(33) (43) LHP Brett Oberholtzer [0-0, 4.50] | RHP Tanner Roark [0-0, 0.00] Friday, March 7 l Game #8 / Home Game #4 l Space Coast Stadium l Viera, FL

NATIONALS WIRE TODAY’S OPPONENT PLUSH PITCHING CONTINUES IN 32 SETBACK AT ATLANTA HOUSTON ASTROS The Braves nipped the Nationals, 3-2, on Thursday at Champion Stadium as Jordan The Nationals and Astros meet 5 times this Spring (3 in Viera, 2 in Kis- Zimmermann fi red 3.0 scoreless innings in his 2nd Grapefruit League start...Zimmer- simmee)...although HOU switched to the last sea- mann scattered 2 hits and a walk, and became the fi rst Nationals to work son, the Nationals will visit Minute Maid Park for a 2-game interleague more than 2.0 innings this spring...down 2-0 in the 9th, homered and 5 series, April 29-30...Bo Porter spent 2 seasons (2011 and ‘12) as Nation- batters later, Michael Taylor laced a 2-out game-tying RBI single to temporarily tie. als third base before being hired for his fi rst managerial post in • Zimmermann’s eff ort lowered ERA of Nationals starters to 3.31 (6 ER/16.1 IP). Houston last season...Space Coast Stadium and Osceola County Sta- dium are separated 57 miles by car. MEET MATT WILLIAMS Matt Williams, 48, was named the 5th fi eld of the Nationals on Oct. 31, THE YEAR THAT WAS 2013...the managerial position is the fi rst of his career...he joins the Nationals or- ganization after spending the previous 4 seasons on Kirk Gibson’s coaching staff 2013 IN REVIEW in ARI, the last 3 as third base coach...Williams .268 (1878-for-7000) with 338 The Nationals were not able to gain entry into MLB’s postseason, but doubles, 378 homers, 1218 RBI and 997 runs scored in 1866 games spanning 17 deco- they did win 86 games in ’s fi nal season at the helm... rated seasons with the D-Backs (1998-03), Indians (1997) and Giants (1987-96)...Wil- the Nationals won 24 of their fi nal 32 contests to make things interest- liams was a 5-time All-Star (1990, ‘94-96, ‘99) and a 4-time recipient of the Rawlings ing, but ultimately fi nished 4.0 off the pace for an NL Wild Card berth... Gold Glove (1991, ‘93-94, ‘97) and Louisville Slugger Silver Slugger (1990, ‘93-94, ‘97) with 98 and 86 wins the last 2 seasons, the Nationals posted consecu- awards...his 359 career home runs as a third baseman ranks 5th on the all-time list tive winning campaigns for the fi rst time in franchise annals since the (Mike Schmidt 509, Eddie Matthews 486, Chipper Jones 389, Graig Nettles 368). Expos notched back-to-back 83-79 campaigns in 2002 and ‘03...the last • Williams’ teams posted winning records 11 times in 17 seasons as a player...he time a DC-based club registered as many as 2 straight winning seasons reached the postseason on 6 occasions, won 3 pennants and claimed a World was from 1930-33 (4 consecutive winning seasons: 94-60 in ‘30, 92-62 Championship as a member of the 2001 D-Backs...played in 51 postseason in ‘31, 93-61 in ‘32, 99-53 in ‘33)...the ‘13 Nationals employed the servic- games/18 contests...sports previous managerial experience gained es of 44 players, including 21 , 10 of which started at least one with the Salt River Rafters (AFL division title, ‘12) and the Double-A Mobile Bay- game...24 players last season were aged 27 or younger...when scoring Bears (skippered fi nal 5 weeks of ‘07)...Williams’ baseball DNA traces back to his 3 or more runs, the ‘13 Nationals went 78-19 and posted an MLB-best grandfather, OF Bert Griffi th, who was a member of the ‘24 World Champion AL .804 winning percentage...8 players made big league debuts in 