http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/12/19/heyman-the-nationals-were-close-to-a-deal-for-greinke/ Baseball. Baseball. And then a bit more baseball. Thu, 23 May 2013 14:31:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/12/19/heyman-the-nationals-were-close-to-a-deal-for-greinke/comment-page-1/#comment-99359 Sun, 19 Dec 2010 18:56:15 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=32225#comment-99359 Nationals trying to establish themselves with a trade that big at that price would have really hurt themselves. All three of those players are too high a price for Greinke. I say this as a Phils fan who wants Washington to improve ,at least enough to finish ahead of the Mutts, anyway.

]]> http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/12/19/heyman-the-nationals-were-close-to-a-deal-for-greinke/comment-page-1/#comment-99347 Sun, 19 Dec 2010 16:10:14 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=32225#comment-99347 Can’t fault the Nationals for trying. However, I believe a deal that included Storen, Espinosa and (as reported elsewhere) Jordan Zimmermann would have been far too heavy a price. Not that these guys are necessarily the top young players in the game; they represent the sum total of our farm system’s development over the past few years. They’re more valuable to the Nats than the average prospect.

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