tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post1831924222604634977..comments2024-02-15T05:42:18.307-05:00Comments on Nats Insider: Beltway Baseball - 12/14/11Mark Zuckermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13525315258889435961noreply@blogger.comBlogger77125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-78203642731066289622011-12-15T21:32:25.812-05:002011-12-15T21:32:25.812-05:00Wait, she does impressions? Why am I just now lear...Wait, she does impressions? Why am I just now learning this?Scooterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16212781754082333423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-32150078372078763272011-12-15T17:19:21.705-05:002011-12-15T17:19:21.705-05:00Nice show Mark and Chase. Too bad we didn't ge...Nice show Mark and Chase. Too bad we didn't get to see Amanda's impressions of Nats' organizational players. I bet they are hilarious. Maybe next time? :-)ehay2khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16441654620820540390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-69054504243511717012011-12-14T23:47:39.226-05:002011-12-14T23:47:39.226-05:00Hey Mark, great show. Some really interesting disc...Hey Mark, great show. Some really interesting discussion. I am hugely encouraged to hear you guys debating whether a play-off team's third starter is good enough to replace anyone in the Nats current rotation. It doesn't seem like it was that long ago when the Nats were desperate for guys that were 10th or 11th on other team's depth charts. Your discussion also made it clear to me that Darvish would be a bad risk; yes, he has huge upside but unlike previous years there are a lot of other options that don't involve potentially risking much better players they already have at some point in the future. I hoping for either a short term deal for Oswalt or save the money to pay for RZimm and some of our other young players.<br /><br />You didn't mention Aoki, does that mean you don't think the Nats are really interested in him, or was it a simple oversight?<br /><br />Again, great show. I really enjoyed it. Thanks for all you do!lesatcscnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-51715712768479841342011-12-14T19:31:55.675-05:002011-12-14T19:31:55.675-05:00Video is not working for me.Video is not working for me.FSnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-40756791742363418482011-12-14T17:28:01.495-05:002011-12-14T17:28:01.495-05:00John C.,
I stand corrected. Thank you.John C.,<br /><br />I stand corrected. Thank you.Not Mark (@ 2:19)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-44282594259465868412011-12-14T17:20:38.632-05:002011-12-14T17:20:38.632-05:00@Nats1924, maybe because he's 34, not good on ...@Nats1924, maybe because he's 34, not good on the bases, and they're looking for someone long-term.Soul Possession, PFB Sofahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08891662837668214475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-68362801594070990352011-12-14T17:16:32.928-05:002011-12-14T17:16:32.928-05:00According to wikipedia (and I've not seen anyt...According to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posting_system" rel="nofollow">wikipedia</a> (and I've not seen anything that contradicts this), the bids are submitted to the MLB Commissioner (incidentally, this explains the 5pm deadline; it is 7am in Japan). The Commissioner opens them, determines the high bidder and informs the Japanese team posting player of the <i>amount</i> of the highest bid but does not identify the submitting team. The Japanese team then has up to four days to decide whether to accept the posting bid. If accepted, the MLB team and the player have 30 days to work out a contract. If successful, the Japanese team cashes the posting fee check. If not successful, the posting fee is returned to the MLB team and the Japanese team retains the rights to the player's services.John C.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-8436296864977879042011-12-14T17:15:04.407-05:002011-12-14T17:15:04.407-05:00captcha: meneshol
Ooh, that's a bad omen...captcha: meneshol<br /><br />Ooh, that's a bad omen...Soul Possession, PFB Sofahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08891662837668214475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-27839130213462879672011-12-14T17:14:05.009-05:002011-12-14T17:14:05.009-05:00"Steve M. said...
