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Headlines
Nationals' Strasburg doesn't need knee surgery
Associated Press (3 days ago)
The Nationals say No. 1 draft pick Stephen Strasburg has a dislocation in his left knee joint and should be fine for spring training.
Closing the market
Keith Law | ESPN.com (3 days ago)
There's a deep closer market in free agency, but that might also reflect shifting philosophies across the MLB landscape. Every team values a great closer, but more and more, teams are convinced the solution isn't of the market variety. Keith Law explores.
Nationals' Strasburg scratched with knee injury
Associated Press (4 days ago)
The Washington Nationals say No. 1 overall draft pick Stephen Strasburg has a twisted left knee and is being scratched from his start in the Arizona Fall League championship game.
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- The market for those coming off injuries (6 days ago)
- My 2009 awards picks (10 days ago)
- Cuba's Chapman: Defection strategic yet simple (10 days ago)
- Nationals will stick with Riggleman as manager (11 days ago)
- Source: Riggleman to manage Nationals in 2010 (11 days ago)
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Fan Favorites
2009 Salaries
| RK | PLAYER | SALARY (US$) |
| 1 | Cristian Guzman | 8,000,000 |
| 2 | Adam Dunn | 8,000,000 |
| 3 | Austin Kearns | 8,000,000 |
| 4 | Dmitri Young | 5,000,000 |
| Team Total | 62,001,000 | |
| Team Rank | 25th | |
| Nationals Salaries | ||
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2009 NL East Standings
| TEAM | W | L | GB | RS | RA |
| 93 | 69 | - | 820 | 709 | |
| 87 | 75 | 6 | 772 | 766 | |
| 86 | 76 | 7 | 735 | 641 | |
| 70 | 92 | 23 | 671 | 757 | |
| 59 | 103 | 34 | 710 | 874 | |
| Complete Standings | |||||
2009 Team Leaders
| WINS LEADER » J. LANNAN | ||
 | WINS | 9 |
| ERA | 3.88 | |
| SO | 89 | |
| IP | 206 | |
| OTHER LEADERS » | ||
| BA | R. Zimmerman | .292 |
| HR | A. Dunn | 38 |
| RBI | R. Zimmerman | 106 |
| R | R. Zimmerman | 110 |
| OPS | A. Dunn | .928 |
| ERA | J. Lannan | 3.88 |
| SO | J. Zimmermann | 92 |
| Complete Team Stats | ||
2009 National League Ranks
| AVG | R | OBP | SLG | OPS | SB |
| .258 | 710 | .337 | .406 | .743 | 73 |
| 10th | 9th | 6th | 9th | 8th | 13th |
| ERA | BAA | OPS | SV | WHIP | QS |
| 5.00 | .276 | .802 | 33 | 1.52 | 63 |
| 16th | 16th | 16th | 15th | 16th | 16th |
Photo Wire
FILE - In this March 3, 2009 photo, USA manager Davey Johnson watches warm up before a exhibition spring baseball... (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)Team Injuries
| PLAYER | POS | DATE | STATUS |
| S. Olsen | SP | 11/18 | DTD |
| N. Morgan | CF | 11/18 | DTD |
| C. Guzman | SS | 11/18 | DTD |
| J. Flores | C | 11/18 | DTD |
| Complete Injury Report | |||
Team History
| YEAR | W | L | RS | RA |
| 2009 | 59 | 103 | 710 | 874 |
| 2008 | 59 | 102 | 641 | 825 |
| 2007 | 73 | 89 | 673 | 783 |
| 2006 | 71 | 91 | 746 | 872 |
| 2005 | 81 | 81 | 639 | 673 |
| 2004 | 67 | 95 | 633 | 769 |
| 2003 | 83 | 79 | 711 | 716 |
| 2002 | 83 | 79 | 735 | 718 |
| Expanded Team History | ||||