Willingham on the block  —  LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — While Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo talked about Josh Willingham as one of the team's middle of the order hitters in 2011, a second source told MLB.com that Willingham will most likely be traded before the start of the '11 season.

Werth Signs with Nationals  —  Jayson Werth has signed a seven-year, $126 million contract with the Washington Nationals.  —  Sources told MLB.com this afternoon Werth's agent Scott Boras was close to a deal with the Nationals.  The Nationals figure to have money to spend after losing free agent Adam Dunn to the Chicago White Sox.

Nationals looking for first baseman  —  LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Washington is looking for a left-handed-hitting first baseman.  Carlos Pena remains the team's top target, but it has competition in the Orioles and Cubs.  —  A baseball source said Pena's first choice is to play for the Rays …

Rizzo talks about Dunn  —  LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — General manager Mike Rizzo acknowledged that the Nationals were not going to give Adam Dunn the four-year deal that he received from the White Sox late last week.  Money wasn't the only reason the Nationals allowed Dunn to walk away and sign with another team.

Werth reunited with Riggleman  —  LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — By agreeing to terms with the Nationals, outfielder Jayson Werth was reunited with manager Jim Riggleman.  —  The two worked together, when both were with the Dodgers in 2004 and '05.  Riggleman was a bench coach, while Werth was a reserve who was often injured.

Boras gets insane contract for Werth  —  Ken Rosenthal has been the senior baseball writer for FOXSports.com since Aug. 2005.  He appears weekly on MLB on FOX.  Follow him on Twitter.  —  A rival general manager, upon hearing that the contract was for seven years, offered this reaction to Jayson Werth's signing with the Nationals:

Nationals sign Jayson Werth [UPDATED]  —  The Nationals have signed free agent outfielder Jayson Werth, according to a source, robbing the division rival Philadelphia Phillies of one of their best players and making stunning improvement to their immediate chances at contention.

Brewers trade for Marcum (updated)  —  By Tom Haudricourt of the Journal Sentinel  —  UPDATE: A SOURCE IN CANADA JUST TOLD ME THAT MINOR LEAGUE 2B BRETT LAWRIE IS IN THE DEAL FOR MARCUM.  HE IS LISTED BY BASEBALL AMERICA AS THE BREWERS' TOP MINOR LEAGUE PROSPECT.