Riggo#44 Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 It's so interesting to see the differences between evaluators, Law has Dom Smith in the 30s, Fedde outside the 100, MLB pipeline has differences. Our big riser this year will be Juan Soto, and possibly someone like Tyler Watson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Riggo#44 Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 Jacob Turner is one of those players you're just waiting for. He's still only 25 and has a big fastball, but just has been a complete and total bust so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRobi21 Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 Can the Nationals close it down? Washington tried to re-sign free agent closer Mark Melancon and came away empty-handed, watching him leave for the San Francisco Giants. They tried to lure free agent closer Aroldis Chapman, only to see him return to the New York Yankees. Team report: Nationals hope to ride star power to October They went after free agent closer Kenley Jansen, only to watch him stay with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Now they plan to go with, well, Blake Treinen? Treinen, who throws 95-97 mph, has terrific stuff but just one career save. Shawn Kelley? The same guy who has had two Tommy John elbow surgeries and gave up a crushing two-run triple to Justin Turner in the Nationals’ NL Division Series Game 5 loss to the Dodgers? Koda Glover? The 23-year-old was drafted two years ago, has 19 games of big-league experience and a 5.03 ERA in those games last year and is recovering from a torn labrum in a hip. Bring back Jonathan Papelbon? Next. The Nationals say they are willing to go into the spring with an open mind, but there’s one man who makes all the sense in the world. His name is David Robertson, the Chicago White Sox’s closer. The Nationals tried to include him in their deal for White Sox center fielder Adam Eaton last winter and looked like they were close to sealing the deal last week, but there’s still no trade. The White Sox remain optimistic a trade will be consummated. But a high-ranking Nationals official, speaking on condition of anonymity because talks are ongoing, says the two sides have hit a stalemate and no trade is imminent. It might just be a matter of who blinks first. Who knows, perhaps one of Treinen or Kelley dominates all spring. Still, do you trust one of them to be the man to secure the Nationals’ first back-to-back division titles? Of course, they could take the gamble of going into the season with one of their own and reassess at the July 31 trade deadline. The Nats have traded for a closer at the deadline the last two summers, acquiring Melancon last year and Papelbon in 2015. Certainly, it worked for the Cubs last year when they acquired Chapman at the deadline. In fact, the last four World Series champions all had different closers in October than who started the season. The Nationals could take the gamble, too, but all signs lead to a Robertson trade before the start of the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riggo#44 Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 Were they close? Rosenthal said they were talking, but no deal was imminent. Now they were close? This what I hate about some sports reporting--how much of this stuff is just adjustments to the facts to fit you story? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Sinister Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 If they can't land Robertson... Well... Yikes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StillUnknown Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 21 minutes ago, Mr. Sinister said: If they can't land Robertson... Well... Yikes better hope Killa Koda learned a lot in a short amount of time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Riggo#44 Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 Love Lind off the bench--good competition for Robinson, a nice lefty alternative for Zimm and Werth, if need be. He will probably battle Robinson, Goodwin, MKT, and Heisey for the remaining bench spots after Drew, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRobi21 Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 Clint has been put on notice. Wonder if he could be filler thrown into a trade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Riggo#44 Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 12 minutes ago, StillUnknown said: Catcher more than closer. It's much easier to acquire a closer at the deadline than a catcher. Norris looks more like they just to Danny Espinosa and put him behind the plate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan T. Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 Oddsmakers rank Nats behind the Red Sox, Cubs, Indians, and Dodgers as the teams most likely to win the 2017 World Series... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warhead36 Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 My hope is that Harper gets closer to 2015 and the addition of Eaton more than make up for losing Ramos's production at C. Murphy will probably regress a little bit but still be a damn good hitter. It'll come down to health. Would be great to see Stras pitch the entire season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Sinister Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 I think if Stras can stay healthy, and Bryce gets back to 2015 form, this will be an epic season. I think I think Murph has plenty of staying power as well. Turner and Eaton at the top of the order is going to lead to a **** ton of production. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warhead36 Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 Oh yeah I think Turner will be a beast. In fact I think he'll be our MVP and best player this year. .300+ hitter with lots of triples and steals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylor703 Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 9 hours ago, Warhead36 said: Oh yeah I think Turner will be a beast. In fact I think he'll be our MVP and best player this year. .300+ hitter with lots of triples and steals. The only thing that will make Harper leaving easier will be if Turner ends up actually being better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Riggo#44 Posted February 16, 2017 Share Posted February 16, 2017 My gut feeling is 2013: injuries, bench and bullpen stink, 85 wins... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRobi21 Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 8 hours ago, Riggo#44 said: My gut feeling is 2013: injuries, bench and bullpen stink, 85 wins... One must always be weary of an odd number year of Nationals baseball... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riggo#44 Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 10 hours ago, STBonecrusher21 said: One must always be weary of an odd number year of Nationals baseball... Yeah, we're like the Mini-Giants: they win the World Series three straight even years, we just settle for the division. Just have one of those feelings that the Mets will be abnormally healthy--Syndergaard, deGrom, Matz will all make 30+ starts--Walker and Duda are healthy all year, Conforto finds...whatever it is he lost, and we deal with loudmouth, obnoxious, fair-weather, ****roach fans here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGoodBits Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 I'm on the same page Riggo. I expected to win the division last year. This year I'm far more pessimistic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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