2013: Nationals...born in Bishop, CA...native of Carson City, NV...is a UNLV alum. Erik Davis (June 2 at ATL), Taylor Jordan (June 29 at NYM), Nathan Karns (May 28 vs. BAL), Jeff Kobernus (May 25 vs. PHI), Ian Krol (June CAMP MATT 5 vs. NYM), (April 21 at NYM), Tanner Roark (Aug. The Nationals have 63 players in camp, including RHP Erik Davis (60-Day DL, Feb. 13, 7 vs. ATL), Zach Walters (Sept. 6 at MIA)..., Jordan Zim- right elbow strain)...the Nationals big league camp includes 33 pitchers (23 RHP, 10 mermann, Davey Johnson and Head Athletic Trainer Lee Kuntz repre- LHP), 7 (3 switch hitters), 14 infi elders and 9 outfi elders. sented Washington and the Nationals at the 84th MLB All-Star Game at Citi Field...5 Nationals hit 20 or more home runs in 2013: Ryan Zim- NEW FACES ABOUND merman (26), Jayson Werth (25), (20), Adam LaRoche 17 of the 63 players in Nationals camp have joined the organization since the end (20) and Bryce Harper (20)...’s 19 wins tied STL’s of ‘13: RHP Gabriel Alfaro, RHP Luis Ayala, RHP Manny Delcarmen, RHP , Adam Wainwright for the NL lead...Jayson Werth was the only Nation- LHP Michael Gonzalez, RHP Clay Hensley, RHP Josh Roenicke, RHP Daniel Stange, al Leaguer to rank among NL’s top 5 in batting (5th, 3.18), OBP (5th, LHP Jerry Blevins, LHP Felipe Rivero, C Koyie Hill, C Jose Lobaton, C Chris Snyder, .398), slugging percentage (3rd, .532) and OPS (3rd, .931)...Denard INF Jamey Carroll, INF Mike Fontenot, 1B Brock Peterson and OF Nate McLouth. Span’s 29-game hit streak (Aug. 17-Sept. 18) was MLB’s longest of the • Beyond those, 12 others are enjoying their fi rst big league camp in Viera (RHP 2013 campaign... hit 3 homers in a 9-6 loss, May 29 at Aaron Barrett, RHP A.J. Cole, RHP Taylor Jordan, RHP , LHP Xavier Oriole Park...Ian Desmond (.280, 38 2B, 20 HR, 80 RBI, 21 SB) claimed Cedeno, LHP Tyler Robertson, LHP Danny Rosenbaum, LHP Sammy Solis, C Jeff his 2nd straight Louisville Slugger Silver Slugger for NL . Howell, OF , OF Steven Souza Jr., OF Michael A. Taylor). • The .550 winning percentage (420-344) posted by the Nationals’ minor-league system in 2013 ranked 3rd among MLB’s 30 franchis- es behind only SFG (.574) and HOU (.569). RIZZO’S BUSY OFFSEASON The additions of RHP Doug Fister, OF Nate McLouth, LHP Jerry Blevins and C Jose Lobaton highlight the off season of Nationals President of Baseball Operations TRANSACTION TRACKER and General Manager Mike Rizzo...the acquisitions of Fister (Dec. 2, from DET for 201314 TRANSACTIONS INF Steve Lombardozzi, LHP Ian Krol, LHP ), McLouth (signed as a free 1/9 .....Agreed to terms with INF Jamey Carroll and INF Mike Fontenot on minor-league agent on Dec. 12) and Blevins (Dec. 11, from OAK for OF Billy Burns) all came within a contracts with invitations to Major League Spring Training. 10-day span from Dec. 2-12...2 months later, on Feb. 13, Rizzo acquired Lobaton, LHP 1/10....Agreed to terms with RHP on a ‘14 contract, thus avoiding arbitra- tion. Felipe Rivero and OF Drew Vettleson from TBR in exchange for RHP Nate Karns. 1/16....Agreed to terms with LHP on a ‘14 contract, thus avoiding arbitration. 1/17 ....Agreed to terms on 2-year contracts with SS Ian Desmond and RHP Jordan Zimmer- mann, thus avoiding arbitration...agreed to terms on ‘14 contracts with RHP Drew 3 ORIGINAL NATIONALS IN CAMP Storen, C Wilson Ramos and LHP Jerry Blevins, thus avoiding arbitration. 