English optioned to Syracuse CHICAGO -- The Nationals optioned rookie left-hander Jesse English to Class AAA Syracuse following tonight's win, clearing roster space for outfielder Roger Bernadina, who will be recalled before tomorrow's series finale at Wrigley Field. English performed well in the first seven games of his big-league career, posting a 3.86 ERA and faring well against some tough left-handed sluggers like the Phillies' Ryan Howard. But the Nats needed to add another position player to account for nagging injuries to Ryan Zimmerman, Willie Harris and Ivan Rodriguez. And with off-days coming up Thursday and Monday, the club can afford to go with a six-man bullpen for a little while. "This isn't a demotion," general manager Mike Rizzo said of English, who had never pitched above Class AA before making the Opening Day roster. "This is a strategic roster move, because we feel we need to get a healthy position player in here. It wasn't for anything that he did poorly. He pitched fine." 开季表现不差的 English 在今天的比赛结束後被下放到3A，好空出位置给即将 上来的 Roger Bernadina。在 Zimmer，Harris 以及 I-Rod 相继受伤後，我们 急需要另一个野手上来补充。同时最近我们有两天的休兵日，所以就算只带6名 中继投手应该也能够负荷。 原文：http://natsinsider.blogspot.com/ --

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