tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4745915579093042618.post539951413747811982..comments2023-11-03T10:48:03.379-04:00Comments on DC Sports Plus: Part 3 coming tomorrowAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00096823960889095209noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4745915579093042618.post-69148545425001830052008-07-10T11:30:00.000-04:002008-07-10T11:30:00.000-04:00There are some positions we absolutely have to fil...There are some positions we absolutely have to fill by resigning/signing free agents: 2B, SS, bench and maybe bullpen. That's something we've been lucky with over the years: a bullpen we don't have to spend ridiculous money on in FA.<BR/><BR/>But I don't think we should go after big-name FA's like Tex because after 6 or 7 years, they won't be worth it anymore.<BR/><BR/>To clarify, the spreadsheet is kinda a combination of what I think they should do and what I think they will do, realistically.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00096823960889095209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4745915579093042618.post-43975233048764881692008-07-10T08:13:00.000-04:002008-07-10T08:13:00.000-04:00Hoagie, just went through your spreadsheet a littl...Hoagie, just went through your spreadsheet a little more thoroughly. <BR/><BR/>If the injury luck is better next season, they will improve on this season's record. They might even top .500. That's the best I can say.<BR/><BR/>Would it help to sign more or better free agents? An owner or GM who thinks "yes" will end up on the popularity chart somewhere between Wayne Huizenga and Peter Angelos. Not to mention the paucity of high-impact FAs in this year's class. (Moral: FOs are getting smarter.)<BR/><BR/>So player development and trading are where it's at. And even so, JimBow will need to pass a miracle akin to this past winter's Bedard trade if the Nats are to do much better in 2009 than in 2008, methinks.<BR/><BR/>The good news: we're only three high-impact starters away from having an elite pitching staff.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com