PleaseBlitz Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 5 minutes ago, TD_washingtonredskins said: The past week has made this a very tough spot for the Nats. They've looked listless and unimpressive....but they've gained a game or two in the standings. They have issues that they need to address, but the division is theirs for the taking. It's not ridiculous to hold and see what happens...and this is coming from the guy who said you should trade Harper back in June haha I can see the arguments on both sides, which is why I'm pretty agnostic about how they approach it. I also assume the Rizzo has A LOT more information than anyone else ... and this is coming from the guy who named his dog Harper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGoodBits Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 Argument for standing pat: -you can always trade players in Aug -Nats play the Braves and Phillies a total of 10x in August (six vs Philly). We will know where they stand by then. -Braves have a brutal remaining schedule -Braves and Phillies play each other 7x in the last week and a half of the year. Nats just need to be within 3 games at that point. -Nats last two weeks includes 5 vs Miami and 4 vs NYM before capping off with 3 vs Rockies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TD_washingtonredskins Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 8 minutes ago, skinsfan_1215 said: Argument for standing pat: -Nats play the Braves and Phillies a total of 10x in August (six vs Philly). We will know where they stand by then. -Braves have a brutal remaining schedule -Braves and Phillies play each other 7x in the last week and a half of the year. Nats just need to be within 3 games at that point. I think it's a matter of 2 weeks before the Braves are out of the picture, to be honest. This will come down to the Nats' ability to catch Philly and/or their ability to jump over the 19 teams vying for the wild card spot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGoodBits Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 Just now, TD_washingtonredskins said: I think it's a matter of 2 weeks before the Braves are out of the picture, to be honest. This will come down to the Nats' ability to catch Philly and/or their ability to jump over the 19 teams vying for the wild card spot. Would have agreed before Phillies dropped 4 straight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StillUnknown Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 20 minutes ago, skinsfan_1215 said: Argument for standing pat: -you can always trade players in Aug -Nats play the Braves and Phillies a total of 10x in August (six vs Philly). We will know where they stand by then. -Braves have a brutal remaining schedule -Braves and Phillies play each other 7x in the last week and a half of the year. Nats just need to be within 3 games at that point. -Nats last two weeks includes 5 vs Miami and 4 vs NYM before capping off with 3 vs Rockies. Argument for selling: - we have played like **** for an overwhelming majority of the season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warhead36 Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 I heard on Bram's show that trade discussions were seriously progressing for Harper but the Lerners stepped in and vetoed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TD_washingtonredskins Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 11 minutes ago, Warhead36 said: I heard on Bram's show that trade discussions were seriously progressing for Harper but the Lerners stepped in and vetoed it. At least you guys get a sense of what it's like to be an O's fan for a day... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renegade7 Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 39 minutes ago, skinsfan_1215 said: Argument for standing pat: -you can always trade players in Aug -Nats play the Braves and Phillies a total of 10x in August (six vs Philly). We will know where they stand by then. -Braves have a brutal remaining schedule -Braves and Phillies play each other 7x in the last week and a half of the year. Nats just need to be within 3 games at that point. -Nats last two weeks includes 5 vs Miami and 4 vs NYM before capping off with 3 vs Rockies. Exactly. Every year it seems we get a home stretch against our divison where if things go well we start padding our record. That's our last chance to catch up, but it's sitting right in front of us, absolute can close a 6 game gap with 2 months left, that's entirely possible, not even unrealistic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGoodBits Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 9 minutes ago, TD_washingtonredskins said: At least you guys get a sense of what it's like to be an O's fan for a day... I wish this was an aberration but the Lerners are terrible owners and have been since day 1. They refuse to pay market value for quality managers to manage a contending team. They go over Rizzo to negotiate ****ty deals for ****ty players. They refuse to let our GM make quality baseball moves when they are prudent. They sign big name players to big contracts with tons of deferred money, making us less competitive in the future. The end of the Nats as contenders is gonna be a ****ing brutal and take a long time to recover from. That might be now... not sure yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TD_washingtonredskins Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 16 minutes ago, skinsfan_1215 said: I wish this