Washington Nationals

Washington, DC (Sports Network) - The Washington Nationals have finalized their coaching staff for Jim Riggleman, who was officially named manager last Thursday after serving in an interim role for the second half of this past season.

By Bill Ladson Tim Foli is expected to be a quality control coach with the Nationals, according to manager Jim Riggleman. Foli, who is considered one of the best teachers in the organization, will also help develop players in the Minor Leagues. Nats to name Foli quality control coach

By Mark Zuckerman The Washington Times The Washington Nationals hired John McLaren as bench coach, the first staff change since Jim Riggleman took over as permanent manager, a club source confirmed. McLaren, 58, was manager of the Seattle Mariners in 2007 and 2008, posting a combined 68-88 record before getting fired and rep...

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By Ben Nicholson-Smith The Nationals are considering a number of options up the middle. Here's the latest: MLB.com's Bill Ladson expects the Nationals to try trading Cristian Guzman this offseason. It won't be easy, given his $8MM salary. Manager Jim Riggleman likes Ian Desmond, but others within the organizati...

By Screech's Best Friend(noreply@blogger.com) Question: If you are comfortable moving Guzman to second base with a spring training behind him, how comfortable are you with investing in Ian Desmond at shortstop and Jesus Flores behind the plate—even though he has been often injured?

Jim Riggleman officially became the Washington Nationals' full-time manager Thursday when the 57-year-old Rockville native was reintroduced during a news conference at Nationals Park. The path that led to this quiet, veteran baseball man getting the "interim" label stripped from h...

By WFY(noreply@blogger.com) Riggleman, a Rockville, Md. native, considers the Nats and D.C.'s team during his childhood, the Washington Senators to be the same. He says this a dream come true. Let's hope the Nats are not as bad as the Senators for much longer. Washington Nationals, Nats, Jim Riggleman©MMIX William F. Yuras...

By Screech's Best Friend(noreply@blogger.com) With that, here is the complete transcript from the announcement ceremony of Jim Riggleman being named Field Manager of Our Washington Nationals. No longer will he wear the "Interim" title. Question: What are some of the things you learned along the way—since this is your fourth Major Lea...

By Bill Ladson Jim Riggleman has the support of his players as he begins his tenure as the Nationals' permanent manager. Nationals give Riggleman respect, support

By Associated Press The Nationals are sticking with Jim Riggleman after promoting him from bench coach midway through last season, announcing at a news conference Thursday that he'll be their manager in 2010.

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By Bill Ladson Now that he is the full-time manager of the Nationals, Jim Riggleman has come to the conclusion that shortstop Cristian Guzman should be a second baseman for the team. Riggleman: Guzman a second baseman

The Washington Nationals formally introduced — make that re-introduced — Jim Riggleman as the team's manager on Wednesday afternoon, removing the interim status he held since July. The 57-year-old Rockville native, who grew up a Senators fan, called this his "dream" job. "This has been...

By Barry M. Bloom Despite having what he called "a great interview" with general manager Mike Rizzo, Bobby Valentine was surprised when the Nationals chose Jim Riggleman, removing the interim tag from his manager's title on Thursday. Valentine moving on after Nats' decision

The Washington Nationals selected Jim Riggleman as their 2010 manager, promoting the former interim skipper to the full-time position. Riggleman was informed of the decision Wednesday, according to multiple club sources. A news conference is scheduled for Thursday afternoon to anno...

By By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON (AP) -- No more interim tag for Jim Riggleman: He is going to be the Washington Nationals' full-fledged manager in 2010.

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By WFY(noreply@blogger.com) In seemingly another PR blunder, the Washington Nationals stepped on the news of Ryan Zimmerman's first gold glove win by announcing that Jim Riggleman would be retained as manager after serving in the role of the interim manager since the All-Star break last year. More on that later with...

By Farid Rushdi True, in 10 seasons as a major league manager, Riggleman has a 555-694 record, a .444 winning percentage. But eight of those seasons were as manager of the San Diego Padres and Chicago Cubs, teams that don’t exactly have a history of winning baseball.

