Author Topic: 2010 Offseason Wheeling and Dealing (Read 116500 times)

Pitching coach Dave Duncan reports that son Chris is participating in an early hitters’ camp with Washington Nationals coach Rick Eckstein in suburban Orlando. The younger Duncan, whom the Cardinals traded to the Boston Red Sox last year for infielder Julio Lugo, is apparently over the lingering effects of 2008 surgery that replaced a cervical disc with a prosthetic. Duncan signed a minor-league contract with the retooled Nationals and will attend major-league camp as a non-roster invitee.

http://interact.stltoday.com/blogzone/commishs-hot-stove/commishs-hot-stove/cardinal-beat-updates/2010/02/pujols-five-becomes-pujols-six/

PANatsFan · « **Reply #2031 on:** February 14, 2010, 09:39:17 pm »

The retooled Nationals

DPMOmaha · « **Reply #2032 on:** February 14, 2010, 09:48:49 pm »

A healthy Chris Duncan would be a nice thing to have. He was never right last year...

ZIM4MVP · « **Reply #2033 on:** February 14, 2010, 10:22:37 pm »

Quote from: DPMOmaha on February 14, 2010, 09:48:49 pm

A healthy Chris Duncan would be a nice thing to have. He was never right last year...

Pics of wife?

JCA-CrystalCity · « **Reply #2034 on:** February 15, 2010, 10:29:33 am »

Duncan hits lefty, which is a nice complement to Dukes and/or Morse.

DPMOmaha · « **Reply #2035 on:** February 15, 2010, 01:07:00 pm »

MLBTR tells me that Rowson Holland tweeted that the Nats have signed Willy Tavares to a minor league deal. A good CF depth deal.

houston-nat · « **Reply #2036 on:** February 15, 2010, 01:30:23 pm »

According to Boris Vallandingham McCoolster, Willy Taveras has a minor league deal and spring training invite from the Nationals.

Remember when Jim Bowden wanted Taveras and we all collectively threw up in our mouths?

JMW IV · « **Reply #2037 on:** February 15, 2010, 01:31:20 pm »

wtfrizzo.

shut the front door.

The Chief · « **Reply #2038 on:** February 15, 2010, 01:32:41 pm »

Depth signing, nothing more.

Evolution33 · « **Reply #2039 on:** February 15, 2010, 01:36:17 pm »

If the AAA outfield is Duncan, Taveras, and Mench, is that the most "star" studded outfield in the minors?

I also bet that someone in spring training will say that an outfield of Taveras, Morgan, Harris would be the best outfield we could put out there based on some new defensive metric.

JMW IV · « **Reply #2040 on:** February 15, 2010, 01:37:52 pm »

before people start panicking and throwing crap..

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@JMW4th He's owed $4 million for the season, but the #Nats only have to pay the major-league minimum of $400,000--the A's pick up the rest.

that's IF he even makes the team.

DPMOmaha · « **Reply #2041 on:** February 15, 2010, 01:38:55 pm »

Quote from: houston-nat on February 15, 2010, 01:30:23 pm

Remember when Jim Bowden wanted Taveras and we all collectively threw up in our mouths?

Sure, when he wanted him as the starter. Bringing him in as TPlush's backup, is a different deal. He is a good OFer, with great speed and could be a great pinch runner/defensive replacement late in a game. I wouldn't want him as the starter, but I think this could be a good role for him.

houston-nat · « **Reply #2042 on:** February 15, 2010, 01:50:53 pm »

Jon Heyman on SI.com is reporting that Taveras will get $4 million from the Nationals. What a moron.

EDIT: He corrected it

JMW IV · « **Reply #2043 on:** February 15, 2010, 01:55:13 pm »

Quote from: houston-nat on February 15, 2010, 01:50:53 pm

Jon Heyman on SI.com is reporting that Taveras will get $4 million from the Nationals. What a moron.

EDIT: He corrected it

yeah i just yelled at him on Twitter about it. jackass. he did that crap on purpose, to make the deal sound worse than it was.

Lintyfresh85 · « **Reply #2044 on:** February 15, 2010, 01:59:48 pm »

Come on now JMad... you're starting to sound like ASSCLOWN with some of that "did it on purpose" talk.

JMW IV · « **Reply #2045 on:** February 15, 2010, 02:02:00 pm »

Quote from: Lintyfresh85 on February 15, 2010, 01:59:48 pm

Come on now JMad... you're starting to sound like ASSCLOWN with some of that "did it on purpose" talk.

don't care. he's been crapting on the Nats all offseason. I don't put it past him.

UMDNats · « **Reply #2046 on:** February 15, 2010, 02:36:25 pm »

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@federalbaseball No. The #Nats are really high on Roger Bernadina. he has come a long way.

sportsfan882 · « **Reply #2047 on:** February 15, 2010, 02:48:43 pm »

good to hear :hammonds batsignal:

Lintyfresh85 · « **Reply #2048 on:** February 15, 2010, 02:51:41 pm »

Great... now he can maybe be a backup in AAA.

KyleScha · « **Reply #2049 on:** February 15, 2010, 02:53:35 pm »

http://washington.nationals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100215&content_id=8077230&vkey=news_was&fext=.jsp&c_id=was

Its only a minor league deal...but why???