Lots to talk about today! First, our favorite third baseball is probably having surgery today. Ryan Zimmerman broke the hamate bone in his left wrist last weekend. Its an injury that is fairly common among golfers and baseball players. Zim will likely have surgery this evening to remove the bone. His recovery timetable is about 4-6 weeks, so he hopes it won’t effect Spring Training or the 2008 season. We wish him a safe and speedy recovery!As the GM meetings in Orlando continue, Kasten and Bowden’s “talk to everyone” philosophy is becoming clear. Last weekend the Nationals made preliminary contact with the agents of Torii Hunter of the Twins and Aaron Rowand of the Phillies. Hunter had recently expressed interest in playing in Washington. Stan Kasten met with Andruw Jones last week, this meeting was also very preliminary, but the Nats have at least made contact with three top centerfielders. The Washington community and the new stadium are both big incentives to play for the Nationals. Additionally, both Tom Glavine and Livan Hernandez are aparently interested in joining the club. The interest is mutual as the Nationals would like a veteran on the starting rotation to act as a mentor to the young guys like Bergmann, Hill, and Chico.In the most recent mailbag, Bill Ladson asnwered some questions about trades. He wouldn’t be surpised Felipe Lopez and Chad Cordero were traded for a starting pitcher, slugger, or leadoff hitter. We would hate to see them go.A report surfaced yesterday that former National Jose Guillen purchased over $19,000 worth of steroids and human groth hormone (HGH) from 2002-2005. At least one shipment was placed while Guillen played for the Nats. Guillen will be interviewed by the MLB. Its interesting to note that some of the perscriptions written for Guillen were provided by the same dentist who wrote those for Paul Byrd. HGH was banned in 2005 but players aren’t tested for it currently, because the urine tests aren’t reliable. Its disapointing, steroid use takes away from the purity of the game, it hurts baseball and the careers of the players in question.

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