Nats axe old players

by Adam J. Morris on Aug 1, 2008 10:32 AM CDT Comment 8 comments

Jim Bowden made a pretty dramatic move yesterday...unable to deal Paul Lo Duca, Johnny Estrada, or Felipe Lopez, he just flat released them.

Lopez is a switch hitter who can play all the infield positions...I'd be interested in bringing him in to split time with Vazquez at third base and be a utility infielder, rather than Ryan Roberts or Travis Metcalf.

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Shouldn't he have just put them through waivers

and hoped someone claimed them for whatever reason? If not, then release them?

by JBImaknee on Aug 1, 2008 10:44 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

pretty much no downside to that

""If they'd have told me you can make the team but you've got to shine the shoes, I'd have been there shining shoes." -Bradley

by ab03 on Aug 1, 2008 10:49 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

ah

estrada was already put on waivers last week. no mention of the other 2

""If they'd have told me you can make the team but you've got to shine the shoes, I'd have been there shining shoes." -Bradley

by ab03 on Aug 1, 2008 10:51 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

i mean

DFA’d

""If they'd have told me you can make the team but you've got to shine the shoes, I'd have been there shining shoes." -Bradley

by ab03 on Aug 1, 2008 10:51 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

the problem with signing Felipe Lopez

is that Worsh would probably make him the leadoff hitter.

Warner Madrigal makes Ezequiel Astacio look downright handsome.

by tricer on Aug 1, 2008 11:00 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

If we add Hunter

don’t we have to keep him up the rest of the year to refrain from burning one of his options? If it’s true about Mathis, McCarthy, and Murry who will be jettisoned out of the bullpen? Will they just DL Feldman, calling it arm fatigue, to shut him down for the year? Will Mendoza be sent back down to work on starting in AAA? What about Harrison will they option him back?

There are a ton of possibilities but I’m not really sure I like adding Hunter. The 40 will be interesting when McCarthy’s 30 day rehab is up.

by Hull Fan on Aug 1, 2008 12:49 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Hunter

Thats correct about Hunter. I believe we will see him here the rest of the year. Although in September the rosters expand so even if he struggles a little we only have to really “hide” him for about a month before we can have reinforcements.

As for Mathis, McCarthy, and Murray. I think both Mathis and Murray will be optioned to OKC when their rehab assignments are up and go work down there. Hunter I assume will take Feldmans spot in the rotation and Feldman gets optioned to OKC. The reason I think they option him instead of DLing him is if more injuries happen he could come up for a spot start if needed. If they DL him that possibility goes bye bye.

McCarthy I imagine will get optioned to OKC for about 2 weeks simply because his 30 day rehab is almost up and I don’t think he is ready yet. Sometime around the 10th or 15th he gets called up and takes Mendozas spot. When Millwood comes back Hunter goes to the pen.

Bryan Smith (12:17:17 PM PT): Justin Smoak and Josh Hamilton. The AL West might just have found their Bash Brothers, v. 2.0.

by bigsteve on Aug 1, 2008 3:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs