Washington Times: Washington Nationals Chat.
I submitted two questions to Washington Times' writer Ben Goessling's "Live Nats Chat" Friday afternoon, asking first if he had any sense at the recently-concluded Winter Meetings that free agent pitchers were seriously considering the Nationals as a destination and then inquiring about the status of one pitcher already on the DC roster whose name surprised me recently when it was brought up as an option for the 2010 Nationals' staff.
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My two questions and the answers from Mr. Goessling after the JUMP...
Federal Baseball (FB): Did you get any feeling about whether free agent pitchers are considering DC as an option at the Winter Meetings?
washtimesbb: I didn't hear anybody say anything definitively, but my guess is, the Nats will have to pay a bit of a premium for anybody they sign. I'd assume any of the second-tier guys (Garland, Padilla, Marquis, Pineiro) will go for between $30-$36 million over three years.
FB: What was the last you heard about Matt Chico? I was somewhat shocked when Rizzo mentioned him a little while back as an option?
washtimesbb: You know, I kind of was, too. I don't see how he's better than most of the young guys they have (Balester, Mock, Stammen, Detwiler, Martis, etc.). But he has pitched a full major-league season, so I think he scores points for that. I think ultimately he could be the long guy they want in the bullpen.
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Nats will non-tender LHP Olsen per Chico H.........
Thrifty Nats……. Don’t want to take a chance of bingoing over the magic $3mil mark….
"The Nationals might explore the possibility of bringing Olsen to spring training with a reduced contract. "
“The other arbitration-eligible players, other than MacDougal, are as follows: RHP Jason Bergmann, LHP Sean Burnett, C Jesus Flores, C Wil Nieves, OF Josh Willingham.”
Mezza: ''Are we there yet?'' ...Roscoe: "In baseball hell? Yes we are."
— without making a deal," Rizzo said."
by cat daddy3000 on Dec 12, 2009 3:02 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Fully expect them to non-tender McDoodle tonight...
Nieves? Gone…
Vivian Jaffe: "Have you ever transcended space and time?"
Albert Markovski: "Yes. No. Uh, time, not space... No, I don't know what you're talking about."
by Ed Chigliak on Dec 12, 2009 3:14 PM EST via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
I suppose they're fully confident that no one wants a Nats' cast-off...
And they get them back cheap on a minor league contract…If not, there’ll be others…
Hate to lose the nickname, though…
Mezza: ''Are we there yet?'' ...Roscoe: "In baseball hell? Yes we are."
— without making a deal," Rizzo said."
by cat daddy3000 on Dec 12, 2009 3:52 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
The Fish are said to be tendering a contract to Ricky Nolasco....
Scratch another target off the list…- “Livo in 2010” Committee*…….
[ed. *not a member…]
Mezza: ''Are we there yet?'' ...Roscoe: "In baseball hell? Yes we are."
— without making a deal," Rizzo said."
by cat daddy3000 on Dec 12, 2009 4:00 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Bah, I really wanted to see Nolasco in DC :(
When he came back from the minors last year, he was a beast.
by John Quinn on Dec 12, 2009 4:20 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

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