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Offline HalfSmokes

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Follow the Non-Prospects: Danny Espinosa, 2B
« Topic Start: June 04, 2013, 04:10:36 PM »
Height:  6'0
Weight:  205
DOB:  04/25/1987
Hometown:  Santa Ana, CA
School(s):  Cal State Long Beach
Position:  Middle Infield
Drafted: 3rd round in 2008 draft by the Nationals
Nationals Prospect rank for 2013: NA



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Re: Follow the Prospects: Danny Espinosa, 2B
« Reply #1: June 04, 2013, 04:12:41 PM »
ouch

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Re: Follow the Prospects: Danny Espinosa, 2B
« Reply #3: June 04, 2013, 04:17:22 PM »
Washington Nationals ‏@Nationals 3s

OFFICIAL: #Nats place INF Danny Espinosa on 15-day DL, designate RHP Henry Rodriguez & LHP Zach Duke for assignment

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Re: Follow the Prospects: Danny Espinosa, 2B
« Reply #4: June 04, 2013, 04:21:40 PM »
We had about ten minutes thinking that they optioned him, oh well, I just he just 'rehabs' for a few months

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Re: Follow the Prospects: Danny Espinosa, 2B
« Reply #5: June 04, 2013, 04:27:25 PM »
I'm such a buzz kill.

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Re: Follow the Prospects: Danny Espinosa, 2B
« Reply #6: June 04, 2013, 05:09:25 PM »
:crackup:

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Re: Follow the Prospects: Danny Espinosa, 2B
« Reply #7: June 04, 2013, 05:15:07 PM »
Not a prospect because he is not a rookie.  changing title.

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What I saw was he's going on the DL and then probably to Syracuse to get it together.
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"We finally put Danny on the disabled list to clean up all the wrist questions that we had and for him to rehab and then go down to the minor leagues, with a healthy wrist, go down there and work on the mental side of hitting and see if we can get him back here," Rizzo said. "Because he's a guy that we need that's going to be a guy that we're going to count on sometime this year. So we want to get him right."

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what an organization.  glad they don't run the country.

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I hope he figures it out. If there is any Nats player that isn't doing well now that I would like to see succeed its him.

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Why not option him to AAA, then DL from there?

Offline Lintyfresh85

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Why not option him to AAA, then DL from there?

Because you can't do that. The Nats would be killed by the players union if they tried that BS.

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Because you can't do that. The Nats would be killed by the players union if they tried that BS.

The plan was to option him anyways, right? After his 'rehab', they'll still have to make a move (or reinstate him...)

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Amanda Comak: Rizzo did not rule out Espinosa being optioned to the minor leagues AFTER he is healthy so he can get himself back to normal offensively.

Offline Lintyfresh85

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The plan was to option him anyways, right? After his 'rehab', they'll still have to make a move (or reinstate him...)

If they're injured in the majors, they have to go on the major league DL. Teams have tried, and lost, grievances where they sent an injured player down and then DL'ed him.

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Why not option him to AAA, then DL from there?
he loses MLB benefits that way.  LANC.  Also, the MLBPA woudl grieve the heck out of it.

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If they're injured in the majors, they have to go on the major league DL. Teams have tried, and lost, grievances where they sent an injured player down and then DL'ed him.

I thought the Marlins pull that from time to time.  Where's Natsaddict when you need him?

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I thought the Marlins pull that from time to time.  Where's Natsaddict when you need him?

But the Marlins are owned by Loria...he'll try anything!


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Let's please not follow 3Kespi...let him simply remain gone.

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Looks like Espi is starting his rehab games. Chiefs are in Charlotte playing the Knights this week and saw his name on their lineup that the Knights tweeted out. thinking of going to the game on Thursday to see how bad he still is and see how T-Mo is playing

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Looks like Espi is starting his rehab games. Chiefs are in Charlotte playing the Knights this week and saw his name on their lineup that the Knights tweeted out. thinking of going to the game on Thursday to see how bad he still is and see how T-Mo is playing
We really need T-Mo to get right even more than Espi.

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A fixed Espinosa is a much better player than Moore.

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We had about ten minutes thinking that they optioned him, oh well, I just he just 'rehabs' for a few months
there's a limited number of rehabilitate games allowed. He will be optioned.

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A fixed Espinosa is a much better player than Moore.
Agreed.  But right now our infield is fine and our bench is REALLY struggling so I see the bigger need for someone to be able to step up in a bench role than Espinosa hurrying back to supplant one of LaRoche (Zim to 1B, Rendon to 3B) or Rendon.

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Rendon stays. A fixed Espi, as a hitter, would stop swinging from his heels, hit for average, raise his walks, and reduce his K's. That's a lot of fixing.