Since the Nationals are probably viewing him as bullpen fodder, they may not ask a lot for him in a trade. In Boston, Gorzelanny could compete for the fifth spot in the rotation. And who knows how good he might be with the Red Sox lineup behind him? ...

BB/9) and 104 K's (10.60 K/9) in 72 G and 88.1 IP in 2011. Opposing hitters had a .197 BABIP against Clippard last season, and his 95.6 LOB% was baseball's best amongst qualified relievers. Random Quote: "We have Tyler Clippard. He throws an invisi-ball.

They are taking eight qualified starters to camp. Strasburg, Jordan Zimmermann and Gonzalez are locked in. The Nationals cannot trade Chien-Ming Wang or Jackson until late May because they signed as free agents. Ross Detwiler is out of options and...

By the count of the team’s p.r. staff, more than 20 players have shown up. Drew Storen and Tyler Clippard came today, joining, among others, Edwin Jackson, Jordan Zimmermann, Brad Lidge, Ian Desmond, Roger Bernadina, Chien-Ming Wang, Ross Detwiler and...

Gonzalez from the A's this winter, the Nats' new 26-year-old left-hander will make his first start for the Nationals on Saturday April 7th, followed by Jordan Zimmermann in the Sunday matinee on the 8th. Monday night in New York? Edwin Jackson. After that?

Stephen Strasburg, Jordan Zimmermann, Gio Gonzalez and Edwin Jackson are all but guaranteed a spot barring an injury. The back end is where it gets interesting with Chien-Ming Wang, John Lannan and Ross Detwiler all battling it out for the No. 5 spot...

What teams may view as most important: he needed a wake-up call in 2010. Teams won’t want to give up value for a player who may or may not show up on any given day. What may make a difference is if Lannan is packaged with someone in the bullpen. The...

$5 million, would be stunning). By the way, Jackson, who had a 3.58 ERA in 78 National League innings last year, is a pretty good fourth starter. (Daniel Shirey - GETTY IMAGES) BULLPEN 6. Drew Storen 7. Tyler Clippard 8. Henry Rodriguez 9. Sean Burnett 10.

John surgery. There are also five pitchers on the roster who have thrown 200 innings in a season. And that list — Gonzalez, Jackson, John Lannan, Chien-Ming Wang, Tom Gorzelanny — doesn’t include StrasburgorJordan Zimmermann, whose 3.18 ERA last year...

The biggest thing the Nationals have going for them in regard to trading Lannan is scarcity – if another team suffers an injury to its rotation in the spring, the Nationals would be the rare team with a starter to spare. If the Nationals decide they...

The deal is worth in the range of $9 million to $12 million. There are seven candidates for the Nationals starting rotation: holdovers Stephen Strasburg, Jordan Zimmermann, John Lannan, Chien-Ming Wang and Ross Detwiler; Gio Gonzalez, acquired from...

The deal with Jackson, Rizzo told reporters, (which is said to be for 1-year/$8-$12M) doesn't change the team's plans for John Lannan. When the GM was asked if the 27-year-old left-hander could conceivably be moved into a bullpen role like many expect...

Jackson, 28, gives the Nationals at least seven qualified starters. While the Nationals could ultimately look to trade John Lannan or Ross Detwiler , they do not plan to deal either before the start of spring training, a Nationals official said. The...

Riedel - AP) The best nuggets from Mike Rizzo’s conference call with reporters: >>> Rizzo indicated that acquiring Jackson makes the Nationals no more likely to trade one of their starting pitchers, such as John Lannan or Ross Detwiler. Now, saying...

Chien-Ming Wang out of the No. 5 spot. Actually, however, the Nationals had several candidates for the final rotation spot. Their rotation would now line up something like this: 1. Stephen Strasburg 2. Gio Gonzalez (L) 3. Jordan Zimmermann 4. John...

Jackson was 12-9 overall in 2011 with the White Sox and Cardinals and 5-2 for St. Louis down the stretch as they surged into the playoffs and won the World Series. Jackson slots into an upgraded Washington rotation that includes Stephen Strasburg , Gio...

The Nationals could ultimately look to trade John Lannan or Ross Detwiler but do not plan to not trade either before the start of spring training, the official said. The official also described talk of Lannan being shopped as “overblown.” Still, the...

Hernandez has not been charged in the case. The Nationals, despite Hernandez’s wishes, showed no apparent interest in bringing Hernandez back. They have a packed rotation, with John Lannan and Ross Detwiler currently slated to compete for the fifth...

It is interesting that Rizzo mentioned the rotation as an area he still wants to improve. The Nationals seem set, if not overly so, with their six starters – Stephen Strasburg, Gio Gonzalez, Jordan Zimmermann, Chien-Ming Wang, John Lannan and Ross...