Nationals News: Now Everyone Else Knows the Future is Now...
by John Quinn on Jun 16, 2010 10:15 AM EDT
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PrintNational news coverage alert: ESPN's Jayson Stark says that the future is now in Natstown. ESPN also put together a bit on Jordan Zimmermann's recovery from Tommy John surgery.
Although it's fun to watch, Thomas Boswell wonders if it really is a good thing for Stephen Strasburg to be a strikeout pitcher.
If Strasburg makes the All-Star team, he will have pitched the fewest games before the All-Star break ever.
Scott Olsen was sent to Viera, Florida to play in extended spring training after he felt weakness in his shoulder. The rotation hole will have to be plugged at least a bit longer...
John Lannan has been roughed up of late, and he doesn't know what's wrong. He's not at risk of losing his spot just yet, but when the Nats' young pitchers make pushes toward the roster, he'll have to prove himself. Last year, he got a double play 20 percent of the time it was possible, this year, he's gotten a double play just 11 percent of the time.
Tigers manager Jim Leyland says that Pudge Rodriguez will get 3,000 hits before his career is over.
Michael Morse has accepted the fact that he's a bench player, but is playing like he wants to be an everyday player.
Brittany Marshall runs down the Nats' first-round picks to see which have been successful and which have not.
The Nationals need to continue to hold the ship together until they receive reinforcements in the form of Jordan Zimmermann, Wang, and Ross Detwiler. Or, they could sign a starter.
MASN had the highest-ever Nats quarter-hour rating during Strasburg's start on Sunday.
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Avoid the Brittany Jones article.
Focus on Natsfarm instead. That was pretty lousy. Looks at only the first rounders and gives credit to Rizzo for the last couple of drafts. Basically, Colton Willems is a bust. Everything outside of that is not that big a problem. She wants to give Rizzo credit for picking consensus no. 1 picks, which he does not deserve. Rizzo’s value will not really start to reveal itself until we can see how Hagerstown, Vermont, and the GCL play out as we try to see how his 2nd-12th round picks pan out.
Whether Cole signs in the 3rd round and how his picks after Bryce Harper do this year is probably the first test of Rizzo’s strategy. And even then, it may be better to wait to see how they do next year when they know that most of their money won’t be tied into the no. 1 overall pick.
Cool Hand Lannan has carried the mail in anonymity for two years. He'll carry the mail for at least two more! Give the man some defense and he'll give you the world. MOAR GROUNDERZ! MOAR DOUBLE PLAYZ!
On the flip side, strong article on Jordan Zimmermann and the Nats rationale for treating them as they do.
Cool Hand Lannan has carried the mail in anonymity for two years. He'll carry the mail for at least two more! Give the man some defense and he'll give you the world. MOAR GROUNDERZ! MOAR DOUBLE PLAYZ!
Really, Brittany?
2006: Chris Marrero (2006 draft – 1st round / 15th pick)
Marrero, an infielder from Monsignor Pace High School, was the first of two first-round picks for the Nats in the 2006 draft (15th overall). In 2009, he finished the year in Double-A Harrisburg with a batting average of .267 with 9 runs , 20 hits and one homerun. Marrero has been played at every level of minor league ball, and in 2010 finally reached the major leagues. Currently, he has seen action in 3 games for the Nats this season, and has one hit, one run and one RBI.
Drove my Chevy to the levy and the levy was Bri.
Comic in its awefulness that article.
I mean, really. Pay one of us to write something if you’re that desperate for content. Brian from Nats farm is worth of some independent ducats before that trash.
Cool Hand Lannan has carried the mail in anonymity for two years. He'll carry the mail for at least two more! Give the man some defense and he'll give you the world. MOAR GROUNDERZ! MOAR DOUBLE PLAYZ!
by souldrummer on Jun 16, 2010 11:11 AM EDT up reply actions
Took me second to find it was 3 games, 5 *Spring Training* MLB ABs.......
I was wondering if I’d missed a callup….
Don't Be A "Crow", Bryce... - P.R., Draft Day 2010
"...eyeblack-oozing baseball cyborg"
by cat daddy3000 on Jun 16, 2010 11:12 AM EDT up reply actions
terrible
how does an editor let that get out the door?
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by Dave at District Sports Page on Jun 16, 2010 11:55 AM EDT up reply actions
Oh yeah......and I'd missed the AAA stats, too....no, not "every level"....
Don't Be A "Crow", Bryce... - P.R., Draft Day 2010
"...eyeblack-oozing baseball cyborg"
by cat daddy3000 on Jun 16, 2010 11:58 AM EDT up reply actions
Do we think Rizzo would allow Strasburg to throw in the All-Star Game?
It could be a waste of a couple innings. If anybody does the math, would the ASG come when Stras is on full rest? I know he gets a 10 day rest after the ASG. Hmm
Anaheim's close to SD.........He'd be in the neighbourhood...
