Harris, 30, is hitting .248/.344/.435 in 249 plate appearances this year while playing second base, shortstop, third base, left field, and center field for the Nats. He is under team control through '09.
Willie Harris is a solid utility guy. As long as he signs a cheap extension, this seems to be a decent signing. As long as they're only looking at him as a utilityman and not an everyday player, then this is good for the Nats.
So I guess they won't try to sneak him through waivers? I don't understand why this is even being mentioned here. If the Nats hope to keep him, how does that fall into the realm of "trade rumors"? It would be different if Willie was saying in that article that he wanted to go somewhere where people would "respect" him - i.e., pay him more money.
CMac1973 - If the Nats hope to keep him, how does that fall into the realm of "trade rumors"? What a bonehead!!! Tim keep up with the good work by providing us information of players potentially on the move or NOT. You deserve all the kudos, you've been receiving lately.
Willie Harris is a solid utility guy. As long as he signs a cheap extension, this seems to be a decent signing. As long as they're only looking at him as a utilityman and not an everyday player, then this is good for the Nats.
Posted by: DirtyThirty | August 07, 2008 at 03:01 PM
So I guess they won't try to sneak him through waivers? I don't understand why this is even being mentioned here. If the Nats hope to keep him, how does that fall into the realm of "trade rumors"? It would be different if Willie was saying in that article that he wanted to go somewhere where people would "respect" him - i.e., pay him more money.
Posted by: cmac1973 | August 07, 2008 at 03:25 PM
You really haven't realized by now that MLBTR covers free agents, arbitration, and extensions?
Posted by: Tim Dierkes | August 07, 2008 at 04:03 PM
"Don't judge a book by it's cover"
Posted by: duke776 | August 07, 2008 at 04:21 PM
CMac1973 - If the Nats hope to keep him, how does that fall into the realm of "trade rumors"? What a bonehead!!! Tim keep up with the good work by providing us information of players potentially on the move or NOT. You deserve all the kudos, you've been receiving lately.
Posted by: T_Hamm | August 07, 2008 at 05:04 PM
"a left-handed bat who plays infield?!"
You almost make that sound like a bad thing.
Posted by: AA | August 07, 2008 at 08:30 PM