WASHINGTON NATIONALS 2009

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*Players on the 40-man roster are indicated in BOLD
*Baseball America pre-season ranking indicated in BLUE
*Baseball Prospectus pre-season ranking indicated in GREEN

*40-man roster total: (40)

Starting Lineup
1. CF Willie Harris
2. SS Cristian Guzman: UPDATE 4/18 - placed on the DL with a strained hamstring UPDATE 4/29 -activated from the DL
3. 3B Ryan Zimmerman
4. 1B Adam Dunn
5. LF Josh Willingham: UPDATE 6/13 - placed on bereavement list UPDATE 6/20 - reinstated from the bereavement list
6. RF Elijah Dukes: UPDATE 5/20 -placed on DL with strained hamstring UPDATE 6/2 - activated from DL UPDATE 7/1 - optioned to AAA UPDATE 7/31 - recalled from AAA
7. C Josh Bard: UPDATE 4/19 - optioned to AAA UPDATE 5/14 - recalled from AAA
8. 2B Ian Desmond: UPDATE 9/8 - recalled from AAA

Bench
C Jamie Burke: UPDATE 9/18 - acquired from Mariners for cash
C Wil Nieves
IF Alberto Gonzalez: UPDATE 4/29 - optioned to AAA to make room for Guzman UPDATE 5/30 - recalled from AAA
IF/OF Mike Morse: UPDATE 6/28 - acquired from Seattle UPDATE 8/17 - purchased from minors
IF Pete Orr: UPDATE 8/28 - contract purchased from AAA
OF Justin Maxwell: UPDATE 4/18 - will be recalled on Sunday to take Bernadina's spot on the roster UPDATE 4/28 - optioned to AAA to make room for Willie Harris UPDATE 5/20 - recalled from AAA UPDATE 5/30 - optioned to AAA UPDATE 8/31 - recalled from AAA
OF Jorge Padilla: UPDATE 8/5 - contract purchased from AAA

Starting Rotation
1. LHP John Lannan
2. RHP Livan Hernandez: UPDATE 8/25 - signed to major league contract
3. RHP Garrett Mock: UPDATE 4/19 - recalled up from AAA UPDATE 5/20 - optioned to AAA UPDATE 7/12 - recalled from AAA
4. RHP J.D. Martin: UPDATE 7/19 - will have his contract purchased from AAA
5. RHP Marco Estrada: UPDATE 9/8 - recalled from AAA
6. LHP Ross Detwiler (BA #2), (BP #3): UPDATE 5/17 - recalled from AA UPDATE 7/12 - optioned to AAA UPDATE 9/8 - recalled from AAA

RHP Craig Stammen : UPDATE 5/20 - contract purchased from AAA UPDATE 9/5 - will undergo season-ending arthroscopic surgery to remove a bone spur in his right elbow

Bullpen
CL - RHP Mike MacDougal: UPDATE 5/3 - signed to a minor league deal and assigned to AAA UPDATE 5/29 - contract was purchased from AAA UPDATE 6/6 - takes over closer role
SU - RHP Tyler Clippard: UPDATE 6/24 - recalled from AAA
MID-LHP Ron Villone: UPDATE 4/10 - signed to a minor league deal and assigned to AAA UPDATE 5/7 - contract was purchased from AAA
MID-RHP Saul Rivera: UPDATE 4/19 - optioned to AAA UPDATE 4/21 - recalled to take Beimel's roster spot UPDATE 5/5 - optioned to AAA UPDATE 8/6 - recalled from AAA
MID-LHP Sean Burnett: UPDATE 6/30 - acquired from Pittsburgh for OF Lastings Milledge and RHP Joel Hanrahan
MID -RHP Jason Bergmann: UPDATE 4/19 - will be recalled from AAA UPDATE 4/29 - optioned to AAA to make room for newly-acquired Logan Kensing UPDATE 5/20 - recalled from AAA UPDATE 6/16 - optioned to AAA UPDATE 7/4 - recalled from AAA
MID-LHP Victor Zarate: UPDATE 9/2 - acquired from the Dodgers to complete the Belliard deal UPDATE 9/4 - added to roster
LR-RHP Logan Kensing: UPDATE 4/29 - acquired from the Marlins for a minor leaguer UPDATE 5/15 - designated for assignment UPDATE 7/19 - contract purchased from AAA UPDATE 8/17 - designated for assignment UPDATE 9/8 - contract purchased from AAA
LR - RHP Zack Segovia: UPDATE 9/8 - contract purchased from AAA

15-Day Disabled List
OF Austin Kearns: UPDATE 8/5 - placed on DL with a right thumb injury
CF Nyjer Morgan: UPDATE 6/30 - acquired from Pittsburgh for OF Lastings Milledge and RHP Joel Hanrahan UPDATE 8/27 - out for the season with a broken hand

