Heyman On Nationals, Lee, A-Rod

The Nationals also have Balester and Cabrera. They could be very dangerous in 2010 and beyond.

"The Nationals also have Balester and Cabrera. They could be very dangerous in 2010 and beyond."

Cabrera was signed to a one year deal, and he's garbage, so I wouldn't expect him back for "2010 and beyond." Zimmerman, Strasburg, and Lannan could be a nice 1-2-3 but uhhhhhhh the first has made like 3 major league starts and the other hasn't even pitched in the minors!? I think it's possible the Nats will be decent in a few years but definitely in the "beyond" area of time.

The only concern about Strasburg is whether his questionable mechanics lead to injury. The guy's breaking ball has curve break with hard slider speed. If he gets it over for strikes, and I haven't heard anything to the contrary, it will be the most hittable pitch in baseball. Combining that with a 100+ fastball will be absolutely sick. Basically a young, right-handed Randy Johnson.

So I haven't posted in awhile, due to a lack of important things that have gone on in the trade market. So here is my question for Tim, Cork, Ben, or whomever chooses to respond.

Does no one feel sympathy for Barry Bonds? I mean, A-Rod will be allowed to come back even though there is strong evidence he has been doing steroids for more of his career than Bonds allegedly had. Bonds would easily break 800 homers if he had been allowed to play last year and this year (and possibly next year). Why is it ok for A-Rod to come back, and meanwhile Clemens and Bonds caught the cold shoulder.
Of course A-Rod has a contract, but this is definitely one of those situations where you turn to your insurance, as I'm sure they must have some insurance on the contract. It to me just seems unfair. Even if A-Rod does break Bond's record, he never will truly break it because Barry could have hit more had MLB not given him the cold shoulder.

Does no one else feel that this is complete and utter BS? I'm saying this as a Bonds fan, not as a Red Sox fan. I fully feel that the Yankees should not have to cough up 150 million dollars and eat A-Rod's contract (even though if he did it in pinstripes this would be the "right" thing to do). It just bothers the crap outta me and takes even more legitimacy out of the home run record due to the fact that Bonds isn't done yet. He still wants to come back and will play for the league minimum. He's got something to prove and I think would but up 30 homers a season easy and probably hit right around the .300 mark as a DH for an AL team. I want to kick the crap out of teams like Toronto, Kansas City and the Mariners just to name a few that could highly benefit by coughing up 500k. If he gets injured, sucks, or goes to jail, its 500 grand which in the long run means nothing. Meanwhile if say Toroto added Bonds, it might make them a true playoff contender. They have a solid rotation, good hitting, good fielding, ect. What they lack is the powerhouse that Vernon Wells was supposed to provide. With Bonds in that lineup, everyone will see better pitches.