tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post1187777602842971410..comments2024-02-15T05:42:18.307-05:00Comments on Nats Insider: Can bullpen thrive without closer?Mark Zuckermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13525315258889435961noreply@blogger.comBlogger78125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-13830278321987444082011-01-26T12:43:21.493-05:002011-01-26T12:43:21.493-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.MMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05560985840752640072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-63307546565129416322011-01-26T11:10:30.054-05:002011-01-26T11:10:30.054-05:00@MM --
and its not just about the vertical leap/...@MM -- <br /><br />and its not just about the vertical leap/stretch. LaRoche will be able to scoop more balls thrown in the dirt than Dunn could ever dream of. <br /><br />Playing 1B is mostly about having good footwork on and near the bag. LaRoche will look like frickin' Baryshnikov compared to Dunn's fire hydrant impersonations ...erocks33noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-74893788106395095032011-01-26T11:08:12.619-05:002011-01-26T11:08:12.619-05:00N. Cognito... Another good call.N. Cognito... Another good call.NatsJack in Floridanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-83222569728498773342011-01-26T10:54:08.991-05:002011-01-26T10:54:08.991-05:00MM said...
"Just curious: Adam D listed at 6...MM said... <br />"Just curious: Adam D listed at 6-6; Adam L 6-3. do you think Adam L could've saved the few high throws from our FOTF like Adam D did last year? There's probably a good 6-in difference in there when fully stretched."<br /><br />Dunn vertical leap: 0"<br />LaRoche vertical leap: 7"<br />Advantage: LaRocheN. Cognitonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-66980362467056192302011-01-26T10:49:21.428-05:002011-01-26T10:49:21.428-05:00NatsJack in Florida said...
"...throws from t...<i><b>NatsJack in Florida said...<br />"...throws from the infield don't have to be in a 4' x 4' window..." </b></i><br /><br />Just curious: Adam D listed at 6-6; Adam L 6-3. do you think Adam L could've saved the few high throws from our FOTF like Adam D did last year? There's probably a good 6-in difference in there when fully stretched.MMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05560985840752640072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-62604327831358335672011-01-26T10:49:06.260-05:002011-01-26T10:49:06.260-05:00Sunderland... I can only hope. I'll have to se...Sunderland... I can only hope. I'll have to see him in Spring Training and go from there.NatsJack in Floridanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-17511578527847121712011-01-26T10:26:53.002-05:002011-01-26T10:26:53.002-05:00NatsJack, do you give Corey Brown any chance to im...NatsJack, do you give Corey Brown any chance to impact CF and leadoff in 2011?sunderlandnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-38978237445291479502011-01-26T10:17:45.605-05:002011-01-26T10:17:45.605-05:00Talking heads on MLB Network last night (re Top 50...Talking heads on MLB Network last night (re Top 50 Prospects) said Chapman won't be a starter -- ever -- because of command issues.<br /><br />Also on MLB Network last night, someone suggested Texas might trade Mike Young. Anyone wanna talk about what the Nats could afford to give and Texas would take in order for Young to play 2B for a year or two?Theophilusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-48270529997128094472011-01-26T09:58:36.085-05:002011-01-26T09:58:36.085-05:00"Like I said, Like what he is doing but he ne..."Like I said, Like what he is doing but he needs to be accountable...either he is lying about have all the resources he wants to sign Chapman but deciding that Martin and Maya were better or he failed to make a good evaluation..."<br /><br />And I wouldn't bring up "accountability" if I were you; you absolutely owe Rizzo an apology for calling him a liar. You know nothing of the sort. Facts are, he clearly had the resources if they did offer $25MM--nobody's idea of pocket change--and if his assessment of the player is that they guy isn't worth $30MM, he certainly hasn't been proved wrong so far.Soul Possession, PFB Sofahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08891662837668214475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-23396320920062909682011-01-26T09:55:18.465-05:002011-01-26T09:55:18.465-05:00N. Cognito.... Thanks. I've decided to treat h...N. Cognito.... Thanks. I've decided to treat him as Peric.... to be ignored. <br /><br />Spring is for "hope eternal" and for once, other teams are picking up our cast offs. As stated the other day, the Mets are actually looking at Willie Harris and Mike O'Connor as viable options for their 25 man roster. And the lowly Mariners think Adam Kennedy is an improvement.<br /><br />No longer is first base considered to be a 4' x 8' area to be defended and throws from the infield don't have to be in a 4' x 4' window. Where the catchers position was looked upon as a weakness, we now look at is a place of strength.<br /><br />The two areas of question are CF and the lead off spot (looked upon as one item) and the closer roll. The closer roll can be fixed but I don't see anything on the horizon to fix the CF/lead off issue.<br /><br />Starting pitching will be sorted out during Spring Training and while I realize it isn't a position of strength, it certainly holds much better options than we've previously experienced.