A-Lowe-ha Nathaniel the Nat

[JCA-CrystalCity]

This is a good trade for the Nats

this. And I was a Garcia fan

[JCA-CrystalCity]

The years of control are a big plus. Good d. Beats the names we were talking about today: bell, Turner, etc...

[Slateman]

This just seems like the trade version of the 1 year, hope-he-turns it around deal that Rizzo has been doing for five offseasons.

[IanRubbish]

Like his patience.  Good trade if he’s here in ‘26, if he’s yet another deadline flip, then…

[imref]

From the TalkNats post, seems like he had a decent year last year:

In 2024, Lowe ranked 6th in walks (71) and 9th in on-base percentage (.361). His .361 on-base percentage ranked second among American League first basemen, while his .762 OPS ranked third. Lowe’s 12.6% walk rate ranked fourth in all of MLB. Lowe also had better hitting splits on the road than at his home park in Texas in 2024. His road OPS was .775.

2.1 war projection from Fangraphs for 2025.

[GataNats]

Garcia sucks.   Huge win on this trade.  This guy’s glove is better than any first baseman we’ve ever had

[Air Desmond]

I like this trade. 1b has been a black hole since Zimmerman retired. Lowe should be more than serviceable and a huge improvement over last years options.

[imref]

Garcia sucks.   Huge win on this trade.  This guy’s glove is better than any first baseman we’ve ever had

how soon we forget Zimmerman

[HalfSmokes]

So we’re not getting Alanso

[varoadking]

how soon we forget Zimmerman

...and LaRoach...

[madj55]

Good trade. Hope he can tap into some more power - solid OBP and good glove is giving me Nick Johnson vibes.

[imref]

...and LaRoach...

and Gallo

[tomterp]

Deal is a win, now on to find some arms and a DH, 3rd

[zimm_da_kid]

I wonder if the Garcia trade is with the intention of sliding Parker or Herz over to the pen.

Rotation currently would be gore, Irvin, soroka, herz, Parker with cavalli and lord likely ready early. Definitely want to se what cavalli can do if healthy.  Herz has more upside than Parker so I think you’d have to move prker to the pen and hope his fastball ticks up a little.

[zimm_da_kid]

Deal is a win, now on to find some arms and a DH, 3rd

Not many good dhs left,

Still think profar should be the move. Switch hitter so he doesn’t add even more lefties to the lineup and can play left if morales mashes his way up

SS Abrams
RF Crews
LF Wood
DH Profar
1B Lowe
2B Garcia
C Ruiz
3B Tena
CF Young

Actually not terrible. Pretty good defensively, still speedy like last year, full seasons from crews and wood, house and motors as reinforcements at some point. I kinda like it

[Slateman]

I wonder if the Garcia trade is with the intention of sliding Parker or Herz over to the pen.

Rotation currently would be gore, Irvin, soroka, herz, Parker with cavalli and lord likely ready early. Definitely want to se what cavalli can do if healthy.  Herz has more upside than Parker so I think you’d have to move prker to the pen and hope his fastball ticks up a little.

They don't have the depth to do that. Ferrer and LaSorsa are fine for a rebuilding/developmental bullpen.

[UMDNats]

This tells me Bregman is a done deal to DC.

[Ali the Baseball Cat]

...and Big Donkey!

...and LaRoach...

[zimm_da_kid]

This tells me Bregman is a done deal to DC.

I hope not

[Mattionals]

I hope not

I'd much rather the team spend big on Alonso and plug him in at DH. Play Tena and Chapparo at 3B until House is ready. They won't do that however, and of course we will weirdly be saddled with Bregman at 3B not holding up to whatever contract he gets.

[UMDNats]

I hope not

If House is any good he forces us to make adjustments but until then, I'm not counting on any prospect being a guy. Bregman is Werth. Probably won't be an amazing contract but we are currently operating in the Reds/Pirates tier of spending so need to spend it somewhere.

[JCA-CrystalCity]

They don't have the depth to do that. Ferrer and LaSorsa are fine for a rebuilding/developmental bullpen.

2 lefties who they like is probably enough, but both Parker and Herz were thought to be bullpen guys coming up. I think there will be opportunities for guys to get into the rotation this year. The pitching now is basically all optionable cheap guys with multiple years of control, other than one and done Soroka and Law, who is in his last year of arb. Gore is the next pitcher gone, but that's not until after 2027.

[JCA-CrystalCity]

If House is any good he forces us to make adjustments but until then, I'm not counting on any prospect being a guy. Bregman is Werth. Probably won't be an amazing contract but we are currently operating in the Reds/Pirates tier of spending so need to spend it somewhere.

Bregman will be paid by someone. Oddly, Rizzo moved so early on Werth that there didn't seem to be a bidding war.

We all seem to view House as a lock, but he did not have a good season last year and there's a lot of holes.

[Mattionals]

Bregman will be paid by someone. Oddly, Rizzo moved so early on Werth that there didn't seem to be a bidding war.

We all seem to view House as a lock, but he did not have a good season last year and there's a lot of holes.

House is 21 and while the regular numbers weren't there, he definitely improved in AA. He was unlucky with a .273 BABIP, but he cut down on his strikeouts and increased his walks. He earned that promotion to AAA and needs to show the exact same progression from his first taste of AAA to what he showed in AA this past year to earn a callup.

[zimm_da_kid]

House is 21 and while the regular numbers weren't there, he definitely improved in AA. He was unlucky with a .273 BABIP, but he cut down on his strikeouts and increased his walks. He earned that promotion to AAA and needs to show the exact same progression from his first taste of AAA to what he showed in AA this past year to earn a callup.

Only an 87 mph average exit velocity for house in aaa per baseball savant. Not where it needs to be for a power hitter. For comparison, crews was at 90 mph in his aaa time.