Ugh. Not Miggy. Why on Earth would the Nationals be scouting Miguel Tejada (owed $13 mil next year)!?
Via Houston Chronicle, (via MLB Trade Rumors):
Heading into Thursday’s non-waiver trade deadline, the talks will heat up. The Washington Nationals, New York Mets, Texas Rangers, San Francisco Giants and Detroit Tigers had all planned to watch the Astros’ game against the Cincinnati Reds on Monday night.
Ah, it's the time of the year for baseless speculation! Given that teams haven't been beating down the doors to trade for the allegedly tradable commodities (and we say 'allegedly' because Lo Duca and Lopez are included on the list with Redding and Perez), can one read into any possible interest by the Nats in Tejada as a sign that Guzman is still being shopped, and that Jimbo is concocting one final trading deadline blockbuster in a desperate attempt to save his job?
Actually, we're a little surprised there's been almost no talk swirling around Jimbo making another push for Adam Dunn. Ken Rosenthal had this to say early this morning:
Reds left fielder Adam Dunn hit his 30th home run on Monday night, tying the Phillies' Ryan Howard for the major-league lead. His .941 OPS ranks ninth in the NL. And his defense, by most measures, has improved. Nobody wants him?
Not even Jim Bowden? Maybe that's why Nats' scouts were watching the Astros & Reds last night, not for Miggy, but for Dunn?
Meanwhile...
- Balester tries to stop the bleeding tonight as legions of overweight Phillie fans in Chase Utley jerseys descend on Nationals Park.
- Elijah Dukes, on the fast track.
- He's saying all the right things, but it's a long road back for The Chief.
- NY Times story on the spotlight fading in post-756 life for Mike Bacsik. Reality sets in: "They’ve moved on, which has let me know that I need to move on."
(AP Photo/Pat Sullivan)
Nats' scouts weren't there for the Astros/Reds game. They were there for the Reds game.
Posted by: editor | July 29, 2008 at 08:28 AM
C'mon, editor, let us have our fun rumor mongering, ok?
Posted by: The Nationals Enquirer | July 29, 2008 at 09:06 AM