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Nationals Eyeing Center Fielders

By Ben Nicholson-Smith | April 18, 2011 at 5:06pm CDT

The Nationals are looking for potential upgrades in center field, according to Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports. Though they have options in center, they are considering possible moves.

They recently traded Nyjer Morgan to the Brewers, making Rick Ankiel the everyday center fielder. Ankiel struggles to hit lefties (career .658 OPS against southpaws) and the versatile Jerry Hairston Jr.  is hitting just .154/.267/.308 so far. Club officials have mixed opinions about Triple-A center fielder Roger Bernadina, according to Rosenthal. 

Though the Rays will not consider trading B.J. Upton unless they fall out of contention, the Nationals would figure to have interest in acquiring him if he became available, Rosenthal writes. Upton, 26, earns $4.825MM this year and is set to hit free agency after 2012.

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  1. Michael

    10 years ago

    They can have Rowand!

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    • WisBrave

      10 years ago

      The Braves will take him and you can even keep his salary.

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  2. WisBrave

    10 years ago

    Just a reminder Nate McLouth plays center field and shouldn’t be too hard to acquire.

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    • Steveospeak

      10 years ago

      playing centerfield and should be playing centerfield are two separate things haha

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  3. Martin Wayne Guerrero

    10 years ago

    The Rangers will trade you their starting MLB CF for that guy whos out for the year with TJ surgery.

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  4. hisownfool

    10 years ago

    Upton not only “hails from the same part of Virginia” as Zimmerman, they played on the same AAU travel team, along with David Wright and Mark Reynolds.

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    • stl_cards16

      10 years ago

      Wow, quite the collection of 3rd baseman for a AAU team.

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      • chaifetz10

        10 years ago

        And Michael Cuddyer and Justin Upton are also from the same school.

        Apparently the AAU infield was Wright at 3rd, BJ Upton at short, with Zimmerman and Reynolds splitting time between 1st and 2nd. Holy hell that would be a heck of a modern infield…..well, at with a little bit of switching the positions around. Now I’d say Zimmerman at short, Wright at 3B, Upton at 2B, with Reynolds at 1B.

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      • JTT11

        10 years ago

        Justin Upton was on that AAU team too. They bumped him up into that age bracket because he was a monster.

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  5. aceman515

    10 years ago

    do the nationals really think they are going to contend this year?

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    • hisownfool

      10 years ago

      No, but that doesn’t mean that they shouldn’t address a pressing need and, believe me, it’s a pressing need.

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    • Steveospeak

      10 years ago

      not to mention come 2012, Strasburg will be back and it is conceivable that Harper could be ready by then as well.

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  6. Jeter 2722

    10 years ago

    Michael Bourn could become avaible if he is not already from the Astros they won’t be contending for anything for a couple of years or maybe even Cameron Maybin in San Diego.

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    • Chris Gottselig

      10 years ago

      the astros are not going to trade bourn they are trying to put a competitve team on the field at low cost so that they can sell the team and he is cheap for atleast 2 more years.

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      • Jack Sharp

        10 years ago

        With the young outfielders coming through there system it would be wise for them to trade him. His value is one of the highest on the team could quite possible never be higher. He will be 30 by the time there even close to contending and eligible for free agency with Scott Boras at his agent. If Ed Wade gets smart or someone else replaces him it would be wise to trade him.

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      • bjsguess

        10 years ago

        The Astros have been going with that model for several years now. Frankly the only thing they have accomplished is shedding some unwieldy contracts. The whole putting a competitive team on the field step is still missing.

        The Astros have terribly current talent. They have an awful farm system. The best thing they can do is trade what talent they have an infuse their farm system with some high ceiling guys. Pence and Bourn should both be moved if you can get the right pieces in return.

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    • wtk

      10 years ago

      I was thinking about that as well. Michael Bourn would solve two problems for the Nationals, as they haven’t had a good lead-off hitter in years.
      -wtk

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    • sdsuphilip

      10 years ago

      Padres won’t trade Maybin

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  7. Lunchbox45

    10 years ago

    Corey Patterson!

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    • notsureifsrs

      10 years ago

      is afraid of walls!

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  8. Alex Gomez

    10 years ago

    They can have Tony Gwynn Jr!!

