Getty Images Jayson Werth had his introductory press conference with the Nationals a couple of hours ago. The only news nugget of note — besides the fact that he has shaved his beard and now sports only a soul patch — is that he has a full no-trade clause for the entire duration of his contract.
I find this interesting only insofar as I thought that a seven-year, $126 million contract to a corner outfielder over 30 was a defacto no-trade clause to begin with.
I mean, would you take him at that price?
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- Mr. Jason "El Bravo" Heyward - Dec 15, 2010 at 3:14 PM
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Yeah, I’d take him right to the bank.
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- Utley's Hair - Dec 15, 2010 at 5:47 PM
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Um…you’d take him right to the bank…to…? Make him withdraw a sh!tload of moolah and give it to you…?
Besides, he used to go to the Bank 81+ times a year, and look what THAT got him…oh, yeah…a ring…
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- phillygirl4 - Dec 15, 2010 at 3:14 PM
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couldn’t agree more. i didn’t need to know he had a full no-trade clause to know there is no way he could be traded. no one will touch that contract. ahahha!
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- mcsnide - Dec 15, 2010 at 3:18 PM
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Does he also have the contractual right to give Rizzo an atomic wedgie every time he sees him?
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- Brian - Dec 15, 2010 at 3:25 PM
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wow, again, I didn’t know that contract could be any worse than it already was.
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- Space Escalator - Dec 15, 2010 at 3:39 PM
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Maybe the Nationals have greenlighted a Willem Dafoe baseball movie?
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- Utley's Hair - Dec 15, 2010 at 3:50 PM
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In his own presser, Cliffy said he talked to JDub and he was not happy that Lee was coming back.
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- Jonny 5 - Dec 15, 2010 at 3:53 PM
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That’s funny even when you don’t figure in the HUGE contract. Because on a short list of teams most guys would not want to be traded to would usually contain “The Nationals” in the top 5 of the “no frigging way” section. In other words, wouldn’t you go damn near anywhere if you sign with the Nats?
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- Utley's Hair - Dec 15, 2010 at 4:01 PM
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And he doesn’t want to go anywhere else. Didn’t he say something about wanting to win?
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- Jonny 5 - Dec 15, 2010 at 4:13 PM
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No, he said Wean didn’t he???
The upside to the Nats out of all of this, Geico wishes to sign an endorsement deal with them now…
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- 18thstreet - Dec 15, 2010 at 3:56 PM
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Zing!
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- scatterbrian - Dec 15, 2010 at 4:26 PM
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Other notable contracts with full no-trade clauses:
Alfonso Soriano
Vernon Wells
Barry Zito
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- Mr. Jason "El Bravo" Heyward - Dec 15, 2010 at 4:50 PM
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All HOFers
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- scatterbrian - Dec 15, 2010 at 5:01 PM
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There’s also Carlos Beltran. And Carlos Lee had one from 2007-2010.
Sure seems like there’s a lesson here….
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- Mr. Jason "El Bravo" Heyward - Dec 15, 2010 at 5:13 PM
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Holy crap, you really are showing a pattern here. Each of them were/are under-performing under those contracts…
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- drunkenhooliganism - Dec 15, 2010 at 11:09 PM
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Roy Halladay
Roy Oswalt
Zack Greinke
Jake Peavy
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- rick1922 - Dec 15, 2010 at 7:40 PM
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No trade no one would take on that contract in 126 million years.
