tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post3301270434028375134..comments2024-02-15T05:42:18.307-05:00Comments on Nats Insider: How much is LaRoche worth?Mark Zuckermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13525315258889435961noreply@blogger.comBlogger186125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-53057130652437624272012-10-24T01:20:02.697-04:002012-10-24T01:20:02.697-04:00Nats did well in AFL. Perry went 4 innings of shut...Nats did well in AFL. Perry went 4 innings of shutout ball lowering his ERA to 7.00 and Brian Goodwin went 3 for 4. Skole went 1 for 4 and the 1 hit was a HR. Rendon went 0-3 with a walk and a stolen base.Gonathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05622413303529086490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-91906296166555888872012-10-23T22:31:32.755-04:002012-10-23T22:31:32.755-04:00Well, yes, that rant has been covered. Espi/ Lombo...Well, yes, that rant has been covered. Espi/ Lombo platoon could be an upgrade. Like that will ever happen. How much rope will Danny get next season? Can't keep having that automatic out. Well, there I go again - I know - been covered.baseballswamihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03473384422940931212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-8817038718782565712012-10-23T22:27:13.580-04:002012-10-23T22:27:13.580-04:00Lombo does not have the arm to play the outfield; ...Lombo does not have the arm to play the outfield; late in the season you saw everyone running on him. He might be able to track balls down but he'll never be an advantage to us playing in the outfield. He'll be an advantage to us to have as our backup infielder; at some point Davey is going to have to realize he needs to PH for Espi more often - if he doesn't have him start less games. That rant I believe has already been well covered lol.SCNatsFanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05521403318226328638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-90041977697839978052012-10-23T22:25:40.463-04:002012-10-23T22:25:40.463-04:00Brian Goodwin 2 for 2 in the AFL game tonight.Brian Goodwin 2 for 2 in the AFL game tonight.Gonathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05622413303529086490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-21387110070912131412012-10-23T21:42:48.841-04:002012-10-23T21:42:48.841-04:00NatsLady -- Davey put Tracy at 1B and Moore in the...NatsLady -- Davey put Tracy at 1B and Moore in the outfield because Tracey can't play the outfield. When Tyler got to play first, I remember distinctly, he had a really good game. His defense was crisp - that's his natural position - he has that nice stretch move that first basemen use, and his offense was really good because he was relaxed and not trying too hard to play a position he didn't know very well. I remember FP commenting that it was a shame he couldn't play there more because he looked so natural over there. Tracy and Lombo are going to get the infield starts. Lombo can pretty much play anywhere now, I am convinced of that, but they won't put Tracy in the outfield. Tyler and Lombo both strike me as the kind of kids that will do whatever is asked of them whenever it is asked. They are very talented and hardworking and between the two of them they cover a broad skill set. Still can't believe Lombo started hitting home runs at the big league level. Who does that?baseballswamihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03473384422940931212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-22570999750208203392012-10-23T20:08:00.976-04:002012-10-23T20:08:00.976-04:00MicheleS said...
When is Giancarlo Stanton a FA? ...MicheleS said... <br />When is Giancarlo Stanton a FA? Can we trade for him? The fish will have a fire sale soon. I hope they are still a circus next year. Still need to blow up that monstrosity in the OF<br /><br />October 23, 2012 6:09 PM<br />_________________________________<br /><br />Keep dreaming. He's not a Free Agent until after 2016 as he has only qualified for 2 MLB seasons. He isn't even arbitration eligible until 2014. Gonathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05622413303529086490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-20935979178705677532012-10-23T19:12:47.924-04:002012-10-23T19:12:47.924-04:00MicheleS....Stanton...what a relief it would be to...MicheleS....Stanton...what a relief it would be to get him!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-69231256024827289812012-10-23T19:00:45.536-04:002012-10-23T19:00:45.536-04:00Davey will continue to do the same. Davey has said...<i>Davey will continue to do the same. Davey has said at least 1,000,000 times that he prefers staying inside the organization when he needs help. He does not like to go outside.<br /><br />It will be the FO that will want to do that. BUT, Davey appears to have earned significant veto power wouldn't you say?