There's no argument that LoDuca wasn't a bad signing, just that we needed a catcher and the top players generally aren't lining up to come here. Bowden signed the guy out of desperation and LoDuca was then outed as a roid head who then fell apart physically after going off the juice. At the time of the signing LoDuca made more sense than Dukes ever did.
Revisionist history. Dukes trade made a lot of sense considering the Nats were rebuilding, had little chance to sign talented free agents, and Dukes was traded for a non-prospect. I bet you think Darryl Strawberry and Doc Gooden failed for the Mets because they were "dead ends" from day 1.
