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Washington Nationals: Late Day Links, Send Mark Zuckerman To Florida.

• If you haven't already read about former Washington Times' writer Mark Zuckerman's attempts to replace the funding the Times used to provide for him to travel to Spring Training, (when they covered the Washington Nationals), with user-generated funding for the expense of doing so...CLICK HERE and check out his Nats Insider site. Mr. Zuckerman's accepting donations and hoping to raise $5,000 dollars which will allow him to travel to Florida and cover Spring Training from start to finish. It's a bold plan, and one I personally support since I've always thought that the more voices and opinions on any subject the better. I'll travel to Spring Training at some point in March, but Mr. Zuckerman will be there the whole time...very NPR, as another DC writer noted...

• Baseball Prospectus' Will Carroll published his Team Health Report for the Washington Nationals today, where he writes in the free portion of the article about the days and dollars the Nats lost to injury last season, as well as the real cost of such injuries: 

"That is money that could have been used to bring in Orlando Hudson before he decided to accept the Twins' offer for just a million more guaranteed. The Nationals could have gone the other way with that money on pitching, too, and brought in a John Lackey type instead of spending the $15 million on Jason Marquis to be a "front of the rotation" starter."

Are you one of the DC Faithful who's expecting Elijah Dukes to have a big season in twenty-ten? Mr. Carroll writes that the 25-year-old outfielder, "...is in a state of constant comeback—much of it his own doing—but he also seems to have some terrible timing when it comes to injuries. With a more-or-less new manager and theoretically coming into his prime, Dukes could put everything together... or..."

Star-divide

• (ed. note - "You have to be a member at Baseball Prospectus to read the rest of Mr. Carroll's report, or check back here in the near future, I'm sending Mr. Carroll a few questions about the Nationals' Team Health Report and I'll post the Q&A when I get it back...")

• Mark Zuckerman's old Nationals beat partner Ben Goessling, who's writing at MASNSports.com now, posted his own projected 2010 DC rotation today in a post entitled, "Pitching staff projections -- mine, and yours", and solicited others' opinions as to which pitchers will make it out of Spring Training and earn a starting role. Mr. Goessling's projected rotation:

  1. John Lannan - LHP 
  2. Jason Marquis - RHP 
  3. Scott Olsen - LHP
  4. Craig Stammen - RHP
  5. Ross Detwiler - LHP
The only place I'm going to disagree with Mr. Goessling is over that fourth spot, where I'm putting Garrett Mock in a starting spot, and I'm holding out hope that Collin Balester can win himself a role in the Nats' twenty-ten rotation, but I'd be more than happy to watch Ross Detwiler's continued development...Let Mr. Goessling know who's in your starting rotation over at MASNSports.com and post your 2010 rotation below...

• Federal Baseball.com's Official 2010 Rotation Prediction:
  1. John Lannan - LHP
  2. Jason Marquis - RHP
  3. Scott Olsen - LHP
  4. Garrett Mock - RHP
  5. Ross Detwiler - LHP

Who's in your 2010 rotation? Spring Training is coming...

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so if you take em all.....

   1. John Lannan – LHP
   2. Jason Marquis – RHP
   3. Scott Olsen – LHP
   4. Craig Stammen – RHP
   5. Ross Detwiler – LHP
   6. Garrett Mock
   7. Collin Balester
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Take All 7 pitchers…they produced 35 MLB wins in 2009…lemme see, that’s exactly 5 per… and 20 for 6 of em , if you take out Marquis’ 15……..YIKES… and Yoder says they might not “content” in 2010…….now that’s gotta be the most OBVIOUS news bulletin yet in the new decade.

And then they’re not trying to put the best d*** defense that F/A money can buy (and IF the players would even come here)…behind this cast of characters?

What’s a Gnats fan to do?

by The Mamba on Feb 8, 2010 11:16 PM EST reply actions  

The all-important previous season win total...

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 Patrick Reddington on Feb 9, 2010 1:21 AM EST via mobile up reply actions  

Ed, I would have paid money to send YOU to FL.

But ill settle for Zuckerman instead…

"I love, love, love John Lackey." -- Graysnail.

by Mezza on Feb 9, 2010 12:16 AM EST reply actions  

+1

Send Ed, Send Ed, Send Ed…..

by Berndaddy on Feb 9, 2010 10:00 AM EST up reply actions  

I'm going in

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 Patrick Reddington on Feb 9, 2010 10:34 AM EST via mobile up reply actions  

I'm going in mid-March...

If I could get more time off I would, but I like my health insurance…

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 Patrick Reddington on Feb 9, 2010 10:34 AM EST via mobile up reply actions  

Health Insurance !!! You got that !!!

Cool…next we all have to chip in for Star Trek technology so we can beam ourselves down to Viera for the evening games during spring training. How cool would that be? Beam me sown Scotty I gotta see Strasburg, please…

by Berndaddy on Feb 9, 2010 11:13 AM EST up reply actions  

Trying to plan around Stras starts...

At least 2 other people here are going to ST as well…so we should have it covered…

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 Patrick Reddington on Feb 9, 2010 11:25 AM EST via mobile up reply actions  

• Mezza's Official 2010 Rotation Prediction:

Jason Marquis – RHP
John Lannan – LHP
Craig Stammen – RHP
Scott Olsen – LHP
Ross Detwiler – LHP

I wouldn’t be surprised if an older vet like Batista or some Smoltzian character got Stammen’s spot. Martin is another that could break in. I dont have faith in Mock…I just dont…

"I love, love, love John Lackey." -- Graysnail.

by Mezza on Feb 9, 2010 12:21 AM EST reply actions  

eh i dunno I sorta want mock in there

just because he can strike gusy out… and thats more than i can say for.. well.. anyone else on that list. lol

by martins on Feb 9, 2010 12:57 AM EST up reply actions  

thought about the lefties too...

But I just think that those guys are probably the best we’ve got. I dont have much against Mock – but I dont think he had control last season and unless he improves – Stammen is much better at getting guys out (well, he was last season at least). I think Detwiler showed a much better form in the last part of the season once he was recalled. Olsen is a wildcard based on how his arm bounces back. Martin is a chance…I dont know about Martis…leaving Mock and Twitter’s own Baly. Mock and Baly could make it from their stuff…they could be decent righties – but so far they have been disappointing to say the least.

"I love, love, love John Lackey." -- Graysnail.

by Mezza on Feb 9, 2010 6:42 AM EST up reply actions  

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