Riggo#44 Posted July 27, 2021 Author Share Posted July 27, 2021 2 hours ago, Dan T. said: You do not trade Trea Turner. You re-sign him for whatever it takes. He's a 20-20, .300 hitter playing the most important infield position. You rebuild your offense around him and Juan Soto. I absolutely love Turner, say we sign him to $25-$30m/yr. After arbitrations next year, with 16 slots to fill, we'll be at about $140m in salaries already. How are we going to build around him. The rotation at that point would be Stras, Corbin, Ross, Fedde and? OF would probably be Soto, Robles, Schwarber. Second would be Garcia? Bell at 1st? Catcher would be Barrera? Closer would be Finnegan? It's not out of the realm of possibility the smart move is to trade him, if the return is big enough. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mammajamma Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 (edited) if we needed any additional proof that they're in sell mode.... also, his contract might go down as the worst in Nats history. a lot of pitchers dont make it back at all after this Edited July 27, 2021 by mammajamma Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riggo#44 Posted July 27, 2021 Author Share Posted July 27, 2021 The Strasburg news puts me firmly in the burn it down, trade everyone not named Soto. That's a crushing blow. No matter what happens, he is a Nats Legend. TOS ended the careers of Chris Carpenter, Josh Beckett among others. This is about the worst news. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bearrock Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 Just now, Riggo#44 said: The Strasburg news puts me firmly in the burn it down, trade everyone not named Soto. That's a crushing blow. No matter what happens, he is a Nats Legend. TOS ended the careers of Chris Carpenter, Josh Beckett among others. This is about the worst news. Riggo, do you want to hold onto Soto, knowing that the most likely outcome is that he leaves in 3 years? The chances of the Nats competing in 3 years is just not that high. Especially without Trea as part of the equation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riggo#44 Posted July 27, 2021 Author Share Posted July 27, 2021 5 minutes ago, bearrock said: Riggo, do you want to hold onto Soto, knowing that the most likely outcome is that he leaves in 3 years? The chances of the Nats competing in 3 years is just not that high. Especially without Trea as part of the equation. Three years is a long time. Plus there isn't anyone that can/will pony up what's necessary for Soto. 3 years we'll also be done with Corbin. We'll see. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ball Security Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 8 minutes ago, bearrock said: Riggo, do you want to hold onto Soto, knowing that the most likely outcome is that he leaves in 3 years? The chances of the Nats competing in 3 years is just not that high. Especially without Trea as part of the equation. I’d make him and his agent publicly turn down 13yrs/$400M before I consider shopping him. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bearrock Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 Just now, Ball Security said: I’d make him and his agent publicly turn down 13yrs/$400M before I consider shopping him. I feel like Boras client should come with a negative consideration in drafts. Chances are that as the team that drafted the player, you'll almost never get more than 6 years of major league service from the player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riggo#44 Posted July 27, 2021 Author Share Posted July 27, 2021 Some teams straight won't draft Boras clients. Would you pass on having Max, Stras, Soto for any amount of time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bearrock Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 8 minutes ago, Riggo#44 said: Some teams straight won't draft Boras clients. Would you pass on having Max, Stras, Soto for any amount of time? No. That's why I wouldn't take a no draft stance. But it is a negative factor. Your time with them is very likely capped. It's also an odd situation where signing a Boras client becomes more expensive for the drafting team vs the FA team. In order to lock them before testing FA, you have to pay them an amount that clearly would exceed as reasonable market value. Whereas in FA, the player often moves onto another team for less than what it would've taken for extension or resign. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riggo#44 Posted July 27, 2021 Author Share Posted July 27, 2021 It's the right strategy for the players. You want a bidding war. The only real leverage the teams have is the threat of injury. I just texted a couple of friends of mine that this might be the saddest week in Nats history... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ixcuincle Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 Jesse Dougherty @dougherty_jesse Trea Turner is out of the game in Philadelphia. Not sure of the reason yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riggo#44 Posted July 27, 2021 Author Share Posted July 27, 2021 ****. Man...**** is getting real. Did someone pull the trigger? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGoodBits Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 I’m not emotionally ready for this. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mammajamma Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 5 minutes ago, ixcuincle said: Jesse Dougherty @dougherty_jesse Trea Turner is out of the game in Philadelphia. Not sure of the reason yet. heart drop... ugh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ixcuincle Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 Ken Rosenthal @Ken_Rosenthal now Hearing Turner has NOT been traded. Dan’s tweet indicates potential physical issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mammajamma Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 not watching the game, but some people said he slid into 3rd awkwardly? maybe it's not a definite trade yet.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
just654 Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 The Learners need to look at what happened to the fan base with WFT, the fans will give u some slack. But you have to sign these home grown guys. If they trade Trea, I have no faith they will keep Soto. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ixcuincle Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 He's not going anywhere Back to your regularly scheduled programming Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ixcuincle Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 Maria Torres @maria_torres3 1m Nationals announce Trea Turner tested positive for COVID-19. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ball Security Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 2 minutes ago, ixcuincle said: Maria Torres @maria_torres3 1m Nationals announce Trea Turner tested positive for COVID-19. This season, man. Can’t make this up. (If the tweet is true, of course) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mammajamma Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 Wtf.. This night just keeps getting weirder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan T. Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, ixcuincle said: Jesse Dougherty @dougherty_jesse Trea Turner is out of the game in Philadelphia. Not sure of the reason yet. Twitter says he tested positive for COVID. One more wheel falling off the wagon. Jesse Dougherty on Twitter: "Trea Turner tested positive for coronavirus and was removed from tonight's game because of MLB protocols, the Nationals just announced." / Twitter Edited July 28, 2021 by Dan T. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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mammajamma Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 Strasburg to have season (maybe career) ending surgery, Trea gets covid, Max to be traded any moment. What a day for Nats fans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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