Author Topic: 2010 Offseason Wheeling and Dealing (Read 115699 times)

JCA-CrystalCity · « **Reply #1125 on:** January 07, 2010, 10:20:48 am »

Quote from: JMadIV on January 06, 2010, 10:00:42 pm

so we sign the other guy.

Agree. I'd throw in CM Wang and Bedard into the mix. All we would be looking for is for one of these guys or Olsen to work out to take the #3 spot in the rotation behind Lannan and Marquis, then figure 2 or the multiple 4 -5 starter candidates actually pitches like a 4 or 5 starter.

Lintyfresh85 · « **Reply #1126 on:** January 07, 2010, 11:15:55 am »

I think Chien-Ming Wang would be a really interesting pickup. If he comes cheap enough I'd love to sign him to a two year incentive-laden deal.

Minty Fresh · « **Reply #1127 on:** January 07, 2010, 11:34:07 am »

Ben Sheets.

Lintyfresh85 · « **Reply #1128 on:** January 07, 2010, 11:45:18 am »

Too expensive. I think he still wants 10 a year.

ronnynat · « **Reply #1129 on:** January 07, 2010, 11:47:47 am »

Quote from: Lintyfresh85 on January 06, 2010, 07:38:16 pm

Doug Davis would be nice. So would Pineiro!

Davis must have worked on his slider last offseason because he threw it A LOT last season.

Minty Fresh · « **Reply #1130 on:** January 07, 2010, 12:28:43 pm »

Quote from: Lintyfresh85 on January 07, 2010, 11:45:18 am

Too expensive. I think he still wants 10 a year.

What difference does that make. If he's healthy, he's certainly worth 10MM and if he's not healthy, he's only here for one year. It's a no-lose situation for the Nats if they just pony up the dough.

[hammondsnats batsignal]

tomterp · « **Reply #1131 on:** January 07, 2010, 12:30:43 pm »

Quote from: Minty Fresh on January 07, 2010, 12:28:43 pm

What difference does that make. If he's healthy, he's certainly worth 10MM and if he's not healthy, he's only here for one year. It's a no-lose situation for the Nats if they just pony up the dough.

[hammondsnats batsignal]

No, $10m is too much for Sheets. Do you really think any team is going to pay that much for him? Maybe $3m + $7m incentives based on # of starts.

Minty Fresh · « **Reply #1132 on:** January 07, 2010, 01:23:16 pm »

Quote from: tomterp on January 07, 2010, 12:30:43 pm

No, $10m is too much for Sheets. Do you really think any team is going to pay that much for him? Maybe $3m + $7m incentives based on # of starts.

I don't care what other teams are willing to pay. I want the Nats to get him and if that's his asking price, pay it.

tomterp · « **Reply #1133 on:** January 07, 2010, 01:32:20 pm »

Quote from: Minty Fresh on January 07, 2010, 01:23:16 pm

I don't care what other teams are willing to pay. I want the Nats to get him and if that's his asking price, pay it.

He won't make 20 starts.

ronnynat · « **Reply #1134 on:** January 07, 2010, 01:40:11 pm »

Pineiro needs to go to a team with a solid middle infield. He's a straight groundball pitcher now, so I don't think he'd do too well here.

If we can get Bedard or Sheets at a discount, I'd be cool w/ that.

We should also try to get Noel Arguelles.

JMW IV · « **Reply #1135 on:** January 07, 2010, 01:46:51 pm »

ronnynat · « **Reply #1136 on:** January 07, 2010, 01:54:36 pm »

Quote from: JMadIV on January 07, 2010, 01:46:51 pm

who?

Good Cuban pitcher. Power lefty. I think he's 19.

NatsDad14 · « **Reply #1137 on:** January 07, 2010, 01:56:01 pm »

Quote from: ronnynat on January 07, 2010, 01:54:36 pm

Good Cuban pitcher. Power lefty. I think he's 19.

Probably more like 25.

hammondsnats · « **Reply #1138 on:** January 07, 2010, 02:21:37 pm »

I'm fine with Sheets, but I understand if the Nats don't want to break the bank with him, given his history of injury problems and what not.

houston-nat · « **Reply #1139 on:** January 07, 2010, 02:21:40 pm »

Quote from: GMUNat on January 07, 2010, 01:56:01 pm

Probably more like 25.

He said Cuban, not Dominican...

NatsDad14 · « **Reply #1140 on:** January 07, 2010, 02:23:41 pm »

Quote from: houston-nat on January 07, 2010, 02:21:40 pm

He said Cuban, not Dominican...

Do you think that Livan Hernandez is only 34 years old? Do they even have birth certificates in Cuba?

Minty Fresh · « **Reply #1141 on:** January 07, 2010, 02:33:09 pm »

Quote from: tomterp on January 07, 2010, 01:32:20 pm

He won't make 20 starts.

But he's the type of pitcher that could be valuable down the road, so lock him now and prove we're worth sticking around for. By the time he's fully recovered, Stras will be ready so Sheets would never have to be more than a #2 anyway.

blue911 · « **Reply #1142 on:** January 07, 2010, 02:40:56 pm »

Quote from: GMUNat on January 07, 2010, 02:23:41 pm

Do you think that Livan Hernandez is only 34 years old? Do they even have birth certificates in Cuba?

A little racist don't you think?

tomterp · « **Reply #1143 on:** January 07, 2010, 02:50:06 pm »

Quote from: GMUNat on January 07, 2010, 02:23:41 pm

Do you think that Livan Hernandez is only 34 years old? Do they even have birth certificates in Cuba?

I thought that birth records in Cuba were considered to be fairly accurate, is my impression mistaken?

blue911 · « **Reply #1144 on:** January 07, 2010, 03:05:06 pm »

Quote from: tomterp on January 07, 2010, 02:50:06 pm

I thought that birth records in Cuba were considered to be fairly accurate, is my impression mistaken?

No it's dead on. Brian (NFA) has been pretty vocal about the legitimacy of Cuban birth records.

tomterp · « **Reply #1145 on:** January 07, 2010, 03:13:06 pm »

Quote from: blue911 on January 07, 2010, 03:05:06 pm

No it's dead on. Brian (NFA) has been pretty vocal about the legitimacy of Cuban birth records.

Very well then. If NFABrian says it's so, that's good enough for me.

I will ask the poster to kindly refrain from making any additional derogatory comments regarding Cuban birth records

absent evidence to the contrary.