July 14, 2005
Wilson To Nats, D.C. Bloggers Not Happy
Looking to upgrade an offense that's scored the fewest runs in MLB, the Washington Nationals dealt pitcher Zach Day and outfielder J.J. Davis to the Colorado Rockies for Preston Wilson. And the reaction from the Nats bloggers has been from neutral to downright hostile. Here's Chris Needham:
You're supposed to be happy when your team makes a trade, right? It shows that they're committed to winning and all that crap.
So, why does the Preston Wilson trade only make me sad?
Uh oh. Here's the Nats Blog only hours before the trade was announced:
[I]t means that Wilson would go into the starting lineup relegating star-in-the-making rookie Ryan Church to the bench. Now if we then trade Church for something spectacular, what you are about to read may change, but we have to assume for the moment that the plan is simply to "upgrade" Church for Wilson.
Let's get one thing verrrry clear. Preston Wilson is an extraordinarily huge downgrade from Ryan Church.
(snip)
So, please, please Mr. Bowden. Do not make this deal unless something remarkable is up your sleeve--like turning around and trading Wilson to an even bigger sucker. We can't afford to lose Church's bat and glove for this guy.
Oleanders and Morning Glories isn't pleased, but says we should wait for things to play out:
When you have a player hitting like Ryan has there are only two good reasons you bring in a potential replacement:
1) He’s gone.
2) You’re not really replacing him.
#2 is not just wishful thinking. It is a serious option if Nick is out for an extended period of time, say about a month. Brad plays first, Preston plays center but for all intents and purposes replaces Wil Cordero / Carlos Baerga. Certainly an upgrade. You worry about if Ryan or Preston starts in mid-late August. If this is the case, then I’ll commend Bowden on a decent trade. The offense will still suffer, the overall trade-off being Preston for Nick, though not as much as if we had to play one of the Walking Dead.
#1 just seems more likely to me. Bowden can’t preach pitching, pitching, pitching then be satisfied with signing Mike Stanton after trading away Zach Day. This isn’t over yet.
Other thoughts: Nationalz is non-committal, Nationals Interest says it's a train wreck, Beltway Boys will wait and see.
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