After Traveling, Nats Sign Four Venezuelan Teenagers – The Post
The Nats signed four Venezuelan prospects yesterday.
Yesterday’s bounty included Sandy Leon, a 17-year-old switch-hitting catcher; 16-year-old shortstop Adrian Sanchez, also a switch hitter; 17-year-old center fielder Jesus Morales; and 6-foot-4 first baseman Juan Urdaneta, who also is 17.
Scouting director Dana Brown sung the praises of Leon:
“When you get a switch-hitting catcher who has a chance to be an everyday big league player . . . those kind of guys don’t come along every day,” Brown said of Leon. “We’re thrilled about that.”
More from The Free Lance-Star: Nats ink Venezuelan quartet
Fenty Nominates Morris – The Post
Vince Morris, the former spokesman for former mayor Anthony Williams, has been nominated for a spot on the D.C. Sports and Entertainment Commission by Mayor Adrian Fenty. Also, Mark H. Tuohey, chairman during the Williams adminstration is out, replaced by Matthew Cutts, a local lawyer.
Their first order of business ought to be redirecting www.dcsec.com to the new site www.washdcsports.com. I blogged about that on Metroblogging DC yesterday; MissChatter found the new address.
Nationals set to add vet Womack – nationals.com
Is Robert Fick looking over his shoulder? The Nats are probably going to add journeyman Tony Womack. An upside in this is that it would reunite Womack with hitting coach Mitchell Page. Womack’s best season at the plate, 2004, came under Page’s watch when they were both in St. Louis.
By the way, there are a lot of great enterprise pieces in the Natmosphere lately. I’ll try to link to all of them very soon.