May 20, 2012

Jackie's legacy carries from field to front office

Nationals vice president and general counsel Damon Jones turns to Jackie Robinson as motivation for his career in baseball.

Nats infielders draw high praise from Johnson

Nationals manager Davey Johnson made a bold statement on Saturday. He said the infield of Ryan Zimmerman, Ian Desmond, Danny Espinosa and Adam LaRoche is the best infield. — defensively — he has ever been around

Ankiel a couple of days away from returning

Nationals outfielder Rick Ankiel is still nursing a tight left hamstring, which he suffered Friday against the Marlins.

Johnson likes what he saw from Zimmermann

Right-hander Jordan Zimmermann made his second spring start in an 8-4 victory over the Cardinals. He pitched 3 2/3 innings and allowed four runs on seven hits. He threw 59 pitches, while 41 of them went for strikes.

Espinosa gets assist from new teammate

Davey Johnson used second baseman Danny Espinosa as an example of a player who is looking better from the left side of the plate. It helped that teammate Mark DeRosa noticed Espinosa had too much of a loop in his swing.