</i><br /><br />Again, you're talking midseason replacement. Rizzo is the one who assembles the team in the offseason. He's not going to place all his eggs in the virtual or actual rookie basket. No way. And Davey would not want him to do that.The Real Feel Wood. Accept no substitutes.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13147290573966561009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-80476180768163401642012-10-23T19:00:06.868-04:002012-10-23T19:00:06.868-04:00David, I agree. Part of the reason for Werth at l...David, I agree. Part of the reason for Werth at leadoff was the wrist injury sapped Werth's power (not his eye or his speed), but once it returns you have to think he will go lower in the order. However, balancing that is the "comfort level" Harper had with Werth ahead of him. <br /><br />Peric, I didn't see enough of Moore in the OF to be critical, I'm taking other people's word on his fielding skills. I did notice that when Davey gave ALR a rare day off he only put Moore at 1B a couple of times and instead put Tracy there. <br /><br />I'm not going to scope out lineups--with or without Corey Brown--because trades and FA signings are not in the picture yet. Coco Crisp, anyone? Don't you think he's a goner frim the A's now that they have Chris Young? Or are they going to flip Young?NatsLadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06814911056080758503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-51851453745519335852012-10-23T18:19:05.563-04:002012-10-23T18:19:05.563-04:00JD, what i meant by that was.... the way Werth was...JD, what i meant by that was.... the way Werth was hitting, and has hit throughout his career makes him an RBI machine. that's why you "should" put him in the middle of the lineup. ive been watching baseball my whole life. played for 13 seasons. i don't think Davey wants Werth at leadoff. he just had no better option this year. and historically Davey has no problems putting in young or in Browns case, an inexperienced player into the lineup, if his own personal talent meter thinks he's ready.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12920783017558168652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-4116978354228196132012-10-23T18:09:57.718-04:002012-10-23T18:09:57.718-04:00When is Giancarlo Stanton a FA? Can we trade for h...When is Giancarlo Stanton a FA? Can we trade for him? The fish will have a fire sale soon. I hope they are still a circus next year. Still need to blow up that monstrosity in the OF<br />MicheleShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04972863154063796569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-33964721671476414672012-10-23T18:04:50.126-04:002012-10-23T18:04:50.126-04:00And err ditto Swami!And err ditto Swami!perichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02669200119049715758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-75941389306680360412012-10-23T18:03:08.695-04:002012-10-23T18:03:08.695-04:00He didn't even do that when he had the once-in...<i>He didn't even do that when he had the once-in-a-generation talent of Bryce Harper waiting to come up. </i><br /><br />The FO not Davey wanted Harper in the minors. As soon as that key injury occurred who did Davey call? Harper was not in Syracuse for very long.<br /><br />Davey will continue to do the same. Davey has said at least 1,000,000 times that he prefers staying inside the organization when he needs help. He does not like to go outside.<br /><br />It will be the FO that will want to do that. BUT, Davey appears to have earned significant veto power wouldn't you say?<br />perichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02669200119049715758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-79208182389508009462012-10-23T18:00:15.209-04:002012-10-23T18:00:15.209-04:00Theo TS - not saying the Nats are like the Phils o...Theo TS - not saying the Nats are like the Phils or even will be in the future. I don't think they will, actually. Just a precautionary tale of what can happen if you tie up too many veterans with long contracts and stop developing and bringing up fresh talent. I think our organization is too smart for that.baseballswamihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03473384422940931212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-57810864236352454222012-10-23T17:59:43.125-04:002012-10-23T17:59:43.125-04:00You DO NOT entrust 1B to a right-handed rookie (Mo...<i>You DO NOT entrust 1B to a right-handed rookie (Moore) or an often-injured Morse (also right-handed).<br /><br />As for RZ, he has shown he will do whatever it takes to play a quality 3B, plus offense. I don't think we will see him tumbling over home plate until Game 7. Older and wiser.</i><br /><br />Tyler Moore is no longer a rookie. He looks like he could potentially produce better than LaRoche at the plate ... and he is younger. <br /><br />Morse, almost injury free, is a much scarier impact hitter to opposing pitchers.