Jordan Zimmermann RUMORS & NEWS

Washington Post "The Washington Nationals’ lineup confronted a journeyman starting pitcher Saturday evening, and it still demanded near perfection out of Jordan Zimmermann. His offense allowed him no margin for mistakes, and in a crucial moment he made a decisive error on a simple play. Zimmermann remained..." May 19

Washington Post "The Washington Nationals’ season has begun with a rocky start of inconsistent play, a losing record in the first month and the team bending from the weight of lofty expectations. On Wednesday, they sent their best pitcher to the mound against their toughest division opponent, and Jordan Zimmermann..." May 02

Washington Post "The baseball makes a different sound when it has the misfortune of colliding with the barrel of Bryce Harper’s bat. Other hitters’ contact creates a thud or a crack. Not Harper’s. It is a thunderclap, a sonic wave that does not travel through the air but, for a moment, fills it. The sound stood..." April 11

Washington Post "Nationals General Manager Mike Rizzo says he hopes to avoid an arbitration hearing with Jordan Zimmermann, the only remaining arbitration-eligible National yet to agree to a deal for his 2013 salary, and could be open to multi-year-deal talks with Ian Desmond and Zimmermann. The Nationals reached..." April 01

Washington Post "Jordan Zimmermann has a change-up. That sounds innocent enough. But in baseball, that’s like saying a gorilla just learned how to use a machine gun. Every pitcher who lacks a change-up is dying to get one. It makes every other pitch look better by contrast. But there may not be a hard-throwing..." March 20

CSN Washington "It's a difficult thing to explain, the "dead arm" sensation that so many pitchers experience during spring training, and Jordan Zimmermann struggled today to put into words what he felt five days previous when he was rocked by the Cardinals for eight runs in only three innings. "The other day,..." March 14

Washington Post "Jordan Zimmermann stood on the mound on Friday afternoon in Viera for his third start of a long spring training and fired fastballs at the St. Louis Cardinals hitters. The pitches were within his normal range of velocity, especially for this time of the year. But the pitches were often too high in..." March 09

Washington Post "Jordan Zimmermann stood on the mound on Friday afternoon in Viera for his third start of a long spring training and fired fastballs at the St. Louis Cardinals hitters. The pitches were within his normal range of velocity, especially for this time of the year. But the pitches were often too high in..." March 08

CSN Washington "Just as pitchers don't want to put too much stock in a bad outing to start spring training, neither do they want to give too much credence to a good appearance in late-February. Jordan Zimmermann, though, couldn't find much of anything to be disappointed with after his Grapefruit League debut..." February 25

Federal Baseball "When Jordan Zimmermann talked to reporters earlier this week, the Washington Nationals' starter said he was going to focus on using his change as more of a weapon this season so that opposing hitters had something else to think about when facing him. The 26-year-old, '07 2nd Round pick has used a..." February 24

Washington Post "Yesterday, Jordan Zimmermann was asked what he wanted to work on this spring. “Change-up,” he replied. He said the same thing last year. The Jordan Zimmermann Change-up Watch has become a rite of Nationals spring training. He hopes and expects this season will be different. Last year, Zimmermann..." February 22

Federal Baseball ""[Jordan Zimmermann] was throwing some pretty good changeups, [and] his late-breaking slider. He looked good," Davey Johnson told reporters this afternoon after watching his 26-year-old right-hander toss a live BP session at the Nats' Spring home. The Washington Nationals' skipper and Nationals'..." February 21

Federal Baseball "Jordan Zimmermann took advantage of the time he had to work on his game after he was shut down in late August of 2011 in his first year back following Tommy John surgery, to try to add a changeup he had confidence in to his repertoire. The then-25-year-old right-hander said he'd found a grip he..." February 17

Washington Post "The Nationals reached a one-year contract with right-handed starter Jordan Zimmermann, allowing them to avoid arbitration with all seven of their eligible players. When the two sides exchanged figures last month, Zimmermann asked for $5.8 million and the Nationals offered $4.8 million. An..." February 16

Washington Post "The Washington Nationals and right-hander Jordan Zimmermann have agreed to a one-year contract, avoiding arbitration. Terms of the deal announced Friday by the Nationals were not immediately known. The 26-year-old Zimmermann had asked for $5.8 million, while the Nationals submitted $4.6..." February 15