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  9. Kevin McCarthy

    10 years ago

    have Werth Paly Both he is Oscenely paid

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  10. cards2WS

    10 years ago

    I don’t understand why they don’t call up Roger. He had a pretty decent season last year.

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    • elbeisbol

      10 years ago

      Because he managed to lose both the LF job and the CF job this Spring Training.

      He looked horrible defensively in CF. Not sure how he’s been doing in the minors.

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      • Rashomon

        10 years ago

        Well, if you contrast the springs of Bernadina and Morse, and where we are now, Bernadina deserves that call.

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        • elbeisbol

          10 years ago

          I’d give Morse another series or two. His track record over his 600 career ABs is a good one.

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  11. Fangaffes

    10 years ago

    Mike Cameron could probably be had for the right price.

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    • Anthony

      10 years ago

      The Sox have no reason to move him, and they’d have to eat a lot of his salary anyway. Nobody’s going to pick up that entire salary for an injury-prone 4th outfielder. To be fair, he probably could start on a handful of teams…..but again, he could prove to be valuable for the Sox considering Ellsbury and Drew’s injury issues.

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      • Fangaffes

        10 years ago

        The “right price” does not involve eating any salary. It does involve getting value for a valuable player. There is no reason for the Red Sox to “unload” him.

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    • Richard Cooke

      10 years ago

      As a Sox fan, valuable as he is, I’d send him. We could bring up someone else if needed. We have McDonald as a backup and he did just fine last year. If we could shed some payroll, maybe pickup a minor league player in the deal too, think it’s an option. It’s not fair to Cameron to have him sitting all the time when he could be playing more. I know he’s making the money either way, but when you’re a ball player, you want to be on the field all the time, not only occasionally.

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      • bosox21

        10 years ago

        If I’m the Sox I hold on to Cameron, at least until the trade deadline. With three lefty outfielders starting for them having that experienced righty bat that can play all three outfield positions could be pretty big for them. Not to mention their DH is a lefty as well as Gonzo. McDonald is a good backup as well but who would the sox call up? Kalish, another lefty? Trading a guy just so he can get some more playing time is not a wise decision if he can help you club.

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  12. Snoochies8

    10 years ago

    ryan sweeney! haha

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    • corey23

      10 years ago

      dislike. i think sweeney will start again next year once willingham and dejesus are gone. there is a chance one of them resigns but i doubt it. i think i’ll be carter in left, sweeney in right and hopefully dejesus in center

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  13. mrsjohnmiltonrocks

    10 years ago

    Is anyone surprised that they’d need a center fielder when they decided to go with Rick Ankiel? Seriously?

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    • TapDancingTeddy

      10 years ago

      I sure wasn’t. I was wondering how Ankiel fooled them into thinking he could handle the job.

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    • bigsulls

      10 years ago

      I’ll take Ankiel defensively over any of their other options right now. He has a cannon, and he doesn’t miss the cutoff man completely or bounce the ball on the way to the infield (ala Nyjer). He just can’t hit.

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  14. Anthony

    10 years ago

    If McLouth and Schafer disappoint again(very likely), the Nats are going to have some competition for Upton if he’s made available. I’m sure Wren is sick of having no production or even good defense in CF, and they’ve got a ton of trade chips.

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  15. LUWahooNatFan

    10 years ago

    Nationals already have their future Center Fielder in Werth once Harper comes out.. In the mean time Corey Brown and Roger Bernadina are decent options… B.J. Upton hasn’t put up an OPS over .800 since 2007.. No thanks

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  16. WES JONES

    10 years ago

    I don’t get why they traded nyjer morgan – all he’s done is hit 455 so far – with above average defense

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    • Steveospeak

      10 years ago

      I think they didn’t want a repeat of last year with all his antics

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    • elbeisbol

      10 years ago

      SSS.

      Nyjer will cool off, obviously. He was dreadful and a distraction in 2010.

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  17. Wick Terrell

    10 years ago

    if they were smart, they’d ask the Reds about Chris Heisey.

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  18. jRight

    10 years ago

    Colby Rasmus, Some how the Rizz should try to get him

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  19. Nathaniel Bacon

    10 years ago

    Please lord give me Ellsbury in washington

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  20. Nathaniel Bacon

    10 years ago

    Wouldn’t Boston jump to give him up for Ramos/Norris and others and then call up Kalish or plug in Cameron? Ells is hitting last and Salty is imploding.

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