Warhead36 Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 Three of our players can bat 2 or 3 hole: Harper, Werth, Desmond. All three also have potential power for later slots. That's a good place for a lineup to be. You can even make the argument that better plate patience would make Espinosa a 2-3 candidate also. This lineup is nuts (on paper). I don't like Desi at the top of the lineup. More pressure to see pitches. He's perfect hitting 6th where he can just mash. Harps would make a great 3 hole hitter, but I'd rather he hit 4th because I prefer Zimm at 3rd. Harps hitting 3rd would mean Zimm hitting 4th, which I'm not as much a fan of. Werth is the perfect 2 hole hitter. Espi should hit 8th until he stops K-ing so often. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDane Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 It doesn't look all that benign to me. The "doc's" records list includes several Major League players already suspended for using the very substances this guy was peddling. (By the way, Anthony Bosch, the proprietor of the clinic, is NOT licensed to practice medicine in Florida.) Despite the claims of Gio's father, both Gio and his dad are listed in the records. Is it rock solid proof? No, but it leads me to think Gio's got some 'splaining to do. Unless this Bosch character contemporaneously made up client lists out of whole cloth, this is a stain on Gio's reputation. Here's the source article: http://www.miaminewtimes.com/2013-01-31/news/a-rod-and-doping-a-miami-clinic-supplies-drugs-to-sports-biggest-names/full/ It is possible that Gio is referenced only as a reminder to the doctor as to why he took on the client, Max Gonzalez (Gio's dad). The author himself refers to Gio's case as "curious." Gio might be completely exonerated, for all we know. ---------- Post added January-29th-2013 at 12:05 PM ---------- Espi should hit 8th until he stops K-ing so often. Wholeheartedly agree, which is why I said he needed more plate patience, which he currently does not have (bless his bearded heart). Desi fits perfectly in the bottom half of our lineup. But he has the tools to bat earlier, that's all I'm saying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulane Skins Fan Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 Gio Gonzalez @GioGonzalez47 I've never used performance enhancing drugs of any kind and I never will ,I've never met or spoken with tony Bosch or used any substance Gio Gonzalez @GioGonzalez47 Provided by him.anything said to the contrary is a lie. ---------- Post added January-29th-2013 at 12:11 PM ---------- I don't like Desi at the top of the lineup. More pressure to see pitches. He's perfect hitting 6th where he can just mash. Harps would make a great 3 hole hitter, but I'd rather he hit 4th because I prefer Zimm at 3rd. Harps hitting 3rd would mean Zimm hitting 4th, which I'm not as much a fan of. Werth is the perfect 2 hole hitter.Espi should hit 8th until he stops K-ing so often. Remember, Espi played with a torn rotator cuff for a month last season. I'm not as down on him now as I once was. I think he's a 20-20 guy with better on base skills than Desi (but less power). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave25 Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 I'm really down on Espinosa. Sure he plays great D but on offense he K's wayyy to much to only be in the 15-25 hr range and doesn't hit for average at all. I know I've said this a million times but Rendon needs be moved to 2B down in AAA and we see what happens, this whole play injured thing is not going to work for Espinosa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.A.C.O.L.B. Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 Goddamn it.,i hope its not true. I pray it's not true. Roiding in baseball is as close to an unforgivable sin to me as it gets. The great thing about baseball is the history and the numbers. And roiders take a giant **** on both of those things. I pray one of ours isn't guilty of that. That said, like I said last week in one of the Lance threads, has anyone, ANYONE, ever been tied to PEDs and later exonerated? I can't think of anyone. But there's a first for everything and I hope that's the case here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulane Skins Fan Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 Goddamn it.,i hope its not true. I pray it's not true. Roiding in baseball is as close to an unforgivable sin to me as it gets. The great thing about baseball is the history and the numbers. And roiders take a giant **** on both of those things. I pray one of ours isn't guilty of that.That said, like I said last week in one of the Lance threads, has anyone, ANYONE, ever been tied to PEDs and later exonerated? I can't think of anyone. But there's a first for everything and I hope that's the case here. Actually, you could argue that Roger Clemens has been. At this point, there is basically no evidence that he did it, except for the word of a known liar. And I hate Clemens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulane Skins Fan Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 I get why people are down on Espi, but he had sixth best fangraphs war last year: http://www.fangraphs.com/leaders.aspx?pos=2b&stats=bat&lg=all&qual=y&type=8&season=2012&month=0&season1=2012&ind=0&team=0&rost=0&age=0&filter=&players=0 I think he was like 3rd in WAR at baseball-reference too. Plus, he's still 25 or 26. Not time to give up on him yet, IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrcunning15 Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 Actually, you could argue that Roger Clemens has been. At this point, there is basically no evidence that he did it, except for the word of a known liar.And I hate Clemens. Braun from the brewers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.A.C.O.L.B. Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 I mean like REALLY exonerated. Like an apology issued, their name cleared, etc. Is there anyone who truly believes that Braun and Clemens didn't juice? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Walton Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 I mean like REALLY exonerated. Like an apology issued, their name cleared, etc. Is there anyone who truly believes that Braun and Clemens didn't juice? 100% with you. Was talking to a co worker this morning about just this. Just being implicated is a sentence of guilt in the PED world that we live in. There is no chance of redemption. When the only recourse is to deny, deny, deny guilty or innocent...the waters will be forever muddy. A real shame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.A.C.O.L.B. Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 But as misterirrelevant.com points out, according to what the article says, Gio isn't linked to PED's, just a PED doctor. http://misterirrelevant.com/index.php/2013/01/29/gio-gonzalez-ped-clinic-miam/ UPDATE: As our esteemed colleague Jack Kogod points out, NONE of the ingredients in AminoRip are on the MLB’s banned substances list, nor is Zinc and MIC (Methionine, Inositol, Choline). We cross-checked them all against the banned list. Tweets coming out now saying that the Miami newspaper that broke the story is about to release the records related to Gio. Hopefully that clears some stuff up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulane Skins Fan Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 Couple updates on this: UPDATE, 5:17 p.m.: Bosch’s attorney, Susy Ribero-Ayala refuted the New Times report in a statement Tuesday, saying it was “filled with inaccuracies, innuendo and misstatements” and Bosch “vehemently denies the assertions that MLB players such as Alex Rodriguez and Gio Gonzalez were treated by or associated with him.” Reached by phone on Wednesday and asked about Max Gonzalez’s relationship with Bosch, Ribero-Ayala wouldn’t comment or elaborate. “I’m sticking to the statement I released and I’m not releasing any other statements at this time,” she said. http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/nationals-journal/wp/2013/01/30/gio-gonzalez-connected-to-miami-strength-coach-jimmy-goins-also-named-in-clinic-report/ I dont know if anyone looked at these awesome docs that New Times posted today, but it looks like a fantasy baseball chart, diagramming batting averages and rbi's, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRAVEONAWARPATH Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 MLB's Top 100 Prospects list http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/prospects/watch/y2013/ The Nats have 4 on the list. #28-- Anthony Rendon #52-- Brian Goodwin #74-- Lucas Giolito #91-- AJ Cole Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forehead Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 Keith Law posted the top ten prospects for every team, but it's Insider. I'm assuming the four listed above are the top 4, but I wouldn't mind seeing the full list if anyone has access to it. I don't need all the explanations, just the names. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SemperFi Skins Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 The #Nationals have agreed to terms with 1B Micah Owings on a minor league contract with an invite to Major League Spring Training. He owns a 32-33 career record with an ERA of 4.86. Where he really excels, however, is in the batters box.In 219 career plate appearances, Owings owns a line of .283/.310/.502 with 14 doubles, nine home runs and 35 RBI. He even won the NL Silver Slugger Award for pitchers in 2007. Projected over a full season, that's about 25 home runs and 90 or so RBI. http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1519200-washington-nationals-sign-former-pitcher-micah-owings-as-first-baseman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave25 Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 MLB's Top 100 Prospects listhttp://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/prospects/watch/y2013/ The Nats have 4 on the list. #28-- Anthony Rendon #52-- Brian Goodwin #74-- Lucas Giolito #91-- AJ Cole A lot of people are sleeping on Matt Purke the LH Pitcher out of TCU. He was considered the 1 pick in the draft before he got hurt, he is my sleeper pick for a breakout season in the minors now that he seems to be fully healthy. I also like the 1B Matt Skole a lot. I think one of Rendon/Moore/Skole take over for LaRoche in 2015. I think the Nats have a very solid farm system, while not very deep there are some really talented players at the top. Imagine if Lucas Giolito recovers from TJ surgery and becomes an elite prospect. Strasburg,Gonzalez,Zimmermann,Detwiler and Giolito on the same staff? That's not even fair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forehead Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 Well, temper your enthusiasm somewhat. Strasburg and Harper are going to both need to be paid in a few years, and if the team decides it can't afford both, they're going to take the position player, so Strasburg might be in a new uniform. As for the others...who knows. I'm hopeful for Giolito, but Moore, while showing power in his limited action, also strikes out a lot. I've read Keith Law comment, and he seems to think Skole is over-rated, and "old for his level" I guess because he's 23/24 and in A ball. I dunno, Keith Law knows a lot more about this stuff than I do. I think Rendon will be a star, but again, health. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warhead36 Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 Yeah if I had to choose, I'd go with Harper. But neither will be a FA for quite some time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StillUnknown Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 Yeah if I had to choose, I'd go with Harper. But neither will be a FA for quite some time. If it ever got the point of losing one, Rizzo would get a king's ransom in a trade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gator Bait Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 Well, temper your enthusiasm somewhat. Strasburg and Harper are going to both need to be paid in a few years, and if the team decides it can't afford both, they're going to take the position player, so Strasburg might be in a new uniform. absolutely no possible way the Nats don't keep both of these guys. Were you joking when you said this? They will both be on this team for the next 8+ years (Cornerstones) The Learners have more money than God and our payroll isn't very high. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StillUnknown Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 USABaseball @USABaseball BREAKING: @Nationals SP Gio Gonzalez has accepted invitation to play for #TeamUSA in the @WBCBaseball. Welcome @GioGonzalez47. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ixcuincle Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 http://news.yahoo.com/longtime-broadcaster-shelby-whitfield-dies-77-190501606--spt.html JACKSON, N.J. (AP) — Former Washington Senators broadcaster Shelby Whitfield, who enjoyed a long career with AP Radio and ABC Radio, has died. He was 77. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OU_skins Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 They just announced yesterday that single game tix go on sale the 28th. For those of you who want to get opening day tix and not pay 50 dollars for 10 dollar seats on Stubhub. They also announced all the promos. http://www.masnsports.com/masn_news_information/2013/02/nationals-set-single-game-ticket-sales-announce-preliminary-promotional-schedule.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoSkins0721 Posted February 10, 2013 Share Posted February 10, 2013 http://news.yahoo.com/longtime-broadcaster-shelby-whitfield-dies-77-190501606--spt.html Sad to hear. He was there towards the end of the Senators stay in DC. Good announcer. I think he teamed with Ron Menchine(sp) to do the games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StillUnknown Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 http://sports.yahoo.com/news/no--1-nats--playoff-heartbreak-shouldn-t-detour-washington-from-world-series-path-as-nl-favorites-024410551.html Yahoo has us ranked #1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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