Nats Waive Cordero, Wagner, Orr; Pena Exercizes Option

by Dave at Bottomfeeder Baseball on Oct 30, 2008 6:56 PM EDT

This was totally predicted. Cordero couldn't return to the team for any kind of guaranteed money with his injury, and after Bowden told the media before Cordero about their intention to non-tender him, Cordero certainly wasn't going to do any favors for the team. Hopefully he gets healthy and someone gives him a fair shot, but I think it'll be into the season, just like Freddie Garcia this year, before someone signs him.

Wagner never fully recovered from his labrum surgery, like most who have it done. I will be shocked if he's ever a useful MLB player again. Orr will sign somewhere for organizational depth.

Pena, however, is another story. The Nats are stuck with him, and he with them. If it really was the injury keeping him from producing last year, the $2M salary won't look so bad. Then, the Nats will give him a two-year, $5M per deal just like Young and Guzman. I kid. Seriously though, if he still looks terrible in spring training, it'll be interesting to see if the Nats eat his salary, since outfield is one place on the team that they actually have some talent, and it'll be tough to carry Pena's dead weight all season, unless they hide him like they did Meathook this summer.

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Chad Cordero

Chad Cordero use to be a stop-door closer. He has had a series of injuries that have hurt his playing time and his next contract. He is going to have to sign a minor league deal and start the season in rehab and maybe by June or July he will be in the bullpen doing some work out of the bullpen. I think he will be signed by the Mariners, Marlins, Yankees, or Blue jays.

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