tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14311253.post1597440719343198589..comments2024-01-05T03:41:19.602-05:00Comments on Nats Triple Play: Could Have? Yes. Should Have?...Natehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03967066946860270813noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14311253.post-18573621187321885452010-01-11T07:41:56.722-05:002010-01-11T07:41:56.722-05:00Davis would certainly help more this season, and I...Davis would certainly help more this season, and I agree that the Nats need to add another starter, but Aroldis Chapman should never have been an either/or acquisition. Chapman is the guy you sign with an eye toward the future. Davis/Garland/Piniero are the guys you sign to get you from here to that future.Natehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03967066946860270813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14311253.post-2760741640181906812010-01-11T06:40:02.322-05:002010-01-11T06:40:02.322-05:00This will onky bother me if the Nats don't man...This will onky bother me if the Nats don't manage to land both a second baseman and an above-average veteran starting pitcher. The longer the free-agent market continues to crawl, the more likely I believe both signings become.<br /><br />I think the Twins' failure to sign Jarrod Washburn points out what is happening right now. Teams are making offers, but they have 2009 prices in mind. Players have not com around to accepting such prices again this year. As Doug Davis said in other current blog posts, he is number 5 or 6 down the line among free agent starting pitchers. The Nats can afford to wait a little longer, then, knowing that someone like Davis will still be available if other teams lose their nerve and sign Washburn, Sheets, Piniero, etc. at inflate prices. Davis may not be great, and I haven't looked at his deeper stats, but his 4.14 ERA compares well to the staff in DC last year.Positively Half St.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07048223068323120438noreply@blogger.com