Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo insists that the team isn't close to any free-agent signings or trades. Washington continues to be linked to first baseman Prince Fielder. "I don't think we are close to anything yet," Rizzo said. "I would say nothing is close or imminent, but we're kind of treading through it and we're being proactive." According to Rizzo, if the Nationals are the favorites to land Fielder now, it's not because of any renewed push for the All-Star. "Our position has not changed since the winter meetings, on Prince Fielder specifically," Rizzo said. "We feel we have a good first baseman in Adam LaRoche. We feel he's 100 percent healthy and when he's 100 percent we're going to get the 25 home runs, 85-100 RBI and great defense at first base. We're committed to him. We also have a backup plan at first base with Mike Morse. "We feel that we’re settled at that position. But when I get asked the question: Does Prince Fielder help the club? Of course he helps the club. He'll help any other club he's with also. Nothing has changed since we discussed this stuff in the winter meetings. There are a lot of comments that we're the frontrunners, and I don't know where that comes from because we haven't gone beyond where we were at since the winter meetings."