Washington Nationals Finalize Opening Night 25-Man Roster
By admin - Posted on March 28th, 2008
03/26/2008 -- The Washington Nationals today placed catcher Johnny Estrada on the 15-Day Disabled List (right elbow), retroactive to March 21. The Nationals then optioned left-handed pitcher John Lannan and right-handed pitcher Chris Schroder to Columbus of the Triple-A International League. The club also outrighted outfielder Ryan Langerhans and reassigned infielder Pete Orr to Columbus. Nationals Senior Vice President and General Manager Jim Bowden made the announcements.
With these moves, the Washington Nationals' current active roster stands at 25 and consists of:
PITCHERS (11 / 3 LHP, 8 RHP)
LHP Matt Chico
LHP Ray King
LHP Odalis Perez
RHP Luis Ayala
RHP Jason Bergmann
RHP Jesus Colome
RHP Chad Cordero
RHP Joel Hanrahan
RHP Jon Rauch
RHP Tim Redding
RHP Saul Rivera
CATCHERS (2)
C Jesus Flores
C Paul Lo Duca
INFIELDERS (7)
INF Aaron Boone
2B Ronnie Belliard
SS Cristian Guzman
1B Nick Johnson
1B Dmitri Young
INF Felipe Lopez
3B Ryan Zimmerman
OUTFIELDERS (5)
OF Elijah Dukes
OF Willie Harris
RF Austin Kearns
OF Rob Mackowiak
OF Lastings Milledge
Source: MLB
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