Comments on: Flores still the 'win-now' catcher for Nationals

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By: Todd Boss

Todd Boss — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 12:59:19 +0000

This article fails to take into account the primary, number one reason the Nats acquired Rodriguez. Here’s Flores’ game totals over the last three seasons:
2007: 79
2008: 90
2009: 29.
Yes he’s a great talent and he was hitting fantastically well (130 OPS+) for the first 29 games of 2009. But then he got hurt, just like he did in 2008, and never played again, leaving the Nats to struggle with two below-replacement level players platooning as starters.
Its obvious the Nats don’t think he’s going to be ready for the start of spring training (why? Because they offered Nieves arbitration; why else would you sign a FA catcher AND guarantee you lock up one of your backup catchers?).
You have to have a catcher you can rely on. And so far, Flores for all his potential is not that guy for the nats.

By: JBerardi

JBerardi — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 20:34:21 +0000

The concept of Ivan Rodriguez as said “win now” player is also amusing. Is there a team in baseball that could be made a contender by the addition of Rodriguez? I certainly can’t think of one.

By: Old Gator

Old Gator — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 18:18:18 +0000

The whole concept of a “win now” player on the Gnats strikes me as kinda funny somehow. I bet you John McCain’s campaign manager used that very phrase when he argued for nominating Sarah Palin to run with him.