Well, what did the Braves give up?
Yea, nothing.
One man's trash is another man's treasure. Detwiler and Lombo + ?? + ?? is a lot to give up for the Nats, relatively speaking, just to risk him not being around after 2012 when you really need him. For the braves it's not. The braves are in WIN NOW mode. It's completely immaterial to the Braves if Bourn walks after next year because IIRC they have a CF prospect ready to come up soon. It's a different story for the Nats, they'd still be looking for a long term CF.
IMO the Nats are better served addressing it in the off season and looking for someone they can lock up for 2012 and beyond.
My ultimate point is I really don't think any player or players were the reason the Nats didn't pull the trigger. I really think it's because Bourn would only be under team control through next year.
