Speaking as a Marlins fan, I am quite envious of the GM, managerial/coaching, and player personnel moves the Nats have made in the past year. The Nats are clearing out the deadwood and adding bricks; I see a clear attempt being made to improve the team. It reminds me of the good ol' days when Dombrowski was with the Fish, getting a couple pieces each year, building a solid rotation, and leaders emerge knowing how to lead. In the not too distant future, I expect threads debating which starter has the best fastball, the best curve, best change, the best overall arsenal of pitches, who would you rather face in a 3-2 or 0-2 count, etc. That is when the fun will really begins. I see the 2010 Nats as something like the 2001 Marlins (which, contrary to popular belief did not lose 100 games, going 76-86 with a young rotation learning the game).
The biggest difference I see between the 2001 Marlins and the 2010 Nats is that the Marlins had Perry Hill as an infield coach under who's tutelage Derek Lee, Luis Castillo, and Mike Lowell all won GG. Hill wants to get back into the dugout, but not with the Pirates (after their firesale last year) who have control of him this year while he sits and Pirate are not permitting him to talk with other team. As soon as possible after the end of the WS, the Nats need to go after and acquire Hill to support the rotation.
