2008 Washington Nationals Roster

The 2008 Washington Nationals team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 2008 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 2008 Washington Nationals Opening Day starters list, a 2008 Washington Nationals salary list, a 2008 Washington Nationals uniform number breakdown and a 2008 Washington Nationals primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

"I really like our roster (the 2008 Washington Nationals). We have added youth and athleticism. We can already see for next year that we will have a young, athletic, speedy team to go along with an above-average defensive team." - Washington Nationals Team Tresident Stan Kasten on MLB.com (Bill Ladson, 10/02/2008)

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2008 Washington Nationals



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Complete Roster  
 

56 Luis Ayala 6-02 175 Right Right 1978-01-12
40 Collin Balester 6-05 200 Right Right 1986-06-06
57 Jason Bergmann 6-04 205 Right Right 1981-09-25
47 Matt Chico 6-00 205 Left Left 1983-06-10
19 Tyler Clippard 6-03 200 Right Right 1985-02-14
43 Jesus Colome 6-02 170 Right Right 1977-12-23
32 Chad Cordero 6-00 190 Right Right 1982-03-18
55 Marco Estrada 5-11 200 Right Right 1983-07-05
38 Joel Hanrahan 6-04 250 Right Right 1981-10-06
41 Shawn Hill 6-02 185 Right Right 1981-04-28
58 Mike Hinckley 6-03 170 Left Right 1982-10-05
36 Ray King 6-01 230 Left Left 1974-01-15
31 John Lannan 6-04 235 Left Left 1984-09-27
36 Charlie Manning 6-02 185 Left Left 1979-03-31
51 Shairon Martis 6-01 175 Right Right 1987-03-30
50 Garrett Mock 6-03 240 Right Right 1983-04-25
54 Mike O'Connor 6-03 170 Left Left 1980-08-17
45 Odalis Perez 6-00 225 Left Left 1977-06-11
51 Jon Rauch 6-11 290 Right Right 1978-09-27
17 Tim Redding 6-00 180 Right Right 1978-02-12
52 Saul Rivera 5-11 150 Right Both 1977-12-07
22 Brian Sanches 6-00 190 Right Right 1978-08-08
49 Chris Schroder 6-03 210 Right Right 1978-08-20
59 Steven Shell 6-04 215 Right Right 1983-03-10
37 Levale Speigner 5-11 175 Right Right 1980-09-24
23 Johnny Estrada 5-11 209 Right Both 1976-06-27
3 Jesus Flores 6-01 210 Right Right 1984-10-26
16 Paul Lo Duca 5-10 185 Right Right 1972-04-12
23 Luke Montz 6-02 230 Right Right 1983-07-07
53 Wil Nieves 5-11 190 Right Right 1977-09-25
10 Ronnie Belliard 5-10 214 Right Right 1975-04-07
6, 7 Emilio Bonifacio 5-11 205 Right Both 1985-04-23
8 Aaron Boone 6-02 190 Right Right 1973-03-09
5 Kory Casto 6-01 195 Right Left 1981-12-08
12 Alberto Gonzalez 5-10 195 Right Right 1983-04-18
15 Cristian Guzman 6-00 195 Right Both 1978-03-21
6 Anderson Hernandez 5-09 170 Right Both 1982-10-30
24 Nick Johnson 6-03 235 Left Left 1978-09-19
2 Felipe Lopez 6-01 175 Right Both 1980-05-12
4 Pete Orr 6-01 195 Right Left 1979-06-08
21 Dmitri Young 6-02 215 Right Both 1973-10-11
11 Ryan Zimmerman 6-03 230 Right Right 1984-09-28
7, 2 Roger Bernadina 6-02 200 Left Left 1984-06-12
34 Elijah Dukes 6-02 250 Right Right 1984-06-26
1 Willie Harris 5-09 195 Right Left 1978-06-22
25 Austin Kearns 6-03 240 Right Right 1980-05-20
29 Ryan Langerhans 6-03 195 Left Left 1980-02-20
12 Rob Mackowiak 5-10 166 Right Left 1976-06-20
44 Lastings Milledge 6-01 185 Right Right 1985-04-05
26 Wily Mo Pena 6-03 215 Right Right 1982-01-23