<br /><br />Natslady you only look at defense and that's because you likely were never very good at the offensive side of the game ... but that is the key ... go back and look at what the Cardinals did in game 5 if you don't believe it.<br /><br />LaRoche comes back because he has a left-handed bat and Davey does like the matchups that can produce. But LaRoche could end up having another subpar year. Then what? Morse or Moore would end up at first driving you crazy.perichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02669200119049715758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-51153218566827089582012-10-23T17:58:39.152-04:002012-10-23T17:58:39.152-04:00Davey will move a talented minor leaguer into that...<i>Davey will move a talented minor leaguer into that slot without even thinking about it, and still win. See NY Mets.</i><br /><br />Midseason, sure. But no way will he go into a season with a talented rookie as the starter and no depth behind him. He didn't even do that when he had the once-in-a-generation talent of Bryce Harper waiting to come up.The Real Feel Wood. Accept no substitutes.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13147290573966561009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-29607538911541437732012-10-23T17:58:15.413-04:002012-10-23T17:58:15.413-04:00peric - I think Davey actually prefers the young, ...peric - I think Davey actually prefers the young, energetic skill set of a rookie to a veteran that might not be on the organization's page. He has liked DeRosa ( but not played him) and Tracey, for sure. But other vets were gone in sixty seconds when they didn't perform - Ankiel, Nady, Lidge. He kept the rooks up and Harper ahead of schedule. baseballswamihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03473384422940931212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-15203411036151188612012-10-23T17:57:25.763-04:002012-10-23T17:57:25.763-04:00Swami -- Philadelphia is a bad example. They just...Swami -- Philadelphia is a bad example. They just stopped developing players. They haven't brought up a regular since Ruiz. They didn't trade any polished middle infielders for Halladay, Pence or Oswalt. Their middle infield didn't consist of Michael Martinez and Pete Orr last season because of any logjam created by Howard, Utley and Rollins. <br /><br />The Nats have made a commitment to contend, well, indefinitely. They can't plan on fulfilling that commitment by gazing into a crystal ball and predicting that, based on 150 ABs, Tyler Moore is going to hit 32 HR and drive in 100 -- or even close to it.Theophilus T. S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16532693473198519382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-90719572130112100082012-10-23T17:55:05.659-04:002012-10-23T17:55:05.659-04:00He is at best a 5th OF on a MLB roster, but is mor...<i>He is at best a 5th OF on a MLB roster, but is more accurately described as AAAA player. Boggles my mind that anyone would think that the Nats should plan to make him an everyday player. </i><br /><br />Seems to me I recall folks like you saying the exact same thing about Michael Morse. And of course they were wrong.<br /><br />If Brown comes into spring training and makes it hard for them not to put him in the lineup ... perichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02669200119049715758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-61484350049347125242012-10-23T17:52:55.432-04:002012-10-23T17:52:55.432-04:00There's absolutely no way Rizzo and Davey are ...<i>There's absolutely no way Rizzo and Davey are going to tackle the unfinished business of defending a division title and moving deeper into the playoffs by penciling in either or both of those guys as a starter coming out of spring training. </i><br /><br />Davey has a long history of doing just the opposite unless he got overruled by the FO. And that usually led to some resentment on his part.<br /><br />Davey will move a talented minor leaguer into that slot without even thinking about it, and still win. See NY Mets.perichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02669200119049715758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-73174141412446295152012-10-23T17:49:39.007-04:002012-10-23T17:49:39.007-04:00Trade Morse , and let Moore learn the outfield in ...<i>Trade Morse , and let Moore learn the outfield in the winter league , he cant be worse than Morse with the glove.</i><br /><br />From what I could see he is significantly worse especially range wise ... surprisingly you never hear Natslady complaining about him. Makes me wonder about her amazing "eyes".perichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02669200119049715758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-18831069798764175902012-10-23T17:48:05.296-04:002012-10-23T17:48:05.296-04:00why does everyone want Werth to stay at leadoff? h...