Woz Posted December 15, 2019 Share Posted December 15, 2019 One interesting little tidbit that was relayed from Grant & Danny last week: They played a snippet of an MLB.tv interview with Washington's international scout. The interviewers asked the scout "who is the one who got away?" The scout replied that he had a verbal agreement with this one prospect. At the eleventh hour, the prospect demanded more money. They passed and the prospect signed elsewhere. That prospect? Ronald Acuna Jr. Think about that for a second. For what, maybe $500k-$1m more, they could have an outfield of Robles - Acuna - Soto. And Giolito (since you wouldn't have traded for Eaton). AND possibly the money to sign both Strasburg and Rendon since they wouldn't have paid big bucks for Corbin. Oh what could have been. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slateman Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 Actually, we could have kept Harper and flipped Robles and Giolito for Sale. The White Sox wanted Robles in the Sale negotiations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtle28 Posted December 16, 2019 Author Share Posted December 16, 2019 Lerner’s are cheap. If the Nationals miss the playoffs next year, it's their fault. I call BS on them saying they couldn't afford to re-sign Rendon. They just didn't want to spend the $ to do so. Instead, the once again offer a lot of deferred $ to a superstar. If the continue this business model for as long as they own this franchise they aren't going to keep the likes of Turner or Soto either! Ugh I’m so disappointed! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woz Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 2 hours ago, Slateman said: Actually, we could have kept Harper and flipped Robles and Giolito for Sale. The White Sox wanted Robles in the Sale negotiations. I think I would prefer it my way: let Harper walk and have a young, power hitting outfield along with a 1-2-3 rotation that most teams would dream of ... and a power hitting, Gold Glove 3rd baseman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slateman Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 7 minutes ago, Woz said: I think I would prefer it my way: let Harper walk and have a young, power hitting outfield along with a 1-2-3 rotation that most teams would dream of ... and a power hitting, Gold Glove 3rd baseman. I dont think Rendon was ever staying. Not his kind of town. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woz Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 3 minutes ago, Slateman said: I dont think Rendon was ever staying. Not his kind of town. I disagree, but we'll never know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slateman Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 9 hours ago, Woz said: I disagree, but we'll never know. If you read some of his comments with the Angels and about the WH visit, it's pretty clear: https://www.latimes.com/sports/story/2019-12-14/angels-anthony-rendon-why-skipped-trump-nationals-white-house-visit Wanted to go to the WH but didn't want to hurt his free agency stock. Was trying to play golf with Trump. I don't think he was comfortable in this town. I mean, of all the LA teams, he went to the most conservative one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slateman Posted December 25, 2019 Share Posted December 25, 2019 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ripsean21 Posted December 25, 2019 Share Posted December 25, 2019 On 12/15/2019 at 8:42 PM, turtle28 said: Lerner’s are cheap. If the Nationals miss the playoffs next year, it's their fault. I call BS on them saying they couldn't afford to re-sign Rendon. They just didn't want to spend the $ to do so. Instead, the once again offer a lot of deferred $ to a superstar. If the continue this business model for as long as they own this franchise they aren't going to keep the likes of Turner or Soto either! Ugh I’m so disappointed! I’m seriously sad to see tony 2 bags leave. But I’ve said if I have to pick 3 or the 4 I want at all cost Turner Soto and Robles/ Kieboom. Tony was worth every penny was the MVP this year the numbers and production all season and playoffs don’t lie. I think LA was always his choice outside of the return to Texas but I think he just wants that California sunset to go with that huge payday he was gonna get. As far as deferred money I do believe it’s smarter for some guys maybe in a city like DC or LA or some places because higher figures mean higher taxes. While I know these players aren’t thinking about that but it is gonna cost us guys. And the Lerners are cheap!!!! They want to get the intrest off that money as long as they can. They are the richest owners in the sport and their franchise is worth huge money compared to the figure they bought it at. but my main concern going forward is locking up Turner Soto and Robles. These guys are the future and it’s very bright as long as we don’t mess around with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeT14 Posted December 26, 2019 Share Posted December 26, 2019 On 12/15/2019 at 8:42 PM, turtle28 said: Lerner’s are cheap. If the Nationals miss the playoffs next year, it's their fault. I call BS on them saying they couldn't afford to re-sign Rendon. They just didn't want to spend the $ to do so. Instead, the once again offer a lot of deferred $ to a superstar. If the continue this business model for as long as they own this franchise they aren't going to keep the likes of Turner or Soto either! Ugh I’m so disappointed! They are quite reserved about spending their money, but they went from 8th in payroll in 2015 to 15th in payroll in 2016 to 6th in 2017 to staying 5th in 2018 to 7th last year. They spend money. This market isn't Boston or LA or NY. It is what it is. Spending the money on Rendon after paying Strasburg, Corbin, Scherzer, etc just wasn't going to happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeezy Fanatic Posted January 1, 2020 Share Posted January 1, 2020 In an effort to promote a winning new year / decade, I will wish the forum a happy new year in this thread. Happy New Years fam! