anzu0l3it | 23/10/2009
WASHINGTON – Justin Maxwell's grand slam off All-Star closer Francisco Rodriguez with two outs in the ninth inning gave the Nationals a 7-4 victory over the New York Mets on Wednesday, Washington's first win all season when trailing after eight innings. Maxwell drove a full-count pitch from Rodriguez (3-6) barely over the wall in left field. As the rookie rounded the bases,
MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | 21/10/2009
... look to add infielders, and it could mean more playing time for Ian Desmond . Riggleman feels Justin Maxwell 's spot on the 25-man roster is his to lose, and that Maxwell could start against lefties.
Fake Teams (Free subscription) | yesterday
... rhp 4. Ian Desmond , ss 5. Danny Espinosa , ss 6. Chris Marrero, 1b 7. Jeff Kobernus, 2b 8. Justin Maxwell , of 9. Michael Burgess , of 10. Destin Hood , of Phillies 1. Domonic Brown , of 2. Kyle Drabek , rhp 3. Michael Taylor, of 4. Travis D'Arnaud, c 5. Trevor May, rhp 6. Anthony Gose, of 7. Sebastian Valle, c 8. Jarred Cosart, rhp 9. Antonio Bastardo , lhp 10. Domingo Santana,...
Federal Baseball (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
... in the DC system behind (1B) Chris Marrero, (2B) Jeff Kobernus, and (OFers) Michael Burgess and Justin Maxwell ...Here's Minor League Ball.com's John Sickels' list of the Top 10 Prospects in the Nationals' system: (w/their BA ranking in parentheses): Stephen Strasburg - RHP (1) Derek Norris - C (2) Drew Storen - RHP (3) Danny Espinosa - SS (5) Chris Marrero - 1B (6) Jeff Kobernus...
Minor League Ball (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
... are big positives, will take a walk, but strikes out a lot and batting average is quite low. 8) Justin Maxwell , OF, Grade C+: What you see is what you get: power, walks, speed, low batting average. Can they look past that and appreciate his secondary skills? 9) Ian Desmond , SS, Grade C+: I think he made some legitimate improvements, but not as much as the raw numbers indicate. BABIP...
Minor League Ball (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
Still working on the Washington Nationals ....preliminary player list and some early grades after the jump. Michael Burgess OF B- Paul Demny RHP C Ian Desmond SS C+ Danny Espinosa SS Marco Estrada RHP Clint Everts RHP Robinson Fabian RHP Marcos Frias RHP Victor Garate LHP Luis Garcia RHP J.R. Higley OF Trevor Holder RHP Destin Hood OF Juan Jaime RHP Hendry Jimenez 2B Taylor Jordan RHP Nathan Karns...
Federal Baseball (Free subscription) | 22/10/2009
More photos » by Manuel Balce Ceneta - AP 22 days ago: Washington Nationals' Justin Maxwell, right, and Ian Desmond, leave the field after winning 4-3 against the New York Mets, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2009, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) Browse more photos » • In the most recent edition of MLB.com's Bill Ladson's "Nats Inbox: What's in store for Storen",...
MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | 22/10/2009
... Washington's rebuilding plans entail, they won't involve dealing Adam Dunn. Ian Desmond and Justin Maxwell have yet to entirely...
