Severino DFA'd
DeRosa on the DL
Cesar Izturis signed
Four international free agents signed (none on the 40 man)

Very convenient how we can DL guys for no reason to store them until rosters expand in September. H-Rod and DeRosa both.

Does seem a slight bit fishy, but I'm not sure if the other teams will be screaming about this as neither of those guys is going to win an additional game for us.

So what ailment did they call DeRosa and tell him that he was suffering from?

:)

"Oh...my back is sore.....my quads are stiff....I stubbed my toe...." Any one will work.

Abdominal Strain

One more that broke since 3pm:

They outrighted catcher Carlos Maldonado to Triple-A Syracuse.

Is Solano coming back as third catcher or going down?

>>"Is Solano coming back as third catcher or going down?"

I guess that depends on how long he will be out with the oblique strain. I could see him being brought back-up when rosters expand, and he could pinch-hit.

not now he won't be activated on the ML roster till 9/1 he could be activated and optioned

Where would he be optioned to on Sept 1? Besides, the Nats will need three catchers in September, and Solano is it. If he's ready to go Sept 1, he'll be activated and on the team. If not, then Sandy Leon will be back on Sept 1, along with a couple of pitchers, Corey Brown and probably Chris Marrero.

What are you talking about.

He asked ifSolano was coming back now

the options are.
1- he stays on the DL till 9/1
2- He gets activated before 9/1 an doptione dto AAA then recalle don 9/1

I have no clue what that ha sto do with Corey Brown and Pitchers

"not now he won't be activated on the ML roster till 9/1 he could be activated and optioned "

Dude, you write/type like a drunken simian with carpel tunnel syndrome, but from my parsing of this post, you state that he could be activated and optioned after 9/1. If you meant "he can be activated after 9/1 and remain on the expanded rosters or they can activate him before 9/1 and option him to minors until rosters expand", then let me know. Using punctuation and writing in complete sentences can really help the board out.

Iz Izturis a straight waiver pick up or are we sending a player in return?

Waiver pick