Dakota Bacus Luis Avilan Rogelio Armenteros Seth Romero Transactions Washington Nationals, By Anthony Franco | March 27, 2021 at 1:44pm CDT. Today’s slate of moves lends some clarity to the Nationals’ infield plans. Share on. Rizzo made clear that the Nationals plan to play tomorrow night. Carter Kieboom Hernan Perez Jake Noll Jordy Mercer Kyle McGowin Luis Avilan Luis Garcia (infielder) Sam Clay T.J. McFarland Transactions Washington Nationals Yadiel Hernandez Yasmani Tomas, By Steve Adams | March 26, 2021 at 8:58pm CDT. USA Today’s Bob Nightengale tweets that the Nats are awaiting official confirmation from a follow-up test, but initial results from the latest wave of tests did reveal a second positive among their players. He inked a five-year, $42MM contract extension with the Nats in Jan. 2012 and would go on to spend the next seven seasons in D.C. under the terms of that deal (which contained a pair of club options). The Nationals were linked … That, apparently, will not be the case. The right-hander allowed two runs on four hits and three walks over 5 2/3 innings in the 2-2 tie. Joel Sherman of the New York Post hears the same, adding that the league prefers to exercise extreme caution, particularly given that the additional early off-days in the schedule and the two teams’ geographic proximity makes it easier to reschedule the opener. We just made our World Series picks. From 2015-19, Harris gave the ’Stros 297 innings of 2.36 ERA ball, striking out 27 percent of his opponents against a tidy 6.2 percent walk rate. Sources: #Nats are considering a trade for #Cubs 3B Kris Bryant, among numerous hitters they’re currently monitoring on the market. Anthony Alford Brian Goodwin Carter Kieboom Dave Martinez Dustin Fowler Geoff Hartlieb Josh Harrison Notes Pittsburgh Pirates St. Louis Cardinals Starlin Castro Steven Wright Tommy Edman Transactions Washington Nationals Wilmer Difo, By Mark Polishuk | March 28, 2021 at 10:00am CDT. BENGALURU: Kothanur police arrested 21 foreign nationals on Saturday in a drive against overstaying foreigners.The arrested are from Nigeria, Congo, Uganda, Ivory Coast and Tanzania. In this episode of Worldview, our Diplomatic Affairs Editor Suhasini Haidar takes a look at Pakistan’s move to open “Here’s one last tip of the cap! The latter pitched in 23 games for the A’s with a 4.35 ERA/4.56 SIERA last season. With Opening Day approaching on, Even with team rosters finally coming into focus with Opening Day approaching, there are still significant questions to be answered for every Major League team. It would appear, then, that the Mets’ season opener will be pushed back to Monday in Philadelphia. General manager Mike Rizzo is no stranger to generating winter headlines, but there were no true blockbuster additions to the Washington roster this offseason, as the Nats (like most teams around baseball) took a more measured approach to spending in response to the pandemic-shortened 2020 campaign.  This doesn’t mean Rizzo took it easy, however — the Nationals were one of the offseason’s busier teams, considering the sheer volume of familiar names added on both one-year MLB contracts and minor league deals. Mercer and Pérez will be on hand as utility options to back up Harrison, Trea Turner and Starlin Castro around the dirt. At least inasmuch as the spring can ever surprise or disappointment, there were surprises and disappointments aplenty … Let's say the Nationals find a team Scherzer is … Under the league’s 2021 health and safety protocols, an individual who tests positive is subject to a 10-day quarantine period, while close contacts are subject to seven-day quarantines. The National League East is one of the toughest divisions in baseball this season, and the Nationals enhanced both their rotation and lineup this winter in order to contend. In the 2019-20 offseason, Gonzalez had a full-circle moment when he signed a one-year contract to return to the White Sox. An “extra” $500K also isn’t exactly a big price to pay for a former three-time All-Star.  Though Hand’s velocity and strikeout numbers dropped a bit in 2020, he still posted some very strong numbers as Cleveland’s closer.  Hand is an easy replacement for Sean Doolittle (who struggled last year and left for the Reds in free agency) and his addition could help stabilize a Nationals relief corps that has been a weak spot for years. For a Nationals team that is built to win now and looking to rebound after a down 2021, Bryant would be a smart pickup at the right price. The league’s press release indicates only that it will “continue to provide scheduling updates as available.” At the moment, the Nationals are scheduled to host the Braves in a three-game series beginning Monday before traveling to the West Coast to take on the Dodgers next Friday. Biggest Surprises and Disappointments from MLB Spring Training 2021. UNCTAD forecasts that merchandise trade will fall by 20% in 2020 and by 27% during the second quarter of 2020. This was a great opportunity for the Nationals, a low-risk/high-reward deal that could put some spark back into the team. Stephen Strasburg tops this list, as the right-hander has been slowed by a calf injury this spring after missing all but two starts of 2020 due to carpal tunnel syndrome.  