Bob Sacamano

Oh I was referring to last year. There were about 7 deals I liked better than the Kelly deal heading into last season. Now, yeah that is likely going to be bad.

Someone we should have signed last year for one year for less than Joe Kelly got. *sigh*

Before looking it up, I'm guessing 36. Edit: whoa I was way off.

IF they actually receive a good return I'd be open for it. Don't think he is here beyond next season.

You must be an insider.

Totally fair. Prove us wrong Rick!

There are, just none that are a threat to be taken/interesting enough to be written about I guess.

So happy this is finally happening again for the first time since 2019.

That’s what I had thought too.

They are?

Huh? Why?

Yes (and it will not be Nimmo).

Was Stone Garrett out of options? It so, that doesn’t “help the farm system.”

The guy was cut from the Diamondbacks 40-man roster. Not a real loss. Edit: I guess 27 other teams are dumb for not claiming or trading for him.

There’s other factors that go into this. You think a guy who is in his mid/upper-20s with not a lot of MLB experience is going to sign somewhere to compete to be a bench player or sign with a rebuilding team that can play him every day?

Yeah it makes sense for the Astros, who didn’t have a 1B. I blame the front office for creating a logjam of 1B/DHs and Jerry for unwillingness to spend like a big market team in the middle of a competitive window.

$1.5M base salary with incentives.

He probably wanted to go somewhere where he could play every day. That would be a team just like the Nats.

I thought this too. Is the budget and willingness to spend different if he signs?

He also still has an option so you could even pick him up and play him in AAA and still add at the MLB level (maybe someone on a one year deal).

Just because I was curious and I looked into it, it looks like there are currently 3 players remaining from that 2017 team: Altuve, Bregman, and McCullers.

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2022/11/nationals-sign-stone-garrett-to-major-league-deal.html Somewhere, Cali is sad.

Gee you think?

There were rumors he was going to make the team before that injury happened. The injury just opened up the need for him to play LF and adding Yermin to the team.

Would be really tough to say no to an offer from the team that just won the World Series. Now he gets to join them in raising a banner against us on Opening Day.