tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post2779992557264550668..comments2024-02-15T05:42:18.307-05:00Comments on Nats Insider: Nady suddenly in the mixMark Zuckermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13525315258889435961noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-6920929200596800332012-03-29T06:47:54.706-04:002012-03-29T06:47:54.706-04:00NatsLady said...
Apparently Desi has a switch...NatsLady said...<br /><br /> Apparently Desi has a switch, too<br /><br />It's quite possible that's exactly what has happened, the switch clicked on, boom. We'll see...Cease the Opportunitynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-10971592580728776942012-03-29T05:46:51.609-04:002012-03-29T05:46:51.609-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.NatsLadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06814911056080758503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-57483905221814376402012-03-29T03:59:37.171-04:002012-03-29T03:59:37.171-04:00Anon @10:21, having a hard time following your log...Anon @10:21, having a hard time following your logic. If you think Nady will improve after his 4 years of declining production, you are certainly entitled to your opinion. Nady signed a Minor League deal and DeRosa is on the 40 man and obviously DeRosa will be on the Opening Day roster and has had a very good Spring. DeRosa's wrist injury has been well documented and he was picked up after he showed nice improvement at the end of last season.<br /><br />Nobody was biting on Nady until the Nats got him 2 weeks ago. Seems to me, all the other GMs who need bench help and a guy who can play RF and 1st passed on him. <br /><br />I just think he has plenty of time to prove himself in Syracuse. If you add Nady to the 25 man, someone has to be removed when Morse comes back and Nady would then have to pass through waivers if he was removed which he probably would do, it just makes it more complicated.Gonatnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-22876594270038586182012-03-29T03:45:40.500-04:002012-03-29T03:45:40.500-04:00http://www.washingtontimes.com/blog/nationals-watc...http://www.washingtontimes.com/blog/nationals-watch/2012/mar/28/projection-nationals-opening-day-roster-and-hashin/<br /><br />Amanda Comak with her projections. She has Ryan Mattheus RHP in the bullpen and not Stammen.Gonatnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-54967063596966551212012-03-29T00:57:16.794-04:002012-03-29T00:57:16.794-04:00NatsBrat- I thought the Mets' (tv) broadcaster...NatsBrat- I thought the Mets' (tv) broadcasters were very kind to the Nats, praising actually! But I missed the comment about Desmond that you mentioned.<br /><br />Regarding Desmond, in my opinion he is a .250-.260 hitter with average (not below!) defense.<br />I like him, and hope he has an awesome season.<br />Hard to imagine he'll get on base enough to stay the leadoff hitter for much of the season though.<br /><br />I won't dive in to any arguments about Desmond or Lannan. Those 2 have as many haters (boooo!) as fans (me!)<br />:-)Cwjnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-67180478467501782462012-03-29T00:45:16.951-04:002012-03-29T00:45:16.951-04:00Ok, I'll take the bait. 4 for 4 today notwiths...<i>Ok, I'll take the bait. 4 for 4 today notwithstanding, Desmond is not a good hitter or a reliable leadoff guy.</i><br /><br />You don't have to Section 222. Let's face it if Desmond doesn't hit Davey, his biggest proponent, will remove him from the lineup. He has to produce even more than Lannan IMO. Why? Because behind Lannan is Wang and Detwiler, perhaps Gorzelanny and Rosenbaum. <br /><br />After Desmond? Espinosa slides over and you have Stephen Lombardozzi, Anthony Rendon, Zach Walters, Jeff Kobernus, possibly Rick Hague (Not sure where he is post shoulder surgery?) Lots of lead off potential there along with a couple of potential impact bats. <br /><br />Acceptance is best? They aren't going to hit this year. BUT that doesn't mean they won't win. <br /><br />More development is required from the prospects at the major and minor league levels. Lots of scuffling to see who are the best hitter / fielder combinations. And in that huge mix they will be looking for the future elite hitters (Which many believe should be Harper and Rendon ... but are there others? There could very well be!) This is the tact that management (probably due to ownership wishes let's admit) has chosen. Prospects over free agents. Then pick and choose the best fitting free agents to push wins the rest of the way.<br /><br />Keith Law on a podcast addressed Harper yesterday. He feels Harper at 19 going on 20 in October should play in AAA at least through June and probably longer to ensure he can handle major league pitching. BUT, he feels Rizzo will be pressured by the Nats marketing people to promote Harper as a way to put fannies in the seats. <br /><br />I firmly believe Rizzo will resist the marketeers as he doesn't report to them and do what is best for Harper and the team. Now, Davey's pressure might be a different story ... but it sure seems like ownership supports the way Rizzo is currently developing the prospects. And they are seeing results in top guys like Strasburg, Zimmermann, Ramos, Flores, Espinosa, etc. Right now Rizzo seems like he has plenty of slack ... <br /><br />So, let's be patient and let the drama unfold. They need a hitter in the lead-off position. It could even be DeRosa! I trust that Davey will do his best to put the best players in the best possible positions to score runs and win games for him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-68575175174303212172012-03-29T00:40:48.648-04:002012-03-29T00:40:48.648-04:00Anonymous8- Thanks!
