tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post8302985980859173537..comments2024-02-15T05:42:18.307-05:00Comments on Nats Insider: Dunn will sign with White SoxMark Zuckermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13525315258889435961noreply@blogger.comBlogger79125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-66291434739872742722010-12-03T09:22:59.911-05:002010-12-03T09:22:59.911-05:00Very sad to see Dunn go, look for Zimm and Hammers...Very sad to see Dunn go, look for Zimm and Hammers stats to go down with him gone and they walks to go up.<br /><br />If this season ends with no major FA addition (likely), then some of the savings must be spent now on a Troy Tulowitzki like extension. Let’s lock Ryan Zimmerman up now before he is tempted to go elsewhere. It will end of saving them money or losing him, in the long run.Tcostantnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-9936925543108258652010-12-03T08:07:46.251-05:002010-12-03T08:07:46.251-05:00A sad day for a sad, joyless franchise. The "...A sad day for a sad, joyless franchise. The "faces" of this franchise belong to Rizzo, fat and doughy, mouthing garbage about how he hopes Dunn will be a Nat next year while offering him a below market contract, and the blank Lerner faces, a group that spends their time in the back room combing over the ledgers and the fine print on their contracts, which at this time of year brings to mind the Scrooge family. The fans are the Cratchits I suppose.Richardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-12807059697476670312010-12-03T04:48:11.501-05:002010-12-03T04:48:11.501-05:00I'm not a GM; I couldn't even play one on ...I'm not a GM; I couldn't even play one on TV. I'm just a fan in the stands. So there's lots about buildng a club that I don't understand. To the naive fan like me it seems like a no brainer that Dunn was one step to building a team -- keep the fans and the clubhouse on board while rolling the dice with prospects. But I'm not a GM.<br /><br />As I've said before -- I'm happy for Dunn. He works for the man just like I do and he's entitled to work the best deal he can.Another_Samnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-72225204766299304502010-12-03T02:38:03.470-05:002010-12-03T02:38:03.470-05:00Dunn is now going where he and Chris Marerro belon...Dunn is now going where he and Chris Marerro belong: in the American League where the DH is part of the game. He is probably going to be able to help his team far more there. <br /><br />Let's let the drama continue to unfold. Give Mike Rizzo a chance to build his team of young, athletic speedster position players, and power pitchers. And then judge.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-49406042638702844282010-12-03T00:24:06.141-05:002010-12-03T00:24:06.141-05:00The Lerners are disgusting lowlifes. City builds...The Lerners are disgusting lowlifes. City builds them a ballpark, they don't pay the rent. Fans pay top dollar for tickets, they field a minor league team. They say it's about "youth", but then we see Kevin Mench, Willie Harris, and Adam Kennedy. They won't spend money on a real manager and GM, so we get pathetic, unqualified boot lickers like Riggleman and Rizzo. Then they top it off by hiring people in the press like Phil Wood as mouthpieces to try and put some sprinkles on the sh, I mean garbage they feed fans.<br /><br />Awful people running an awful organization. 110 losses and 8,000 a night in 2011. Expect it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-47052985057198816382010-12-02T23:59:07.006-05:002010-12-02T23:59:07.006-05:00Unfortunately the lineup will look something like ...Unfortunately the lineup will look something like this next year, barring any big moves..<br /><br />Morgan CF<br />Desmond SS<br />Zimmerman 3B<br />Willingham LF<br />Morse RF<br />______ 1B<br />Rodriguez/Ramos C<br />Espinosa 2B<br />____ P<br /><br />Imagine what it will look like on those day games after a night game...oy vey to the max!!!!!<br /><br />Now that the Dunn shoe has dropped we need to sing Crawford or Worth and a 1st baseman to have any hope of winning more than 60 games. :(Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-29510680629678569062010-12-02T23:58:11.455-05:002010-12-02T23:58:11.455-05:00Rizzo will complete the following to revamp the Na...Rizzo will complete the following to revamp the Nats<br />(1) Sign Crawford as FA<br />(2) Trade Stamen, Desmond and Willingham to the Rays for Matt Garza<br />(3) Sign Pena as a FA.Mjames 1noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-85174245657715015912010-12-02T23:48:38.960-05:002010-12-02T23:48:38.960-05:00Is there another team in MLB that has done absolut...Is there another team in MLB that has done absolutely nothing so far during this off season? Rizzo will be busy in Feb signing garbage to fill the holes. Maybe he will give Pete Orr another shot. How about Ryan Langerhans or Ryan Church? Nick Johnson might come cheap & there's always Felipe Lopez.Phil dunnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-59862239673671663042010-12-02T23:22:00.186-05:002010-12-02T23:22:00.186-05:00So I am a Washington DC ex-pat living in the Chica...So I am a Washington DC ex-pat living in the Chicago area. My sister comes over for our book group/excuse to drink a lot of wine on a weeknight and says "So you've heard the news, right, Adam Dunn to the Sox." Well, I hadn't . . . Being a Nats fan first and a Sox fan a distant second, I was heartbroken but at least I get him on my second team now. And at least I got to drink a lot of wine on a weeknight. But a bad decision by the Nats in my view. It could be another long year . . .ChicagoNatsGirlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-33411989653130380652010-12-02T23:16:33.776-05:002010-12-02T23:16:33.776-05:00Will said...
