Tex and the Nats...

[UMDNats]

if bowden acquires taveras, i hope he is not just fired, but beaten. thatd be the dumbest move in the short history of this franchise

[spidernat]

if Bowden gets Wily Taveras and then tries to sell him as a major acquisition, then Bowden has to go. seriously.

Not if the Lerner's are only giving him a certain budget to work with. He can only do as much as the owners allow him, money wise. I still believe all that "talk" about spending money to land a big time FA was nothing more than posturing.

[MrMadison]

Not if the Lerner's are only giving him a certain budget to work with. He can only do as much as the owners allow him, money wise. I still believe all that "talk" about spending money to land a big time FA was nothing more than posturing.

I don't give a crap whether the Lerners are posturing or not in this case.

there are much, much better things to do with a limited budget than sign Wily Taveras(who is absolutely worthless to us, just another brandon watson) when we have no less than 6 outfielders already vying for playing time that are all better than him(even Kearns).

if Bowden signs Taveras, I don't blame that on the Lerners being cheap. I blame that on Bowden being freaking stupid and obsessive about outfielders who can't do anything except run.

[shoeshineboy]

Going after guys like Taveras and Veritek is the wrong way to go. The Nats need difference makers. One or two legit sticks and arms. That is all they should bother going after. Spending money and draft picks for mediocre guys who fill out rosters on teams with other talent in their lineups makes no sense. Ex Red Sox get overvalued by many GMs, because they ride the rep of the better team. Ortiz, Ramirez, Youklis, Pedroia, etc. Those are the guys that make the lineup what it is. Same thing can be said for other teams. The rest of the team can be filled in with journeymen and mediocre players who benefit from the stars around them. The Nats have a young core and need to add some key pieces that increase the quality of the team. Filling a roster out with filler players is a prescription for losing.

[Nat of the Living Dead]

I chalk this all up to bullcrap rumors created by the media so they have garbage to print.

[spidernat]

I'm not saying signing Tavares would be a good move. It would be stupid to bring him aboard. But Bowden can't sign key FA's if he isn't given the money to offer those FA's. It's not rocket science.

[UMDNats]

I'm not saying signing Tavares would be a good move. It would be stupid to bring him aboard. But Bowden can't sign key FA's if he isn't given the money to offer those FA's. It's not rocket science.

I'd rather have him spend no money than go out and waste money on guys like Tavares.

[cmdterps44]

uh... Boston Globe says dont discount the possibility of the nationals signing Ken Griffey Jr. im startin to go with NOTLD here lol.

[Nat of the Living Dead]

uh... Boston Globe says dont discount the possibility of the nationals signing Ken Griffey Jr. im startin to go with NOTLD here lol.

Yep. I'm convinced now. Nothing but wasted, worthless words and newsprint. Everyone knows the Nats are desperate to get better so they know printing such ridiculous rumors are more than believable to the average dimwitted baseball fan who knows nothing about the Nats.

Such stupidity.

[MrMadison]

uh... Boston Globe says dont discount the possibility of the nationals signing Ken Griffey Jr. im startin to go with NOTLD here lol.

seriously? they said that?

yeah that's reaching a little bit there, Globe.

[KnorrForYourMoney]

I'm not saying signing Tavares would be a good move. It would be stupid to bring him aboard. But Bowden can't sign key FA's if he isn't given the money to offer those FA's. It's not rocket science.

There are other FA's he could target besides crapbag Taveras.

[spidernat]

I'd rather have him spend no money than go out and waste money on guys like Tavares.

I agree with this.

There are other FA's he could target besides crapbag Taveras.

I don't disagree but it's not like Bowden wants to sign these guys instead of Texeira or Dunn or in spite of having a large budget because there is no sign that he has the OK to spend money.

[Air Zimmerman]

uh... Boston Globe says dont discount the possibility of the nationals signing Ken Griffey Jr. im startin to go with NOTLD here lol.

well, if there EVER was a player to get for the purposing of mentoring and teaching it'd be Junior. the knowledge Junior has would have an incredible impact and influence on our two young aspiring outfielders: Elijah and Lastings. the amount of skills Dukes and Milledge could learn from Griffey would be unmeasurable. Junior is also still capable of going out there and putting up solid numbers.

it was reported that there were 3 National League teams interested in Junior- we could've been one of them.

[ronnynat]

well, if there EVER was a player to get for the purposing of mentoring and teaching it'd be Junior. the knowledge Junior has would have an incredible impact and influence on our two young aspiring outfielders: Elijah and Lastings. the amount of skills Dukes and Milledge could learn from Griffey would be unmeasurable..

If he can't teach them his swing, he can't teach them crap.

[MrMadison]

well, if there EVER was a player to get for the purposing of mentoring and teaching it'd be Junior. the knowledge Junior has would have an incredible impact and influence on our two young aspiring outfielders: Elijah and Lastings. the amount of skills Dukes and Milledge could learn from Griffey would be unmeasurable. Junior is also still capable of going out there and putting up solid numbers.

it was reported that there were 3 National League teams interested in Junior- we could've been one of them.

there is no DH in the NL, and no room for him in our outfield.

WHERE WOULD HE PLAY?

[MrMadison]

can we keep our eyes on the prize here? we don't need outfielders or catchers. we need a first baseman and pitching.

[cmdterps44]

can we keep our eyes on the prize here? we don't need outfielders or catchers. we need a first baseman and pitching.

QFT send that to jimbo

[PANatsFan]

uh... Boston Globe says dont discount the possibility of the nationals signing Ken Griffey Jr. im startin to go with NOTLD here lol.

See below where the Globe writer didn't understand the FA compensation system. FAIL

[GMUTrkstar]

Rosenthals Latest:

One other thing: Teixeria's signing with the Nationals would spark a fan revolt in his hometown of Baltimore, where fans would demand to know why the Orioles lost him to an equally downtrodden franchise just 45 miles to the south.

http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/8907628/

I could understand his POV with everything except this. Washington would be such a better place for Tex to go than Baltimore. He'd still be close to home and have a chance to compete in the next couple years. Baltimore on the other hand I don't see how they'll be competing anytime in the next 5 years. Boston has talent coming up the pipeline with money to spend, NY is solid on the farm and will always try and buy a penant, and now Tampa is looking like a contender with tons of talent on the farm! On the other hand once Washington decides to field a competitive team we become noteworthy in the East!

[MrMadison]

eh. rosenthal also says that Kearns starts of Dukes.

i don't see that happening at all.

[HalfSmokes]

eh. rosenthal also says that Kearns starts of Dukes.

i don't see that happening at all.

That's only because you watch enough games to see just how much Kearns sucks

[PANatsFan]

That's only because you watch enough games to see just how much Kearns sucks

If Dukes has options and management won't OK cutting Kearns, it just may happen.

[HalfSmokes]

If Dukes has options and management won't OK cutting Kearns, it just may happen.

Neither has to happen, Kearns can sit on the bench. Its not like you just carry three outfielders on a roster

[PANatsFan]

There's already 100 other outfielders - and I'm anticipating the acquisition of 100 more

Why would you pay all that money for Kearns to sit anyway?

[Nat of the Living Dead]

If the Nats miss out on Dunn, Kearns will be gone. You just watch.