Wire Taps: Midday Edition - Andre Dawson & Washington Nationals' Matt Capps, Cristian Guzman, Adam Dunn.
by Patrick Reddington on Jul 27, 2010 3:45 PM EDT
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Print• THE BIG NEWS:
As announced by@NatsTownNews earlier this afternoon:
"#Nationals will recognize career of baseball’s newest Hall of Famer, Montreal Expos OF Andre Dawson, on August 10 as Nationals host Marlins."
"Dawson is 1 of only 3 players in the HOF with ties to the Nationals/Expos franchise (C Gary Carter and 1B Tony Perez). #Nats"
Thanks, Nats. Means a lot to this fan at least.
• The Big Guzzzzz:
Moments after FOXSports.com's Jon Paul Morosi tweeted (@jonmorosi) that, "One player who should be garnering more interest than he is: Cristian Guzman of the #Nationals. He's hitting .336 vs. LHP this season," Mr. Morosi was back with another message via Twitter which read:
"#Rangers and #Phillies have some interest in Cristian Guzman, a source says. He's played 2B, SS, RF this year."
Don't remind me about the right field experiments, Mr. Morosi.
• The Big RUMBLE:
ESPN.com's Jayson Stark writes this afternoon in an article entitled, "National treasures", that, "...the chances of the Nationals trading Adam Dunn (likely to the White Sox) seem to be increasing," as the deadline approaches and the Nats and Dunn have yet to agree on an extension, but from what Mr. Stark is hearing:
"...the Nationals, in the end, could wind up trading Josh Willingham instead of Dunn. Among the many teams interested in Willingham: Atlanta, Boston and Tampa Bay."
• The Big Middle Of The Order Bat:
Speaking of Adam Dunn, AOL Fanhouse's Ed Price (@ed_price) had this to say on Twitter today:
"Some new teams asked about Adam Dunn within past day. Perhaps the same NL West clubs that got in on Podsednik? #Nationals #Padres #Giants."
• The Big Capps:
And then there were the rumors this morning of the Minnesota Twins being interested in adding another Nats' closer to their bullpen to work along side the Wookie, Jon Rauch. ESPN.com's Tim Kurkjian writes in an update at ESPN.com's Rumor Central that the Twins are worried about Rauch and interested in Matt Capps, but as far as Mr. Kurkjian sees it, "Capps isn't going anywhere in part because the Nationals don't have a suitable replacement..." Guess Mr. Kurkjian doesn't think Storen's quite ready yet...
You're all caught up on the rumors...oh, and according to ESPN.com's Rumor Central...Dunn's looking more and more like he will be traded...that's their opinion at least...Strasburg tonight.
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Just can't keep up:
RT @Ken_Rosenthal: Source: #Nationals have yet to offer Adam Dunn a contract extension in any form – not a single proposal. Story coming soon on FOXSports.com.
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 Jul 27, 2010 3:48 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
My first tweet:
#Ken_Rosenthal has yet to spread a rumor with reliable information of any type — not a single tweet.
I don’t believe this for a second.
Rob
"Ninety feet between home plate and first base may be the closest man has ever come to perfection." -- Red Smith
At some point this winter...
We discussed creating stats to chart the rumor-mongers, who’d all end up below the Mendoza line if someone kept track of all they say…
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 Jul 27, 2010 4:19 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
You don
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 Jul 27, 2010 3:56 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
You don't want to just throw him out there and destroy his confidence though....
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 Jul 27, 2010 3:57 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
He's got a closer mentality
And I think he’ll be fine, or you can have him set up Peaches. If you can get anything of value for Capps you have to move him.
Aim for the head baby Jesus
Not against the idea, was more on board two weeks ago...
Before Clipp really started struggling…
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 Jul 27, 2010 4:04 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Dunn's not long for town now.
After reading your message. I don’t think that Rizzo’s going to let him walk and take the picks. As confident in his drafting abilities as he is, I think he thinks he can get talented players back. Remember? Asking for the moon is his MO then he lowers his asking.
Strasburgeddon approaches, the savior is almost here.
by StrasburgSavior on Jul 27, 2010 3:57 PM EDT reply actions
Still think it's all AL teams offering...
