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dclivejazz
Great news for Nats fans. Drew was a big help last year off the bench.
66TheNumberOfTheBest
How many years are the Nationals going to squander their World Series window pretending that Ryan Zimmerman is still a top player?
They must have such respect for him as a person within that organization.
They should grab Carter or Lind or Moss and have a credible Plan B for 1st base.
ronnsnow
At least through 2019 when his contract expires. They can’t just make him disappear.
mcdusty31
I know a guy
Jeff Todd
I think they do legitimately respect and believe in him, though obviously much of his value dissipated when he was forced off of third. His batted ball numbers suggest he was pretty unlucky last year, so I suspect they will give him a full chance to rebound.
That being said, I was an advocate of the idea of adding Moss to split time spelling Werth and Zimmerman — at least, before they brought back Heisey and Drew. Not sure there’s enough room for him to get PAs to make that reasonable (or cost-efficient) at this point, if it ever really was. Since Lind can’t play the OF, I’d imagine they’d only consider him (if at all) if he could be had for very little, though I doubt they are fully committed to Robinson. Carter just doesn’t fit very well at all to me as a right-handed hitter who can’t play the OF.
jakem59
Before last year Zimmerman was absolutely fine when he was healthy, they don’t need him to be the Zimmerman of old to continue being competitive. Adding another strikeout prone player like Carter is a waste of a roster spot. Zimmerman was also one of the most unluckily hitters in all of MLB last year. He consistently got good wood on the ball and his exit velocity was great, he just couldn’t buy a hit.
BrodiesHairisGreezy!
Wow, talk abt being overpaid..How does Drew do it?
tecjug
He told them he could close.
BrodiesHairisGreezy!
He can do that better than he can hit.
conquerbeard
So, that .850ish OPS is nothing to you? Yeah, $3.5MM is suuuuuuch an overpay.
jdgoat
He had a good year last year
Carry on my Heyward son
I always wondered how good he would’ve been if he didn’t blow his ankle back with Arizona in 2011. Same with Conor Jackson, got valley fever way back in 2009