<i>why does everyone want Werth to stay at leadoff? he's hitting out of position in my mind. a doubles and homerun machine that can bat .300 shouldnt be leadoff. and to poster who said Brown is an unproven commodity... </i><br /><br />So far the only position where Werth has lived up to expectations is lead off. Werth's power has fallen off but he is still a threat that pitchers have to take into consideration.<br /><br />Gee, I guess you never heard of guys like Bonds, Mays, Brady Anderson, and well, there was a guy who hit quite a number of homers for the Nats at lead off in Alfonso Soriano ... and that of course led to an enormous contract with the Cubs.<br /><br />C'mon, these comments indicate that you haven't been watching baseball for very long ... slap hitters in the lead-off spot are over rated. See Morgan, Nyjer.<br />perichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02669200119049715758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-30507358101936024142012-10-23T17:43:10.442-04:002012-10-23T17:43:10.442-04:00I think Corey Brown could be a Nats post-season te...<i>I think Corey Brown could be a Nats post-season team's outfielder and I think Tyler Moore could be it's 1B.</i><br /><br />Maybe some day. But not in 2013. There's absolutely no way Rizzo and Davey are going to tackle the unfinished business of defending a division title and moving deeper into the playoffs by penciling in either or both of those guys as a starter coming out of spring training. If LaRoche is not back, they will need to trade for or sign as a free agent an equivalent player to replace him, either as the first baseman or as the left fielder if Morse moves to first. They'll have to pay a lot for that player, too, which says to me that they'll probably pay whatever it takes to retain LaRoche. He'll command good offers from other teams, but they won't be ridiculous like Fielder/Pujols. There's no reason the Nats won't match whatever other offers he gets. The Real Feel Wood. Accept no substitutes.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13147290573966561009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-19620917555698168172012-10-23T17:41:17.015-04:002012-10-23T17:41:17.015-04:00The Nata have plenty of options at first base. But...The Nata have plenty of options at first base. But only two are left-handed sluggers, and one that needs work on his fielding perhaps in AA/AAA next season in Matt Skole. Skole is lighting things up in the Arizona Fall League. <br /><br />There is nothing that says that Anthony Rendon can't spend a season to two seasons in the minors refining his skills. But not beyond that. Another injury (he's been hurt the last three years now) to Zimmerman and it seems likely that Davey will bring Rendon up and spot him at third base while Zim recovers.<br /><br />That move would almost guarantee that LaRoche would get traded ... so a two year deal with a third year option is the maximum the Nats could afford to offer because Zimmerman seems likely to end up at first base sooner or later depending on healthy he manages to stay ... <br /><br />And what about Matt Skole? Potentially, that coveted left-handed impact bat to go with Harper? And what about Tyler Moore? He really isn't a left-fielder. Unlike Morse, (In spite of Natslady's continuous Riggleman emulation he can play the outfield when he is reasonably healthy,) Moore really isn't an outfielder. And neither is Skole. <br /><br />BUT, the Nats do have three potential left-handed outfielders with the modicum of talent required: Corey Brown, Erik Komatsu (Who has already played in the majors through rule 5), and Brian Goodwin. Add in Roger Bernadina and the Nats look pretty well set for a long time in the outfield at any of the three spots. <br /><br />One of the above will likely replace Morse at some point making Natslady happy. But, that will likely occur simultaneously with Zimmerman's move to first base supplanting LaRoche.<br /><br />The trick part is the timing.<br /><br />perichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02669200119049715758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-71556429655060022312012-10-23T17:35:07.528-04:002012-10-23T17:35:07.528-04:00To the Juan Pierre lovers, the test of whether you...To the Juan Pierre lovers, the test of whether you should want a player should be the number of teams who don't want him. There are now six teams who let him go or moved him. The Dodgers paid the Cubs $11MM to take him off their hands. He played for the Phillies last year for $800,000, or $450,000 less than local fan whipping boy Rick Ankiel got from the Nats for a half season -- and the same amount less than Ankiel has signed for next year from thrift conscious KC.<br /><br />The numbers are trying to tell you something; you just have to listen.Theophilus T. S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16532693473198519382noreply@blogger.com