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WASHINGTON (AP) —ington Nationals found a temporary solution at second base.The free agent infielder and the Nationals agreed to a $9 million Joe Morgan Jersey , one-year contract, subject to the successful completion of a physical exam, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press on Thursday.The person confirmed the deal on condition of anonymity because neither the club nor player had made an announcement.Dozier, who played for the Minnesota Twins and Los Angeles Dodgers last season, would fill Washington’s need for a new starting second baseman and could help add some power to the lineup, particularly important if slugging outfielder Bryce Harper ends up leaving the Nationals as a free agent.By only committing to Dozier for one season, the Nationals leave open the possibility of turning to leading infield prospect Carter Kieboom at second base in 2020.The 31-year-old Dozier’s agreement with Washington was first reported by ESPN.Dozier batted a career-low .215 with 21 homers and 72 RBIs last year. He averaged 35 homers over the preceding three seasons, with a career best of 42 for Minnesota in 2016. He was an AL All-Star in 2015.In 2017, Dozier led AL second baseman in fielding percentage and won a Gold Glove.Bringing him aboard would be the latest in a flurry of offseason moves by Washington, which finished second in the NL East behind the Atlanta Braves and missed the playoffs last year.While still waiting to find out what will happen with Harper, the Nationals’ additions have included lefty starter Patrick Corbin, catchers Yan Gomes and Kurt Suzuki, relievers Kyle Barraclough and Trevor Rosenthal Dave Concepcion Jersey , and backup first baseman Matt Adams.Notes: Right-hander Joe Ross avoided arbitration, agreeing to a $1 million, one-year contract, a raise from $567,900 in his first year of eligibility. Ross returned late last season after Tommy John reconstructive elbow surgery, going 0-2 with a 5.06 ERA in three appearances. He is expected to head to spring training with a chance to compete to be the No. 5 starter at the back end of Washington’s star-studded rotation, which includes Max Scherzer, Stephen Strasburg, Patrick Corbin and Anibel Sanchez. Four Nationals remained eligible to swap proposed salaries Friday: third baseman Anthony Rondon, shortstop Trea Turner, outfielder Michael A. Taylor and right-hander Kyle Barraclough. You can’t play a baseball game without having a lineup, and per the MLB official rules:Unless the home club shall have given previous notice that the game has been postponed or will be delayed in..."You can’t play a baseball game without having a lineup, and per the MLB official rules:Unless the home club shall have given previous notice that the game has been postponed or will be delayed in starting http://www.redsfanproshop.com/authentic-cliff-pennington-jersey , the umpire, or umpires, shall enter the playing field five minutes before the hour set for the game to begin and proceed directly to home base where they shall be met by the managers of the opposing teams. In sequence:(a) First, the home manager, or his designee, shall give his batting order to the umpire-in-chief, in duplicate.(b) Next, the visiting manager, or his designee, shall give his batting order to the umpire-in-chief, in duplicate.While this information is technically subject to change, the Royals have unofficially released their opening day lineup. Looks like Ned Yost is sticking with a similar structure as he ended the season last year with Whit Merrifield, Adalberto Mondesi Ken Griffey Jersey , and Alex Gordon at the top.We all probably knew Merrifield was leading off, a spot he occupied 112 times last year.Adalberto Mondesi batted in eight different spots last year (4th the only absentee), and he settled in at second in the later part of his seasonJorge Soler batted mostly 2nd and 5th last year. I imagine he is in cleanup duty today because Salvador Perez is out for the season.Frank Schwindel will be making his MLB debut, manning the cold corner 5th.Chris Owings begins his Bloomquist-esque journey with the Royals, where he is expected to play every position other than catcher, and he might even play that.Hunter Dozier actually played more first base last year than third base (and a brief outfield stint), so he is back at the hot corner for today and probably a good chunk of the season given no other alternative really.With Perez being out, new signee Martin Maldonado debuts for the Royals. This will be the first time since 2011/2012 with back-to-back opening day starts for players not named Salvador Perez.Billy Hamilton will make his Royals debut in center and batting 9thThankfully, the Royals play in a progressive and civilized league that values good hitting, which is why Brad Keller will not be batting today.