just654 Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Starting a New Thread for the 2014 Nats Season!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warhead36 Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 We're winning 100 games and a pennant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
just654 Posted January 7, 2014 Author Share Posted January 7, 2014 I just reread the first few pages of the 2013 thread..man we were ****y big time...I think the team did a lot of growing last year, they realized people are not just going to give it to them. You are going to get teams best baseball every night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGoodBits Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/dc-sports-bog/wp/2014/01/07/bryce-harper-weight-gain-controversy-continues/ Darryl Hamilton on Bryce Harper's weight gain goals: “I think he’s a great player,” Hamiton concluded. “He’s got everything going for him, but I don’t want to see him at 245 pounds of twisted steel and sex appeal. Keep it down, son. Don’t go that route.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinswillwin06 Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 I need something to get me past Game 5 still. Another playoff appearance should do it. Never been more sad watching a sporting event than that day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRobi21 Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Washington Nationals @Nationals1h Today, DC had its coldest morning since the #Nats came to town, so here's a warm thought: Pitchers & Catchers report 2/13-only 37 days away! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulane Skins Fan Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 Just posting this since we were discussing it a little bit in the last thread. Mark DeRosa @markdero7 19m Tired of hearing @gregmaddux @Tom_Glavine did it w less stuff! 1made ball move like magic,1could pull ball back on string! Less stuff...??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slateman Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/dc-sports-bog/wp/2014/01/07/bryce-harper-weight-gain-controversy-continues/ Darryl Hamilton on Bryce Harper's weight gain goals: “I think he’s a great player,” Hamiton concluded. “He’s got everything going for him, but I don’t want to see him at 245 pounds of twisted steel and sex appeal. Keep it down, son. Don’t go that route.” Gains Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRobi21 Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 Okay, I'm never bad-mouthing LaRoche again. http://www.natsenquirer.com/2014/01/adam-laroche-big-cat-buck-commander-nationals.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slateman Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 Shooting an animal with a gun isn't that big of a deal. Animals don't even shoot back. It's only marginally impressive with a bow. Didn't kill it for meat. Wasn't threatening his life. Just killed the animal because he thought it was cool/fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StillUnknown Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 http://www.federalbaseball.com/2014/1/9/5292456/nationals-sign-jamey-carroll-and-mike-fontenot-add-competition-for The Nats added some competition for Espinosa, signing utility infielders Jamey Carroll and Mike Fontenot on minor league deals. Carroll, 39, has a .272/.349/.348 career line with a .339/.417/.397 line as a pinch hitter over his 12 seasons in the majors. Carroll, a right-handed hitting and throwing Montreal Expos' draft pick who played in D.C. in 2005, put up a .211/.267/.251 line in 73 games and 249 PAs for the Twins and Royals in 2013. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGoodBits Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Shooting an animal with a gun isn't that big of a deal. Animals don't even shoot back. It's only marginally impressive with a bow. Didn't kill it for meat. Wasn't threatening his life. Just killed the animal because he thought it was cool/fun. Yawn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forehead Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Wow, we have an original Nat back in the fold, or at least on a minor league contract. I just went and looked at that roster, most of them are retired/out of the league, but I guess Luis Ayala turned himself into a pretty good reliever. I think I'd rather have him back than Carroll. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mufumonk Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 http://mweb.cbssports.com/mlb/eye-on-baseball/24405225/nationals-stephen-strasburg-avoid-arbitration-with-oneyear-deal The Nationals have avoided arbtration with right-hander Stephen Strasburg by signing him to a one-year, $3.975-million contract for 2014, CBSSports.com's Jon Heyman has confirmed. The deal also includes incentives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HogNose Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 That is one hell of a picture....congrats Adam. http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/eye-on-baseball/24403340/photo-adam-laroche-carrying-a-mountain-lion-over-his-shoulders Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebluefood Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 We're winning 100 games and a pennant. We're certainly due. Haven't had a pennant in D.C. since the FDR administration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@DCGoldPants Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 anybody else going to Natsfest in a few weeks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan T. Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 Detweiler signs for $3 million, avoids arbitration...Ross Detwiler and the Nationals came to terms on a 2014 contract Thursday night, avoiding arbitration only 24 hours before they would have been required to submit competing salary figures.Detwiler will earn $3 million this season, a modest raise from his 2013 salary of $2.3375 million, according to sources familiar with the contract. The deal includes a $50,000 performance bonus if he pitches at least 180 innings.Detwiler would have been in line for an even bigger raise in his second year of arbitration-eligibility, but a lingering back injury derailed his season and limited him to only 13 starts. The left-hander wound up going 2-7 with a 4.04 ERA, making his final start of the year on July 3. http://natsinsider.com/2014/01/16/detwiler-signs-avoids-arbitration/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRobi21 Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 Just got an update that J Zimm signed a 2 year deal. Avoiding arbitration. http://teamstre.am/1b89n3B Nationals, Jordan Zimmermann Agree To Two-Year Deal Storen as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forehead Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 Just got an update that J Zimm signed a 2 year extension. I just saw this, unfortunately it was just agreeing on a salary for the next two years and avoiding arbitration, I thought at first we had locked him down through 2017. So we've got him through 2015, Gio potentially through 2018 depending on club options. Negotiations with Strasburg are coming up...man, that's a lot of potential money to lay out for pitching, but with the potential of Giolito, not to mention having Fister for the next two years...makes you dream a little about early 90's Braves rotations. And that's not even getting to position players like Desmond and Harper. I really hope the Lerner's are prepared to open their wallet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulane Skins Fan Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 I just saw this, unfortunately it was just agreeing on a salary for the next two years and avoiding arbitration, I thought at first we had locked him down through 2017. So we've got him through 2015, Gio potentially through 2018 depending on club options. Negotiations with Strasburg are coming up...man, that's a lot of potential money to lay out for pitching, but with the potential of Giolito, not to mention having Fister for the next two years...makes you dream a little about early 90's Braves rotations. And that's not even getting to position players like Desmond and Harper. I really hope the Lerner's are prepared to open their wallet. Tells me Jordan Zimmermann is determined to hit free agency. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StillUnknown Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 Tells me Jordan Zimmermann is determined to hit free agency. I expected as much when I read about him not giving us a "hometown discount". I think its more likely he's traded between the end of the 2014 season and 2015 trade deadline. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulane Skins Fan Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 I expected as much when I read about him not giving us a "hometown discount". I think its more likely he's traded between the end of the 2014 season and 2015 trade deadline. Gonna be tough to trade a 16 million dollar one year contract. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StillUnknown Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 Ken RosenthalVerified account @Ken_Rosenthal #Nationals sign Ian Desmond to two-year, $17.5M contract. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forehead Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 Gonna be tough to trade a 16 million dollar one year contract. Do you suppose that could be used to get him to negotiate with us, by making trading almost impossible? True, he'd hold a ton of leverage, but there's always the injury risk. Why not offer him an additional 4/$60 to make it a 6 year/84 million deal total? That's 14 million per, which is relatively reasonable without being top top end money, sews him up through age 33, gives him stability and more money than he should ever reasonably need. I just looked up some salary tables. There are no pitchers in the 14 million range. 13+ Million guys include Josh Johnson, Ted Lilly, Ervin Santana, John Papelbon, and sadly, Dan Haren. I'd take J-Zimm over any of these guys. 15 million+ guys? John Lackey and John Danks....which makes me think we may have to open the bank a little more. Alright, stream of consciousness post. Let's say that we offer a 4 year/78 million dollar extension which, combined with the two he just signed, averages out to 17 million per year, and makes him a nine figure guy. Now you're in the realm of Josh Beckett and Jake Peavy. With Harper and Strasburg coming up soon, is that too much for J-Zimm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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