Author Topic: Offseason moves? (Read 176503 times)

PC · « **Reply #1600 on:** December 02, 2013, 11:56:04 pm »

Dan Kolko ‏@masnKolko 37s

#Nats announce they've agreed to terms with RHP Ross Ohlendorf on a one-year deal, avoiding arbitration

Mattionals · « **Reply #1601 on:** December 03, 2013, 12:04:53 am »

So far it looks like the pen has five "locks" in Ohlendorf, Soriano, Storen, Clippard and Stammen. Rotation looks set with Strasburg, Gio, JZimm, Fister and Detwiler.

I'm saying Boone Logan and either Cedeno or somebody like J.P. Howell would round the pen out fine. Maybe there is a taker for Soriano out there somewhere...

zimm_da_kid · « **Reply #1602 on:** December 03, 2013, 12:05:13 am »

Quote from: PC on December 02, 2013, 11:56:04 pm

Dan Kolko ‏@masnKolko 37s

#Nats announce they've agreed to terms with RHP Ross Ohlendorf on a one-year deal, avoiding arbitration

Uh-oh. we're duking him.

Canada · « **Reply #1603 on:** December 03, 2013, 12:57:23 am »

Robinson Cano come on down. It just makes so much sense followed by trading Laroche.

Rotation (5)

1- RH- Stephen Strasburg
2- LH- Gio Gonzalez
3- RH- Jordan Zimmerman
4- RH- Doug Fister
5- RH- Tanner Roark / RH- Taylor Jordan

Bullpen (7)

LH- Sammy Solis
LH- Ross Detwiler
RH long relief- Ross Ohlendorf
RH- Craig Stammen
RH- Drew Storen
RH Setup- Tyler Clippard
Closer- Rafael Soriano

Bench (5)

OF- Scott Hairston
IF- Danny Espinosa
OF/1B- Tyler Moore
C- ?
3B- ?

Lineup (8 )

CF- Denard Span
2B- Robinson Cano
LF- Bryce Harper
1B- Ryan Zimmerman
RF- Jayson Werth
SS- Ian Desmond
3B- Anthony Rendon
C- Wilson Ramos

Wow. What a lineup.

rbw5t · « **Reply #1604 on:** December 03, 2013, 01:08:11 am »

Quote from: Canada on December 03, 2013, 12:57:23 am

Robinson Cano come on down. It just makes so much sense followed by trading Laroche.

Rotation (5)

1- RH- Stephen Strasburg
2- LH- Gio Gonzalez
3- RH- Jordan Zimmerman
4- RH- Doug Fister
5- RH- Tanner Roark / RH- Taylor Jordan

Bullpen (7)

LH- Sammy Solis
LH- Ross Detwiler
RH long relief- Ross Ohlendorf
RH- Craig Stammen
RH- Drew Storen
RH Setup- Tyler Clippard
Closer- Rafael Soriano

Bench (5)

OF- Scott Hairston
IF- Danny Espinosa
OF/1B- Tyler Moore
C- ?
3B- ?

Lineup (8 )

CF- Denard Span
2B- Robinson Cano
LF- Bryce Harper
1B- Ryan Zimmerman
RF- Jayson Werth
SS- Ian Desmond
3B- Anthony Rendon
C- Wilson Ramos

Wow. What a lineup.

Is that really the order you'd go with? 3 lefties followed by 5 righties? I think it would be more like:

Span
Werth
Harper
Zim
Cano
Desmond
Ramos
Rendon

Or

Werth
Cano
Zim
Harper
Desmond
Rendon
Span
Ramos

Total speculation, since I don't think we'll be in on Cano anyway.

imref · « **Reply #1605 on:** December 03, 2013, 09:13:51 am »

Nats tender contracts to Strasburg, Zimmermann, Desmond, Storen, Clippard, Detwiler, and Ramos.

sportsfan882 · « **Reply #1606 on:** December 03, 2013, 11:42:16 am »

Why would they re-sign Ohlendorf?

Slateman · « **Reply #1607 on:** December 03, 2013, 12:14:19 pm »

Quote from: sportsfan882 on December 03, 2013, 11:42:16 am

Why would they re-sign Ohlendorf?

