Although Brad Lidge has closed for the vast majority of his major league career, he'll step into a setup role with the Washington Nationals in 2012. The Nats are hoping the 35-year-old veteran can help provide leadership to a promising young bullpen.
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January 31, 2012
...loves the Nationals though.
Bryce Harper has been taking questions from his Twitter followers over past week, which is a pretty cool thing. That's how the world found out that his puppy Swag would, in fact, accompany him to Washington when he arrives, and that he showers four times before a game as part of his pregame routine. Last night, Harper reminded DMV sports fans...
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January 29, 2012
Stephen Strasburg's 2nd annual 5K took place Saturday on the San Diego State campus. Video above is Baseball Jesus speaking with Marty Caswell of xx1090 AM sports radio San Diego about the race, his recovery from TJ surgery, and the upcoming year for the Nats. What's not to love about Strasburg's answer to the final question of the interview?
Caswell: "Adrian...
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January 30, 2012
Move over Michael Morse and that Curly W moped helmet. Ladies and gentlemen, Drew Storen and his custom Stanford fighter pilot helmet. Photo via Cleveland Indians reliever Chris Perez (@ChrisPerez54):
Finally, a replacement for the Silver Elvis wig [see also, great moments in Silver Elvisdom]?
Just 20 days until Nats' pitchers and catchers report...
(H/T @AllStars_S2...
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January 31, 2012
If Jordan Zimmermann can put together a full, 200-inning season, he’ll be a fantasy force to be reckoned with. His walk rate went from very good to pretty much elite last season, and there’s definitely room for growth with his strikeout rate. In fact, if Zimmermann made the standard 33 starts last season instead of just 26, his PSR would have risen from 0.79 to 2.47, which would...
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January 30, 2012
The Washington Nationals have never had exactly what they wanted at first base since they arrived in DC. Nick Johnson was perpetually injured, Dmitri Young had a single incredible bounce back year, and Adam Dunn was a left fielder until the Nats made him go to first base to make room for Josh Willingham. Dunn was also terrible defensively. Michael Morse did a great job there...
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January 31, 2012
Last March I wrote this about Mike Morse: “Assuming 500 at-bats, which I think is reasonable, we could be looking at a 20-homer, 80-RBI season with a good batting average coming from a widely undrafted player.” Morse ended up getting 522 at-bats, put up a “good” .303 average (and a .288 xBA, which is more what I expected) but crushed my power projections. That season was...
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January 30, 2012
Should the Nationals hold Stephen Strasburg until mid-May in case of a postseason run, considering his innings limit? Beat reporter Bill Ladson answers this question and more in the Inbox.
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February 01, 2012
Over the past several weeks, the Phillies have made a number of off-season moves. Some of them make sense, some of them make a bit less sense. The following is a breakdown of the various Phillies events, the reasoning behind it and my opinion as to the real reason for the move.
Event: The Phillies send Wilson Valdez to the Reds in exchange for a minor league pitcher.
Reason: One...
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January 31, 2012
Here’s an interesting question that was posed to Anthony DiComo who does a pretty good job in his reply.
I just watched Brad Lidge sign a one-year contract for $1 million with the Nationals. I watched the Mets sign Frank Francisco to a much larger contract. If money is so tight, why go the direction the Mets have?
There’s a reason Lidge came so cheap: He has battled some serious...
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January 31, 2012
One of the top freshman in the SEC should be joining the Cotuit Kettleers this summer, as Hunter Cole from the University of Georgia joins the team. Cole is a 6-1/185 pounder from Moore, SC. He was a Washington Nationals 49th round draft pick this past June. Perfect Game also ranked him as the best high school senior in the state of South Carolina. Scouts say Hunter "has excellent...
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January 31, 2012
The Philadelphia Phillies appear to have found a bullpen replacement for Brad Lidge, signing right-hander Chad Qualls to a one-year, $1.15 million contract Tuesday.
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