John Patterson Out, Guz and Nook Back In

After missing most of last season with nerve problems in his elbow, Washington Nationals right-hander John Patterson was placed on the 15-day disabled list once again Sunday, this time due to right elbow inflammation. He was pulled from Saturday's start against the Chicago Cubs after two innings due to pain in his right biceps.

While Patterson made his way to the DL, shortstop Cristian Guzman (hammy) and outfielder Nook Logan (foot) were activated after Sunday's game.

Guz and Logan were each injured on Opening Day and have been working out with the Nats' extended Spring Training program.

Meanwhile, Washington sent outfielder Michael Restovich to the AAA Columbus Clippers since he can't seem to stop sucking at baseball. Restovich was hitting just .143 with one RBI over 15 games.

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Fun With Arbitration

Washington Nationals pitcher John Patterson and Florida Marlins reliever Kevin Gregg argued their salary cases in front of arbitrators on Monday, hoping to get the raises their clubs refused to hand out.

Patterson, who went 1-2 with a 4.43 ERA in eight starts last year before season-ending surgery on his pitching arm, asked for a raise from $450,000 to $1.85 million while the Nats offered less than half of that at $850,000.