It's official: The Nats add much needed speed and power to their lineup, dealing Brad Wilkerson, Terrmel Sledge, and minor league pitcher Armando Galarraga to Texas for second baseman Alfonso Soriano. What this deal means, among other things, is that Bowden and the Nats now have a potentially messy situation to sort out, with two former All-Star second basemen, one of whom is on record as saying he will not move to the outfield. Most likely this is the end of the road for Jose Vidro in Washington, because Soriano isn't going to budge on his stance that he will not play in the outfield: "It's the problem of the team. They know they have Vidro and they [have me] at second base, too. That's not my problem. That's not Vidro's problem. That's the team's problem." (MLB.com 12/13/2005)
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