“Though Jorge López is a decent enough addition, the Nationals can't lose in adding another closer candidate to their bullpen," he wrote. One of ... the addition of Lopez was a nice move ...

Ogasawara, who has kept his ERA under 3.15 in two of his last three seasons in Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball ...

Kenley Jansen was the Dodgers' primary closer for 10 years, perhaps the greatest ninth-inning reliever in franchise history.

Aside from Minter, the Mets are set to enter spring training with Edwin Diaz, Reed Garrett, Dedniel Nunez, Jose Butto (provided he is not considered for starting duty) and Sean Reid-Foley as the top ...

President of baseball operations Mike Rizzo spoke to reporters (including Mark Zuckerman of MASN and Spencer Nausbaum of the ...

The Nationals have added a recent All-Star to their bullpen. Washington signed right-handed reliever Jorge López to a one-year deal on Saturday. A source told MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand that López’s ...

(January 17) Jorge Lopez, who signed with the Nationals, has the requisite experience to probably emerge from what might be a spring training closer competition. (January 11) All indications are ...

Washington will pay the Dragons a $700,000 release fee. Ogasawara was 5-11 with a 3.12 ERA in 24 games and 144 1/3 innings last season, striking out 82 and walking 22.

The Washington Nationals took a walk on the wild side by signing a pitcher that seldom walks many. Shinnosuke Ogasawara, 27, has a 54-72 career record, doesn’t throw very hard, and had a losing ...