Sec 3, Buehrle was foll..."Steve M. said...<br /> Sec 3, Buehrle was following Ozzie."<br /><br /><br />For the record, I think you may have been responding to my quote of Unterp. Credit where it's due, an' a' that.Soul Possession, PFB Sofahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08891662837668214475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-74097599540474916072011-12-14T17:09:08.775-05:002011-12-14T17:09:08.775-05:00Pertaining to OF options....why don't we go af...Pertaining to OF options....why don't we go after Juan Pierre/LF ?<br /><br />Move Werth to CF and Morse to RFNats1924https://www.blogger.com/profile/15529755532738765850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-58103657058521791232011-12-14T17:07:51.399-05:002011-12-14T17:07:51.399-05:002:36, not sure what your point is. One might be 6&...2:36, not sure what your point is. One might be 6' 3", 220, but still not throw a ball very well, or hard.Soul Possession, PFB Sofahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08891662837668214475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-16348228836344270372011-12-14T17:06:16.297-05:002011-12-14T17:06:16.297-05:005:05. Do you know where your Darvish is?5:05. Do you know where your Darvish is?Exposremainsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-35828442626825875602011-12-14T17:06:11.761-05:002011-12-14T17:06:11.761-05:00Nope. I have read several places that if the playe...Nope. I have read several places that if the player does not sign, then the posting fee goes back to the US team, and Darvish, of course, goes back to the Japanese team (until free agency in two years presumably).<br /><br />Interestingly, Sports Illustrated is handicapping the Nats as the third most likely high-poster for Darvish (at 6:1 odds), behind Toronto (5:2 odds) and Texas (3:1). All over but the shouting at this hour.... <br /><br />http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/baseball/mlb/12/14/yu.darvish/index.html?sct=hp_t2_a6&eref=sihp <br /><br /><br />-BDBDAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-4979346995822417002011-12-14T17:05:30.406-05:002011-12-14T17:05:30.406-05:004:57, you were misinformed. If they posted player ...4:57, you were misinformed. If they posted player doesn't sign, the money gets refunded.Soul Possession, PFB Sofahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08891662837668214475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-27511129691595161762011-12-14T17:03:04.893-05:002011-12-14T17:03:04.893-05:00I hear a lot about this player or that player bein...<b>I hear a lot about this player or that player being a "mentor for our young players" what is that all about? Isn't that the coach's job?" </b><br /><br />The younger players don't get to see the coach's workout routine, how he keeps himself in shape, how he carries himself after a great or a horrible inning or outing, or interact with him on a more-or-less peer-to-peer basis. The coach is his <i>boss</i>, and young guys especially can have issues with bosses, particularly bosses who make less in a year than some of these kids pay in sales tax.<br /><br />And "thereof" is one word, not two. So sue me.<br />; )Soul Possession, PFB Sofahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08891662837668214475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-4366651499905317352011-12-14T16:57:36.021-05:002011-12-14T16:57:36.021-05:00I read somewhere that for the posting system the J...I read somewhere that for the posting system the Japanese team gets to keep the fee even if the player does not sign. If so, big gamble.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-66820261295725157942011-12-14T15:27:59.485-05:002011-12-14T15:27:59.485-05:00The 160 innings "limit" is really 162 so...The 160 innings "limit" is really 162 so Stras can qualify for awards. It's also approx. the number of innings a pitcher would go in the minor league season (5 months), so I believe both numbers (5 months, 162 innings) factor into the rehab year for Stras. After 5 months AND 162 innings, Stras will be shut down.NatsLadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06814911056080758503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-33610924178738553002011-12-14T15:23:15.997-05:002011-12-14T15:23:15.997-05:00What info do you have on Jorge Soler and Henry Urr...What info do you have on Jorge Soler and Henry Urritia? How much do you think they will sign for and how interested are we?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-36231221713776747092011-12-14T14:36:50.878-05:002011-12-14T14:36:50.878-05:00hmm... so Yu is different from DiceK
Hideo Nomo -...hmm... so Yu is different from DiceK<br /><br />Hideo Nomo - HT: 6'2 WT: 210<br /><br />Daisuke Matsuzaka - HT: 6'0 WT: 185<br /><br />Yu Darvish - HT: 6'3 WT: 225<br /><br />Chan Ho Park - HT: 6'2 WT: 206<br /><br />Chien-Ming Wang - HT: 6'3 WT: 230<br /><br />Stephen Strasburg - HT: 6'4 WT: 220Young Pitchersnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-70707335427750435332011-12-14T14:33:58.339-05:002011-12-14T14:33:58.339-05:00Six-man rotation? Five days rest? Limiting a pit...Six-man rotation? Five days rest? Limiting a pitcher to five innings per start? Are you talking about Little League? Because you're certainly not discussing professional baseball.The Ghost of Walter Johnsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-2479989281628788152011-12-14T14:23:18.208-05:002011-12-14T14:23:18.208-05:00Steve M. ironicly I saw Chapman pitch during those...Steve M. ironicly I saw Chapman pitch during those same WBC games in San Deigo. It wasn't close, Darvish is an ace and Chapman was a project. You guys realize that he was facing guys like Adrian Gonzalez? I hope they don't blow it and bid the $60M needed to know they will win the post.Tcostantnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-78568784493838883602011-12-14T14:19:47.580-05:002011-12-14T14:19:47.580-05:00Mark - I think I have this right but does the Japa...Mark - I think I have this right but does the Japanese club have to take the highest bid or can they actually chose which team they want to try and sign the player? I think I read its up to the Japanese team to chose.<br />**********************************************<br /><br />The Japanese team does NOT need to take the highest bid. Since they don't get paid the posting fee unless they player actually signs a contract, they can opt to take a lower bid, but one where they think a deal is more likely to be consummated. Thus, if Dervish has (hypothetically) said "I'll only play for a West Coast team," they could pick the Mariners' bid over the Nats' bid in hopes that Dervish will actually sign and they will thus get to keep the fee.Not Marknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-38577299346418899332011-12-14T14:13:28.005-05:002011-12-14T14:13:28.005-05:00One more general comment for discussion. I hear a...One more general comment for discussion. I hear a lot about this player or that player being a "mentor for our young players" what is that all about?<br /><br />Isn't that the coach's job? Aren't all the coaches former big league players who could presumably mentor our young players! And even if it is a "real" factor what dollar figure would you put on it? If player A and B are equal but A is a better mentor - how much more are you willing to play to get A instead of B? <br /><br />BTW I will tolerate no comments on my use or lack there of, of punctuation!MurrayTheRedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09285342173135778691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-90800611703986475212011-12-14T13:47:18.784-05:002011-12-14T13:47:18.784-05:00I know it has nothing to do with the future of the...I know it has nothing to do with the future of the Nationals, but count me as one who wants to hear what could happen for Pudge and Livo. Please. Looking forward to a Beltway Live!JaneBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04882101532666365432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-20794074925936642082011-12-14T13:16:29.465-05:002011-12-14T13:16:29.465-05:00dfh -- You may be right, but I'd like to hear ...dfh -- You may be right, but I'd like to hear that from an authorititative source (not that you're not authoritative in some sense of course.) Obviously, the 160 innings is a proxy for something, but I've never heard that it's based on the assumption of 6-7 innings per start. It's an innings limit, not a starts limit, and not a pitch limit. If someone gets knocked out after 3 innings, that only counts 3 innings toward his pitch limit. If that happens twice, he could have an additional 6 inning start before reaching 160. I've never heard anyone say that the fact that he's warming up for three starts intead of two makes a difference. <br /><br />If SS can start 32 games intead of 26, then the Nats have a chance to win six more games. That seems worth considering, especially if we have two reliable long men in the bullpen. And I'd much rather have SS available for five innnings down the stretch than have to rely on a replacement callup. And yes, I think it's very sensible to take him out after 5 innings when he's pitching well, in the hopes that he'll give us another lights out peformance in September.Section 222noreply@blogger.com