Between Strasburg, Max Scherzer, and Patrick Corbin, the Nationals reinforced this experienced group with an even older pitcher in 37-year-old Jon Lester.  It has been some time since Lester was a true top-of-the-rotation force, and his 5.16 ERA in 2020 (albeit over only 61 innings) was the worst of his career.  While the Nats obviously think Lester can improve on that statistic in a more normal season, Lester’s primary function will be to act as a durable innings-eater. “I really love the game,” he said on Friday. Further testing resulted in two additional positive cases on Thursday, bringing the total, WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Nationals received one positive COVID-19 test result from a player on Wednesday morning, the day before they were scheduled to host the Mets at 7:09 p.m. Harris is entering the second season of a three-year, $24MM contract he inked with the Nats in the 2019-20 offseason. With Kieboom out of the picture, it seems Washington is prepared to turn to veteran Josh Harrison at third base on most days. The Nats have a week to trade or waive him. That marked the first of six consecutive seasons in which the durable Gonzalez would make at least 27 starts and pitch to a sub-4.00 ERA. He’s joined in that regard by Pérez, who is more familiar with a utility role. Manager Dave Martinez said he wants Castro at third because he’s going to play everyday and he doesn’t want to move him around, per Jesse Dougherty of the Washington Post (via Twitter). The racket came to light when ex-RTO official Ravi Shankar revealed the drug trade in high-end parties in his statement before KC Gautam, assistant commissioner of police, CCB. Once they arrived in West Palm Beach, Fla., they continued exploring their options and tried new lineup changes during Spring Training. Between his draft status, his inclusion in trades for three high-profile big leaguers and his annual placement on Baseball America’s Top 100 prospect list from 2006-09, it was clear that Gonzalez was highly regarded within the industry. It’s not year clear at this time which players are impacted by the positive test, but Rizzo acknowledged that the Nationals will “certainly” have to make some roster moves prior to tomorrow’s game (Twitter link via The Athletic’s Britt Ghiroli). While the Nats filled several key holes over the winter, questions remain The Nationals announced they’ve selected the contracts of infielders Jordy Mercer and Hernán Pérez. He earned more than $73MM in a career valued by Baseball-Reference at 30.1 wins above replacement and valued by FanGraphs at 32.1 WAR. 02 Mar, 2021, 10.08 AM IST How would you grade the Nationals’ offseason? No makeup date was announced. 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Preface by the Cabinet Secretary. The positive player and the five close-contact individuals were all on a charter flight together this week, thus necessitating the quarantine. National Retail Trade Policy Blogs, Comments and Archive News on Economictimes.com Have you read these stories? On the eve of Opening Day, Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo announced to reporters that his club had a positive Covid-19 test that will impact the Opening Day roster (Twitter links via MASNsports.com’s Mark Zuckerman). There’s no timetable for a return to the mound just yet, though Martinez thankfully noted that Harris is “moving in the right direction” and that the procedure went well. It was a strong career by any measure, and Gonzalez will head into retirement having left his mark on several fanbases and countless teammates and coaches around the sport. There are now 120 teams competing in 11 newly-named leagues, comprising four levels of play (Triple-A, Double-A, High-A and Low-A). 10:45am: Despite a previously scheduled off-day on Friday, the Nats and Mets will not make up their game tomorrow, tweets Olney. With the Nats out of playoff contention in 2018, they traded Gonzalez to the Brewers for a pair of prospects. The venogram also ruled out thoracic outlet syndrome. That said, last year was obviously anything but a typical season, and Harris was a rock-solid setup man for the Astros in the five prior seasons. Gonzalez never won a ring but appeared in the postseason five different times, made a pair of All-Star Games and was always good for an entertaining interview. Nationals reliever Will Harris has a blood clot in his right arm, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports. This spring provides a moment to celebrate hope -- not just for our favorite teams, but for our society as we emerge from a difficult year. He signed a minor-league deal with the Nats in February and now locks in a $1MM base salary as a bench piece. Meanwhile, we’re just three days from opening day…. 