Capsules of National League East teams, listed in order of finish last year:___Washington Nationals2017: 97-65, first place, lost to Cubs in NLDS.Manager: Dave Martinez (first season).He's Here: 1B-OF Matt Adams, C Miguel Montero, RHP Jeremy Hellickson, RHP Joaquin Benoit, INF Matt Reynolds.He's Outta Here: Manager Dusty Baker, LF Jayson Werth, 1B-LF Adam Lind, C Jose Lobaton, RHP Matt Albers.Projected Lineup: SS Trea Turner (.284, 11 HRs, 45 RBIs, 46 SBs in 98 games), LF Adam Eaton (.297, 2, 13 in 23 games), RF Bryce Harper (.319, 29, 87), 3B Anthony Rendon (.301, 25, 100, 41 2Bs), 2B Daniel Murphy (.322, 23, 93, 43 2Bs; expected to begin season on DL recovering from knee surgery), 1B Ryan Zimmerman (.303, 36, 108, 33 2Bs), CF Michael A. Taylor (.271, 19, 53), C Matt Wieters (.225, 10, 52).Rotation: RH Max Scherzer (16-6, 2.51 ERA, NL-high 268 Ks, 200 2/3 IP, 3rd Cy Young Award), RH Stephen Strasburg (15-4, 2.52, 204 Ks), LH Gio Gonzalez (15-9, 2.96, 79 walks), RH Tanner Roark (13-11,... [More]

Capsules of National League East teams, listed in order of finish last year:___Washington Nationals2017: 97-65, first place, lost to Cubs in NLDS.Manager: Dave Martinez (first season).He's Here: 1B-OF Matt Adams, C Miguel Montero, RHP Jeremy Hellickson, RHP Joaquin Benoit, INF Matt Reynolds.He's Outta Here: Manager Dusty Baker, LF Jayson Werth, 1B-LF Adam Lind, C Jose Lobaton, RHP Matt Albers.Projected Lineup: SS Trea Turner (.284, 11 HRs, 45 RBIs, 46 SBs in 98 games), LF Adam Eaton (.297, 2, 13 in 23 games), RF Bryce Harper (.319, 29, 87), 3B Anthony Rendon (.301, 25, 100, 41 2Bs), 2B Daniel Murphy (.322, 23, 93, 43 2Bs; expected to begin season on DL recovering from knee surgery), 1B Ryan Zimmerman (.303, 36, 108, 33 2Bs), CF Michael A. Taylor (.271, 19, 53), C Matt Wieters (.225, 10, 52).Rotation: RH Max Scherzer (16-6, 2.51 ERA, NL-high 268 Ks, 200 2/3 IP, 3rd Cy Young Award), RH Stephen Strasburg (15-4, 2.52, 204 Ks), LH Gio Gonzalez (15-9, 2.96, 79 walks), RH Tanner Roark (13-11,... [More]

Capsules of National League East teams, listed in order of finish last year:___Washington Nationals2017: 97-65, first place, lost to Cubs in NLDS.Manager: Dave Martinez (first season).He's Here: 1B-OF Matt Adams, C Miguel Montero, RHP Jeremy Hellickson, RHP Joaquin Benoit, INF Matt Reynolds.He's Outta Here: Manager Dusty Baker, LF Jayson Werth, 1B-LF Adam Lind, C Jose Lobaton, RHP Matt Albers.Projected Lineup: SS Trea Turner (.284, 11 HRs, 45 RBIs, 46 SBs in 98 games), LF Adam Eaton (.297, 2, 13 in 23 games), RF Bryce Harper (.319, 29, 87), 3B Anthony Rendon (.301, 25, 100, 41 2Bs), 2B Daniel Murphy (.322, 23, 93, 43 2Bs, expected to begin season on DL recovering from knee surgery), 1B Ryan Zimmerman (.303, 36, 108, 33 2Bs), CF Michael A. Taylor (.271, 19, 53), C Matt Wieters (.225, 10, 52).Rotation: RH Max Scherzer (16-6, 2.51 ERA, NL-high 268 Ks, 200 2/3 IP, 3rd Cy Young Award), RH Stephen Strasburg (15-4, 2.52, 204 Ks), LH Gio Gonzalez (15-9, 2.96, 79 walks), RH Tanner Roark (13-11,... [More]

A team-by-team look at the National League East entering spring training, including key players each club acquired and lost, and dates of the first workout for pitchers and catchers, and the full squad:___Washington NationalsManager: Dave Martinez (first season).2017: 97-65, first place, lost to Chicago Cubs in NLDS.Training Town: West Palm Beach, Florida.Park: The Ballpark of the Palm Beaches.First Workout: Feb. 16/21.He's Here: 1B-OF Matt Adams, C Miguel Montero.He's Outta Here: Manager Dusty Baker, LF Jayson Werth, C Jose Lobaton, 1B-LF Adam Lind, RHP Matt Albers.Going campin': It's become an all-too-familiar story for the Nationals and their fans: terrific regular season, followed by quick playoff exit, followed by a managerial change. Martinez will be the latest skipper to try to lead the club to postseason success — and GM Mike Rizzo has made it clear that ownership expects nothing less than a World Series championship. Martinez has been Joe Maddon's right-hand man with the Chicago... [More]

