Washington Nationals' GM Mike Rizzo rebuilt the organization from the ground up after taking over as the general manager in 2009. The depth that the team has assembled has payed dividends in each of the past two seasons.
The Boston chapter of the BBWAA named Washington Nationals' GM Mike Rizzo the Executive of the Year this morning a week after Nats' skipper Davey Johnson was named the BBWAA Manager of the Year after leading the Nats to a 98-64 record in 2012.
Programming note: We'll have an Open Thread here, starting around 5 pm, for the Rookie of the Year Announcement show on MLB Network (which starts at 6). Let's look at it this way: at least it's not...
The Washington Nationals will have to wait until Friday night to see who they play in the first postseason game by a D.C. -based team since 1933.
D.C. GM Mike Rizzo and Nats' skipper Davey Johnson talked about the way things are going for the Washington Nationals as the schedule winds down.
Washington Nationals' manager Davey Johnson and Mike Rizzo are the architects of the team that's taken most of the baseball world by surprise this season as they attempt to bring postseason baseball back to the nation's capital.
Everyone has an opinion. Stephen Strasburg and the Washington Nationals apparently heard them all, but they didn't alter their plans for the 24-year-old right-hander in his first year back from Tommy John surgery.
After Washington Nationals' manager Davey Johnson told reporters this morning that the team had decided to shut Stephen Strasburg down after last night's start, D.C. GM Mike Rizzo met with the media to discuss the team's decision.
According to a report this afternoon, Lucas Giolito, the Washington Nationals' 2012 1st Round pick, re-injured his elbow during last week's start and he's headed to see Dr. Lewis Yocum for evaluation.
Much like in the mid-1980s, Davey Johnson is managing a flamethrowing young phenom. Will he handle Stephen Strasburg differently than he handled Dwight Gooden?
