The Nats Thread

[gaaaaaaaaah]

im fine with that trade. plenty of concerns with escobar but he really just has to be better than espinosa, unless rizzo has more up his sleeve and desmonds traded soon.

theres no way the nat were re-signing clippard after next year anyway, and hes thrown a lot of innings while in dc

[DeathFromAbove1979]

As long as he doesn't rack up hundreds of strike outs.... Espinoza is solid at 2B. If only he could freaking hit.

[hutch]

very unexciting news in my opinion..guy seems like a loser..

they are so stingy..they're not even trying to improve the team!

[DeathFromAbove1979]

Could be trying to save some coins to resign some of these guys next year... Piggy bank!

[hutch]

Could be trying to save some coins to resign some of these guys next year... Piggy bank!

hopefully not harper... they should trade him mid-season or something

[vansmack]

Could be trying to save some coins to resign some of these guys next year... Piggy bank!

Save coin?

Clippard had one year left at $9m.

Escobar is $5m this year, $7m next year, and a team option of $7m in 2017.

This doesn't seem like a money saving move unless Desmond gets moved ($11m this year), which I'm not ruling out.

[DeathFromAbove1979]

It seems they've already shopped him twice. I'm afraid we've seen the last of Desi in a Nats uni. So sad.

[vansmack]

It seems they've already shopped him twice. I'm afraid we've seen the last of Desi in a Nats uni. So sad.

Well, he turned down a 7 year, $107m deal last off season so he's left the team with no choice to get what they can now.  That's a very generous offer for a middle infielder.

I hear the Mets and Daniel Murphy are what's in play now.

[shemptiness]

Scherzer talking 7 year deal with Nats and 1 other team per Jon Heyman CBS

"Nationals are willing to trade Strasburg if they land Scherzer." - Bleacher Report

@AdamKilgoreWP: Per a source, Max Scherzer to the Nats is "very close." Not finished yet.

[gaaaaaaaaah]

man, i dont know

i like scherzers pitching but thats a lot of years for someone who turns 31 next season.

i think the only way id be on board is if the return from the resulting strasburg/zimmermann trade is huge. otherwise id rather they go with what they have, pay zimmermann and fister, and trade strasburg if necessary. 7 year deal for max has disaster written all over for it, especially with all the uncertainty already looming about 2016 and beyond

all offseason ive though the scherzer to dc rumors were just boras being boras but too many legit sources are reporting on it now for it to be completely made up.

[hutch]

I love it. get him. now.

[hutch]

Good.

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/max-scherzer-appears-to-be-nearing-deal-with-nationals-225003673.html

[DeathFromAbove1979]

So, who's getting traded?

Are we looking at Strasburg, Zimmerman, Gonzalez, Fister, Scherzer?

That's heavy.

[hutch]

So, who's getting traded?

Are we looking at Strasburg, Zimmerman, Gonzalez, Fister, Scherzer?

That's heavy.

well i think its a bit their insurance against being unable to resign Zimmerman...I have to believe if he would have taken the same deal as Scherzer they would have given it to him? that maybe they already offered it to him in fact?

I wouldn't trade any of them unless I could get a big bat in exchange...

[shemptiness]

CBS says it's done.

http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/writer/jon-heyman/24976364/max-scherzer-agrees-to-nats-deal-making-great-rotation-even-better