Washington Nationals Announce One-Year Deal With INF/OF Mark DeRosa.
by Patrick Reddington on Dec 28, 2011 11:44 AM EST
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Both CBSSports.com's Jon Heyman (@JonHeymanCBS) and FOXSports.com's Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) wrote last week that the Washington Nationals and 36-year-old, 14-year veteran infielder Mark DeRosa had agreed on what Mr. Rosenthal's sources told him before Christmas, "... will be a one-year major-league deal," pending a physical. DeRosa, according to Mr. Rosenthal's sources, would, "... play super-utility role [and] serve as RH hitter off bench," with Washington. The Washington Nationals (@NationalsPR) made the deal official this morning, announcing on Twitter that the, "Nationals agree to terms with free-agent INF/OF Mark DeRosa on one-year contact."
"DeRosa has hit .272 w/ 179 doubles, 93 homers, 452 RBI and .341 OBP since debuting with ATL in '98," the Nationals wrote in a follow-up message on Twitter, but DeRosa has played in just 73 games total over the last two seasons which he spent in San Francisco. DeRosa posted a combined .253/.313/.279 line in 201 plate appearances with the Giants as he struggled to recovery from a wrist injury. When DeRosa returned to the Giants' lineup in August of '11 after reinjuring his surgically-repaired wrist early last season, he posted a .367/.439/.388 line with one double in 57 plate appearances.
MLB.com's Bill Ladson (@washingnats) too confirmed the Nats' deal with DeRosa last week pending a physical. Nationals' skipper Davey Johnson told reporters recently that he thought DeRosa could fill an important role on the Nats' bench backing up Adam LaRoche, especially after the injury to 23-year-old first baseman Chris Marrero this winter, which will reportedly keep the young first baseman on the DL until the All-Star Break. In a press release on the signing, the Nationals note DeRosa's versatility, writing that he's, "... started games at six different positions during his career, including 75 or more starting assignments at third base (282), second base (265), right field (135) and shortstop (79)."
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What's the over under on his wrist spontaneously combusting?
I know it’s not a big signing, but I do not like it.
Ross Detwiler will have a breakout year...Believe It!...and I'm serious this time!
Just reading about how one of the injuries occurred while he was standing in batter's box...
Not swinging, just holding the bat. That’s a bad sign for sure, his #‘s in August are a positive I guess, as long as you don’t miss the power. Not sure what to expect. Apparently Davey likes though…
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Albert Markovski: "Yes. No. Uh, time, not space... No, I don't know what you're talking about."
by Patrick Reddington on Dec 28, 2011 12:40 PM EST up reply actions
He's a good player if the wrist is healthy
I just don’t think you can recover from that type of injury and his spray chart shows that he was absolutely unable to pull the ball whatsoever, which means that the scouting report on him will be out to start the season and he will see a steady diet of fastballs on the inner half until he can pull the ball, which I just don’t think he can anymore.
Ross Detwiler will have a breakout year...Believe It!...and I'm serious this time!
Davey remembers him from pre-wrist injury.
:-(
I chalk this signing up to Rizzo merely trying to mollify Davey. However, as always, I’ll hope DeRosa does well for the Nats…and can get close to his Aug. 2011 numbers.
(That would make Davey look like a Geenyus!)
"player development" should not be gladiator games. by cat daddy3000 on Aug 6, 2011
by MissB on Dec 28, 2011 1:04 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Hurt his wrist just standing there? Imagine the hoo-rahs he got for that...
ballplayers can be so cruel
"I can go to my left or right, I am amphibious." - Charles Shackelford
DeRosa's ECU tear (in the batter's box) is different from his sheath surgery
It’s probably related, especially if his rehab favored the other tendon, but it’s really a different piece of the wrist. ECU recovery from tears is routine (it’s often seen from overuse in tennis players). The upshot is that, after proper rest and rehab, his prognosis should be similar to what it was when the Giants signed him for 2-yrs/$12mil, maybe even better since he’s had more rest after the two sheath tendon surgeries that are of bigger concern. The Nats get a huge discount from the basball world’s terror of recurrent injury, a good guy, and a damn fine baseball player.
I really don't see that much reason not to sign DeRosa
He’s this year’s version of Jerry Hairston, with more risk and a potential higher reward. I was more interested to note that DeRosa was being marked as LaRoche’s backup … which means that Morse isn’t backing up LaRoche at 1b. I guess they’re going to commit to Morse as a full time OF.
Y'need a guy like this
and just think: in our early seasons, they were all guys like this.
Check it out: 2008 Nats still on the team are Clippard, Lannan, Flores, Zimm, period – and oh yeah, we were 59-102 that season. Remember that next time ye’ bitch, year me?
"I can go to my left or right, I am amphibious." - Charles Shackelford
DeRosa can provide replacement-level defense at what, 5 positions?
If he can avoid succumbing to the high-K rates of some of his teammates, he could be a table-setting bat of some value off the bench. It’s a one-year deal, and it’s not like the team is dropping huge money in his lap. He’s a good fit on an NL team; I like the signing.
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by BinM on Dec 28, 2011 5:42 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
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