Nationals new 1B discussion

[comish4lif]

Random thought: what if we got rid of Dunn and are saving money because Riz plans on offering Albert Pujols 10/300?

That's a great plan right up until the moment that Pujols re-signs with the Cards.

[Vega]

Also, anyone like Ty Wiggington? He has good position flexibility.

No. He's too good. Riggleman would give him way too much playing time.

[PANatsFan]

No. He's too good. Riggleman would give him way too much playing time.

Well, I mean for starting 1B.

[Vega]

Well, I mean for starting 1B.

No. He's good enough to start at second or maybe third, but not at first.

[blue911]

Wouldn't you think they want 65% Ramos and 35% Pudge?

Only in a base 7 system 

[cmdterps44]

Cross Lance Berkman off the list. He signed with the Cards. Carlos Pena at first base is moving closer to becoming a reality.

[The Chief]

[blue911]

Cross Lance Berkman off the list. He signed with the Cards. Carlos Pena at first base is moving closer to becoming a reality.

He's going to play in the outfield?

[NatsDad14]

Cross Lance Berkman off the list. He signed with the Cards. Carlos Pena at first base is moving closer to becoming a reality.

At this point, I think the only options are Pena, LaRoche, or Morse/Willingham.

[welch]

Pena.

Rizzo sent that message through Ladson all season.

[hammondsnats]

Pena.

Rizzo sent that message through Ladson all season.

And Ladson sent that message to Lintyfresh

[Nathan]

[MarquisDeSade]

We could always try out a trade for Jorge Posada.  I'm sure he's still got his 1b glove...

http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BAL/BAL200804190.shtml

/* I was at this game, looked decent MINDFACT */

[houston-nat]

Cross Lance Berkman off the list. He signed with the Cards. Carlos Pena at first base is moving closer to becoming a reality.

Wait, what? The Cardinals are the LAST team in baseball to need Lance Berkman. By which I mean, not only do they have no DH spot, they have the best first baseman of the last, say, 30-50 years. Or maybe ever. And Berkman in the outfield will just be a gigantic year-long fart joke.

[PatsNats28]

Wait, what? The Cardinals are the LAST team in baseball to need Lance Berkman. By which I mean, not only do they have no DH spot, they have the best first baseman of the last, say, 30-50 years. Or maybe ever. And Berkman in the outfield will just be a gigantic year-long fart joke.

signed as a ph to give albert an occasional day off?

[Potomac Cannons]

Cross Lance Berkman off the list. He signed with the Cards. Carlos Pena at first base is moving closer to becoming a reality.

Strangest move of the offseason so far.  Where does he play?

[Lintyfresh85]

And Ladson sent that message to Lintyfresh

Borb the Lopsided Clown tweets me almost daily. So, yeah, I'll probably be the one to break the news to you guys.

[PANatsFan]

Strangest move of the offseason so far.  Where does he play?

Left, Holliday to Right. It will be like a sign in the outfield that says "hit it here."

[imref]

Strangest move of the offseason so far.  Where does he play?

LF with Holliday shifting to Right.

IMHO the strangest move this off-season is the fact that none of the guys we cut so far have ended up in Cleveland.

[Coladar]

LF with Holliday shifting to Right.

IMHO the strangest move this off-season is the fact that none of the guys we cut so far have ended up in Cleveland.

Manny didn't force them to sign any/many of our guys until into ST if memory serves, aside from possibly Kearns. Most of them were fairly late, definitely post-WM. Give Manny some time. He'll be picking up Lastings Milledge before the season is over.

[welch]

Give Milledge a chance to compete with Morgan for CF!!! 

[Potomac Cannons]

Left, Holliday to Right. It will be like a sign in the outfield that says "hit it here."

OMG...those two, with supermanager's hatred for playing Rasmus, could be so bad that AlGo could put up a .750 OPS against them.

Just wow.  I can't fathom how the Cards could do their negotiations at a hookah bar.

[cmdterps44]

Any chance we can still get Rasmus?

[zoom]

What happened to Casey Kotchman?  Is he worth a minor league deal and invite to ST?

[ronnynat]

LaRoche has to be Rizzo's #1 first base target now, right? He wants better D at first, and LaRoche is a better defensive first baseman than Pena. Seriously, we need to get LaRoche. 2 or 3 years at $8 mil per would probably get it done.