tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post4966258733476303737..comments2023-10-20T04:28:04.547-04:00Comments on Nats320 -- A Washington Nationals Blog: Convincing A.J. ColeScreech's Best Friendhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01094199653375184305noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-66490942327722820322010-08-07T23:46:56.553-04:002010-08-07T23:46:56.553-04:00Sorry about getting nervous. I really shouldn'...Sorry about getting nervous. I really shouldn't be because Scott Boras is Harper's agent, and Boras wouldn't do what Aaron Crow's agents unwisely advised him to do a few years ago. I really should worry about the Nats signing Adam Dunn to a new deal, not about Bryce Harper.Edward J. Cunninghamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11925008506185290162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-90656727211410272382010-08-07T23:26:05.510-04:002010-08-07T23:26:05.510-04:00Eddie: it's all a part of the negotiation proc...Eddie: it's all a part of the negotiation process. If Harper returns to college, he plays for a different coach, his brother will no longer be on the team either. Harper is going to sign. He has more to lose by not signing than putting his signature on a Washington contract.Screech's Best Friendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01094199653375184305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-70745809371053428542010-08-07T23:17:17.293-04:002010-08-07T23:17:17.293-04:00Could somebody please give a rational reason why B...Could somebody <b>please</b> give a rational reason why Bryce Harper would not want to sign with the Nationals this year? Are the Orioles going to pay him so much more next year? Is he annoyed that Mike Rizzo drafted him as an <b>outfielder</b> rather than as a catcher? Even assuming he is bound and determined <a href="http://www.nj.com/yankees/index.ssf/2009/06/baseball_phenom_bryce_harper_l.html" rel="nofollow">to play for the New York Yankees</a>, isn't the best way to do that is to sign with us early and then play his way to the Bronx the way Mark Texiera did? Because I don't mind if negotiations take until the last minute, but I don't see Texiera serving his own best interests if he tries to pull an Aaron Crow on us.Edward J. Cunninghamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11925008506185290162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-40248695018993478472010-08-05T10:30:08.367-04:002010-08-05T10:30:08.367-04:00I will be watching this with as much anticipation ...I will be watching this with as much anticipation as you will, SBF. It doesn't always work (see Jack McGeary), but signing someone exciting like Cole shows that the team really means what they say about developing young talent.Positively Half St.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07048223068323120438noreply@blogger.com