2:05pm: Nationals right-hander Will Harris underwent a procedure to remove a small blood clot from his right arm, manager Dave Martinez announced this afternoon (Twitter link via Jesse Dougherty of the Washington Post). He went 0-2 with an 11.88 ERA in three starts for the Nationals in 2020. Under this year’s updated health-and-safety guidelines, which were agreed upon by MLB and the Players Association back in early February, players who test positive “will be required to isolate for a minimum of 10 days, receive appropriate care and monitoring from the Club medical staff, and be cleared by the Joint Committee and the individual’s team physician, following a mandatory cardiac evaluation and a determination that the individual no longer presents a risk of infection to others.”, Under those same guidelines, individuals who have been identified as being in close contact with a confirmed positive “will be subject to a mandatory quarantine of seven days and must test negative on day 5 or later among other requirements to rejoin Club facilities.”. His three strikeouts came against the final batters he faced, and he, Opening Day finally arrives Thursday, when all 30 teams kick off the 2021 regular season. While his 10.7 K/9 mark was the second-highest of his career, that’s a misleading stat, as Harris’ overall strikeout percentage (25 percent) was his lowest mark since 2015. Players can be placed on the Covid-19 related injured list with no minimum time required, and those on the Covid-19 list do not count against a team’s 40-man roster. The names of the player or players who tested positive aren’t known, although some of the roster moves that had been planned by the Nationals had come to light. A veteran of nine big league seasons, Avilan is now in position to officially suit up for his seventh different team.  The southpaw was a reliable bullpen arm for the Braves and Dodgers from 2012-17, though he has run into increasing problems as his soft contact percentages, and home run rates have wrong directions over the last three seasons.  After posting a 6.3% homer rate in his first seven seasons, Avilan’s number jumped to 18.5% over 32 innings with the Mets in 2019 and then 22.2% in his brief 8 1/3 inning-stint with the Yankees last season. Gonzalez was brilliant in five starts down the stretch with Milwaukee, helping pitch the Brewers into the postseason. Gonzalez was tagged for six runs in his first appearance, but he bounced back with 28 innings of 3.54 ERA ball for the South Siders the rest of the way. If you’ve got an ace, you don’t just have a tone-setter for the whole rotation and the whole. Free agent DJ LeMahieu is another option, as I reported earlier today on @MLBNetwork. 10:15am: Tonight’s season-opening contest between the Nationals and the Mets has been postponed due to Covid-19 related issues, ESPN’s Buster Olney reports (Twitter link). Gonzalez was nothing short of excellent in Washington, finishing third in National League Cy Young voting in his first season as a Nat. Chicago traded him to the Phillies in Dec. 2005 as part of the Jim Thome blockbuster, only to reacquire him a year later alongside Gavin Floyd in the trade that sent Freddy Garcia to Philadelphia. Leading the pack are the Braves, who remain the gold standard with three straight division, The Mets-Nationals opener at Nationals Park on Thursday was postponed because of ongoing contact tracing involving members of the Nationals organization. Nationals trade blows over John Barilaro's aborted tilt at Eden-Monaro. Between trades, free-agent signings and key players from the 2019 World Series championship team departing Washington, D.C., for new teams, the Nationals’ 2021 roster will look a lot different than it did at the end of last season. Only three players are on guaranteed contracts for the 2022 season, though the trio of Corbin, Harris, and Strasburg accounts for $67MM in payroll (roughly $11.5MM of Strasburg’s salary is deferred).  As well, the Nationals are surely hoping that some of their payroll space will be taken up by long-term extensions with Soto and Turner.  A Soto extension might well be the priciest contract in baseball history, while Turner is more of an immediately pressing concern, since Soto is controlled through the 2024 season and Turner only through 2022.  