Pitching depth. Detwiler has shown injury issues, Strasburg struggled to stay completely healthy last year, and Jordan Zimmermann has had TJS before. No such thing as too much starting pitching.

imref · « **Reply #1608 on:** December 03, 2013, 12:27:58 pm »

Rizzo just held a conference call, some highlights:

http://natsinsider.com/2013/12/03/rizzo-on-fister-trade-5th-starter-and-more/

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Q: Was Fister the guy you targeted all along?
Rizzo: “We really had identified Doug as our primary acquisition target as far as starting pitchers go, thought he was an undervalued asset. We thought that we had really strong scouting reports from our scouts in the field, we had extremely strong sabermetrics reports from our analysts here in the office. A guy that I’ve seen pitch over the years and I’ve scouted personally at times and fit the criteria that we were looking for for one of our rotation starters: a big, physical pitcher that takes the ball and logs innings and has had success at the most crucial times in a team’s season. So, we like the entire package with him. We also liked that he had multiple years of control and a guy that we think can grow with the Nationals.”

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Q: Were you willing to trade away top young prospects like Anthony Rendon or Lucas Giolito?
Rizzo: “We made it clear to the industry we weren’t going to part with a handful of players, some of them you just mentioned. To do a deal, to get a caliber of pitcher like Doug Fister with the makeup he has and the track record he has, we’re excited. We gave up three fine players to get him. You have to give to get. We felt that it was a fair baseball deal. The trade did what they felt they had to do. And we filled the need we thought we needed to fill.”

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Q: How do you view the No. 5 spot in the rotation? Is it Ross Detwiler’s if healthy?
Rizzo: “We feel that we’ve got the resources to have a quality guy sitting down there. I think the difference this year from previous years, we’ve got great depth at that spot. When you talk about Detwiler and [Tanner] Roark and Taylor Jordan and [Nate] Karns and [Sammy] Solis, and then the younger wave of guys that could get here in the future, we feel good about where we’re at. It was one of the reasons we felt it made it possible to move a Robbie Ray in a trade, because we have starting pitching depth close to the major leagues. That’s what made it comfortable for us to move a talented, young, left-handed pitcher in Robbie Ray.”

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Q: What’s left on your offseason agenda?
Rizzo: “I don’t think much has changed since we started the offseason. We feel that we’d like to tweak the bullpen a little bit. We’d like to help the bench a little bit. We wanted to address the rotation, which we’ve done. We still have some work to do. Like I said, we’re not a flawless team, but we think that we have a good, talented ballclub, and I think that going into the Winter Meetings we like the construction of the roster and the makeup of the ballclub. We’re going to do what we have to do to improve ourselves, and we think that we’ve taken a step towards that with the acquisition of Fister. But we’re certainly not going to be content with that. We’re going to do what we have to do to make us better.”

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Q: What’s the plan for Danny Espinosa?
Rizzo: “Danny Espinosa is going to go to spring training and battle for a job on the roster. He’s an excellent defender, Gold Glove caliber at second base and shortstop. He gives us speed, he stole 20 bases in the big leagues in a season so far. He hit 20 home runs in a season so far in his young big-league career. He had a down season last year, but this guy’s a makeup guy. He’s a grinder, and a guy that his personality and his makeup plays well on this club. I’ve always been a Danny Espinosa fan and I still am, and I think he’s going to have a good major-league career.”

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Q: How important is it to add a left-hander to your bullpen?
Rizzo: “We think that’s one of the things we have to address. We have in-house options there. I think we’re better-suited going into spring training with our left-handed bullpen than we did last year. But it’s something that we’re looking into the free agent market or the trade market and trying to upgrade. It’s a spot that we feel that we have to upgrade at. That said, I think we have some in-house options that can perform at a high level for us.”

nats4ever · « **Reply #1609 on:** December 03, 2013, 01:37:51 pm »

Quote from: HalfSmokes on December 02, 2013, 10:19:07 pm

He made a good trade I still think he's average to above average, the guy he supposedly fleeced has had a team in the world series or ALCS three years running, so maybe there's more to this from Detroit's point of view

He's above average and took this team to 100 wins a year ago. At least their showing they want to win. My perspective is from a fan. Not really someone who doesn't like the nats or capitals.

HalfSmokes · « **Reply #1610 on:** December 03, 2013, 02:15:37 pm »

Quote from: nats4ever on December 03, 2013, 01:37:51 pm

He's above average and took this team to 100 wins a year ago. At least their showing they want to win. My perspective is from a fan. Not really someone who doesn't like the nats or capitals.

what do the capitals have to do with anything?