Nationals reacquire prospect Cole

The Washington Post reported Wednesday that the Nationals have agreed to a deal that would send outfielder Michael Morse to the Mariners, in a three-team deal also including the Athletics. The Nationals will receive pitching prospect A.J. Cole in return from the Athletics, while the Mariners send catcher John Jaso to the A’s to complete ...

Nats want Strasburg to go 200 IP

USA Today reports the Nationals would like to see starting pitcher Stephen Strasburg surpass 200 innings in 2013. Nationals vice president of player development Bob Boone spoke with the paper to elaborate on manager Davey Johnson’s comments in Decemeber that Strasburg has “no restrictions” for this season. “To say there’s no restrictions really means, ‘Hey, ...

Nationals sign Ohlendorf

Baseball America’s Matt Eddy reported on Thursday that the Nationals have agreed to a minor league deal with pitcher Ross Ohlendorf. The owner of a career 5.10 ERA, Ohlendorf has produced a 7.94 ERA and 1.84 WHIP in 87 1/3 innings between the Pirates and Padres over the last two years.