Ian Desmond

Here’s a list of Washington Nationals’ rumors: – The Washington Nationals are among the teams interested in right handed pitcher Yu Darvish according to a source close to Bill Ladson of MLB.com. Entering Saturday’s action, Darvish is 13-2 with a 1.44 ERA for the Nippon Ham Fighters (Japan). “[The Nationals] would be foolish if [they] didn’t look [...]

Several teams are calling the Washington Nationals about relievers Drew Storen, Tyler Clippard and Todd Coffey, sources close to Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports say. Washington is listening to offers for Storen and Clippard, but they will only deal them if they can improve long-term. The team’s number-one goal is to find a center fielder [...]

Right handed pitcher Jason Marquis said Saturday that he wants to stay with the Nationals past the 2011 season according to Bill Ladson of MLB.com. Marquis is in the final year of his two-year, $15 million deal with the team. The right hander said he wants a multi-year deal, although he didn’t say how many years [...]

The Opening Day starter for the Washington Nationals, Livan Hernandez, could be suspended for beaning Colby Rasmus and then admitting to the crime, Mark Zuckerman of CSNwashington.com reports. “I hit the guy because he [Cardinals' pitcher Chris Carpenter] hit somebody,” Hernandez said. Carpenter hit Laynce Nix earlier in the game, but it wasn’t until Cardinals’ right-handed pitcher [...]

The top of the seventh inning in the Grapefruit game between the Washington Nationals and the St. Louis Cardinals stirred up a little excitement with the benches clearing. Bill Ladson of MLB.com reports that with one out and the Nats leading 4-2, Cardinals’ right-handed pitcher Miguel Batista hit shortstop Ian Desmond with a pitch.  As Desmond was [...]

Could Nationals shortstop Ian Desmond be used as trade bait to lure right-handed pitchers Zack Greinke or Matt Garza to Washington? Despite the trade rumors, Desmond has made it known that he wants to stay with the Nats, according to MLB.com’s Bill Ladson. “I guess it’s good that other teams are interested in me, but I [...]

The Washington Nationals are looking for a starting pitcher, and they are believed to be after Matt Garza. According to a baseball source close to Adam Kilgore of the Washington Post, the Nationals are not likely to land either Greinke nor Garza. Any trade scenario would probably require the Nationals to give up shortstop Ian [...]

25-year-old shortstop, Ian Desmond, of the Washington Nationals is drawing strong interest, according to sources close to FOXSports’ Ken Rosenthal. Rosenthal thinks Desmond could be used as a trade chip to land a quality starting pitcher. The Nationals are setting themselves up for a long string success, so they may be hesitant in trading the young [...]

Washington Nationals manager Jim Riggleman said that he would like to get a leadoff hitter for next year, according to MLB.com’s Bill Ladson. The Nats have a few internal candidates in Nyjer Morgan, Ian Desmond, Roger Bernadina and Danny Espinosa, but they may be better off hitting second or further down the lineup. “The players will [...]

Here are a few Sunday morning PRO Rumors: -Ian Desmond has been named the Nationals starting shortstop according to the teams Twitter page.  The $8mm dollar man Cristian Guzman seems to have been demoted to a utility infielder role. -If your a fan of Chad Gaudin you can cross the Rockies off the list as possible destinations [...]