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Because loosing one player shouldn't submarine a season
Morse was finally loosed and that worked out great for us.
and don't pretend he came from nowhere- people were calling for him to start before ST last year
If the Nationals sign Prince Fielder, there is no question they become a better team and an immediate threat in the NL East. Compare them to the class of the division in Philadelphia: an infield of Fielder, Espinosa, Desmond and Zimmerman right now is equal to Ryan Howard, Chase Utley, Jimmy Rollins and Placido Polanco; the oldest player in the Nationals' projected infield is Fielder at age 27 whereas the youngest player in the Phillies' infield is 33.
an infield of Fielder, Espinosa, Desmond and Zimmerman right now is equal to Ryan Howard, Chase Utley, Jimmy Rollins and Placido Polanco;
I don't see it. We match up at the corners but not middle.
Depends on how much Utley can play and how quickly Rollins and Utley get old.edit: Assuming no change in performance from Desmond/Espinosa.
According to general manager Mike Rizzo, if the Nationals are the favorites to land Fielder now, it’s not because of any renewed push for the All-Star.“Our position has not changed since the winter meetings, on Prince Fielder specifically,” Rizzo told The Washington Times on Thursday. “We feel we have a good first baseman in Adam LaRoche. We feel he’s 100 percent healthy and when he’s 100 percent we’re going to get the 25 home runs, 85-100 RBI and great defense at first base. We’re committed to him. We also have a backup plan at first base with Mike Morse.“We feel that we’re settled at that position. But when I get asked the question: Does Prince Fielder help the club? Of course he helps the club. He’ll help any other club he’s with also. … Nothing has changed since we discussed this stuff in the winter meetings. There are a lot of comments that we’re the front runners and I don’t know where that comes from because we haven’t gone beyond where we were at since the winter meetings.”
“It’s the free agent frenzy, I guess, at this time of year when a major free agent hasn’t signed,” Rizzo said. “(Everyone) will try and figure out where he fits best and our name is bandied about, especially when it’s a Boras client, all the time.”
Where are all the phonies and liars at now? This crap was just like the Teixeria garbage a few years ago with those jerks from Maine. Nothing but lies and bullcrap once again. The Nats are not even in the running for Prince.
