Author Topic: Lidge signs 1 year deal with Nats - official (Read 7152 times)

PebbleBall · « **Reply #25:** January 26, 2012, 11:42:29 AM »

Quote from: Kevrock on January 26, 2012, 11:39:34 AM

Wow, good price.

That's what the Werth deal does for you.

Baseball is Life · « **Reply #26:** January 26, 2012, 11:43:11 AM »

Quote from: Bloo on January 26, 2012, 11:16:20 AM

They need to indoctrinate him to the club by beating the Phillie out of him in the locker room.

A really good bath and shots wouldn't hurt either.

Lintyfresh85 · « **Reply #27:** January 26, 2012, 11:43:38 AM »

Quote from: PebbleBall on January 26, 2012, 11:42:29 AM

That's what the Werth deal does for you.

Ali the Baseball Cat · « **Reply #28:** January 26, 2012, 11:44:24 AM »

At least he won't have to pitch to Jonny Gomes

cmdterps44 · « **Reply #29:** January 26, 2012, 11:46:02 AM »

Quote from: Squab on January 26, 2012, 11:40:08 AM

Storen, Clip, HRod, Lidge, Burnett, Matheus, Gorzo, Stammen, probably Detwiler to start the season? Take out one or two of them.

That's what I thought.

Take out Burnett and H-Rod.

(Only because Stammen did very well from his time here.)

I was depressed with Burnett's season last year. I think I was the only one in the Burnett Defense Force.

Ali the Baseball Cat · « **Reply #30:** January 26, 2012, 11:48:04 AM »

The Immolator

Quote from: cmdterps44 on January 26, 2012, 11:46:02 AM

I was depressed with Burnett's season last year. I think I was the only one in the Burnett Defense Force.

Baseball is Life · « **Reply #31:** January 26, 2012, 11:48:38 AM »

Quote from: cmdterps44 on January 26, 2012, 11:46:02 AM

That's what I thought.

Take out Burnett and H-Rod. (Only because Stammen did very well from his time here.)

I was depressed with Burnett's season last year. I think I was the only one in the Burnett Defense Force.

H-Rod is the truth, bro. Stammen is forever middle relief. And Burnett sucked most of the year but he seemed to come around at the end, IIRC.

mach1ne · « **Reply #32:** January 26, 2012, 11:50:15 AM »

My original thought with this signing was that they would use Lidge as the closer and try to package Storen for a centerfielder. Guess they still might.

cmdterps44 · « **Reply #33:** January 26, 2012, 11:51:34 AM »

Quote from: Baseball is Life on January 26, 2012, 11:48:38 AM

H-Rod is the truth, bro. Stammen is forever middle relief. And Burnett sucked most of the year but he seemed to come around at the end, IIRC.

eh, H-Rod isn't the truth. He's got good stuff but I'm more worried about his control. He had some great games last year but he also had some heart attack inducing ones. I mean it was like the Chief x100. That curveball just kept diving into the dirt.

wpa2629 · « **Reply #34:** January 26, 2012, 11:51:44 AM »

Burnett had a rough first part of the season but finish ridiculously well. He's a lefty, he needs to stay.

And HRod is the mother effing man - absolutely nasty - totally dangerous, completely unpredictable. I love him

Lintyfresh85 · « **Reply #35:** January 26, 2012, 11:52:34 AM »

Quote from: wpa2629 on January 26, 2012, 11:51:44 AM

Burnett had a rough first part of the season but finish ridiculously well. He's a lefty, he needs to stay.

And HRod is the mother effing man - absolutely nasty - totally dangerous, completely unpredictable. I love him

I love him in the 5th inning of a blowout game.

raleighnat · « **Reply #36:** January 26, 2012, 11:53:06 AM »

Quote from: Lintyfresh85 on January 26, 2012, 11:43:38 AM

Lord give it a rest. We sign a vet to bolster the pen and still have to hear about Werth.

CatsEye · « **Reply #37:** January 26, 2012, 11:53:19 AM »

Great signing. If we have to lose some of our bullpen - I would choose Stammen and Burnett......or HRod (control issues) - Stammen(walks) - Burnett (inconsistent).....

cmdterps44 · « **Reply #38:** January 26, 2012, 11:54:25 AM »

Quote from: Lintyfresh85 on January 26, 2012, 11:52:34 AM

I love him in the 5th inning of a blowout game.

sportsfan882 · « **Reply #39:** January 26, 2012, 11:55:15 AM »

Quote

Nationals PR @NationalsPR

Brad Lidge's strikeout rate of 12.0 per 9.0 innings is the highest all-time among pitchers to throw at least 500 big league innings.

Lintyfresh85 · « **Reply #40:** January 26, 2012, 11:58:08 AM »

Quote from: sportsfan882 on January 26, 2012, 11:55:15 AM

Well, it's 11.95, but after yesterday's whopper of a lie on the Gio stats, I'll give them credit for doing their homework on this one.

wpa2629 · « **Reply #41:** January 26, 2012, 11:59:37 AM »

I loved him mowing down the Braves in the 7th inning of our last home game last year. It was the most dominant relief inning I have ever seen.

By the end of the year, he was playing in very high leverage situations - and doing quite well

When he's on, he's ridiculous. I get that he's unpredictable, but I can live with that. IMO the impossibly good outweighs the OMG - LOL bad.

I love the guy. To each his own

Kevrock · « **Reply #42:** January 26, 2012, 12:00:47 PM »

I want to be the guy that tweets out made up stats about the Nats.

Kevrock · « **Reply #43:** January 26, 2012, 12:01:19 PM »

Quote from: wpa2629 on January 26, 2012, 11:59:37 AM

I love the guy. To each his own

MDS co-signs.

UMDNats · « **Reply #44:** January 26, 2012, 12:03:07 PM »

I think Ryan Perry has a good chance to make the bullpen.

Lintyfresh85 · « **Reply #45:** January 26, 2012, 12:04:36 PM »

Quote from: UMDNats on January 26, 2012, 12:03:07 PM

I think Ryan Perry has a good chance to make the bullpen.

I still want to send him to AAA to stretch him out and see if he's got any starter potential left in him.

comish4lif · « **Reply #46:** January 26, 2012, 12:04:37 PM »

Quote from: Bloo on January 26, 2012, 11:16:20 AM

They need to indoctrinate him to the club by beating the Phillie out of him in the locker room.

Did you Order the Code Red?

PebbleBall · « **Reply #47:** January 26, 2012, 12:04:46 PM »

Quote from: raleighnat on January 26, 2012, 11:53:06 AM

Lord give it a rest. We sign a vet to bolster the pen and still have to hear about Werth.

I was joking about something Rizzo said yesterday, it's posted in the Fielder thread. I admit it was a cheap shot, nothing to do with the Lidge deal, which I do like. The risk is very small and the reward is a lockdown bullpen. By the way, I hope Clippard is as close to untouchable in trade talks as a reliever can be.

UMDNats · « **Reply #48:** January 26, 2012, 12:08:36 PM »

Quote from: Lintyfresh85 on January 26, 2012, 12:04:36 PM

I still want to send him to AAA to stretch him out and see if he's got any starter potential left in him.

With the number of bullpen arms we have now, I can see that as a possibility.

imref · « **Reply #49:** January 26, 2012, 12:14:40 PM »

good pickup - can be a Coffey-type reliever, and brings a ton of experience to the pen. And on the off chance that he stays healthy he can backstop any of the top 4 relievers if they get hurt.