Don't Be A "Crow", Bryce... - P.R., Draft Day 2010
"...eyeblack-oozing baseball cyborg"
by cat daddy3000 on Jun 16, 2010 11:57 AM EDT up reply actions
I would think so, too.
Why not capitalize on the national media attention while you can, unless a division race actually looks possible.
What's an extra inning?......It's up to Strasburg if he wants to, imo...
We won’t be relying on Stras in the wildcard race by September anyway…
Don't Be A "Crow", Bryce... - P.R., Draft Day 2010
"...eyeblack-oozing baseball cyborg"
by cat daddy3000 on Jun 16, 2010 1:15 PM EDT up reply actions
Rizzo was on the Sports Fix yesterday...
…and said he wouldn’t stand in the way if Strasburg was chosen for the team. Certainly not part of the originally scheduled plan but wouldn’t want to take away from the development of the game and showcase for MLB and his club. StanK is a Bud soldier for the most part and I have a hard time seeing the Nats get in the way of good pub for one inning of Strasburg.
Cool Hand Lannan has carried the mail in anonymity for two years. He'll carry the mail for at least two more! Give the man some defense and he'll give you the world. MOAR GROUNDERZ! MOAR DOUBLE PLAYZ!
You people are harsh.
No, it wasn’t Pulitzer prize material, but it wasn’t “trash” either. Lighten up. She fully established the scope of her analysis to first round picks only. She didn’t claim that first-round picks fully describe the organization, its scouting prowess, or the quality of its overall drafts. She also did not attempt to assess the organization as a whole.
Yes, Rizzo does get credit for drafting consensus #1 picks. Many predicted that they would pass on both Strasburg and Harper because, as Boras players, they would be unsignable to the Nationals. Rizzo also merits special recognition for drafting, signing, and moving Storen up through the system quickly.
Rob
"No matter what I talk about, I always get back to baseball."
—Connie Mack
but it was factually inaccurate in more than one spot.
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by Dave at District Sports Page on Jun 16, 2010 12:58 PM EDT up reply actions
+1
Zuckerman or bust CSN.
Cool Hand Lannan has carried the mail in anonymity for two years. He'll carry the mail for at least two more! Give the man some defense and he'll give you the world. MOAR GROUNDERZ! MOAR DOUBLE PLAYZ!
OK, but we have seen more than one factually inaccurate statements made here
It might be sloppy work, a purely inadvertent mistake, or an out-and-out lie. Whatever. It’s still worthy of a top-level read.
Rob
"No matter what I talk about, I always get back to baseball."
—Connie Mack
I think we are harsh because there are people here who do better work for free.
Hire doghouse, natstats, davefromnatsnews, Patrick, whomever to do better work than this.
Cool Hand Lannan has carried the mail in anonymity for two years. He'll carry the mail for at least two more! Give the man some defense and he'll give you the world. MOAR GROUNDERZ! MOAR DOUBLE PLAYZ!
by souldrummer on Jun 16, 2010 11:43 PM EDT up reply actions
As I said
It’s good for a top-level read. Not many folks have the patience to deal with the inner workings of an entire baseball organization, or any of the other in-depth kind of stuff the folks you talk about would generate.
Rob
"No matter what I talk about, I always get back to baseball."
—Connie Mack
Boswell's article:
Really? He reviewed all of Koufax’s* 314 starts? My lord, how long did that take? That friends, is dedication. Chicks Dig the Long Ball and Dudes Dig the K. I would love to see Strasburg be Randy Johnson like, but in the long run, as long as that guy is dominating the game, be it K’s or P2C, I’m fine with it. But recognizing the Nats have the most errors in the majors so far, P2C may not be in Strasburg’s best interest. Hopefully, the boys behind him will play better defense and keep his pitch counts low. This will also have the indirect effect of making games go buy quicker as well.
But goodness; I do love a K! :-)
* “Left arm of God” …hilarious!
"We're through the looking glass here people!"
by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Jun 16, 2010 1:11 PM EDT reply actions
to be fair, Boz didn't make up the "left arm of god" line.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1016396/index.htm
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by Dave at District Sports Page on Jun 16, 2010 1:26 PM EDT up reply actions
Good to know. :-)
"We're through the looking glass here people!"
by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Jun 16, 2010 3:19 PM EDT up reply actions
His pitch count was low when he didn't walk people.
His pitch count was high when he did. I saw somewhere else that Boswell’s connecting K’s to high pitch counts had been under SABR attack although in fairness to him, it did seem like he was kind of reporting on the Nats own point of view.
I, for one, am tired of pitchers who can only pitch to contact. For the most part, I like the ground ballers, but we need some guys who can strike out the side when necessary and potentially strike people out even when they are pounding the zone.
Cool Hand Lannan has carried the mail in anonymity for two years. He'll carry the mail for at least two more! Give the man some defense and he'll give you the world. MOAR GROUNDERZ! MOAR DOUBLE PLAYZ!
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