tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post2946245548972888202..comments2023-10-20T04:28:04.547-04:00Comments on Nats320 -- A Washington Nationals Blog: The Risk Of RewardScreech's Best Friendhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01094199653375184305noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-68374435148783419322007-12-06T18:33:00.000-05:002007-12-06T18:33:00.000-05:00Looks like DY is going to earn most of his salary ...Looks like DY is going to earn most of his salary outside the lines next year.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-54579996062552654212007-12-03T08:49:00.000-05:002007-12-03T08:49:00.000-05:00anonymous 8:22AM: I am not bashing Milledge at the...anonymous 8:22AM: I am not bashing Milledge at the the expense of other players whom I like. You are reading too much into the comment. The point is the Bowden is willing to take risks for players that have a strike against them. Sometimes he wins, and sometimes he loses. Nothing more, nothing less.<BR/><BR/>Flop has issues that need to be worked out.Screech's Best Friendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01094199653375184305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-47571000218994437362007-12-03T08:22:00.000-05:002007-12-03T08:22:00.000-05:00SBF,Like Brandon, I can't agree that this team is ...SBF,<BR/><BR/>Like Brandon, I can't agree that this team is any "further" away from a championship than it was a week ago. Last year's roster outperformed expectations and produced 73 wins. There is no reason to think those 25 guys (plus or minus Robert Fick) were ever going to do much more than make a run at 81. The problem has been too many "average" guys at too many spots for the Nats - Flores can't develop if he's stuck behind "average" Schneider.<BR/><BR/>Also, I completely disagree that Lopez and Milledge are "Lost Souls" in the category of Young or Guillen, neither of whom is in the category of Dukes. Lopez and Milledge are young guys who don't seem to handle media attention very well. Surely, in your "day" job you must have seen other folks like that. If Manny says Milledge is a good guy, I'm willing to believe him. It really bothers me to see folks, hurting about the trade of a guy they liked, go after the personal attributes of the guy who was just brought in. There's much the same things going on now with Church on Mets blogs, as guys who really liked Milledge are going after some of the less-than-thoughtful comments Church made on religion in '05. It's unseemly. If you miss your guy, fine, there's no reason to come to a decision that a 22-y.o. kid is a "lost soul." How about we see how he reacts to playing in front of something other than a New York crowd, first?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-67651195899707404282007-12-02T23:00:00.000-05:002007-12-02T23:00:00.000-05:00Here's reality: Schneid is on the downside of a ve...Here's reality: Schneid is on the downside of a very mediocre career. He hit .041 with RISP with two hour, just a rally-killer. Church is an injury-prone fourth outfielder who hasn't hit an offspeed breaking pitch in three years. Trading him at his "peak" of value is a very shrewd move by Diamond Jim. In exchange, he gets a future superstar with an unlimited upside. Flores is all the defensive catcher overrated Schneider was, with a huge upside at 21. Already this team is younger and faster than the lot which won 73 games last year. Anybody who can't see that is delusional. Chief will be next to go, good riddance, and Rauch will get 45 saves next season. Book it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-63059823361096066582007-12-02T22:52:00.000-05:002007-12-02T22:52:00.000-05:00Glad to see Church gone he was too inconsistent to...Glad to see Church gone he was too inconsistent to be a full time and I am sad to see Schneider go BUT I am hopeful that we will see Flores catch for the Nats for about 10 years or so!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-91401813279503423402007-12-02T14:13:00.000-05:002007-12-02T14:13:00.000-05:00Do you really think every team in MLB is willing t...Do you really think every team in MLB is willing to trade with JimBo.<BR/>Only on their terms. I rate Met trade a win for the Mets. JimBo wanted the deal more than Omar, thus Omar got two very serviceable ML players for a still unproven prospect. If Lastings only plays as well as Church (which is highly probably), then getting Schnieder too makes the deal a steal for Omar.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-58338156480836026132007-12-02T00:42:00.000-05:002007-12-02T00:42:00.000-05:00I also like Cordero, and the sight of Chief in ano...I also like Cordero, and the sight of Chief in another uniform is not something I'd want to see. I also think it's sort of a conundrum--if we trade a closer and the team gets better, then we have more need for a quality closer. <BR/><BR/>Since Rauch is older and Ayala has an injury history, I think either could be a possible option for closer, but something of a gamble. And of course, there's the ongoing discussion of whether another team thinks Cordero would be a closer (and valued as such) or a set up man (of which there are more possibilities around the league, perhaps younger and/or lower in price.) (I rather enjoy those discussions -- hard to make a trade when the two sides don't agree on what's being traded.)<BR/><BR/>But listening to Chad talk about the possibility of being traded helps put it in perspective. (He was interviewed for Players Talk on August 11). Basically, he said it's something he has no control over, but it is kind of a compliment that another team thinks he could help them. But he started laughing when the question was asked--more so than the rest of the interview.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-51292870341178777062007-12-02T00:21:00.000-05:002007-12-02T00:21:00.000-05:00I can't agree that the Nats are "farther away from...I can't agree that the Nats are "farther away from a championship than they were last week."<BR/><BR/>It's not like Church or Schneider were carrying this team somehow. Neither of those guys were world beaters.<BR/><BR/>Schneider is a replacement-quality offensive player and a decent catcher, however, catchers are pretty easy to come up with.<BR/><BR/>Church was okay, and provided some excitement at times, but for whatever reason he never truly broke out. You could argue that the team brass never gave him a shot, but either way, the Church experiment had run its course.<BR/><BR/>I HOPE they continue to shake things up. If we can get decent pitching for Cordero we should ship him off forthwith. Same goes for virtually any player on the team not named Zimmerman.<BR/><BR/>And getting rid of those guys frees up more cash that can hopefully be used to get some veteran pitching help this year. I am going to be ripshit if Bowden and Acta trot out another Island of Misfit Toys pitching staff in this, the first year in the new park.Brandonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11928284083910072694noreply@blogger.com