"Hudson was definitely a real o...Will said... <br />"Hudson was definitely a real offer. Kenny Williams, the Sox GM, even went out of his way to trade Hudson for Jackson, whom the Nats coveted, because he was so desperate to get his hands on Dunn."<br /><br />According to whom?N. Cognitonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-41372830251870791912010-12-02T23:11:38.643-05:002010-12-02T23:11:38.643-05:00Congrats to Dunn for fleecing the Pale Sox. As al...Congrats to Dunn for fleecing the Pale Sox. As always, it's about money and with that amount he'll enjoy DHing.N. Cognitonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-34205133562655770982010-12-02T22:33:16.082-05:002010-12-02T22:33:16.082-05:00Bob Shaefer did say the club is improving without ...Bob Shaefer did say the club is improving without winning. He's a natural for this club, talking out of both sides of his mouth. Here's some nuggets for you Bob: <br /><br />The club is signing impact free agents that weren't universally ranked as an impact free agent. <br /><br />The club is getting its front line pitcher but don't pay attention to the injury history.<br /><br />The club is competitive with a 90+ loss season.<br /><br />Riggleman is a good manager.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-59076983585731516292010-12-02T22:32:39.600-05:002010-12-02T22:32:39.600-05:00"Why no quotes from Nats Front Office.....Are..."Why no quotes from Nats Front Office.....Are the hiding out....not even a no comment or will get back to you on that....Nothing at all?"<br /><br />Is it typical to have comments from a front office when a player leaves by free agency? I don't think so. Where were the comments from the Red Sox FO when VMart signed with DET? Where were the comments from the SD FO when Garland signed with LAD? Where were the comments from the Yankees FO when Vazquez signed with FLA? There were none. Why then should there be comments from the Nats FO because Dunn signed elsewhere? The comment will come via the signing or trading for his replacement. And Rizzo has already commented actually. He said months ago that if they lost Dunn's bat they would have to replace it. And so they will. Stay tuned to find out how.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-22766321445633973082010-12-02T22:25:25.014-05:002010-12-02T22:25:25.014-05:00The people who are right are the ones who say this...The people who are right are the ones who say this is mainly a PR problem. Even Dunn would not have guaranteed a winning record in 2011; 38 HRs and 100 RBIs were great. But think how he played first and those 199 K's.<br />Adam LaRoche looks, on paper at least, like a decent replacement: 100 RBIs, though fewer HRs, and much better in the field. Significantly better, at least last year, than Pena. More RBIs, Higher OPS, .64 higher BA and better fielder!Carl from Georgetownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-54951755699906881732010-12-02T22:09:41.170-05:002010-12-02T22:09:41.170-05:00No. A better ranked free agent.No. A better ranked free agent.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-45385321917269301252010-12-02T22:07:00.929-05:002010-12-02T22:07:00.929-05:00Mark, or someone, chime in and correct me please i...Mark, or someone, chime in and correct me please if need be, but I think the White Sox would have to sign a Type A from a team with a worse record than the Nationals for Washington's pick to drop to the next round, no?<br />As always, I'm too lazy to look it up...Sec3MySofanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-79843612753468904452010-12-02T22:05:08.521-05:002010-12-02T22:05:08.521-05:00Mark,
Why no quotes from Nats Front Office.....Ar...Mark,<br /><br />Why no quotes from Nats Front Office.....Are the hiding out....not even a no comment or will get back to you on that....Nothing at all?JayBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11448827055342357809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-16346792702868888632010-12-02T21:59:00.540-05:002010-12-02T21:59:00.540-05:00I wonder if Rizzo really coveted the draft picks, ...I wonder if Rizzo really coveted the draft picks, thinking that stockpiling some picks would free him up to deal away some of our current prospects for a front-line starter. If next seasonm starts and we have lost, say, Dunn, Desmond, Norris, and one other prospect not named Zimmermann, and add, say, Pena, Greinke or Garza, and the two draft picks, I would take that. <br /><br />Or, Mark Lerner could be rolling around nude in the money he saves while waiting for the Nats to become good before he spends any money on payroll.