Preston Wilson: Fourth Outfielder

As we said here and here, we did not like the Preston Wilson trade, not so much because of what the Nationals gave up, but because what they essentially got was a fourth outfielder and the team already had one of those. Well, with Nick Johnson back, Wilson became a fourth outfielder last night. What the Nationals needed when they made the Wilson trade and what the need now is an upgrade over Ryan Church, who is, we believe, also a fourth outfielder. Unfortunately, Wilson's numbers outside Coors Field this year and last show that he's not the upgrade we need. Wilson apparently will play in a rotation of outfielders, but that's not much help.