In Search For An
Outfielder – Washington Nationals
Last team left…
The 40-man has eight
(8) outfielders on it:
Roger
Bernadina – lefty – ARB1 –
227-AB, .291 - CF
Corey Brown – lefty – pre-ARB – 25-AB
Bryce
Harper – lefty – $2.25 thru 2015, then ARB2 – OF
– 533-AB, 22-HR, .270
Tyler Moore – righty – pre-ARB - 156-AB, .263
Michael Morse – righty – $7mil-2013,
FA-2014 – IB/OF – 406-AB, 18-HR, 62-RBI
Eury Perez – righty – pre-ARB – 5-AB
Denard
Span – lefty – $6.5mil thru 2014 – CF -
Jayson
Werth – righty - $21.57mil thru 2017 – RF
- 300-AB, .300
Well, Werth is going
nowhere due to the contract and Harper is going nowhere because of his talent. You
have to assume that the reason they signed Span to a 2-year deal this
off-season was to give him the centerfield slot that Bernadina was holding
down. The target is easy here:
Mets target: Eury Perez - #6
prospect… 22-yrs old… .314 last year at AAA… 51 stolen bases…
There simply is no place
for Perez to play I Washington, but I have no idea what they would want for
him. The Nats really don’t need much right now and the Mets really don’t have a
surplus in any talent; however, that’s Sandy Alderson’s job not mine.
5 comments:
Tyler Moore has slugger written all over him. Check his minor league numbers. (And he's right handed, too!)
Maybe the Nats will trade us that young kid....what's his name? Bryce Harper I think...
This (OF Search) is a GREAT series, Mack.
Flores for T.Moore or E.Perez?
Moore doesn't have enough outfield experience for me to rely on him as an everyday player out there. He does look impressive at the plate, and the fact that he could give Ike a rest every few days is attractive. He hardly played the outfield in the minors at all, so I would reluctantly pass on him.
Perez has one drawback, plate discipline . . the kid hardly ever takes a walk. His OBP is respectable simply because he hits for a decent average. That said, I'd still grab him if I had the chance. Plate discipline can be taught.
I don't think Flores is who they'd want. They can use pitching depth, both in the rotation and in the pen. I'd offer them either Mejia or Familia and see if they'd bite.
Thanks Hobie.
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