I try to post some mildly in...Anonymous8- Thanks! <br />I try to post some mildly interesting stats that many fans might not know :-)Cwjnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-38006774974494016732012-03-29T00:35:33.998-04:002012-03-29T00:35:33.998-04:00On the Mets-Nats broadcast to-day, Keith Hernandez...On the Mets-Nats broadcast to-day, Keith Hernandez introduced the Nats' defense with a visual of the players and positions. He had a picture of Desi with the most team errors this spring. He was kind enough to say that, "...Desmond is a poor fielder, who strikes out a lot...", or something to that effect.<br /><br />Thanks for the scouting report, Keith. We Nats' fans need to have the expertise of Mets' broadcasters to help fill in the gaps in our appreciation of our team.<br /><br />Oh, and by the way, A**H***, Desi got 4 hits to-day, and your pathetic team got the errors. One thing about Desi, as far as I know, he doesn't snort coke like you and your former Mets' team mates!!!!<br /><br />Goooooooooo Desi! Goooooooooooo Nats!NatsBratnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-62078794744966328032012-03-28T22:31:36.960-04:002012-03-28T22:31:36.960-04:00Ok, I'll take the bait. 4 for 4 today notwith...Ok, I'll take the bait. 4 for 4 today notwithstanding, Desmond is not a good hitter or a reliable leadoff guy. No one who has reached that conclusion based on last year or his career numbers is going to change their mind about that after one game. <br /><br />But most of us who don't think Desi is the solution at leadoff (or at SS for that matter), and, once again, "hater" is not the correct term for us, recognize that DJ and Rizzo want to give him a shot to show he's better than his history suggests. So of course we want him to do well. <br /><br />We just aren't counting on it. And neither should all of you who hate the haters.Section 222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-57067087168615343852012-03-28T22:21:35.123-04:002012-03-28T22:21:35.123-04:00I guess you don't follow stats as Nady was a b...<i>I guess you don't follow stats as Nady was a butcher with the bat last year and his .287 OBP<br /><br />The Bernadina/Rizzo thing was discussed in the Bernadina thread.</i><br /><br />Kind of like DeRosa eh? Who also had injury problems the last two years. I the guy can hit Johnson wants him. That's what he told Chad Tracy, Jason Michaels ... differs completely from Riggleman's fielding and defense first philosophy. Johnson WANT BATS on his bench. And not fly swatter, singles hitters and speedy guys with gold gloves in left-field. BATS REAL HITTERS.<br /><br />AND, again, the stats especially the bRAA and wOBA (Remember both are used to calculate your beloved WAR naysayers!) appear to certainly back up Davey's preferences. AND especially LEFT HANDED BATS as Davey said in that the Nats MLB30DAYS30TEAMS deal right? Just what I've been saying. Left handed impact bats. <br /><br />If you junior GM's want to try to predict team needs and trades you should be on the look out for those NOT complaining about Span ... that's Riggleman's ideas ... He's managing in AA last I looked right? <br /><br />And as for Bernadina it belongs in this thread because if he does break out and start hitting HE IS LEFT HANDED. The only negative I could detect is that when he is interviewed he never seems to care either way. He always has the attitude that they are going to do what they are going to do. He didn't sound like he cared whether he was in AAA or the majors. He didn't seem to care whether he was helping the team or not. NOW, I may be wrong about this but that's what has always come across ... and anyone who has worked in the real world knows that kind of attitude can get one in trouble with management ... I'm just sayin.<br /><br />IF Bernadina HITS HE will play NO and ifs or buts about it. Johnson wants his bat more than his glove. He ain't Riggleman.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-23130240657679780392012-03-28T22:10:11.039-04:002012-03-28T22:10:11.039-04:00The Nats have plenty of roster space, they won'...The Nats have plenty of roster space, they won't need to drop anyone to add Nady or Carrol or Michaels, or whomever.