WEDNESDAY, 11:21am: Rizzo will meet with Buehrle's agent before the GM Meetings end, the GM told Kilgore.
MONDAY, 11:25pm: Nationals GM Mike Rizzo met for about 45 minutes tonight with Bob Garber, the agent for free agents C.J. Wilson and Roy Oswalt, writes Adam Kilgore of The Washington Post. Afterward, Garber wouldn't say much about the talks but did note that Rizzo expressed interest in both pitchers and the sides will keep talking as the offseason moves forward.
Garber characterized the talks as "preliminary" but noted that there's enough interest on both sides of the table for talks to continue. The Nats will also make a strong push for left-hander Mark Buerhle, a person familiar with the Nationals’ plans told Kilgore.
Oswalt or Buerhle please. From what I’ve read it sounds like they have the experience and presence that players like Andy Pettitte bring to the table.
I don’t live in the south so i have to get the MLB extra innings package and I don’t always get the Braves announcers and listening to the Nationals announcers brag about how “amazing” the team is can be compared to passing a kidney stone so I would prefer it if the team would stay as lousy as possible.
Prepare to pass kidney stones for years to come my friend.
you have to at least admit that listening to FP is like listening to a pilot ramble on and on and on ever so confidently about the best way to drive a boat
I will admit this, the Braves announcers are my favortites.
sarcasm? I personally like them but many Braves fans hate Chip Caray.
No I really do like them, they always pull for the Braves of course but they always talk good about the team the Braves are playing. They always sound fair.
Oh ok, fair enough. Joe Simpson gets a little heated when the Red Sox are brought up. “Those dirty stinkin’ Red Sox fans” I believe was how he referred to the impending invasion of Red Sox nation into Turner Field.
Same as the Nats, Bob and FP always have something good to say about the other teams players. Rarely any criticism. Very fair
Can’t agree. FP is very well liked here. He’s the best color guy we’ve had. I think you just don’t like that he is so enthused about the Nats, as everyone really should be.
The Braves announcers say the same thing about the Nationals.
The Nats announcers are some of the best. They say good things about every team, if you listen they will rave about other teams players just as much as they do the ants players. Why complain about it? Its a broadcast for Nats fans, and Nats fans love them and what they say
My buddy is a Nats fan living in NC and he complains about how terrible the braves announcers are all they do is talk about how great the Braves are. I will agree with you I think the Nats announcers are terrible but i don’t think its because they brag about the team.
I hope next year we add Sizemore and Wilson.
Strasburg
Zimmermann
Wilson
Lannan or Detwiller
Peacock or Wang
Sizemore CF
Espinosa 2B
Morse 1B
Harper LF
Werth RF
Ramos C
Desmond SS
Zimmerman 3B
As long as none of them get kidnapped.
is harper ready? I’ve heard multiple reports that he’s not.
Probably Laroche will start at first and Morse in left until Harper is ready. I say probably by June.
I think we end up with Sizemore and Oswalt.. LaRoche will be playing 1B, and there is no chance that Harper starts the year in D.C.
Strasburg, Zimmermann, Oswalt, Wang, Detwiler
Sizemore CF
Desmond SS
Zimmerman 3B
Morse LF
LaRoche 1B
Werth RF
Espinosa 2B
Ramos C
Pitcher
Think we will trade Lannan?
id say 35/65 yes/no
I hope so.. Detwiler, Peacock, and even maybe Milone are better options. I think he’d be good trade bait
I really see wilson being a bust, like lackey. Rather go for a two year deal with oswalt or others.
Sizemore would be great! Bring him back to the org. that should have had him the whole time ( and cliff lee, and Brandon Phillips)
I like the way Peacock throws, he is a sleeper.
Who is sleeping on Peacock he is pretty well known and highly thought of.
dude fp santangelo is the single best announcer ever! you must be on crack for thinking anything else about him. i would sign him to a 20 year 500 million dollar contract to announce. nah, but all bs aside, he’s awesome
the guy definitely has alot to say but it’s too bad that most of it isn’t correct
He doesn’t claim that he was a good baseball player. In fact, he often pokes fun at the fact that he sucked on broadcasts.
I’ll take FP over Dibble every day of the week…
fp isnt that bad dude. your just jealous
He makes fun of himself so much!! what are u talking about? and why are you listening to the Nats broadcast so much?
Yankee fan talking bad about teams overpaying?
Whats not correct that he says?
when a yankee fans talks about another team overpaying in a scornful way just say “AJ” and they’ll mentally walk away with their tails between their legs
yeah its hilarious, he must think the yankees are built like the Oakland A’s or something as well lol
AJ, Arod, Jeter, Soriano.
predicting pitches, predicting pinch hitters, predicting relievers and I’ve counted many times where he needs to look back into some baseball history books.
You have to understand for us an 80 win team, its tougher to get free agents to come to our team then it is for you guys. I think that will finally start to change now that we have alot of young talent but to get the first big free agent to sign we had to overpay.
Amen to that.
Oh my god yes, 100 times better.
True but we have still been spending big money on the draft Bryce Harper, AJ Cole, Robbie Ray, Matt Purke, Anthony Rendon, Brian Goodwin, Alex Meyer etc. Remember we have one of the richest owners in baseball.
peacock is longer. i mean bigger..
oh God a Drew Henson mention…I should have waited to read that until I got up tomorrow morning!! Now thanks to you, this Cowboys fan is going to have nightmares about possibly the worst draft pick in history!!
I hate all yankees fans and will never like them or the team. Im narrow-minded. This is just what came to my head when reading your stuff. Just saying..
Both teams have the money to spend on Wilson just in different ways, it comes down to who wants him more and where he wants to go.
Lerner’s worth over 4.2 billion according to Forbes, if he wants Wilson I’m sure he will be the highest bidder.
Yeah, whenever he talks about his playing days he’ll make comments about how he wasn’t good. He’s humble about his playing days.
I’m not even an FP fan.
oh did i jump too far? My bad….
Sort of odd that someone posting on this message board would have such hatred for an ex-major leaguer, and a fringy one at that.
I thought that too but look what he spent for Werth, if he wants a free agent it looks like he will go get him. For the owners like the Marlins and Nats it looks like they will spend more money over the next few years to try and put them over the top, the way the Marlins did when they won the series.