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Submitted by Jeff on Thu, 03/22/2007 - 2:21am.
- Tim Redding came into camp as a strong contender to win one of the openings in the rotation, but last night again failed to demonstrate he's good enough to make even the Nats' mediocre staff. Redding gave up three runs in the first inning, although did pitch two more scoreless innings before leaving the game. Still, with a spring ERA now at 11.42, he's not exactly impesssing Manny Acta. The Nats did pull out a win last night, scoring three runs in the bottom of the ninth to beat the Braves 6-5. (Box score)
- One factor that could keep Redding in the rotation race is Jason Simontacchi's strained groin. Simontacchi is scheduled to make a start Sunday against the Braves, but if he misses it he may not be ready to start the season in the rotation.
- Some good news earlier in the day: Nick Johnson took a step forward in his rehab by running outside at Space Coast Stadium, his first outdoor running since he broke his leg last September. "It's tough to start, even to start jogging," he said afterwards. "But that was pretty good out there."
- The Nats made some roster moves Wednesday, including officially purchasing the contracts of Ronnie Belliard and Robert Fick. Getting sent down to the minors were Billy Traber, Bernie Castro, Michael Restovich, and Josh Hall. Restovich and Castro have yet to accept the minor league assignments.
- A pleasant surprise this spring, in the mind of GM Jim Bowden, is the performance of Felipe Lopez at second base, who moved to the position when Cristian Guzman returned to reclaim short. "It wasn't publicly a concern, but for us baseball people, that was the one area you really don't know," said Bowden. (Oh, it was publicly a concern, Jim, just not as big as some of the other positions on the team.) While Lopez has settled in at second base, his bat hasn't: a 1-for-3 performance last night raised his average to .179.
- What's it like to be a star, Ryan Zimmerman? His friend and family "get more excited than I do," when Zimmerman is compared to some of the all-time great third basemen like Brooks Robinson. Going into this season "I feel a lot more comfortable. I know the game and how it goes up here."
- New Nats broadcaster Don Sutton has seen this building-up process before in Atlanta and is optimistic about the team's future. "Is this club going to win the World Series this year? Not in all likelihood. But is it going to be a fun club to watch? I think so. I think there are a lot of ingredients that will make this a good ballclub to be around."
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