St. Petersburg, FL (SportsNetwork.com) – The Tampa Bay Rays announced on Thursday that the club has traded catcher Jose Lobaton to the Washington Nationals in a four-player deal. Washington will also receive minor league pitcher Felipe Rivero and outfielder Drew […]
Washington, DC (SportsNetwork.com) – The Washington Nationals agreed to terms with pitcher Tyler Clippard on Monday, avoiding arbitration with the former All-Star. The deal is worth $5.875 million over one season, according to CBSSports.com Clippard finished with a 6-3 record […]
Ashburn, VA (SportsNetwork.com) – The Washington Redskins have brought back a Super Bowl hero, naming former quarterback Doug Williams to a front office position. Williams will join the club’s personnel department. He served in a similar role with the Tampa […]
Washington, DC (SportsNetwork.com) – The Washington Nationals have avoided arbitration with offseason acquisition Doug Fister, agreeing to terms on a contract for 2014. The Nationals obtained the pitcher in a December trade with the Detroit Tigers. Fister, who turns 30 […]
Washington, DC (SportsNetwork.com) – Infielder Jamey Carroll was among eight players signed by the Washington Nationals to minor league contracts, the team announced Friday. Carroll spent the 2013 season, his 12th in the majors, between the Minnesota Twins and Kansas […]
(SportsNetwork.com) – Washington Redskins linebacker Brian Orakpo was added to the Pro Bowl Tuesday as a replacement for San Francisco’s Ahmad Brooks. Orakpo will play in his third Pro Bowl but first since the 2010 season. The 27-year-old linebacker had […]
Washington, DC (SportsNetwork.com) – The Washington Nationals have agreed to a two-year contract with shortstop Ian Desmond and also agreed to terms with catcher Wilson Ramos. Financial terms were not disclosed, but the deals avoided salary arbitration. Desmond played in […]
Washington, DC (SportsNetwork.com) – The Washington Nationals have avoided salary arbitration with pitchers Jordan Zimmermann and Drew Storen. Terms of Storen’s pact were not disclosed, while Zimmermann agreed to a two- year deal. Zimmermann had a breakout season in 2013, […]
Washington, DC (SportsNetwork.com) – The Washington Nationals and pitcher Ross Detwiler avoided arbitration by agreeing to a one-year contract on Thursday. Detwiler, 27, missed most of the 2013 season because of back issues. He was 2-7 with a 4.04 earned […]
Ashburn, VA (SportsNetwork.com) – The Washington Redskins have promoted Sean McVay to offensive coordinator. McVay spent the past three seasons as Washington’s tight ends coach after being hired by the Redskins as an offensive assistant in 2010. The 27-year-old McVay […]