Scherzer is also entering his final year under contract, and it’s probably safe to assume the Nats will have some talks about another deal for their longtime ace. The biggest name on the trade market might not be Madison Bumgarner. On behalf of our Clubs, players and all of us at Major League Baseball, welcome to a very special Opening Day. Get the latest Washington Nationals news, scores, stats, standings, rumors, and more from ESPN. It’s not clear when the Nationals will get underway at this time. He finally took the mound with his original organization on July 26 last summer. Whether at home or on the road, the Nationals have had memorable moments from the first game of the year. Veterans Jordy Mercer and Hernan Perez will back them up. Washington also optioned five players to Triple-A: Carter Kieboom, Luis Garcia, Sam Clay, Kyle McGowin and Yadiel Hernández. The 28-year-old Bell was an All-Star in 2019 following a torrid first half in which he hit .302 with 27 home runs and 84 RBIs. It’s unclear whether the Nats and Mets will play at all this weekend. For now, the Nats will trudge forward with their cadre of veterans. Joe Ross, Erick Fedde, and Austin Voth are all out of options, so the Nats will have to figure out a way to keep them on the big league roster unless they want to risk losing any of the hurlers on a waiver placement.  D.C. can ill-afford losing a starter-capable arm for nothing, both because innings will be harder to fill this season, and because there is a fair amount of injury risk within the veteran top four of Washington’s rotation. Bacus made his big league debut in 2020, posting a 7.94 ERA over 11 1/3 relief innings for the Nationals before his rookie season was cut short by a flexor strain.  Originally acquired from the A’s in the Kurt Suzuki trade of August 2013, Bacus is a groundball specialist who posted a 3.53 ERA and 19.56% strikeout rate over 609 2/3 career minor league innings, converting into a full-time relief role during the 2016 season. Washington had holes to address on its roster after missing the 2020 playoffs, one season following its first World Series championship. He re-signed with the Brewers in April 2019 after being granted his release from a minor league deal with the Yankees organization and again pitched quite well, tossing 87 1/3 frames of 3.50 ERA ball. The COVID-19 pandemic is a calamity for global trade. If the 36-year-old righty does indeed begin the season on the injured list, the Nats will turn to Tanner Rainey and Daniel Hudson as the primary right-handed setup options for likely closer Brad Hand. India, US to revamp energy partnership. Updated: … I love u!”. Among those in the bottom-10, three promptly retired, while others continued on as rarely-used bench players. Bleacher Report "After several weeks of action, spring training is about to end and give way to Opening Day of the 2021 Major League Baseball season Thursday. The entire team is now self-quarantining, Nightengale tweets. This article is more than 8 months old . The Washington Nationals have signed free agent pitcher Jon Lester. Take it for what you will, then, that a Kieboom resurgence still likely presents the highest possible ceiling of the options available. THE Scottish Trades Union Congress (Stuc) has called for all parties to commit to a green stimulus package, green apprenticeships and a substantial public works programme to help Scotland recover from the coronavirus pandemic. INDIAN NATIONAL TRADE UNION CONGRESS Motor strike: Normal life hit in Kerala, public vehicles keep off roads State-run KSRTC buses did not operate while taxies, auto-rickshaws and private buses remained off the roads across the state since the agitation began by 6.00 am. Source: KEPSA Visit website. This is the first in a series of league-by-league articles, highlighting one unique fact, When it comes to making predictions for the 2021 MLB season, one doesn't need to wander too far out on a limb to, say, pick Mike Trout to win the American League Most Valuable Player Award. National Herald founded by Pt Nehru, patronised by Indian National Congress provides live news update for all the happenings and more. An additional four players and, During the first month of the 2021 season, we'll get an early look at how the clubs stack up in the highly competitive National League East, where all five teams consider themselves legitimate postseason hopefuls. 18 Jul 2017. By Steve Adams | March 25, 2021 at 2:15pm CDT. As Maria Torres of the Athletic points out (on Twitter), McFarland’s departure seems to suggest fellow non-roster invitee Luis Avilán will earn a season-opening lefty bullpen role. Noll still has a minor-league option year remaining, so he brings some roster flexibility that could intrigue other clubs. National Retail Trade Policy Blogs, Comments and Archive News on Economictimes.com National Retail Trade Policy Latest Breaking News, Pictures, Videos, and Special Reports from The Economic Times. Adding Bell and Schwarber probably won’t do much to help a Nationals defense that struggled badly in 2020.  