By Adam Bernacchio According to SI.com’s Jon Heyman via Twitter, the Washington Nationals are expected to name Jim Riggleman as manager. Seattle Mariners, 2008: 36-54, .400 winning percentage Washington Nationals, 2009: 33-42, .440 winning percentage

The Washington Nationals are sticking with Jim Riggleman, dropping his interim tag and making him their manager for 2010, two people in baseball familiar with the team's plans told The Associated Press on Wednesday.

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By ESPN.com news services Jim Riggleman will be the Washington Nationals manager for 2010, a source told ESPN's Tim Kurkjian.

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By Luke Adams The Washington Nationals will bring back interim manager Jim Riggleman in 2010, according to Jim Bowden of FOX Sports (via Twitter). Bowden does not have any specific details yet, but says "it is done." Riggleman took over the as the Nationals' skipper halfway through 2009, leading the cl...

By Bill Ladson The Nationals have decided to name Jim Riggleman the permanent manager, according to a baseball source. The news comes five months after he was named the interim skipper, replacing Manny Acta. Riggleman hired as Nationals manager

By By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Washington Nationals are sticking with Jim Riggleman, dropping his interim tag and making him their manager for 2010, two people in baseball familiar with the team's plans told The Associated Press on Wednesday.

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The Washington Nationals are reportedly down to two finalists for the Manager position.   It appears the Nationals are trying to decide between interim-Manager Jim Riggleman and Bobby Valentine. The Nats’ quiet but steady pursuit of some manager who can actually guide them to a season o...

By Bill Ladson Nationals interim manager Jim Riggleman doesn't know if he'll be at the helm on a permanent basis, but he indicated a decision will be made after the General Managers Meetings. Riggleman: Nats to decide soon

By WFY(noreply@blogger.com) Don Mattingly, bench coach of the Los Angeles Dodgers, has removed himself from consideration as next Washington Nationals manager. Given that the Nats have recently supplied Riggleman with "new electronic equipment" it seems they have the intention of keeping him around. The knock on...

By Mark Zuckerman and Ben Goessling THE WASHINGTON TIMES The Washington Nationals are expected to name their manager in the next week, and after Don Mattingly removed himself from consideration, it appears Jim Riggleman has an inside track toward retaining the job he held on an interim basis during the second half of the season. General manage...

By Howard Megdal The incomparable Thomas Boswell answers questions on a variety of subjects, including his belief that Jim Riggleman will return as manager of the Nationals next year. As Boswell puts it, "Has any manager in history ever not been retained after he improved a team's winning percentage by .1...

By Luke Adams Byron Kerr of MASN.com spoke to Washington Nationals interim manager Jim Riggleman, who is the favorite to manage the team in 2010, according to Jon Heyman. A few highlights of the conversation.... Riggleman indicates that the Nationals' managerial hunt is working around the playoff schedu...

By Ed Chigliak Is Bowden to be believed? Donnie Baseball in DC? Duncan sans La Russa? Ned Yost has time in Atlanta that overlaps with Stan Kasten's tenure as team President of the Braves...and he played 5 games with the Montreal Expos?...(which matters to some)...Jim Riggleman might have earned the player's tru...

By Ed Chigliak about : Washington Nationals manager Jim Riggleman walks across the field during a baseball game against the New York Mets, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2009, in Washington. The Nationals won 7-4. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) • "More Jim Riggleman/Washington Nationals' Manager Talk...Weekly...

By WFY(noreply@blogger.com) The Nats don't know what to do with Ian Desmond. In nine major league games Desmond has played second base five times. He had been a shortstop during his time in the minors, but is getting a look elsewhere. Jim Riggleman thinks he might be best in centerfield. Desmond can make great plays in the in...

Washington has won five straight and 11 of its last 16 games. That new-manager bump the club expected when Jim Riggleman replaced Manny Acta over the All-Star break seems to have taken hold after Riggleman lost his first five games out of the gate. 

By Screech's Best Friend(noreply@blogger.com) Here is the complete press conference held today beginning at 11:30AM at Nationals Park, in the media interview room. The announcement where Manny Acta was fired as Manager of Our Washington Nationals--replaced on an interim basis by Jim Riggleman. Senior Director of Baseball Media Rel...