<br /><br />One or the other.John O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08014476389355562158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-19962026802957603082010-12-02T21:53:44.764-05:002010-12-02T21:53:44.764-05:00The other comment I have is that, based on the con...The other comment I have is that, based on the contracts that everyone is signing so far, I think Rizzo misjudged the price escalation going on around baseball. I doubt, for instance, that Pena is available for 1/$5m or so, like I bet he figured. even the reclamation projects like Webb will likely get fairly big $$, like $5m or more guaranteed. Still time to do something, but they will have to adjust their thinking.Wallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01557557989122256161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-28736210179659088762010-12-02T21:09:02.803-05:002010-12-02T21:09:02.803-05:00From the comments, it seems like people really did...From the comments, it seems like people really didn't believe the signs that we were seeing all along. He wanted the biggest contract he could get, and Rizzo didn't really want him back. I am happy for Dunn that he got the contract he wanted, he genuinely seems like a good guy but I am disappointed that he isn't coming back.<br /><br />So what happens to us fans? No panic for me yet - I am going to give them the rest of the offseason to see what happens. I'll be fine with this move if they improve the team overall in other ways. But i admit that i am skeptical and am more in JayB's camp than others right now. If this is essentially the team that goes into 2011, that will be supremely disappointing and no way I am buying <br />tickets. but they still have time to do something.<br /><br />I would have taken Hudson over the picks too, but this worked out as almost as good for the picks as possible, SO LONG AS the CWS do not sign another Type A. Then it drops to a 2d round pick, which will suck.Wallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01557557989122256161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-69728712169674323172010-12-02T21:06:39.238-05:002010-12-02T21:06:39.238-05:00i won't be mad about this offseason until it&#...i won't be mad about this offseason until it's over and we're in spring training camp. there's still time to make a splash with Crawford, or a trade for Greinke. i think (and praying) something big will happen. i'm pretty Rizzo is too smart of a baseball fan to not realize they'll lose the fans without making a bold move.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12920783017558168652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-83411664649882317202010-12-02T20:55:38.000-05:002010-12-02T20:55:38.000-05:00Oh, but I should add that the fanboy in me will mi...Oh, but I should add that the fanboy in me will miss Dunn a lot. Sabermetrics and armchair-General Managing has made me a more informed baseball fan, but it's so hard to really be a fan of a team with a rotating lineup. Other than Zim and Livo, this team has had no core to really be the heart of the team. Dunn really was a big reason a lot of fans watched games.NatinBeantownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-78789842588467634942010-12-02T20:50:48.526-05:002010-12-02T20:50:48.526-05:00I have to resist the urge to judge this until the ...I have to resist the urge to judge this until the rest of the offseason pans out. The lineup can live without Dunn, but they've got to find another power lefty OF or 1B out there. <br /><br />The really interesting thing will be if the ChiSox resign Konerko. If they don't, then we'll really know that Dunn wanted that 4th year so bad he's willing to play 100 games at DH.NatinBeantownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-34706838445409041872010-12-02T20:45:49.936-05:002010-12-02T20:45:49.936-05:00You know, it's entirely possible that this is ...You know, it's entirely possible that this is all a nefarious hoax perpetrated by Wil Nieves to mute the raucous celebrations that would otherwise have erupted when his non-tendering is announced later today.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-74698576270767970122010-12-02T20:45:00.216-05:002010-12-02T20:45:00.216-05:00Where’s the fun without Dunn? That’s my question.
...Where’s the fun without Dunn? That’s my question.<br /><br />I’m disappointed in him and the Nationals. I understand the well-expressed arguments here about not overpaying for what may be a declining talent. But the Nationals weren’t even in a position to take that risk after years of mismanagement/poor ownership that placed us in a position where we don’t need the services of a big bopper because our one ace pitcher is injured and our other deficits are so great.<br /><br />I hope the team surprises me at the hot stove but I’m not hopeful.<br /><br />I’m sure I will go to some games next year but I will not give the Lerners a blank check by renewing my season membership. I will go to the games when they show me they have something worth watching. It is the only leverage I have as a fan.<br /><br />Yours disgusted, Bethesda.dcdingonoreply@blogger.com