Winter Meetings

From the 8th to the 11th, the GMs will have a meeting on who they want to have and how much they are willing to give away. The Nats have had interest in Mark Texeria, 28, for a while. I don't think there is any way that the Nats are going to get Texeria. His agent, Scott Boras, said recently that Texeria wants at least a deal of 10 years, 200 million dollars. Even if the Nats have that much money, they wouldn't want that much of a risk. Also if the Nats want him we would have to go by the Yankees, Red Sox, and Angels. The Nats are in need of a 2nd baseman, but the best option there is Orlando Hudson, and I don't see the point of wasting money on him when we already have Anderson Hernandez. The Nats also have intreast in Adam Dunn and Carlos Gonzalez. Adam Dunn,28, is a huge (6-6,250) , home run hitting machine, with a good on-base percentage. He also fills the Nats needs by being a left hander, and he can play 1st. At the same time, he is overrated. He is a terrible fielder and can't hit for average. A lot of people compliment him on hitting at least 40 home runs the last 5 years, but that is in the smallest ballpark in the majors. Also it has been 46,40,40,40,40. In Nats park, don't expect that to keep up. Carlos Gonzalez, cf, is some unknown Colorado prospect, who in his rookie season last year hit .242 with 4 home runs in limited action.

The Nats rotation is still very shaky, noting that Lannan and Olsen are the only definite starters.
Sabathia would be great, but not possible the way the Yankees and Brewers are offering him a billion dollars. Peavy and Lowe are still an option, but I think the Nats should make a serious run for A.J. Burnett.
The bullpen looks even worse. The Nats need a real closer, it is looking like Cordero is not coming back. Hanrahan is, in my mind, a middle reliever. He has that wicked slider and 98 mph fastball, but is too inconsistent at times. Shell should be the 8th inning man and Rivera the 7th. Kerry Wood is no longer a Cub, and no team has started to make a move for him yet. Wood has nasty stuff, but he is often injured.
I don't know who they'll get, but I can assure you they will get somebody in the next week.