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It's Not a Good Sign When Odalis Perez Is Starting on Opening Day

It's never a good sign your team's VP of player development compares your rotation unfavorably to the group he's assembled to take the hill in AAA. That's just what Nationals VP of player development Bob Boone did yesterday, however, after Tim Redding left his start with back pain. John Patterson's release and Shawn Hill's...

John Patterson Finds a New Home in Texas

It came as somewhat of a surprise when the Washington Nationals released John Patterson last week, but it didn't take Patterson long to find a new home. After being unemployed for three whole days, the oft-injured starter agreed to a minor league contract with the Texas Rangers.The Texas Rangers have agreed on a minor...

The Nationals Send John Patterson Packing

Because baseball contracts are guaranteed, it's pretty rare to see a cut in spring training that would be qualified as "shocking." At least, that's what I thought. Then the Nationals cut John Patterson this afternoon. It's true that he's been batting some serious arm trouble the past two years (he's got nerve damage in his...

John Patterson Will Travel Distances Far and Wide for Pain Relief

Do you remember John Patterson? Chances are you might not. It's that whole "out of sight out of mind" thing ... and Patterson has been out of sight for the Nationals since early May with what four doctors in four different cities have called a compressed nerve in his elbow. But Patterson is seeking a new treatment to...

The Nationals Starters are Dropping Like Flies

Mike Bacsik is very close to being called up to the major leagues to pitch for the Washington Nationals. But if I was Bacsik, I wouldn't leave the house. You see, the whole reason Bacsik is on his way to the show is because practically every other Nationals starter has fallen to injury. First is was John Patterson. Then...