Hey all,

Pretty surprising move today with John Patterson getting an outright release.  I thought he had a chance to turn it around this year.

Here's our take at NBB:

http://www.nobiasbaseball.com/2008/03/nats-release-john-patterson.html

Here's an excerpt:

Patterson is coming off a spring start against Baltimore in which he have up six runs in four innings, but entered the game with a 1.80 ERA in two previous spring games. There must be something going on behind the scenes here, because you don't just cut your #1 starter after one poor outing.