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NL East Notes: Nationals, Phillies, Bernazard

By Ben Nicholson-Smith | June 11, 2012 at 10:06am CDT

Some notes from the National League East before the Nationals, Marlins and Braves suit up for three of the day's four MLB games…

  • Nationals GM Mike Rizzo discussed baseball's new collective bargaining agreement and the relationship between scouting and player development with David Laurila of FanGraphs.
  • Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports makes the case that Nationals rookie Bryce Harper and Angels rookie Mike Trout should be All-Stars in 2012.
  • The Phillies need more talent and can't afford to wait until Chase Utley, Ryan Howard and Roy Halladay return, David Murphy of the Philadelphia Daily News writes. Murphy also discusses Charlie Manuel's bullpen management following yesterday's loss, a game in which Jonathan Papelbon did not pitch.
  • Former MLB player and Mets exec Tony Bernazard is now working in player relations for the Boras Corporation, Danny Knobler of CBSSports.com reports. The Mets let Bernazard go in 2009.
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  1. Blue387

    13 years ago

    Is Bernazard going to challenge GM’s to fight him?

    I think Marine vet Sandy Alderson could clean his clock.

    Reply
    • Manfrenjensen

      13 years ago

      I’m guessing that as a player relations rep for Boras, Tony’s arm will get more of a workout than it ever did at 2B.

      Reply
  2. Brv Rocks

    13 years ago

    Rosenthal failed to mention either Martin Prado or Michael Bourn in the all-star article.
     
    Prado carries a  .322/.388/.476 line with a 2.9 WAR while Bourn carries a .320/.372/.469 line with a 3.7 WAR.  Both rank among the top five NL outfielders yet they get no mention.  Both deserve to be an all-star more than Harper so far this season….and there are several other NL outfielders more deserving than Harper.

    Bryce Harper is going to be an outstanding player in the coming years but he isn’t all-star worthy yet.

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    • ColonelTom

      13 years ago

      Bryce Harper = TV ratings.  He’ll be there.

      Reply
    • RUBE

      13 years ago

      I guess you haven’t actually watched any of Harper’s games then.  Harper is ALREADY an outstanding player.  The kid does something special nearly every single game.  Even in a game in which Davy had give him the day off, he comes in as a pinch hitter, draws a walk and uses his speed to score the winning run.  He is the sole reason the Nats offense didn’t completely tank after Morse, Zimmerman, Werth and Ramos all went down.
        

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  3. bigpat

    13 years ago

    170M payroll and they need more talent… yikes! Just goes to show the dangers of always going all-in and investing heavily in aging players. It works out for a while, but sooner or later it catches up to you.

    It’s going to be refreshing to see a changing of the guard in baseball. Hopefully teams like the Nats, Pirates, Orioles, etc can become consistent contenders. Even if they all don’t make playoffs, becoming competitive would be a start. Parity does exist in baseball believe it or not.

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    • dylanp5030

      13 years ago

      Remember just a few years ago Phillies were like those teams. When you start winning, people start going to games, teams make money, owners invest. The Phillies are a prime example of this.

      That being said, it’s hard to imagine them being in this much trouble with a healthy Utley, Howard, Lee, and Halladay. Things will turn around but I’m not sure they make the playoffs because of their nonexistent situational hitting

      Reply
      • Jason_F

        13 years ago

        In large, metropolitan areas, that may be true.  However, the attendance in Tampa Bay, Cincinnati and Cleveland (who were in the hunt for a good portion of 2011) suggests otherwise.

        Reply
      • rockfordone

        13 years ago

        You make some great points. Where is any team with its four best players on DL but last place. 
        Fans want to win but this year is a lost season. Those Oswalt and Pence trades were killers but they went for it. That what counts.
        Time to start over.

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        • dylanp5030

          13 years ago

          Agree. At the time, we were all excited for Pence, Oswalt, Halladay, & Lee and it was th right move to go for it. The Pence trade is the one that kills me. Losing Singleton AND Santana was too much.

          The good news is the Phillies because of their core could still compete in a rebuilding mode and make playoffs and maybe catch fire…the bad news is they have about 4 players in the minors that ate exciting and that’s including Brown.

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        • Phillies_Aces35

          13 years ago

          I don’t know about the Oswalt trade killing us. Anthony Gose would be ready to step in for Victorino next year but beyond that, Villar’s blocked by 3 players and JA Happ is nothing more than a 4/5 in this league.

          The Pence trade sure did. Jonathan Singleton not playing the outfield was just smoke and mirrors to justify trading him by the front office IMO.

          Reply
  4. Alex Giobbi 2

    13 years ago

    Why is it all about Bryce Harper? Ugh! Kirk Nieuwenhuis has been consistent and he’s only missed one game due to being in AAA. If anything, he belongs on that team as much, if not more than Harper. 

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    • Jason_F

      13 years ago

      You mean, other than the fact that there are about two dozen outfielders that have performed better than him?

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      • vtadave

        13 years ago

        Only 2 dozen?

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    • RUBE

      13 years ago

      Who?

      Reply
  5. Lefty

    13 years ago

    The Phillies need more talent, and they need it before Ryan Howard and Chase Utley and Roy Halladay return. This is a conundrum. The Phillies thought they were loaded for years to come with a nucleus like that. Now they are untradeable.
    If the Phillies hadn’t signed Papelbon, they would be completely free to have a fire sale and rebuild:
    Now the Phillies have a big contract
    They gave up a draft choice to sign him
    What makes it hard to believe is Pat Gillick is an advisor to the Phillies. When he first came to the Orioles he got rid of all the overpaid bums and then he rebuilt.
    I wonder what direction the Phillies would have gone if they had decided to make Mike Arbuckle the GM rather than Rueben Amaro?

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  6. Phillies_Aces35

    13 years ago

    Personally, I think Laynce Nix is being forgotten about as a blow to the team. The guy was raking against right handed pitchers before he went down, and in his absence, Ty Wiggington (who should not be an every day player) and John Mayberry (who shouldn’t be on a major league roster) have had to take at bats against righties.

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  7. Robb Logan

    13 years ago

    Funny reading the comments here. Most seem to agree Harper is not all start worthy with his numbers but not one against seeing Trout. I tend to agree Trout has earned a nod as his coming lit both a fire to the Angels and moved them up the standings. Trouts play has been far superior to Harper’s so far with much less press. 

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