What the two sluggers can bring, the Nats hope, is suitable lineup protection hitting behind Trea Turner and Juan Soto.  There is some risk involved if either of the two new faces continue to hit at their 2020 levels, but at least the risk is minimized to just the 2021 season, since D.C. can walk away from either Bell or Schwarber next offseason if things don’t work out. But here in 2021, coming off a 60-game schedule, After undergoing a substantial reorganization, Minor League Baseball is embarking upon a new era in 2021. Replacement players can also be temporarily added to the Major League Active List, “without the need for those players to be placed on waivers, outrighted or optioned in order to be removed from the 40-man roster when players return from the Covid-19 Related Injured List,” per MLB’s updated 2021 protocols. Unfortunately, as is often the case with the Washington bullpen, new problems emerge as quickly as old problems are corrected.  Will Harris’ status is in question due to a blood clot in his right arm, while Tanner Rainey has yet to pitch this spring due to a muscle strain near his collarbone.  This opens the door for one of many relievers in camp on minor league deals (such as Javy Guerra, T.J. McFarland, Luis Avilan, Aaron Barrett, and more) to win jobs, or the Nationals could fill at least one bullpen role with one of the pitchers who doesn’t win the fifth spot in the rotation. Gonzalez was close to big league ready at that point and looked as though he could make his debut with the team that originally drafted him … until the White Sox again traded him away — this time to the Athletics as part of the return for Nick Swisher. The game was postponed on Thursday with no makeup date set. Noll, 27, hit well in the minors up to Triple-A. The Nationals waited until late December to make a truly noteworthy transaction, picking up Josh Bell in a trade that sent young right-handers Wil Crowe and Eddy Yean to the Pirates.  This was one of Washington’s few moves made with an eye beyond just 2021, as Bell has two years of arbitration eligibility remaining before he qualifies for free agency after the 2022 season.  Earning $6.3MM this coming, Bell will be a pretty cost-effective piece for D.C. even if he has a good enough season to merit a big arbitration raise next winter, and naturally the club wouldn’t mind such an expenditure if it meant Bell was back to his old self. LeMahieu, J.T. Realmuto, Carlos Santana, Eugenio Suarez, and Kris Bryant were all reportedly considered at different points in the offseason.  While Harrison, Alex Avila or (“Baby Shark” sing-alongs notwithstanding) Gerardo Parra don’t have the same cache as those star names, it seems like Washington is opting to wait until next winter to start considering more big-ticket additions. August 21, 2018 WASHINGTON -- Three weeks ago, the Nationals made a statement by keeping their talented yet underachieving roster together at the non-waiver Trade Deadline in the hopes of a turnaround leading toward a postseason push. “The fact that he’s going, For all the talk that the value of the starting pitcher has decreased as bullpen specialization (not to mention “openers”) has increased, if there’s one thing every team wants, it’s an ace. The CCB officials said that Chidiebere Ambrose alias Chief was arrested in the early hours of Tuesday. This might not be a short-term solution, however. Nationals pitcher Will Harris has blood clot in throwing arm Less than 2 weeks post-surgery, Jon Lester makes Nationals debut Luis Garcia is still developing, so the Nationals won't rush him to the majors … Gonzalez was the No. Instead, ahead of Opening Day on Thursday, MLB.com, The Nationals arrived in West Palm Beach, Fla., with the goal of contending in 2021 -- one season after missing the playoffs and only two since winning the World Series. The first positive test for the Nationals came Monday morning, although the result wasn’t learned by the club until early Wednesday. MLB.com’s Jon Morosi reported Friday the Nationals are “considering a trade” for Bryant. Chicago White Sox Gio Gonzalez Miami Marlins Milwaukee Brewers New York Yankees Newsstand Oakland Athletics Retirement Washington Nationals, By Mark Polishuk | March 23, 2021 at 10:03pm CDT. Suffice it to say, it looks quite unlikely that the Nats will have Harris available to them to begin the season. The results on the field in the weeks that have followed, however, have not offered much to justify that decision. In parts of seven years there overall, Gonzalez racked up 1263 1/3 innings of 3.62 ERA ball and helped the Nats to four postseason berths. Will the return really be that good? Returning to the position-player side, the Nationals said goodbye to several regulars from their World Series team, as Adam Eaton (White Sox), Michael A. Taylor (Royals), Kurt Suzuki (Angels), and Asdrubal Cabrera (Diamondbacks) all left the District as free agents and Howie Kendrick decided to retire.  