Both the Post and the Times report that the Nationals may try to acquire Philadelphia closer Billy Wagner.
Let's take a look at the Nationals' offseason checklist: a shortstop, a third baseman, a left fielder, perhaps a center fielder, offensive bench strength, starter pitching, and middle relievers.
Huh, we don't see anything there about needing a closer. Why is that? Well, maybe it's because THE NATIONALS ALREADY HAVE A CLOSER. What possible justification is there for investing large sums of money in another one? I mean, it's not like we don't have significant other needs that will require gobs of money, right?
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Investing large sums of money? There is no justification. Now if Wagner would come here cheap, it'd be worth it to have that shut-down lefty in the pen. But there's no way he'll go anywhere as cheap as we need.
I think this is more a "He would be ok coming here, we would be ok having him" type of comment, then a serious persual. At least I hope.
Perhaps someone is thinking about getting max value for Chad in a trade. Majewski would be a viable closing option, I would think. Or Wagner, of course.
Love Chad...but he can bring a lot to this team in a trade, I would think. And there are viable options for closing. Let's remember...this team is trying to get out of the one run game business. Hopefully, there will be more two or three run save opportunities. We can only wonder that there could be more wins not requiring a save.
Yes, it's late...I must be dreaming.
I hope El Gran Color Naranja is correct--that this was the musings of Jim Bowden rather than a serious proposal. I also hope that Basil is incorrect--that there is a medical problem with Cordero. If that's true, it would severely limit the Nationals' options. The team could, as Section 320 suggests, trade Cordero because few Nationals would bring as much value as Cordero, not just because he's been a great closer, but also because his contract is so cheap. But if Cordero is injured, the Nationals don't have that option.
We've often wondered whether Majewski could be a closer. He certainly has the fastball for it, but his strikeout rate isn't as high as one would like from a closer. Perhaps he needs to develop some movement on his fastball and/or a second pitch.
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