Better yet, why?
I can't be the only one confused as to how a team that, only a few short years ago, was making its home north of the border, and now finds itself playing to just over half capacity crowds in a brand new ballpark.
As it stands currently, the Nationals payroll sits at approximately 55 million. Their highest paid player, Nick Johnson, makes just over 5 million. The offer that the Nats made to the 1B from nearby Severna Park, MD? 20 mil a year, for 8 years.
This one is confusing four ways to Sunday.
First, the Nationals, as on obvious low level team nearly each and every year, have so many holes to fill, it's not even funny. No really. This, is funny.
Adding more than a third of your already existing payroll in one player, that's not funny.
Second, if there is one position where they really don't need help, it's at first base. Nick Johnson and Meat Hook Young both play there, and have been decent players in the not so distant past. Of course, Teixeira's an all world player, and better than these two, but, why not go hard after say, a pitcher?
And that, naturally, brings me to my third and final point. This is a team that, in its existence since 2005, has had only 2 pitchers with both 10 or more wins, and a winning record. Both were in 2005. There's only been one pitcher with 10 or more victories in the last two years. and his name is Timothy Redding.
If that doesn't clearly indicate that pitching is the greatest need, then I don't know what does. Does Pedro Astacio need to come back and start for the Nats? How about Chan Ho Park?
Point is, one man, let alone one first baseman, isn't going to save that team. In this instance, it'll likely only lead to their further ruin.
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