<br />Their 40 man roster only has 38 on it now. And two of those can soon hit the 60 day DL (Kimball and Marrero), so they have 4 spots available.<br /><br />********<br />SCNatsFan said... <br />Now I fully admit I'm not the sharpest tool in the drawer but my worry is if Nady comes up someone has to be dropped from the 40 to do it and be exposed, something I'm not looking forward to <br /><br />March 28, 2012 7:37 PMSunderlandnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-47215551433051075982012-03-28T22:04:16.384-04:002012-03-28T22:04:16.384-04:00Cwj, thanks for sharing those stats on JZimCwj, thanks for sharing those stats on JZimAnonymous8noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-87208486640787608232012-03-28T21:57:29.805-04:002012-03-28T21:57:29.805-04:00I posted what (I thought) were some interesting st...I posted what (I thought) were some interesting stats from the Nats pitchers under the Zimmermann thread.<br />But there is one more fun thing to post about last years game log, The walk numbers in each of Jordan's 26 starts:<br /><br />0 Walks- 6 times<br />1- 10<br />2- 9<br />3- Only once! (in his first start last year).<br /><br />So, in 26 starts last year, Zimmermann walked 2 batters or fewer 25 times!!! <br />That's mind-boggling.Cwjnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-49031989618172072792012-03-28T20:47:30.597-04:002012-03-28T20:47:30.597-04:00Rabbit- All Desmond has to do is "Keep your e...Rabbit- All Desmond has to do is "Keep your eye clear, and hit 'em where they ain't" :-)<br /><br />Wee Willie Keeler quote I'm sure everyone has heard :)<br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willie_KeelerCwjnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-25805746088813174522012-03-28T20:23:06.903-04:002012-03-28T20:23:06.903-04:00I know I liked Desmond's four hits, but I'...I know I liked Desmond's four hits, but I'll tell you something.....he got the hits because he's finally HITTING the ball!! Even when he makes an out I don't mind, as long as he hit the ball and didn't strike out. See, hit it and good things will happen. GO NATIONALS!!!Rabbitnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-25116884356665614812012-03-28T20:22:52.435-04:002012-03-28T20:22:52.435-04:00If Nady couldn't do it in that offensive team ...If Nady couldn't do it in that offensive team like the D'Backs, its a waste of a spot.<br /><br />Keep in mind that in June or July, Chris Marrero will be ready.<br /><br />Ankiel can't stay healthy. He was beaten up many times last year and didn't go on the DL but couldn't play so the team was a player short.Gonatnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-20265165895357715672012-03-28T20:18:12.787-04:002012-03-28T20:18:12.787-04:00Gonat- Yeah, late-inning defensive replacement is ...Gonat- Yeah, late-inning defensive replacement is the way I see Ankiel after Morse comes back and Harper is called up.<br />Until then, he'll probably start some games (assuming health). <br />These backup/bench battles are what ST is all about.<br />I do like Ankiel. <br /><br />Not crazy about Nady at the moment.Cwjnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-24595140906985792402012-03-28T20:09:58.714-04:002012-03-28T20:09:58.714-04:00Cwj, that's all I think he is for also plus he...Cwj, that's all I think he is for also plus he is a good clubhouse guy. Doesn't that tell us he is at best a defensive replacement in the late innings or a September callup type?<br /><br />Its a shame.Gonatnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-89064901405801070642012-03-28T20:02:38.090-04:002012-03-28T20:02:38.090-04:00Gonat- I think Ankiel is only around for his (very...Gonat- I think Ankiel is only around for his (very!) strong arm from the outfield.Cwjnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-71612661073920364922012-03-28T20:00:54.595-04:002012-03-28T20:00:54.595-04:00Anonymous said...
