FUEL INJECTION
Preston Wilson—late of the sad, sad Rockies—joined the Nationals in a July trade. Today, his first at bat for his new team yielded a home run. Thanks, Preston, and welcome to D.C.!
Wilson fulfills a promise from Washington's interim GM Jim Bowden to Frank Robinson: we will give you the power hitting you crave. Bowden also wrangled LHP Mike Stanton (from the Yankees, who didn't know what to do with him) to fuel-inject the Nationals' already enviable bullpen.
I've been saying it since April, but the Nationals are only now admitting it publicly—they have solid starting pitching, phenomenal relief and closing, great defense, and piss-poor offense. It's a miracle of strategy that the NL East's first place team has abysmal—and sometimes the worst—records for hits, runs, home runs, batting/slugging averages, and RBIs. The addition of Wilson helps inch them closer to being a better offensive team. It gives me an unmentionable to think of what the Nationals would be like with, say, Derek Lee, Albert Pujols, or Alex Rodriguez.
Wilson fulfills a promise from Washington's interim GM Jim Bowden to Frank Robinson: we will give you the power hitting you crave. Bowden also wrangled LHP Mike Stanton (from the Yankees, who didn't know what to do with him) to fuel-inject the Nationals' already enviable bullpen.
I've been saying it since April, but the Nationals are only now admitting it publicly—they have solid starting pitching, phenomenal relief and closing, great defense, and piss-poor offense. It's a miracle of strategy that the NL East's first place team has abysmal—and sometimes the worst—records for hits, runs, home runs, batting/slugging averages, and RBIs. The addition of Wilson helps inch them closer to being a better offensive team. It gives me an unmentionable to think of what the Nationals would be like with, say, Derek Lee, Albert Pujols, or Alex Rodriguez.
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