60-Day Disabled List
OF Roger Bernadina (BP #10):UPDATE 4/15 - called from AAA to replace Lastings Milledge UPDATE 4/18 - placed on the DL with a fractured ankle UPDATE 4/29 - transferred to the 60-Day DL UPDATE 8/23 - out for the season
RHP Terrell Young: UPDATE 4/4 - placed on the 15-day DL, retroactive to March 27
1B Dmitri Young: UPDATE 4/2 - will start the season on the DL UPDATE 4/17 - still in extended spring training with no timetable as to when he'll start a rehab assignment UPDATE 7/26 - out for season with a torn quad
RHP Jordan Zimmerman (BA #1), (BP #1): UPDATE 4/16 - will make his big league debut on Monday against the Braves UPDATE 7/22 - placed on DL with right elbow discomfort UPDATE 8/10 - will undergo season-ending elbow reconstruction surgery and miss 12-18 months
LHP Scott Olsen: UPDATE 5/17 - placed on DL with tendinitis in left shoulder UPDATE 6/28 - activated from DL UPDATE 7/19 - headed for the DL with a sore shoulder UPDATE 7/21 - will undergo season-ending surgery to repair a small tear in his left labrum
C Jesus Flores: UPDATE 5/15 - placed on DL with right shoulder contusion UPDATE 6/2 - diagnosed with stress fracture in his shoulder; season in jeaopardy UPDATE 9/4 - activated from DL; available for pinch-hitting duty UPDATE 9/18 - placed on 60-Day DL after shoulder surgery
*Players on the 60-Day DL do not have to be protected on the 40-man roster

Designated for Assignment
IF Alex Cintron: UPDATE 4/18 - will be recalled from AAA to take Guzman's spot on the roster UPDATE 5/20 - designated for assignment
RHP Daniel Cabrera: UPDATE 5/20 - removed from rotation UPDATE 5/27 - designated for assignment
RHP Jorge Sosa: UPDATE 7/31 - contract purchased from AAA UPDATE 9/8 - designated for assignment
C Luke Montz : UPDATE 5/27 - recalled from AA; will be optioned back on Friday when MacDougal is promoted UPDATE 5/29 - optioned to AA UPDATE 9/10 - designated for assignment

Elects Free Agency
RHP Steven Shell: UPDATE 4/19 - designated for assignment UPDATE 4/28 - elected to become free agent after clearing waivers
LHP Michael Hinckley: UPDATE 5/7 - designated for assignment UPDATE 5/17 - elected to become free agent
RHP Kip Wells: UPDATE 4/19 - will have his contract purchased from AAA UPDATE 6/2 - placed on DL with a right adductor strain UPDATE 6/16 - activated from DL UPDATE 6/24 - designated for assignment UPDATE 7/6 - cleared waivers and becomes a free agent
RHP Jesus Colome: UPDATE 5/15 - purchased from AAA UPDATE 7/4 - designated for assignment UPDATE 7/7 - cleared waivers and becomes a free agent
RHP Julian Tavarez: UPDATE 7/19 - designated for assignment UPDATE 7/29 - cleared waivers and became a free agent

Released
RHP Gary Glover : UPDATE 5/10 - released from AAA Syracuse
OF Corey Patterson: UPDATE 6/13 - purchased from AAA UPDATE 6/20 - optioned to AAA UPDATE 7/29 - outrighted from 40-man roster, cleared waivers, and released

Traded
LHP Michael O'Connor: UPDATE 6/17 - traded to San Diego for a player to be named later
OF Ryan Langerhans: UPDATE 6/28 - traded to Seattle
OF Lastings Milledge: UPDATE 6/30 - traded to Pittsburgh
RHP Joel Hanrahan: UPDATE 6/30 - traded to Pittsburgh
LHP Joe Beimel: UPDATE 4/21 - placed on the DL with a hip flexor strain UPDATE 5/5 - activated from the DL UPDATE 7/31 - traded to Rockies
1B Nick Johnson: UPDATE 7/31 - traded to Marlins
IF Anderson Hernandez: UPDATE 4/1- will start the season on the DL with a strained hamstring UPDATE 4/13 - activated from the DL UPDATE 8/6 - traded to the Mets
IF Ronnie Belliard: UPDATE 8/30 - traded to Dodgers

Next in Line
1B Brad Eldred
1B Daryle Ward: UPDATE 8/6 - acquired from the White Sox
IF/OF Kory Casto
OF Leonard Davis
OF Norris Hopper: UPDATE 8/6 - acquire from White Sox
RHP Colin Balester UPDATE 7/22 - recalled from AAA UPDATE 8/25 - optioned to AAA UPDATE 9/5 - shut down for the season
RHP Shairon Martis: UPDATE 6/28 - optioned to AAA
RHP Ryan Mattheus: UPDATE 7/31 - acquired from Colorado in Beimel deal
RHP Drew Storen: UPDATE 6/10 - 10th pick in yesterday's draft already signed and could reach the majors in 2009
LHP Matt Chico: out until at least late July recovering from an elbow injury UPDATE 7/8 - activated from DL and optioned to minors
LHP Jesse English: UPDATE 9/10 - claimed from the Giants
LHP Justin Jones
LHP Horacio Ramirez: UPDATE 6/15 - signed to minor league deal
LHP Aaron Thompson: UPDATE 7/31 - acquired from Marlins for Nick Johnson

On the Fast Track
RHP Stephen Strasburg: UPDATE 8/18 - #1 pick in the draft agreed to a major league deal
1B Chris Marrero (BA #3), (BP #6): UPDATE 8/18 - promoted to AA
OF Michael Burgess (BA #4), (BP #2)
LHP Jack McGeary (BA #5), (BP #5)
C Derek Norris (BA #6), (BP #4)
OF Destin Hood (BA #7), (BP #7)
C Adrian Nieto (BA #8), (BP #11)
OF J.P. Ramirez (BA #9), (BP #8)
RHP Luis Atilano

Under the Radar
RHP Bradley Meyers

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