3 inaugural-season Nationals are vying for spots on Washington’s 10th Opening Day 2/1 .....Agreed to terms with RHP Doug Fister on a ‘14 contract, thus avoiding arbitration. roster: RHP Luis Ayala (8-7, 22 holds, 2.66 ERA in ‘05), INF Jamey Carroll (.251, 22 RBI, 2/5 .....Agreed to terms with C Koyie Hill on a minor-league contract with an invitation to Major League Spring Training. 113 games) and 3B Ryan Zimmerman (.397, 10 doubles, 20 late-season contests)... 2/7 .....Agreed to terms with RHP Luis Ayala on a minor-league contract with an invitation beyond the aforementioned 3 in Viera, the only ‘05 Nationals that remain active are to Major League Spring Training. 2/10 ...Agreed to terms with RHP on a ‘14 contract, thus avoiding arbitration. Tony Blanco (Japan), Marlon Byrd (PHI), Endy Chavez (SEA), Brendan Harris (LAD), 2/13 ...Acquired C Jose Lobaton, OF Drew Vettleson and LHP Felipe Rivero from TBR in Gary Majewski (independent ball), Tomo Ohka (TOR) and Jon Rauch (KCR). exchange for RHP Nathan Karns...placed RHP Erik Davis on the 60-Day DL (right elbow sprain). 2/14 ...Agreed to terms with RHP Josh Roenicke on a minor-league contract with an invita- INSTANT REPLAY tion to Major League Spring Training. Here is a list of Nationals Spring Training games during which instant replay will be 2/26 ...Agreed to terms on ‘14 contracts with INF Danny Espinosa, RHP Ryan Mattheus, 1B/ OF Tyler Moore, LHP Xavier Cedeno, RHP Tanner Roark, RHP Taylor Jordan, C Jhona- available: (Wed.) March 12 at HOU, (Sun.) March 16 vs. DET, (Fri.) March 21 at STL, tan Solano, RHP Erik Davis, OF Eury Perez, RHP Christian Garcia, INF Jeff Kobernus, (Sun.) March 23 at NYM, (Tue.) March 25 vs. NYM and (Sat.) March 29 vs. DET in DC. C Sandy Leon, INF Zach Walters, RHP Aaron Barrett, LHP Sammy Solis, OF Steven Souza Jr. and OF Michael A. Taylor. • Games being made up due to rain outs will not have instant replay. 3/4 ....Agreed to terms with LHP Michael Gonzalez on a minor-league contract with an invitation to Major League Spring Training. WINTER BALL WONDERS The following Nationals played winter ball: C Wilson Ramos (.309, 4 HR, 18 RBI, 30 G for Aragua/VWL), OF Michael Taylor (.365, 3 HR, 10 RBI, 36 G for Mayaguez/ TODAY’S STARTING PITCHER PRWL), INF Zach Walters (.240, 3 HR, 6 RBI, 15 G for Margarita/VWL), C Sandy Leon ROARK, Tanner (RHP) #57 (.353, 2 HR, 15 RBI, 38 G/Zulia in VWL), LHP Xavier Cedeno (0-2, 4 SV, 2.49 ERA, 19 G Righthander looks to build on breakout 2013 campaign...profi les as ei- for Santurce/PRWL), RHP Manny Delcarmen (0-2, 1.88 ERA, 12 G for Licey/Domini- ther a starting pitcher or a long-reliever...advanced steadily through can Winter League), LHP Danny Rosenbaum (2-2, 4.28 ERA, 7/6 G/GS for Margarita/ Washington’s system since being acquired from TEX in July 2010 as VWL), RHP Gabriel Alfaro (3-1, 5.14 ERA, 24 G for Magallanes/VWL). part of Cristian Guzman deal...joined the Nationals late last season, but earned glowing reviews, fi nishing 7-1 with 1.51 ERA in 14/5 G/GS...start- EXPOS DNA ABOUND ed 7-0 and became the fi rst/only National to win fi rst 7 decisions in a Although Ian Desmond is the franchise’s last continuous player to be drafted by the single season...allowed only one home (Carlos Beltran, 2-run shot, Expos, there are no fewer than 2 players (Jamey Carroll ‘02-04, Luis Ayala ‘03-04), 4 Sept. 23 at Busch Stadium) in 53.2 big league innings...before stint in coaches ( ‘98, Randy Knorr ‘01, Rick Schu ‘96, Tony Tarasco ‘95) and one Washington, went 9-3 with 4 holds, 2 saves and 3.15 ERA in 33 games/11 instructor (Livan Hernandez ‘03-04) in Nationals camp who played for Montreal. starts with Syracuse...led the in WHIP (0.99).

