The Nats are the worst team currently in the NL, let's see how they stack up going into next season.
Contracts for 2009 & beyond
Pitchers:
Chad Cordero - $8M (Arbitration Guess)
Jesus Colome - $1.75M (Arb Guess)
Tim Redding - $2M (Arb Guess)
Ryan Wagner - $750,000 (Arb Guess)
Saul Rivera - $500,000 (Not sure if he is Arb-Eligible yet)
Matt Chico, Jason Bergmann, Shawn Hill, Joal Hanrahan, Mike O'Conner, Collin Balester, Tyler Clippard, Ross Detwiler, Marco Estrada, Mike Hinckley, John Lannan, Charlie Manning, Shairon Martis, Garrett Mock, Steven Shell, Levale Speigner (x16 $450,000 - Pre-Arb Guesses)
Infielders
1B Nick Johnson - $5.5M (Last Yr of Contract)
1B Dmitri Young - $5M (Option on 2010)
SS Christian Guzman - $8M (2010 Last Yr)
2B Ronnie Belliard - $1.9M (Last Yr)
3B Ryan Zimmerman - $2M (Arb Guess)
C Wil Nieves, Jesus Flores, Mike Montz (x3 $450,000 Pre-Arb)
IF Emilio Bonafacio, Kory Casto, Alberto Gonzalez, Anderson Hernandez, Pete Orr (x5 $450,000 Pre-Arb Guesses)
Outfielders
Austin Kearns - $8M (Option on 2010)
Wily Mo Pena - $5M Tm Opt or $2M Pl Opt
Willie Harris - $1.5M (Arb Guess)
Ryan Langerhans - $750,000 (Arb Guess)
Lastings Milledge, Elijah Dukes, Roger Bernadina, Garrett Guzman, Justin Maxwell (x5 $450,000 Pre-Arb Guesses)
Free Agents
P Odalis Perez and IF Aaron Boone
The Nats will be around $45M with this group. I would think that with stadium revenue, the payroll could be around $60-$65M. I see at least 1 big free agent pitcher signing.
If I Was Running This Team
- I would sign A.J. Burnett. Something like 4 or 5 yrs / $15M per yr should do the trick and wouldn't be ridiculous.
- I would also sign another of the 2nd/3rd tier pitchers around $5 - $10M per yr. Maybe Derek Lowe or Randy Wolf. I would look into re-uping Odalis Perez as well.
- Trade away the spare parts for salary relief or low level prospects. Nick Johnson isn't crap, but his injuries make him worthless to most teams. The Yankees could take him on and he would fit a need for them as well. Dmitri Young could be valuable to another NL team for pinch-hitting or 1st baseman. The Giants could take him to play first and pinch-hit. Ronnie Belliard is worthless to a non-contender on the bench, and Christian Guzman won't be around when they are competitive in 2 or 3 years and would net a solid prospect or pitcher. Naybe to the Jays for a couple relievers (Jason Frasor & Brian Tallet types) and a prospect (Kevin Ahrens) would be fine with me. I would beg someone to take Kearns and/or Pena.
- I would sign a 1st baseman, Kevin Millar type who will stay healthy and put forth a good effort and set a good example.
Next year should be about trying to find out what they wave going forward. The ideal set-up:
C - Flores
1B - Millar
2B - Bonafacio
3B - Zimmerman
SS - Hernandez / Gonzalez
LF - Casto
CF - Milledge
RF - Dukes
The starting pitching:
Burnett, Lowe/Wolf, Perez, Redding, Balester.
The Bullpen:
Frasor, Tallet, Hanrahan, Rivera, Lannon, Shell, Colome.
It should be a bad year, but with a couple big signings next off-season, they could be competitive if guys progress. Zimmerman is a fuckin stud, Milledge & Dukes are solid OF to build around, and Bonifacio & Gonzalez could be good MLers.
They have some really nice pieces, but their pitching is not good. With a couple trades and signings, their bullpen could be good.
I predict they will stay in the cellar next season, but close the gap.
P.S. on the night:
I was chatting a colleague on Monday night about my off-day on Tuesday and my pron choices for the day. I thought about trying out some piss & skat stuff, but decided I wouldn't enjoy it and stayed away. We were chatting again tonight and he was surprised at my lack of adventure and recomended I watch some sluts take 2 cocks up the asshole at the same time. I politely disagreed, saying it wasn't my style. Neither was Lee Stone. His moeny shot lacks quantity, which really helps the ending. His intros were creepy as hell too.
Anyway, I'll do the Padres at some point tomorrow, after work/before poker.
