Sunday, September 25, 2005
Bad News
The news on Rick Short is bad. Instead of using the off season to improve his defense, he'll spend it rehabilitating his shoulder. We hope that he'll still have time to prepare adequately for next season, and we hope that the club won't give up on him, but this is very disappointing any way you look at it. The Nationals need bats like Short's, and they need the flexibility a guy like him gives them. We like Jamey Carroll and Carlos Baerga has surprised us a bit this year, but Short would give the Nationals a bat--either on the bench or in the lineup--that they badly need.
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Short deserves to be in the starting lineup. I hope he heals properly and has a good spring training. Goodness knows, they need all the offense they can get.
We agree with you wholeheartedly on the need for more offense. We hope that the Nationals give Short a chance to compete for a roster position next spring. While we like Jamey Carroll and were pleasantly surprised that Carlos Baerga was able to be somewhat productive, we sincerely hope that the Nationals will be improved to the point that they won't have one or both of them on the 25-man roster next season.
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