UPCOMING SCHEDULE & PROABABLE PITCHERS DATE GAME TIME OPPONENT NATIONALS STARTER / PROBABLES OPPONENTS STARTER / PROBABLES Fri., March 7 1:05 p.m. vs. Houston RHP Tanner Roark, LHP Jerry Blevins LHP Brett Oberholtzer, RHP Jerome Williams Sat., March 8 1:05 p.m. vs. Atlanta LHP Ross Detwiler, RHP Chris Young RHP David Hale, RHP Juan Jamie, RHP Yunesky Maya 1:05 p.m. at St. Louis RHP Taylor Jordan, RHP A.J. Cole RHP ‘14 WASHINGTON NATIONALS SPRING TRAINING SCHEDULE (All games times 1:05 unless noted) NAME PRONUNCIATIONS Gabriel Alfaro ...... Gah-bree-el AL-far-oh DAY DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TV / RADIO | RESULT (REC.) Jerry Blevins ...... BLEH-vins Friday Febru. 28 Port St. Lucie, FL W5-4 (W-Delcarman, SV-Robertson) Jamey Carroll ...... JAY-mee KAIR-uhl Saturday March 1 Viera, FL W1615 (WRivero, SVAyala) Xavier Cedeno ...... ZAY-vee-er suh-DAY-nyoh Tyler Clippard ...... KLI-perd Sunday March 2 Viera, FL W103 (WStammen, HSolis) Manny Delcarmen ....MA-nee dehl-KAHR-mehn Monday March 3 Tampa, FL L2-4 (L-Detwiler) Ian Desmond ...... EE-in DEHZ-mund Ross Detwiler ...... rahs DET-wiy-ler Tuesday March 4 Atlanta Braves Orlando, FL L4-8 (L-Ayala) Danny Espinosa...... ehs-pi-NOH-zuh Wednesday March 5 New York Mets Viera, FL W115 (WHensley) Doug Fister ...... duhg FI-ster Mike Fontenot ...... miyk FAHN-ten-oh Thursday March 6 Atlanta Braves (6:05p) Orlando, FL L2-3 (L-Rosenbaum) Christian Garcia ...... KRIS-chuhn gahr-SEE-uh Friday March 7 Houston Astros Viera, FL WJFK 1580 AM / WFED AM Gio Gonzalez ...... JEE-oh guhn-ZAH-lehz Saturday March 8 Atlanta Braves Viera, FL WJFK 1580 AM / WFED AM Scott Hairston ...... skot HAIR-stin Bryce Harper ...... briys HAHR-per St. Louis Cardinals Jupiter, FL Clay Hensley ...... HEHNZ-lee Sunday March 9 St. Louis Cardinals Viera, FL MASN / 106.7 THE FAN Nathan Karns ...... NAY-thin kahrns Jeff Kobernus ...... jehf koh-BER-nuhs Monday March 10 Houston Astros (6:05p) Viera, FL WJFK 1580 AM Adam LaRoche ...... lah-ROHSH Tuesday March 11 New York Yankees Viera, FL MASN Sandy Leon ...... SAN-dee lee-OHN Jose Lobaton ...... hoh-ZAY LOH-buh-tohn Wednesday March 12 Atlanta Braves Orlando, FL Ryan Mattheus ...... MATH-yooz Houston Astros Kissimmee, FL Nate McLouth ...... nayt mik-LOWTH Thursday March 13 New York Mets Viera, FL Ross Ohlendorf ...... rahs OH-lehn-doerf Eury Perez ...... eh-OOR-ee PAIR-ehz Friday March 14 Lakeland, FL Brock Peterson ...... brahk PEE-ter-suhn Saturday March 15 Miami Marlins Jupiter, FL ...... purk Wilson Ramos ...... RAH-mohs Sunday March 16 Detroit Tigers Viera, FL MASN Anthony Rendon ...... RHEN-dohn Houston Astros Kissimmee, FL Will Rhymes ...... riyms Tanner Roark ...... Tah-NER ro-ARK Monday March 17 Detroit Tigers Lakeland, FL Tyler Robertson ...... TIY-ler RAH-bert-suhn Tuesday March 18 *** OFF DAY *** Danny Rosenbaum ...... ROSE-en-bahm Matt Skole ...... skoal Wednesday March 19 Houston Astros (6:05p) Viera, FL MASN Chris Snyder ...... SNIY-der Thursday March 20 Detroit Tigers Viera, FL WJFK 1580 AM / WFED AM Jhonatan Solano ...... jah-nuh-TIN soh-LAH-no Friday March 21 St. Louis Cardinals Jupiter, FL Sammy Solis ...... SO-leyss ...... rah-FIY-yehl soer-ee-AH-noh Saturday March 22 Miami Marlins Viera, FL 106.7 THE FAN Steven Souza ...... SEU-zah Sunday March 23 New York Mets (1:10p) Port St. Lucie, FL 106.7 THE FAN Denard Span ...... di-NAHRD span Craig Stammen ...... krehg STAH-mehn Monday March 24 Miami Marlins Jupiter, FL Daniel Stange ...... stang Tuesday March 25 New York Mets Viera, FL MASN ...... droo STOER-in Stephen Strasburg ...... STEE-vin STRAHS-berg Wednesday March 26 St. Louis Cardinals Jupiter, FL ESPN Blake Treinen ...... TRI-nehn Thursday March 27 New York Mets (12:10p) Port St. Lucie, FL ESPN Jayson Werth ...... JAY-sin werth Friday March 28 *** OFF DAY *** Chris Young ...... kris yuhng Ryan Zimmerman ...... RIY-in ZI-mer-min Saturday March 29 Detroit Tigers (2:05p) Washington, DC MASN / WJFK 1580 AM Jordan Zimmermann ...... JOER-din ZI-mer-min

2014 SPRING TRAINING PITCHING LOGS ALFARO, Gabriel (RHP) #60 DELCARMEN, Manny (RHP) #17 MATTHEUS, Ryan (RHP) #52 SOLIS, Sammy (LHP) #44 DATE IP H R ER BB SO DATE IP H R ER BB SO DATE IP H R ER BB SO DATE IP H R ER BB SO 3/2 v. MIA 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 2/28 @ NYM [W] 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 TBD 3/2 v. MIA [H] 2.0 3 0 0 0 0 3/5 v. NYM 1.0 2 1 1 0 2 3/3 @ NYY 1.0 1 0 0 0 1

OHLENDORF, Ross (RHP) #43 SORIANO, Rafael (RHP) #29 AYALA, Luis (RHP) #56 DETWILER, Ross (LHP) #48 DATE IP H R ER BB SO DATE IP H R ER BB SO DATE IP H R ER BB SO DATE IP H R ER BB SO 3/6 @ ATL 0.0 3 2 2 1 0 TBD 3/1 v. ATL [SV] 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 3/3 @ NYY [L] 1.1 5 4 3 0 3 3/4 @ ATL [L] 0.1 2 4 4 2 0 PURKE, Matt (LHP) #50 STAMMEN, Craig (RHP) #35 FISTER, Doug (RHP) #58 DATE IP H R ER BB SO DATE IP H R ER BB SO BARRETT, Aaron (RHP) #30 DATE IP H R ER BB SO 3/1 v. ATL 1.1 4 4 4 2 1 3/2 v. MIA [W] 1.0 2 1 1 2 0 DATE IP H R ER BB SO 3/2 v. MIA 2.0 2 1 1 1 2 3/5 v. NYM 2.0 5 3 3 1 2 3/5 v. NYM 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 2/28 @ NYM 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 3/3 @ NYY 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 3/6 @ ATL 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 GARCIA, Christian (RHP) #71 ROARK, Tanner (RHP) #57 STANGE, Daniel (RHP) #33 DATE IP H R ER BB SO DATE IP H R ER BB SO DATE IP H R ER BB SO 2/28 @ NYM 1.0 4 4 4 0 0 3/3 @ NYY 2.0 2 0 0 0 o TBD BLEVINS, Jerry (LHP) #13 3/3 @ NYY 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 DATE IP H R ER BB SO 3/2 v. MIA 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 RIVERO, Felipe (LHP) #73 STOREN, Drew (RHP) #22 3/5 v. NYM 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 GONZALEZ, Gio (LHP) #47 DATE IP H R ER BB SO DATE IP H R ER BB SO DATE IP H R ER BB SO 3/1 v. ATL [W] 1.0 3 1 1 0 0 3/4 @ ATL [BS] 1.0 1 2 2 2 0 3/5 v. NYM 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 3/6 @ ATL 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 CLIPPARD, Tyler (RHP) #36 DATE IP H R ER BB SO STRASBURG, Stephen (RHP) #37 3/5 v. NYM 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 GONZALEZ, Michael (LHP) #75 ROBERTSON, Tyler (LHP) #45 DATE IP H R ER BB SO DATE IP H R ER BB SO DATE IP H R ER BB SO 3/4 @ ATL 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 TBD 2/28 @ NYM [SV] 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 CEDENO, Xavier (LHP) #31 DATE IP H R ER BB SO TREINEN, Blake (RHP) #55 2/28 @ NYM 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 HENSLEY, Clay (RHP) #46 ROENICKE, Josh (RHP) #74 DATE IP H R ER BB SO 3/3 @ NYY 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 DATE IP H R ER BB SO DATE IP H R ER BB SO 3/1 v. ATL 1.0 6 6 4 0 2 3/6 @ ATL 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 3/1 v. ATL [H] 1.1 4 0 0 1 0 3/1 v. ATL 0.2 6 4 4 0 0 3/6 @ ATL 2.0 3 0 0 1 2 3/5 v. NYM [W] 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 3/4 @ ATL 0.2 1 0 0 0 0

COLE, A.J. (RHP) #69 YOUNG, Chris (RHP) #55 DATE IP H R ER BB SO JORDAN, Taylor (RHP) #38 ROSENBAUM, Danny (LHP) #65 DATE IP H R ER BB SO 2/28 @ NYM 2.0 3 0 0 0 2 DATE IP H R ER BB SO DATE IP H R ER BB SO 3/2 v. MIA 2.0 2 1 1 2 1 3/4 @ ATL [H] 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 2/28 @ NYM 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 3/3 @ NYY 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 3/4 @ ATL 2.0 5 2 2 0 3 3/6 @ ATL [L] 0.2 1 1 1 1 1

NATIONALS TOP PROSPECTS NATIONALS BIG LEAGUE COACHING STAFF PER PER BASEBALL PROSPECTUS 2014 POSITION WHERE IN ‘13 1. , RHP 1. Lucas Giolito, RHP Bob Henley Third Base Coach Nationals Field Coord. 2 . A.J. Cole, RHP 2 . A.J. Cole, RHP Randy Knorr Bench Coach Nationals Bench Coach 3 . Brian Goodwin, OF 3 . Brian Goodwin, OF Matt LeCroy Bullpen Coach Double-A Harrisburg Mgr. 4. Matt Skole, 1B/3B 4. Michael Taylor, OF Steve McCatty Pitching Coach Nationals Pitching Coach 5. Sammy Solis, LHP 5. Jake Johansen, RHP Rick Schu Hitting Coach Nationals Hitting Coach 6. Michael Taylor, OF 6. Jefry Rodriguez, RHP Tony Tarasco First Base Coach Nationals FIrst Base Coach 7 . Jake Johansen, RHP 7. Matt Skole, 1b/3b Mark Weidemaier Defensive Coordinator/ ARI’s Advance Scout 8 . Steven Souza, OF 8. Pedro Severino, C Advance Coach 9. Matt Purke, LHP 9. Drew Vettleson, of NOTE: 3 of the Williams’ 7 coaches were MLB catchers (Henley, Knorr, 10. Tony Renda, 2B 10. Drew Ward, 3B LeCroy)...4 are fromer Expos (Henley, Knorr, Schu, Tarasco).