Ankiel, Carroll, Michaels, and ...Anonymous said... <br />Ankiel, Carroll, Michaels, and Tracy are why Nady is in the mix now. You can't rely on their offense plus <br />MLBTRADERUMORS claims Bernadina is not a Rizzo favorite. <br /><br />March 28, 2012 7:56 PM <br />__________________________<br /><br />I guess you don't follow stats as Nady was a butcher with the bat last year and his .287 OBP<br /><br />The Bernadina/Rizzo thing was discussed in the Bernadina thread.Gonatnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-53895594869224087202012-03-28T19:56:08.237-04:002012-03-28T19:56:08.237-04:00Ankiel, Carroll, Michaels, and Tracy are why Nady ...Ankiel, Carroll, Michaels, and Tracy are why Nady is in the mix now. You can't rely on their offense plus <br />MLBTRADERUMORS claims Bernadina is not a Rizzo favorite.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-12499290324167198072012-03-28T19:54:03.832-04:002012-03-28T19:54:03.832-04:00I really hope Desmond does well. But his field blu...I really hope Desmond does well. But his field blunders alone have caused many objects to be thrown at my TV. I hope and pray those days are over.Get Some Playersnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-74609065615935848392012-03-28T19:44:17.429-04:002012-03-28T19:44:17.429-04:00Andres Blanco is still hanging around. He has bee...Andres Blanco is still hanging around. He has been awful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-59046875691330693272012-03-28T19:41:19.932-04:002012-03-28T19:41:19.932-04:00What's people thoughts on Ankiel? Is this guy ...What's people thoughts on Ankiel? Is this guy just a pulled muscle and tweak guy whereby he is just going to constantly be on and off the DL? We already know he is a liability against LH pitching and not much better vs. RH pitching.Gonatnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-33800266490588705882012-03-28T19:38:14.576-04:002012-03-28T19:38:14.576-04:00Bill in DC said...
regarding the BENCH (copied fr...Bill in DC said... <br />regarding the BENCH (copied from SteveM above):<br /><br />"Jesus Flores, Chad Tracy, Jason Michaels, Mark DeRosa, Steve Lombardozzi, Brett Carroll. 5 of these players make it. One goes now. Another goes when Morse comes off the DL"<br /><br />My thoughts:<br /><br />Flores (C), DeRosa (IF/OF) and Lombo (IF) are locks and will likely remain after Morse returns. <br /><br />That leaves Tracy, Michaels and Carroll for two spots (and really only one after Morse's return). <br /><br />IMO we should flush Tracy, who is a worse version of DeRosa and also a primary 3B, where we do not have any need with Zim, DeRosa and plus Lombo's ability to play there. <br /><br />That leaves Michaels and Carroll who will both make the team but I hope Carroll will stick. Not much hitting there but far better defense and speed which, to me, sounds like just what you want in a 4th OF. <br /><br />March 28, 2012 2:31 PM <br />_______________________________<br /><br />Since Mark's post we are commenting on is about Xavier Nady, I guess we need to add him to one of the possibilities for the bench.<br /><br />DeRosa and Lombo have set themselves apart from the pack and earned spots. Obviously Flores is in. With Morse going to the DL, Bernadina most likely has earnd LF freeing up another bench spot. There is now 4 to 5 players that will compete for the final 2 spots.<br /><br />Xavier Paul isn't mentioned and I wouldn't expect him in the mix. I think Brett Carroll makes it. No clue on the final spot.Gonatnoreply@blogger.com