<br />It's even been noted in one national publication that teams such as the Yankees and anyone else with openings in their rotation look no further than Viera for a possible solution when training camp cuts are made!<br /><br />No... I hold no false pretences on anything more than 8 or 9 game improvement with someting approaching .500. Over/under at say... 78 games. This would set up for another exciting off season next year and a real shot at closing in on play-off contention. <br /><br />Again... "hope springs eternal".NatsJack in Floridanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-43903941370577151222011-01-26T09:53:18.880-05:002011-01-26T09:53:18.880-05:00The Chapman "negotiations" were conducte...The Chapman "negotiations" were conducted via a sealed-bid process, not the typical highest-bidder auction. Don't know why it was done that way, but it was. Maybe that's how the agent wanted it. But what that meant was that every team that wanted in on Chapman had to come up with their bid in a vacuum, not knowing how high other teams might go. Rizzo's bid of $25M was plenty high enough. Indeed, everyone in the entire world of baseball was amazed that the Reds bid more. Had the Nats had the highest bid at $25M, they would have been amazed that the Nats were paying that much. So it's completely idiotic for anyone to imply that Rizzo did anything wrong or underbid in any way for Chapman. But what can I say? JayB is an idiot.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-69261580285481620842011-01-26T09:49:30.822-05:002011-01-26T09:49:30.822-05:00Have to say I'm a little floored by the news t...Have to say I'm a little floored by the news that Grady Sizemore has been discussed. What an addition he would be! But I have to believe it would take half our farm system to get him... and the Indians don't need a catcher (Norris). Guessing Detwiler and a couple more prospects would be involved. Nothing likely to come of it, but oh to dream of replacing Morgan with Sizemore... sigh...Jaxpo Natnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-1298579395230568692011-01-26T09:47:44.347-05:002011-01-26T09:47:44.347-05:00Just because somebody disagrees with Rizzo's a...Just because somebody disagrees with Rizzo's assessment of Chapman doesn't mean Rizzo was wrong. But even assuming for the sake of argument Rizzo came on TV today and said, "Jaybee is absolutely right, we should have paid Chapman $40MM. I blew it." The guy pitches for the Reds now. It's over. Done. No second chances here, move on. <br /><br />Dead horse. RIP.Soul Possession, PFB Sofahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08891662837668214475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-67840970605412260852011-01-26T09:46:16.575-05:002011-01-26T09:46:16.575-05:00The sad part is the Nats naysayers will point at n...The sad part is the Nats naysayers will point at not signing Chapman for the next (insert large number) years as why Rizzo is doing a horrible job. Rizzo, like all the GMs outside of Cincy, put a number on what they thought was reasonable; we, like every other team except the Reds, didn't get him. Get over it. We didn't get Grienke, De la Rosa, Garland, Pavano, Zito, Texiera, Crawford etc. etc. but life goes on. The sae posters who keep bringing this up wouldn't say a word if Chapman was a bust or blows out his elbow... they are just looking for negative things to say and if it wasn't Chapman they would just be picking at another scab.<br /><br />Look at virtually any baseball website and see who writers pick as the team having the best offseason and the Nats are mentioned more times then they are not. Seems like people in the know agree with the direction Rizzo has the team pointed.SCNatsFannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-36815926841867656402011-01-26T09:40:44.293-05:002011-01-26T09:40:44.293-05:00Don't confuse opinions with facts.Don't confuse opinions with facts.N. Cognitonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-58075057300480153072011-01-26T09:39:21.495-05:002011-01-26T09:39:21.495-05:00Everything I've seen either implied or assumed...Everything I've seen either implied or assumed the Chapman side never shared Cincinnati's number--like Boras did with Werth, they just said "We'll take it" and that was that. No one had a chance to up their number. Assuming that is the case, $25MM was a perfectly good bid to put in. And if that is in fact what happened, apparently they learned their lesson, and spent it on Werth. <br />Personally, I think you're over-hyping a middle reliever, but time will tell.Soul Possession, PFB Sofahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08891662837668214475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-20763554770429386522011-01-26T09:30:47.073-05:002011-01-26T09:30:47.073-05:00I'm sorry you feel Rizzo betrayed your trust b...I'm sorry you feel Rizzo betrayed your trust by putting a positive spin on a free agent signing. <br /><br />He probably should have said something like: "We have some extra cash lying around, so we are just going to give it to this no-talent bum and see what happens." <br /><br />I'm sure that would have gone over real well with the fan base. It's called PR.