The 2008 Washington Nationals played 161 games during the regular season, won 59 games, lost 102 games, and finished in fifth position. They played their home games at Nationals Park (Park Factors: 93/94) where 2,320,400 fans witnessed their 2008 Nationals finish the season with a .366 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 2008 Washington Nationals Opening Day starters list, a 2008 Washington Nationals salary list, a 2008 Washington Nationals uniform number breakdown and a 2008 Washington Nationals primary starters list:

2008 Washington Nationals
Opening Day Starters


Ronnie Belliard
Elijah Dukes
Cristian Guzman
Nick Johnson
Austin Kearns
Paul Lo Duca
Lastings Milledge
Odalis Perez
Ryan Zimmerman

2008 Washington Nationals
Most Games by Position

C Jesus Flores (82)
1B Aaron Boone (54)
2B Felipe Lopez (78)
3B Ryan Zimmerman (104)
SS Cristian Guzman (136)
LF Willie Harris (86)
CF Lastings Milledge (134)
RF Austin Kearns (85)
  
SP Collin Balester
SP Jason Bergmann
SP John Lannan
SP Odalis Perez
SP Tim Redding
  
RP Luis Ayala
RP Jesus Colome
RP Joel Hanrahan
RP Charlie Manning
RP Garrett Mock
RP Saul Rivera
RP Steven Shell
CL Jon Rauch


2008 Washington Nationals
Salaries

Nick Johnson $5,500,000.00
Austin Kearns $5,000,000.00
Dmitri Young $5,000,000.00
Cristian Guzman $4,200,000.00
Luis Ayala $1,700,000.00
Ronnie Belliard $1,600,000.00
Jesus Colome $1,250,000.00
Aaron Boone $1,000,000.00
Tim Redding $1,000,000.00
Odalis Perez $850,000.00
Willie Harris $800,000.00
Ryan Zimmerman $465,000.00
Saul Rivera $436,000.00
Wil Nieves $425,000.00
Matt Chico $409,000.00
Jason Bergmann $404,000.00
Lastings Milledge $402,500.00
Shawn Hill $402,000.00
Jesus Flores $400,000.00
Joel Hanrahan $400,000.00
Elijah Dukes $392,500.00
Collin Balester $390,000.00
Roger Bernadina $390,000.00
Emilio Bonifacio $390,000.00
Kory Casto $390,000.00
Tyler Clippard $390,000.00
Marco Estrada $390,000.00
Alberto Gonzalez $390,000.00
Mike Hinckley $390,000.00
John Lannan $390,000.00
Charlie Manning $390,000.00
Shairon Martis $390,000.00
Garrett Mock $390,000.00
Luke Montz $390,000.00
Mike O'Connor $390,000.00
Brian Sanches $390,000.00
Chris Schroder $390,000.00
Steven Shell $390,000.00
Levale Speigner $390,000.00


2008 Washington Nationals
Uniform Numbers

#1 Willie Harris
#2 Roger Bernadina
#2 Felipe Lopez
#3 Jesus Flores
#4 Pete Orr
#5 Kory Casto
#6 Emilio Bonifacio
#6 Anderson Hernandez
#7 Roger Bernadina
#7 Emilio Bonifacio
#8 Aaron Boone
#10 Ronnie Belliard
#11 Ryan Zimmerman
#12 Alberto Gonzalez
#12 Rob Mackowiak
#15 Cristian Guzman
#16 Paul Lo Duca
#17 Tim Redding
#19 Tyler Clippard
#21 Dmitri Young
#22 Brian Sanches
#23 Johnny Estrada
#23 Luke Montz
#24 Nick Johnson
#25 Austin Kearns
#26 Wily Mo Pena
#29 Ryan Langerhans
#31 John Lannan
#32 Chad Cordero
#34 Elijah Dukes
#36 Ray King
#36 Charlie Manning
#37 Levale Speigner
#38 Joel Hanrahan
#40 Collin Balester
#41 Shawn Hill
#43 Jesus Colome
#44 Lastings Milledge
#45 Odalis Perez
#47 Matt Chico
#49 Chris Schroder
#50 Garrett Mock
#51 Shairon Martis
#51 Jon Rauch
#52 Saul Rivera
#53 Wil Nieves
#54 Mike O'Connor
#55 Marco Estrada
#56 Luis Ayala
#57 Jason Bergmann
#58 Mike Hinckley
#59 Steven Shell

Did you know that a 2008 Washington Nationals Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?

     

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