BRule
<B>BBQ Lead Hostess</B>
Lovely set-up, thanks a ton!
DeJesus has a 1.8 WAR this year in 319 at bats
Chris Johnson has a 2.4 WAR in 410 at bats
If you project DeJesus WAR over the same playing time as Johnson, his WAR would be 2.3
Nationals even mess up waiver claims
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Lovely set-up, thanks a ton!
DeJesus has a 1.8 WAR this year in 319 at bats
Chris Johnson has a 2.4 WAR in 410 at bats
If you project DeJesus WAR over the same playing time as Johnson, his WAR would be 2.3
zitothebrave
Connoisseur of Minors
Well over half his WAR is defense and baserunning which can quickly vanish.
Dunit24
Awaiting a Promotion
Yup and the Nats need hitting. That offense has been a disappointment. Defense and baserunning helps, but they need offense and DeJesus isnt your answer.
Dunit24
Awaiting a Promotion
How's It Going Giles?
yeezus
It's OVER 5,000!
Teams don't typically claim a player to block them from another team for next season, especially a guy who, for most teams, would be an expensive 4th OFer.
They have no reason to block a team for this year because they are out of it, and there will be plenty of guys to pick up who be cheaper and/or better than DeJesus. I don't think it was particularly wise, and definitely not a shrewd move.
yeezus
It's OVER 5,000!
Exactly. So they were blocking a team from a getting a 4th outfielder..for next year?
yeezus
It's OVER 5,000!
Speaking of "lulz", here is the problem with WAR.
I've never said they were blocking another team.
50PoundHead
Hessmania Forever
All I know is that we could sure use DeJesus after the Heyward injury.
DeJesus is a nice player. He won't replicate his current contract in terms of dollars and it will be interesting to see where he ends up this off-season.
DeJesus is a nice player. He won't replicate his current contract in terms of dollars and it will be interesting to see where he ends up this off-season.
So if they really didn't want them, he cost them about a dollar fifty?
Shocking development I say.
BRule
<B>BBQ Lead Hostess</B>
Nats screwed up sooooooooooo badly, not sure they'll recover from this. They probably made up the fact that someone claimed him, ya know, since he sucks so much.
50PoundHead
Hessmania Forever
I'm not getting what the beef is here. Nats claimed DeJesus and he's a Nat in the short term as a result. Good player. Better than Bernadina. Nats are conceivably in the Wild Card race and have a terrible bench. They have the money to pay DeJesus for the remainder of the season. so adding DeJesus is logical. Or they are just blocking and put him on waivers again. Looks like a boneheaded move, but the downside is next to nil.
At any rate, the bottom line is DeJesus is a good player. Looks like he's going to end up with the Rays and he's a nice addition to that team's roster.
At any rate, the bottom line is DeJesus is a good player. Looks like he's going to end up with the Rays and he's a nice addition to that team's roster.
Confirmed yet? I see the Nats discussing what they would get for him and have option of pulling him back.
Mark Zuckerman @ZuckermanCSN 15m
Davey's point: Guys get claimed every Aug., usually get pulled back. But if team offered something good for DeJesus, they'd make deal.
Mark Zuckerman @ZuckermanCSN 17m
Davey downplays report of DeJesus waiver claim. "It's a normal practice. It's not like this is earth-shattering news."
Dunit24
Awaiting a Promotion
...at the end of the day, we all were right. A move that didnt make much sense, but a move that was really low risk as I was told.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs.../another-development-in-david-dejesus-status/
Exactly what I have said repeatedly.
The Nationals now have three options remaining: 1) Pull DeJesus back and keep him and his the remaining $2.5 million owed on his contract; 2) Allow the Rays to just take on DeJesus and his entire contract; 3) The two sides can work out a trade. ESPNChicago.com first reported that the Rays claimed DeJesus on Thursday morning.
It is standard practice for teams to place players on waivers, and the Nationals have placed everyone on waivers after the July 31 non-waiver trade deadline. That, however, doesn’t mean the player will be traded.
When the DeJesus trade was announced, the Nationals publicly said they were sending the Cubs a player to be named later. But, according to a person familiar with the deal, the Nationals are not sending a player and instead paying a small fraction of the waiver fee. So, if the Nationals trade DeJesus to the Rays, they could be adding a prospect without having lost one in the first place.
Exactly what I have said repeatedly.
The Nationals now have three options remaining: 1) Pull DeJesus back and keep him and his the remaining $2.5 million owed on his contract; 2) Allow the Rays to just take on DeJesus and his entire contract; 3) The two sides can work out a trade. ESPNChicago.com first reported that the Rays claimed DeJesus on Thursday morning.
It is standard practice for teams to place players on waivers, and the Nationals have placed everyone on waivers after the July 31 non-waiver trade deadline. That, however, doesn’t mean the player will be traded.
When the DeJesus trade was announced, the Nationals publicly said they were sending the Cubs a player to be named later. But, according to a person familiar with the deal, the Nationals are not sending a player and instead paying a small fraction of the waiver fee. So, if the Nationals trade DeJesus to the Rays, they could be adding a prospect without having lost one in the first place.