MIAMI (AP) — Outfielder-first baseman Scott Van Slyke has signed a minor league contract with the Miami Marlins after spending the past six seasons with the Los Angeles Dodgers.Right-handed pitchers Jumbo Diaz, Javy Guerra and Tyler Cloyd and left-hander Mike Kickham also signed minor league deals with the Marlins. All five players received invitations to spring training.Van Slyke batted .122 in 29 games last year. He's a career .242 hitter with 29 homers.Diaz went 1-4 with a 5.70 ERA in 31 games as a relief pitcher for Tampa Bay last season. Guerra has a 2.99 ERA in 169 games of relief over a seven-year career with four teams, including the Marlins last year.___More AP baseball: https://apnews.com/tag/MLBbaseball

RHP Jumbo Diaz, designated for assignment on Monday, cleared waivers and was outrighted to Triple-A Durham on Wednesday. He went 1-4 with a 5.70 ERA in 31 relief appearances for the Rays this season. Diaz had 28 strikeouts but also 15 walks 30 innings.

RHP Jumbo Diaz was designated for assignment. He went 1-4 with a 5.70 ERA in 31 relief appearances for the Rays this season. Diaz had 28 strikeouts but also 15 walks 30 innings.

RHP Jumbo Diaz struggled badly, given a chance to pitch in a high-leverage situation. He was one strike away from getting out of a two-on, no-out jam in the seventh, but gave up a two-run double, then a two-run home run. The Rays' bullpen remains a major weakness, and they should soon get Brad Boxberger back from the disabled list, perhaps at Diaz' expense.

RHP Jumbo Diaz (right arm fatigue) was activated from the 10-day DL and pitched a scoreless eighth inning to earn his fourth hold of the season. Diaz struck out one and gave up a hit while throwing 14 pitches (11 strikes).

RHP Jumbo Diaz (right arm fatigue) pitched a bullpen session before Thursday's game and could be activated over the weekend. Diaz was placed on the 10-day DL on May 29. He is 0-3 with a 5.49 ERA this season.

RHP Jumbo Diaz (right arm fatigue) pitched a scoreless inning for Class-A Port Charlotte on Tuesday. He gave up one hit and threw 11 pitches in the outing. Diaz was placed on the 10-day disabled list May 29. He is 0-3 with a 5.49 ERA this season.

RHP Jumbo Diaz pitched a scoreless inning for Class A Charlotte on Tuesday in his first rehab appearance. He went on the 10-day disabled list May 25 due to right arm fatigue.

RHP Jumbo Diaz was placed on the 10-day disabled list Thursday due to right arm fatigue. Diaz is 0-3 with a 5.49 ERA in 21 relief appearances this year. In his most recent outing, he gave up one run on two walks in one-third of an inning against the Angels on Monday.

RHP Jumbo Diaz dropped to 0-3, walking two batters to set up the heart of the Angels lineup in a tie game in the seventh inning Monday. His ERA is 5.49 now, but the Rays don't have their best arms healthy so they need him in high-leverage situations unfortunately.

RHP Jumbo Diaz was hit by a liner from Wilson Ramos in the eighth inning on Sunday. Diaz stayed in the game with the Reds trailing 12-1. He was later removed in the eighth after Ryan Zimmerman reached on a fielder' choice.

RHP Jumbo Diaz was recalled from Triple-A Louisville on Monday, filling the roster spot of RHP JC Ramirez, who was claimed off waivers by the Angels on Sunday. Diaz had a 10.50 ERA in his last seven games before being optioned but at Triple-A had a 0.75 ERA in 22 appearances. "We would love to see him pitch up here like he did at Triple-A. Who wouldn't?" Reds manager Bryan Price said. Diaz had 11 saves at Triple-A but again will be used in the middle innings with the Reds.

RHP Jumbo Diaz, RHP Keyvius Sampson and RHP Steve Delabar were all demoted on Sunday night. Diaz and Sampson were optioned to Triple-A Louisville while Delabar was designated for assignment. In corresponding moves, the Reds selected the contracts of RHP Dayan Diaz, RHP A.J. Morris and RHP Josh Smith and RHP Anthony DeScalfani (oblique strain) and CF Yorman Rodriguez (left hamstring strain) were transferred from the 15-day DL to the 60-day DL.

RHP Jumbo Diaz was optioned to Triple-A Louisville following Saturday's game. He pitched a scoreless eighth inning on Saturday with two walks and a wild pitch. Diaz was recalled on Wednesday.

RHP Jumbo Diaz was recalled from Triple-A Louisville on Wednesday. After being optioned to Triple-A on April 19, Diaz didn't allow run and fanned 15 in 10 innings. He worked primarily on his changeup while in the minors. But, on Wednesday his control was an issue with back to back walks which led to a run in the seventh. Diaz gave up a run but no hits in 1 1/3 innings.

RHP Jumbo Diaz was recalled from Triple-A Louisville on Wednesday.