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Adam Kilgore / Nationals Journal:
Stephen Strasburg, Drew Storen to start in Class AA Harrisburg — The inevitable became official this morning when the Nationals optioned phenom Stephen Strasburg to Class AA Harrisburg, meaning baseball's best pitching prospect will not join the Nationals until late spring or midsummer.
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Bill Ladson / MLB.com:
Strasburg sent to Minor League camp — Nats' two 2009 first-round picks to start at Double-A Harrisburg — VIERA, Fla. — Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo doesn't like to rush pitching prospects to the big leagues. He was true to his reputation on Saturday morning …
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Bill Ladson / MLB.com:
Bats back another solid Strasburg outing — Three batters drive in two runs apeice while righty cruises — NATIONALS 13, CARDINALS 5 — Cardinals at the plate: Tyler Greene and Allen Craig hit solo home runs in the first inning. Tyler Henley had two hits and drove in a run.
Stephen Strasburg / Yahoo! Sports:
Nationals send top prospect Strasburg to minors — was sent to the minor leagues on Saturday by the Washington Nationals, who told baseball's top pitching prospect he needed to slow down his delivery from the stretch in order to speed up his arrival in the majors.
Adam Rubin / Surfing the Mets:
Fogg call — Righthander Josh Fogg, who hurt a side muscle and never appeared in a Grapefruit League game with the Mets, was expected to be released at his request to pursue a contract elsewhere, the Daily News has learned. Fogg, 33, went 0-2 with a 3.74 ERA in 45 2/3 innings with Colorado last season.
Gordon Edes / ESPN:
Alan Embree is returning to the Boston Red Sox after signing a minor-league deal — FORT MYERS, Fla. — Alan Embree emerged from the dugout wearing a Red Sox jersey with a familiar No. 43 on the back, looked around, and smiled. — “Fantasy camp,” Embree said. — Indeed.
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Bruce Levine / ESPN:
White Sox's Jenks gets MRI on calf — Chicago White Sox closer Bobby Jenks went for an MRI on his right calf on Saturday. Results were still pending at the end of the day. — Jenks was scheduled to pitch Saturday, but was a scratch in the morning when he complained about some lingering soreness in the calf.
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Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Ozzie Guillen in flap over son — Manager upset with organization after son quits because club wanted him to stop blunt Twitter posts — Ozzie Guillen watches a game against the Red Sox. (José M. Osorio, Chicago Tribune / September 6, 2009)
Associated Press:
Baseball commissioner Bud Selig says he's always believed in realignment — PHOENIX — Baseball commissioner Bud Selig admitted Saturday that he has put his ideas for realignment on paper, but that's as far as it has gone thus far. — “When I am on long airport rides I will fiddle around …
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Paul Hoynes / Plain Dealer:
Chris Perez eager to tackle closing role for Cleveland Indians as Kerry Wood is out 6-8 weeks with muscle strain … GOODYEAR, Ariz. — Kerry Wood's body has given Chris Perez the chance he's always wanted. He's going to be the full-time closer on a big-league club.
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Fox Sports:
Nats' Dunn learning about life at first — Ken Rosenthal has been the senior baseball writer for FOXSports.com since Aug. 2005. He appears weekly on MLB on FOX. — Before the Nationals sign Adam Dunn to a contract extension, they might want to see how he performs at first base.
Adam Kilgore / Nationals Journal:
The trouble with Cristian Guzman's arm — Jim Riggleman had been waiting to see Cristian Guzman make a throw that would test his shoulder, that would prove him - and to Guzman - that his arm had strengthened enough to render moot the shoulder surgery he had last fall.
Doug Miller / MLB.com:
Lee has right lower abdominal strain — Left-hander could start the season on 15-day DL — PEORIA, Ariz. — Cliff Lee's eventful week took a painful turn Friday. — Lee, the 2008 American League Cy Young Award winner who was expected to be the club's No. 2 starter behind …
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