The Nationals are now a leading suitor for reliever Darren O’Day, a source tells Jerry Crasnick of ESPN.com (on Twitter). The Nats have been connected to O’Day for some time, but it appears that they have ramped up their pursuit.
On Saturday, Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com noted that the Nations could have a potential edge in luring O’Day since his wife is a TV reporter working for a station in Washington D.C. At the same time, the Dodgers and Braves are also eyeing O’Day and they have their own advantages. The 33-year-old’s family lives in the Atlanta area, so the Braves could have some form of a hometown advantage. Meanwhile, the Dodgers can probably offer the most money of the three.
O’Day is said to be seeking a four-year pact in the range of $28-36MM total and reportedly left the GM Meetings with multiple offers in hand. Presumably, none of the offers extended to him in Boca Raton were in that range, but the Dodgers have been connected to O’Day from the onset of the offseason and they reportedly have “significant” interest. In addition to the Nats, Dodgers, and Braves, O’Day has been linked to the been linked to the Tigers, Mets, Cubs, Nationals, Red Sox, and Royals, though Boston and Detroit may now be less interested in high-priced bullpen pieces.
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They should trade Storen, let O’Day setup Papelbon and go from there.
Not that anyone will consult me, but that proposal is exactly what I would do.
I have a feeling papelbon won’t be a mat for long
I believe either Papelbon or Storen will be traded and that Storen will be easier to trade and has the potential to get more in return than Papelbon.
Thats my thinking, along with the fact that Papelbon is historically better.
On this site people always suggest out of the box solutions and don’t care what the national opinion or perception is, which is what I love about mlbtr. That being said, as a Nats fan, I just want pap gone.
Angel Pagan for Papelbon straight up?
Can’t see the Nats even considering that.
Pagan was absolutely terrible last year.
I honestly don’t think the Nats will even trade Papelbon or Storen.
Look at all the horrible players who got traded and became amazing. Lets take Jake Arrieta. He was a stud in the minors and couldn’t find a groove but was traded and won cy young
Yup. I wouldn’t mind that, he could be an expensive 4th OF with a ton of AB’s to relieve Taylor.
Sign O’Day and trade for Melancon
If O’Day’s wife’s employer is so important to him, would the Nats give him a full NTC? There’s no guarantee they wouldn’t trade him. Seems ludicrous to be slightly inconvenienced for a couple months for 4 years if it meant millions of dollars more. His wife can’t get a new job in whatever city he lands in? She can’t fly in and use vacation days to travel with him? Most players don’t even live in the city their team plays in, he could also easily live in DC no matter where he plays. These aren’t real reasons for a guy who’s job title virtually guarantees him that he will play in many cities in his career.
What asinine reasons to crush his market.
I take it you’ve never been married?
Or “just another fan” likes to sleep in the garage
When Andrew Miller chose to play in NY over Houston last year, he didn’t exactly “crush his market”. I sincerely doubt the Nationals will low ball him because of his wife’s job. They could win his services w/o the highest bid, but it will be a competitive bid.
What a bizarre rant. It’s just one of many factors. Working in the same city as his wife would probably be a big bonus for him and his family. The nationals with Harper on board are going to be in it to win it for most if not all of O’days next contract.Most players don’t play where they live you say, thats why it would be a benefit for him, Give me a break, baseball is a super long season. She’s a news reporter, maybe she likes it there. I don’t know how easy a new job would be to find in LA. Come on man. How does that even ding his market? Did he go in on a press conference and say he would only play for the Nats?
“working in the same city as his wife would probably be a big bonus for him and his family.”
Does that “bonus” trump making $10M less than he would playing for say, a Californian team?
“baseball is a super long season. She’s a news reporter, maybe she likes it there. I don’t know how easy a new job would be to find in LA.”
Its a long season for everyone, and tv news people move cities as much as baseball players do. It’s just a non-factor, no idea why it was bought up in the first place.
“Did he go in on a press conference and say he would only play for the Nats?”
Nope, he didn’t. This yet another example of something I dislike about this part of the game, this rumor comes yet again, from the ever-present “anonymous source” – which rarely, if ever get exposed for who they are. There really isn’t anything stopping writers from just making things up and saying “an anonymous source tells me” – there’s so many of these kinds of rumors -ones that arent direct from the team- and its bizarre how we foster these false-truths as “stories” when they are pulled entirely out of thin air – just like the “Beane said he’d never trade Donaldson” made-up story that was actually written off as “an anonymous source within the A’s org” aka probably something that never actually got said by anyone other than the writer. Luckily it seems many GMs are being more and more transparent in quickly shooting these fake stories down – like the Castro/Gardner one from yesterday.
1. I think his wife’s name is Elizabeth Prann and she is a news anchor not just a reporter.
2. His preference is to stay in Baltimore because he likes it there and they live between DC and Baltimore. There could be young kids involved that he values being near.
3. I read where the Orioles will get a chance to match any offer.
4. She already relocated once from Atlanta when they lived there.
5. Your statement that “tv news people move cities as much as baseball players do. It’s just a non-factor,no idea why it was bought up in the first place” proves you know nothing about their situation. It seems to be a big factor to them, and most relocations are done after the new job,one usually better with more money, is secured before moving.
6. Your rant seems to be against the reporting and not the facts.
What a long and incoherent response. What does this have to do with Billy Beane? No where does it say that he is going to take ten million to go to LA. And that’s across the country. When you talking 10’s of millions, comfort also has to be a factor. Family wishes come into play of most free agents. Your ranting again for no reason.
This has to be the best the reliever market has looked in years.
Already moved are Kimbrel, Benoit, Hendriks, and K-Rod
Still on the market.. Soria, Clippard, Madson, O’Day, Bastardo, Giles, Papelbon, Storen, Chapman, Melancon, Sipp, Miller, and Boxberger.
Crazy Market.
Funny how one of the teams he is not connected to is the Orioles despite his agent saying they would give the Orioles final opportunity to match contract.
It could be they are already aware that Baltimore will not match, or that Baltimore has already told them that they will wait to talk until it is time to match.
Let me get this right…. There are not TV stations in other cities? If you get a tv gig in DC I am guessing she can get one elsewhere. Just a hunch
Think about this for two seconds and you’ll realize how sexist your comment is.
I don’t see how thats sexist at all. Washington D.C is the 9th largest TV market in the country. Having that on your resume should get you any TV job in the country that is available except one in a bigger market, and whats stopping her from getting a job in a suburb right outside of a bigger market if that was the case.
Has nothing to do with gender.
If you think about the whole process, what I believe Seamaholic is referring to is the fact that you automatically put HIS job as more important than HERS and state that SHE and her career has no to little value as to the decision making.
When you make as much money as ballplayers do, you still can’t put a pricetag on happiness and being there to watch your kids growing up. On his deathbed i am sure he would not say” I wish I had $5mm more than the time I spent with my wife and family.”
I don’t think it was sexist. Probably just misguided because family is important. If anything he was belittleing her job not women. He makes a lot more money then most I assume is his point.
What are you talking about?
O’Day’s wife is Fox News reporter Elizabeth Prann. (And, perhaps not surprisingly, she is blonde.)