Nats' early camp roster: Johansen and Silvestre

Nats' early camp roster: Johansen and Silvestre
Moving on, we'll spotlight a couple of the pitchers from the Nationals' early camp roster. Right-hander Jake Johansen showed well in the Arizona Fall League to wrap up his season. In nine games for the Glendale Desert Dogs, Johansen posted a 2.13 ERA without a decision. He allowed 13 hits and three earned runs in 12 12/3 innings, with five strikeouts and three walks. After making 30 starts in his first two seasons in the minors, Johansen has focused on coming out of the bullpen since...

A look at the Orioles' minor league spring training roster and schedule

A look at the Orioles' minor league spring training roster and schedule
Here is the lengthy list of players who will be reporting to the Orioles' minor league spring training camp later this week in Sarasota, Fla. Pitchers and catchers report this Friday, March 4, while the position players report date is Tuesday, March 8 at the Buck O'Neil Complex at Twin Lakes Park. Just like at major league camp, many players are already at this camp, well ahead of the reporting dates. These players will join a group of 37 players who reported to an early camp over a week ago....

Nationals set early-camp roster for prospects, first game March 14

Nationals set early-camp roster for prospects, first game March 14
The Nationals have set their early-camp roster for prospects as spring training continues in Viera, Fla. The minicamp schedule includes a game March 14 against the Mets and then a second game on the road March 15 against the Mets. The roster includes the likes of pitchers Erick Fedde and Reynaldo Lopez, catcher Jakson Reetz, infielders Osvaldo Abreu, Anderson Franco, Edwin Lora, Jose Marmolejos, Stephen Perez, Shawn Pleffner, Ian Sagdal, Max Schrock and Drew Ward, outfielders Rafael Bautista,...

A look at the Orioles' minor league early camp roster

A look at the Orioles' minor league early camp roster
About nine days before Orioles minor league pitchers and catchers are scheduled to report to spring training, a group of 37 players will report for an early camp in Sarasota, Fla. The list includes 18 pitchers, four catchers, nine infielders and six outfielders. They'll report to the O's Twin Lakes complex starting next Tuesday, Feb. 23. This will give this group of players an earlier start to their season and some of these players could be used by the Orioles in early exhibition games that...