<br /><br />Whatever you think of Rizzo's skills as a general manager, he is not actively trying to make the team worse. I am 100% confident he is trying to build a winner. Whether he is going about it the right way is open for debate. So far, all he has done is inherit a team that was coming off back-to-back 100-loss worst-team-in-baseball seasons, and improve that product. I expect more of the same.Mattnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-21168370786048124482011-01-26T09:26:31.294-05:002011-01-26T09:26:31.294-05:00Facts are facts....if you want a thread that only ...Facts are facts....if you want a thread that only looks at all the great aspects of a 300 lose team over 3 years let me recommend one.....Nats320 is in need of posters.JayBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11448827055342357809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-72556897071359728412011-01-26T09:24:55.266-05:002011-01-26T09:24:55.266-05:00Another thread ruined.Another thread ruined.N. Cognitonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-20797100307587888082011-01-26T09:21:59.569-05:002011-01-26T09:21:59.569-05:00Rizzo said Maya and Martin were Major internationa...Rizzo said Maya and Martin were Major international signings that would help right away in 2010.....Wrong in a big way...he is accountable for under bidding a guy like Chapman and replacing that failed opportunity with a cheap alternative that provided nothing to the team. <br /><br />Reds are not going to put a raw 22 year old from Cuba with into a rotation what is already proven playoff ready.....That is why they have Chapman in the Pen...he would be developing in AA as a starter with Nats....like he should be with this team instead we have Maya and Martin for $3.5 million over the two years....that is being penny wise and pound foolish....a common tread with Nats.JayBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11448827055342357809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-9904058227004312742011-01-26T09:13:00.118-05:002011-01-26T09:13:00.118-05:00Chapman is a (maybe) 22 year old with a herky-jerk...Chapman is a (maybe) 22 year old with a herky-jerky injury prone delivery with control problems. Walked nearly 5 batters per 9 innings in the minors (95 inning sample size), including 14 wild pitches. Was better in the pros (3.4 BB/9) but on a much smaller sample, just 13.1 major league innings last year.<br /><br />If Chapman was good enough to start for the Reds, he would be starting, and they would trade one of their other starters. There is a reason they don't want him in the rotation, most likely his propensity for wildness.<br /><br />I'm not saying the Nats couldn't use him. They obviously could use Chapman, that's why Rizzo offered him $25 million. If memory serves, Rizzo said he thought he had the highest bid. He was wrong, he didn't lie. Maybe he should have bid $100 million to make sure he had the highest offer?<br /><br />Either way, I really hate posters who whine about past moves made or not made, money spent or not spent. <br /><br />Rizzo improved the Nats by 10 games last year with no real RF, a 2B combo that slugged a combined .330, a 1B that was learning the position on the fly, and a makeshift rotation after injuries/ineffectiveness hit Marquis and Lannan.<br /><br />I expect the Nats to improve by at least another 10 games in 2011, putting them at 79-83. With a little luck, they can get to .500.Mattnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-62045923722276464942011-01-26T08:48:47.000-05:002011-01-26T08:48:47.000-05:00He is a 22 year old 100 + MPH left handed pitcher ...He is a 22 year old 100 + MPH left handed pitcher who would be a starter in our system..Reds have all the starters they need and are going to the Playoffs already...different story here right?.......his $30 Million is over several years and it would be no different that a extra 1 overall draft pick without any cost other than money they have failed to spend over 5 years of losing.....get a clue.JayBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11448827055342357809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-90621515200427314662011-01-26T08:34:12.939-05:002011-01-26T08:34:12.939-05:00I'm glad the Nats don't have a $30 million...I'm glad the Nats don't have a $30 million set-up man.Mattnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-42199980903601435002011-01-26T08:07:05.295-05:002011-01-26T08:07:05.295-05:00Like I said, Like what he is doing but he needs to...Like I said, Like what he is doing but he needs to be accountable...either he is lying about have all the resources he wants to sign Chapman but deciding that Martin and Maya were better or he failed to make a good evaluation....My strong feeling is he is lying and I do not like that....Whoever evaluated Martin needs to be fired if they said he would help right a way in the MLB Pen...which is what was said....my question to any who have seen him.....where is he and what happened to him.JayBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11448827055342357809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-54699941506103390522011-01-26T07:55:36.829-05:002011-01-26T07:55:36.829-05:00JayB said...
Next DFA options are clear as posted...JayB said... <br />Next DFA options are clear as posted before Martis move. <br /><br />Rizzo is doing the right thing by targeting what is left of Jimbo's players. Maxwell, Atilono, are easy next choices and Mock and A Servernio are after that. <br /><br />I love Rizzo's frank lines about getting tired of watching guys who have proven they are just not progressing....Maxwell is that guy.<br /><br />IF Rizzo makes more trades and gets some real starting pitching in for this year then this roster is starting to look like a real team. I like the emphases on speed, defense and character. <br /><br />Rizzo clearly is looking for real baseball players not toolsy types who are in it for a paycheck and never loved playing the game even as a high school player. <br /><br />The above was posted 2 days earlier. Talk about a Hate/Love/Hate relationship.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com