was an aberration but the Lerners are terrible owners and have been since day 1. They refuse to pay market value for quality managers to manage a contending team. They go over Rizzo to negotiate ****ty deals for ****ty players. They refuse to let our GM make quality baseball moves when they are prudent. They sign big name players to big contracts with tons of deferred money, making us less competitive in the future. The end of the Nats as contenders is gonna be a ****ing brutal and take a long time to recover from. That might be now... not sure yet. I can't see that...you just have too much talent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGoodBits Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 10 minutes ago, TD_washingtonredskins said: I can't see that...you just have too much talent. Scherzer will hit a wall at some point. He’s 34. Strasburg is always hurt. We don’t have any really good young pitchers waiting in the wings. Zero. Bryce is gone after this year. Rendon is gone after next year. We have no 1B, we have no catcher. We’ve got like one close to MLB-ready infield prospect. Bullpen will I’ll need a total retool other than Doolittle and Kintzler (who also aren’t getting younger). The cupboard is bare and we’ll probably have too many holes to fill to realistically expect to be true contenders in 2019-2020. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TD_washingtonredskins Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 8 minutes ago, skinsfan_1215 said: Scherzer will hit a wall at some point. He’s 34. Strasburg is always hurt. We don’t have any really good young pitchers waiting in the wings. Zero. Bryce is gone after this year. Rendon is gone after next year. We have no 1B, we have no catcher. We’ve got like one close to MLB-ready infield prospect. Bullpen will I’ll need a total retool other than Doolittle and Kintzler (who also aren’t getting younger). The cupboard is bare and we’ll probably have too many holes to fill to realistically expect to be true contenders in 2019-2020. Wow, I didn't think it was that dire... I love your OF moving forward and you are strong at SS obviously too. Is Rendon gone? Without tying up money on Harper, isn't he likely to stay? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mammajamma Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 1 hour ago, skinsfan_1215 said: -you can always trade players in Aug so whats the purpose of the trade deadline? (i really don't know) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TD_washingtonredskins Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 6 minutes ago, mammajamma said: so whats the purpose of the trade deadline? (i really don't know) Between 8/1 and 8/31 players can be traded but have to pass through waivers first... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riggo#44 Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 1 hour ago, TD_washingtonredskins said: At least you guys get a sense of what it's like to be an O's fan for a day... I've heard this a lot recently--the Nats are in a much better position moving forward than the O's did this time last year. The Os would have been better to sell off last off-season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRobi21 Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 Kintzler to Cubs close.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riggo#44 Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 2 minutes ago, CRobi21 said: Kintzler to Cubs close.. Janes called him a squeaky wheel. Wonder if they're unloading malcontents Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGoodBits Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 14 minutes ago, CRobi21 said: Kintzler to Cubs close.. They just moved Chatwood to the bullpen. Chatwood is under contract two more years at $12-13m. 5th starter profile but Nats need arms this year and next, and Cubs might want to unload an expensive mediocre pitcher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcl05 Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 Kintzler for Jhon Romero. Who? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TD_washingtonredskins Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 Romero can't even spell his own first name correctly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riggo#44 Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 Curious move to trade Kintzler. I am sure there is more to it that we'll never hear. The #DoSomethingRizzo Crowd is on full-meltdown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riggo#44 Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRobi21 Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 Saying we're one and done with the Kintzler trade.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoVaSkins21 Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 30 minutes ago, Riggo#44 said: Maybe that bodes well for the off season, but who really whos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StillUnknown Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 45 minutes ago, Riggo#44 said: Curious move to trade Kintzler. I am sure there is more to it that we'll never hear. The #DoSomethingRizzo Crowd is on full-meltdown. should be #DoSomethingLerners Rizzo is so clearly handcuffed here you can't say you're going for the NL East title then not bring in any immediate help. the rhetoric doesn't match the actions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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