Author Topic: Nats 2013 Projected Payroll, Needs, and Possible Solutions  (Read 7225 times)

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Offline Lintyfresh85

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A #5 starter is a #5 starter.  A dumpster dive would be by no means ideal but given how good the rest of the rotation is I don't think it would kill us.  That said, I would much prefer they don't go for a Stammen/Duke/Saunders type.  If it were me I would re-sign Edwin Jackson and know that Stammen could be good for a spot start if need be.  I would certainly keep Duke for organizational depth though.  He's fine as a #7 pitcher.  That tier of pitchers would really better be used as minor league depth.

Well, by replacing Jackson with Detwiler, you're also weakening your #4 spot in the rotation... so not only do you have a worse #5, you've also weakened your #4 slot, as well.