Some familiar faces were retained, however, as the Nats worked out a new contract with longtime franchise stalwart Ryan Zimmerman, and utilityman Josh Harrison was re-signed for a second season with the club. The leaders joined hands along with the employees of the VSP held a public meeting called the Ukku Karmika Garjana, on Saturday under the aegis of the Visakha Ukku Parirakshana Porata Committee at Trishna … Spring Training is a chance for all sorts of players to make a big impression on their clubs and fans, from top prospects showcasing what their futures might look like to out-of-nowhere surprises who force their way onto Opening Day rosters. One player tested positive, per Rizzo, but another four players and one staffer were deemed to close contacts in need of quarantine. Martinez prefers Harrison’s range at second. According to MLB Network's Jon Heyman, the Nationals could consider trading three-time Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer. The Washington Nationals might hold the prize of the 2019 MLB trade deadline if they make third baseman Anthony Rendon available. The Pirates have traded Josh Bell to the Nationals. Zimmerman will serve as Bell’s backup, while Harrison could end up in a more significant role given the unsettled state of the D.C. infield.  On paper, Harrison will play much everywhere on the diamond in a super-utility capacity.  In practice, however, Harrison might end up getting more regular work in the infield since Carter Kieboom has followed up a rough 2020 season with a lack of production in Spring Training.  (Kieboom was also mentioned in trade rumors over the winter. )  It is possible the Nationals could end up using Starlin Castro at third base and Luis Garcia as the regular second baseman, but since Garcia is also inexperienced, having a versatile veteran like Harrison on hand becomes even more important. ET on Opening Day. Additionally, the Nats released Yasmany Tomás and T.J. McFarland from their respective minor-league contracts. The Opening Day game is filled with excitement and new opportunities for the season ahead, highlighted by fanfare and even first pitches thrown by U.S. Presidents. During this outbreak, an increasing number of obstacles including trade restrictions, lack of coordination between national border authorities, between countries and with logistics and transport operators led to a major slowdown in … 8:58pm: Harris has numbness in his fingers, but there is no blood clot, and he will not require thoracic outlet surgery, Mark Zuckerman of MASNsports.com was among those to report. Oakland, as is often the case, traded him when he was on the cusp of arbitration eligibility, shipping him to the Nationals in return for a prospect package of four future big leaguers: A.J. @MLB — Jon Morosi (@jonmorosi) November 20, 2020. Two of the best pitchers in baseball -- Jacob deGrom and Max Scherzer -- were set to face off in a National League East, There’s long been a desire to attract more athletes to the sport of baseball, and for good reason. This wasn’t exactly the plan as designed for how to replace Anthony Rendon, who is finally recognized as one of the best in the game at the hot corner. Left-hander Luis Avilan has made the Nationals’ roster, manager Davey Martinez told reporters (including The Athletic’s Maria Torres and Mark Zuckerman of MASNsports.com).  To create 40-man space for Avilan, the Nats have designated righty Dakota Bacus for assignment.  Right-hander Rogelio Armenteros and left-hander Seth Romero were also optioned to Triple-A as Washington continues to pare down its roster. Washington saw how its lineup could be enhanced by the offseason additions of Josh Bell and Kyle Schwarber, as well, If there is a correlation between production and a player’s passion for the sport, then it is no surprise Juan Soto is dominating baseball. Gonzalez’s first season with the Nationals was his best, but he finished sixth in NL Cy Young voting in 2017 — his final full year with the club. Avilan was hampered by some shoulder problems in 2020, so it’s certainly possible that he’ll regain his old effectiveness with better health in the Washington bullpen.  Avilan and closer Brad Hand are the only lefty relievers projected to make the Nationals’ Opening Day roster, as fellow 40-man roster members Romero and Sam Clay look to begin the season at Triple-A.  (T.J. McFarland was also in camp on a minor league deal but was released yesterday.). 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