Nationals reassigned INF Mark Teahen to minor league camp; optioned C Jhonatan Solano and 1B Tyler Moore to Triple-A Syracuse. Teahen was released from the Blue Jays over the winter after batting just .200/.273/.300 with four homers and 14 RBI across 177 plate appearances in 2011. He signed a minor league pact with Washington but failed to claim a utility job. Solano is known as a solid defender and he could be summoned down the line. The 25-year-old Moore has slugged 62 homers over the past two seasons between High-A Potomac and Double-A Harrisburg and was recently ranked as the Nationals' No. 16 prospect by Baseball America.

Nationals signed INF Mark Teahen to a minor league contract. Teahen was released from the Blue Jays last month after batting just .200/.273/.300 with four homers and 14 RBI across 177 plate appearances in 2011. He will get a crack at claiming a utility spot in Nats camp this spring.

Blue Jays released INF/OF Mark Teahen. Teahen was designated for assignment by the club last week. Acquired in a three-way trade with the White Sox and Cardinals last July, the 30-year-old batted just .200/.273/.300 with four homers and 14 RBI across 177 plate appearances in 2011. The Jays are on the hook for his $5.5 million salary in 2012.

Blue Jays designated INF Mark Teahen for assignment. Teahen, 30, batted just .200/.273/.300 with four homers and 14 RBI in 177 plate appearances last season between the White Sox and Jays. He will likely have to settle for a minor league contract on the open market.

Blue Jays acquired INF Mark Teahen and RHP Edwin Jackson from the White Sox for RHPs Jason Frasor and Zach Stewart. The Blue Jays will be responsible for the roughly $7.2 million left on Teahen's contract through 2012, but that's the price Alex Anthopoulos was willing to pay to set the framework on a Colby Rasmus trade. Teahen, 29, is batting .203/.277/.305 with three homers and 11 RBI over 130 plate appearances this season. He will presumably be used in a utility role.

Mark Teahen made his third straight start for the White Sox at third base on Sunday. All three starts were against right-handed pitchers. "Managers don't change lineups when the team is winning," White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen said. "Right now, we are desperate to win as much as we can. That's the reason. I think I have the feeling right now we are on a roll, and I want to keep the guys as much as I can out there. I expect it to work out." Guillen said rookie Brent Morel has not lost his starting job and will be back in the lineup at some point during the upcoming series against the Royals. Kansas City is scheduled to throw two lefties.

Mark Teahen provided the White Sox with their only runs Thursday, belting a two-run homer off Carl Pavano. Teahen's blast in the fifth cut the Twins' lead to 6-2, but that's what the final score ended up being. It was his third homer on the year to go along with nine RBI and a .221 batting mark. He'll continue to play sparingly in the outfield and at third base.