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ripsean21 Posted January 1, 2020 Share Posted January 1, 2020 2 hours ago, Jeezy Fanatic said: In an effort to promote a winning new year / decade, I will wish the forum a happy new year in this thread. Happy New Years fam! Happy new year buddy got canes!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naptownskinsfan Posted January 1, 2020 Share Posted January 1, 2020 On 12/25/2019 at 11:29 AM, ripsean21 said: I’m seriously sad to see tony 2 bags leave. But I’ve said if I have to pick 3 or the 4 I want at all cost Turner Soto and Robles/ Kieboom. Tony was worth every penny was the MVP this year the numbers and production all season and playoffs don’t lie. I think LA was always his choice outside of the return to Texas but I think he just wants that California sunset to go with that huge payday he was gonna get. As far as deferred money I do believe it’s smarter for some guys maybe in a city like DC or LA or some places because higher figures mean higher taxes. While I know these players aren’t thinking about that but it is gonna cost us guys. And the Lerners are cheap!!!! They want to get the intrest off that money as long as they can. They are the richest owners in the sport and their franchise is worth huge money compared to the figure they bought it at. but my main concern going forward is locking up Turner Soto and Robles. These guys are the future and it’s very bright as long as we don’t mess around with them. Lerner's are not cheap bud. They usually have a payroll in the upper echelons of MLB, and that's with them deferring money. They have deep roots in the international market (costs money), analytics (costs money) and development (costs money.) You mention a couple guys you want to keep. Turner hits FA in 3-4 years and likely commands at least $100 million. Soto is going to be one of the best in the game, and you are looking at $400 million plus by the time he hits FA. If Robles and Kieboom are who their prospect power says they are, they are going to be expensive as well. You can't have everyone, and with how the Nationals defer money, that also affects payroll in future seasons as well, when you've got to pay those guys above. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slateman Posted January 1, 2020 Share Posted January 1, 2020 (edited) 9 hours ago, naptownskinsfan said: Lerner's are not cheap bud. They usually have a payroll in the upper echelons of MLB, and that's with them deferring money. They have deep roots in the international market (costs money), analytics (costs money) and development (costs money.) You mention a couple guys you want to keep. Turner hits FA in 3-4 years and likely commands at least $100 million. Soto is going to be one of the best in the game, and you are looking at $400 million plus by the time he hits FA. If Robles and Kieboom are who their prospect power says they are, they are going to be expensive as well. You can't have everyone, and with how the Nationals defer money, that also affects payroll in future seasons as well, when you've got to pay those guys above. Then what do you call it when their insistence on offering deferred money drives players away? We specifically let Harper walk to re-sign Rendon. And when the time came, all we heard from the Lerners was that payroll was tapped and they couldn't afford to sign Rendon and Strasburg. And honestly, that's crap. The Lerners insisted in deferred money in both deals. They overpaid for Scherzer, Corbin, and Strasburg because of the deferred money. But they've also lost Harper and Rendon because of deferred money, and are struggling to convince Donaldson to come play here on deferred money. Maybe it's not being cheap so much as being greedy. They're using the deferred money to pay off some of the salary. And in some aspects, that's fine. But when it costs you a guy who just finished top 3 in MVP voting and was one of the most important pieces in your postseason, it's not fine anymore. The team has doubled in value, has the richest owners in baseball, has made plenty of money the last five years, and is facing a huge revenue increase in the wake of a WS win. Theres no reason to be doing this nonsense with deferred money anymore. And given the way they've treated their last two premium position players, there's no chance that they re-sign Turner and Soto. It's pretty unlikely they re-sign/extend either of them at this point. Edited January 1, 2020 by Slateman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtle28 Posted January 5, 2020 Author Share Posted January 5, 2020 (edited) So... Is Donaldson going to sign or are a combination of Stalin Castro, Howie Kendrick/Cabrera & Tyler Keiboom going to be the Nats starting 3rd baseman next year? Castro did play in 162 games last year and batted .270 last year with 22 homers. So, he's good, but not great. Edited January 5, 2020 by turtle28 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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