And I don’t think they’re going to give RZO the package he’s looking for for a free agent who says he wants nothing to do with the AL. They’d have to offer arbitration to get picks…just don’t see it, but i’ll admit, all this talk have me wavering…
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 Jul 27, 2010 4:02 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Can you imagine the video-game numbers he'd put up in the AL as a DH?
Strasburgeddon approaches, the savior is almost here.
by StrasburgSavior on Jul 27, 2010 4:09 PM EDT up reply actions
What does the DH part of this have to do with anything?
Rob
"Ninety feet between home plate and first base may be the closest man has ever come to perfection." -- Red Smith
There are DHs in the AL, and presumably Dunn would be one if he were to be traded to an AL team...
Strasburgeddon approaches, the savior is almost here.
by StrasburgSavior on Jul 27, 2010 4:12 PM EDT up reply actions
I still don't understand the point
Why are you claiming he would put up better numbers in the AL? Smaller parks? Everyone keeps looking at him and saying “DH”, but if I were the Tigers, for example, I’d DH Miguel Cabrera in a heartbeat as opposed to Adam Dunn.
Rob
"Ninety feet between home plate and first base may be the closest man has ever come to perfection." -- Red Smith
He would put up insane numbers in Fenway Park, US Cellular, for example.
And one would think that the stress put on the body by fielding would be alleviated by being a DH.
Strasburgeddon approaches, the savior is almost here.
by StrasburgSavior on Jul 27, 2010 4:51 PM EDT up reply actions
One would think that.
But when you go back and look, players seem to pretty uniformly hit better as position players than as DHs. No one really knows why—maybe being out in the field helps with concentration or something.
"And everybody lived happily ever after. Except the Phillies and the Mets. The End." --Sasskuash
Friend of Dukes and Desmond #3
Not in Fenway
Adam is mostly a dead pull hitter, and it’s a LONG way to right center in Fenway – really, once you get past Pesky’s Pole in the RF corner it drops away quickly.
It’s 420’ to the deepest part of right center – I call it the Bermuda Triangle, because homers go there and disappear.
He'd still hit a ton over the monster though
alot of his outs to left would be HRs in Fenway
Aim for the head baby Jesus
Yeah, I live in Boston so I see a ton of Sox games (obviously), and let me tell you he'd rake at Fenway.
Strasburgeddon approaches, the savior is almost here.
by StrasburgSavior on Jul 27, 2010 6:24 PM EDT up reply actions
Here's an idea! Trade Livan for Jackson, after all, he's a "proven winner"
Strasburgeddon approaches, the savior is almost here.
by StrasburgSavior on Jul 27, 2010 4:08 PM EDT reply actions
Ive gotten pretty weary of W-L as a pitcher stat
much like RBI’s, it’s so dependent on the team around the player that it’s impossible to make an expectation based off it
Oh I agree. W/L, ERA, RBIs are the three worst stats in baseball
Strasburgeddon approaches, the savior is almost here.
by StrasburgSavior on Jul 27, 2010 4:52 PM EDT up reply actions
*and RBI
Strasburgeddon approaches, the savior is almost here.
by StrasburgSavior on Jul 27, 2010 4:53 PM EDT up reply actions
ESPN Chicago reporting...
White Sox have turned down an offer to swap Gordon Beckham for Adam Dunn…
June 8, 2010: The day a Washington Nationals fan has been waiting for since September 30, 1971...
by Nationalpastime9 on Jul 27, 2010 4:21 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
More rumors:
Ken_Rosenthal: Full story on #Nationals lack of contract talks with Dunn: http://tinyurl.com/2u6lh6x. #WhiteSox #MLB
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 Jul 27, 2010 4:28 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
The story doesn't make much sense,
and I’d be alot more inclined to believe it if it came from someone local.
Aim for the head baby Jesus
this came straight from the agent
guar-an-tee you.
Your voice of doom and gloom. Read more at natsnewsnetwork.blogspot.com
by Dave at District Sports Page on Jul 27, 2010 5:14 PM EDT up reply actions
Why would Rizzo spend forever not negotiating with Dunn, while at the same time not seriously trying to trade him.
The back himself into a corner at the last minute by giving Dunn a take it or leave it contract, and then trading him at the last minute when he has no leverage. For Rosenthal’s story to be true Rizzo would have to be an idiot.
Aim for the head baby Jesus
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