Washington Nationals Trim Roster to 44

03/10/2008 -- The Washington Nationals today reassigned right-handed pitcher Collin Balester, right-handed pitcher Rob Bell, left-handed pitcher Eude Brito, right-handed pitcher Bobby Brownlie, right-handed pitcher Adam Carr, shortstop Ian Desmond, outfielder Jason Dubois, catcher Javier Herrera, first baseman Luis Jimenez, infielder Ed Rogers, right-handed pitcher Brian Sanches, left-handed pitcher Jason Stanford and right-handed pitcher Dennis Tankersley to minor-league camp. The Nationals also optioned outfielder Rogeravin Bernadina to Double-A Harrisburg, right-handed pitcher Tyler Clippard to Triple-A Columbus, left-handed pitcher Ross Detwiler to Single-A Potomac, outfielder Justin Maxwell to Double-A Harrisburg, right-handed pitcher Garrett Mock and first baseman Josh Whitesell to Triple-A Columbus.

In addition, the Washington Nationals released catcher Chad Moeller unconditionally. Nationals Senior Vice President and General Manager Jim Bowden made the announcements.

With the moves, Washington's spring roster-which stood at 62-currently stands at 44.

Source: MLB

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