Peace
Contracts for 2009 & beyond
Pitchers:
Chad Cordero - $8M (Arbitration Guess)
Jesus Colome - $1.75M (Arb Guess)
Tim Redding - $2M (Arb Guess)
Ryan Wagner - $750,000 (Arb Guess)
Saul Rivera - $500,000 (Not sure if he is Arb-Eligible yet)
Matt Chico, Jason Bergmann, Shawn Hill, Joal Hanrahan, Mike O'Conner, Collin Balester, Tyler Clippard, Ross Detwiler, Marco Estrada, Mike Hinckley, John Lannan, Charlie Manning, Shairon Martis, Garrett Mock, Steven Shell, Levale Speigner (x16 $450,000 - Pre-Arb Guesses)
Infielders
1B Nick Johnson - $5.5M (Last Yr of Contract)
1B Dmitri Young - $5M (Option on 2010)
SS Christian Guzman - $8M (2010 Last Yr)
2B Ronnie Belliard - $1.9M (Last Yr)
3B Ryan Zimmerman - $2M (Arb Guess)
C Wil Nieves, Jesus Flores, Mike Montz (x3 $450,000 Pre-Arb)
IF Emilio Bonafacio, Kory Casto, Alberto Gonzalez, Anderson Hernandez, Pete Orr (x5 $450,000 Pre-Arb Guesses)
Outfielders
Austin Kearns - $8M (Option on 2010)
Wily Mo Pena - $5M Tm Opt or $2M Pl Opt
Willie Harris - $1.5M (Arb Guess)
Ryan Langerhans - $750,000 (Arb Guess)
Lastings Milledge, Elijah Dukes, Roger Bernadina, Garrett Guzman, Justin Maxwell (x5 $450,000 Pre-Arb Guesses)
Free Agents
P Odalis Perez and IF Aaron Boone
The Nats will be around $45M with this group. I would think that with stadium revenue, the payroll could be around $60-$65M. I see at least 1 big free agent pitcher signing.
If I Was Running This Team
- I would sign A.J. Burnett. Something like 4 or 5 yrs / $15M per yr should do the trick and wouldn't be ridiculous.
- I would also sign another of the 2nd/3rd tier pitchers around $5 - $10M per yr. Maybe Derek Lowe or Randy Wolf. I would look into re-uping Odalis Perez as well.
- Trade away the spare parts for salary relief or low level prospects. Nick Johnson isn't crap, but his injuries make him worthless to most teams. The Yankees could take him on and he would fit a need for them as well. Dmitri Young could be valuable to another NL team for pinch-hitting or 1st baseman. The Giants could take him to play first and pinch-hit. Ronnie Belliard is worthless to a non-contender on the bench, and Christian Guzman won't be around when they are competitive in 2 or 3 years and would net a solid prospect or pitcher. Naybe to the Jays for a couple relievers (Jason Frasor & Brian Tallet types) and a prospect (Kevin Ahrens) would be fine with me. I would beg someone to take Kearns and/or Pena.
- I would sign a 1st baseman, Kevin Millar type who will stay healthy and put forth a good effort and set a good example.
Next year should be about trying to find out what they wave going forward. The ideal set-up:
C - Flores
1B - Millar
2B - Bonafacio
3B - Zimmerman
SS - Hernandez / Gonzalez
LF - Casto
CF - Milledge
RF - Dukes
The starting pitching:
Burnett, Lowe/Wolf, Perez, Redding, Balester.
The Bullpen:
Frasor, Tallet, Hanrahan, Rivera, Lannon, Shell, Colome.
It should be a bad year, but with a couple big signings next off-season, they could be competitive if guys progress. Zimmerman is a fuckin stud, Milledge & Dukes are solid OF to build around, and Bonifacio & Gonzalez could be good MLers.
They have some really nice pieces, but their pitching is not good. With a couple trades and signings, their bullpen could be good.
I predict they will stay in the cellar next season, but close the gap.
P.S. on the night:
I was chatting a colleague on Monday night about my off-day on Tuesday and my pron choices for the day. I thought about trying out some piss & skat stuff, but decided I wouldn't enjoy it and stayed away. We were chatting again tonight and he was surprised at my lack of adventure and recomended I watch some sluts take 2 cocks up the asshole at the same time. I politely disagreed, saying it wasn't my style. Neither was Lee Stone. His moeny shot lacks quantity, which really helps the ending. His intros were creepy as hell too.
Anyway, I'll do the Padres at some point tomorrow, after work/before poker.
Peace
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