We can forget about the Nationals signing Rafael Furcal. Even if the Nationals were stable enough to make an offer, there is no way they could justify what Raffy is seeking--$50 million over five to six years.
Don't get us wrong, Furcal is good. His .777 OPS last year was 86 points above the average for a National League shortstop. But $8 to $10 million/per starts getting us nearer to the salary territory of free agents like Paul Konerko, whose OPS last year was .909. I'd rather have a replacement-level shortstop and a masher in left than Furcal at short and a replacement-level left fielder.
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