Esmailyn Gonzalez News

Nats nuggets: bench coach, Guzman, Flores, et al. Just got done speaking to Nationals GM Mike Rizzo and meeting the majority of his new front-office hires -- the amassing of which Rizzo called "the most important part of our offseason." Suffice it to say there is a lot of optimism around the organization these days.

By the end of the summer, the signing of No. 1 overall pick Stephen Strasburg to a record contract and the installation of Mike Rizzo as general manager generated some actual excitement, even with the club headed toward its second straight 100-loss season.

The Washington Nationals hired Johnny DiPuglia as their new Latin American operations director on Wednesday, charging him with the substantial task of rebuilding the team's international scouting system.

Belliard had worn out his welcome in the District, so the Nationals were happy to deal him to the Dodgers on Aug.

Not a lot has gone right for the Washington Nationals since the franchise moved to the nation's capital.

The Washington Nationals will hold a press conference at 4 p.m. today, introducing Mike Rizzo as General Manager and Senior Vice President of Baseball Operations.

The international signing period began on July 2, and many of the top prospects from around the globe came to terms with Major League organizations in the ensuing days.

The international signing period began on July 2, and many of the top prospects from around the globe came to terms with Major League organizations in the ensuing days.

Young baseball players in Latin America with big dreams of coming to the United States to play in the big leagues have to do more than work on their batting and fielding these days-they may also have to prove that they are who they say they are.

Beginning today, the date where Major League Baseball clubs can sign international prospects to contracts, you're going to see plenty of examples of teenagers receiving large sums of money.

Frequently lost in the fervor over the Esmailyn Gonzalez/Carlos Alvarez scandal is that one of the Nationals' top middle infield prospects is four years older than they thought he was.