree to terms with Mark DeRosa
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The Washington Nationals have officially announced on Twitter that they have agreed to terms with infielder/outfielder Mark DeRosa on a one-year contract. DeRosa joins the Nats after two injury plauged years with the San Francisco Giants.
Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com first reported on Tuesday that the sides agreed to a deal pending a physical.
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Happy Holidays from the PRO Rumors team
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From all of us at PRO Rumors, we’d like to wish you all a Happy Holidays! We hope that all of your holiday wishes (and your baseball wishes) have come true!
