District Daily: Crowded 11-player trade features top young talent
By Pablo Roa
Sep 16, 2014; St. Petersburg, FL, USA; Tampa Bay Rays right fielder Wil Myers (9) hits a 2-RBI sacrifice hit during the seventh inning against the New York Yankees at Tropicana Field. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports
Good morning DoD readers! Start off your day with some great Washington Nationals articles from around the web in today’s District Daily:
Crowded 11-player trade features top young talent
Was keeping track of all the moving parts in the massive three-team deal involving the Tampa Bay Rays, San Diego Padres and Washington Nationals a difficult task? To help sort things out, here’s a quick scorecard of who went where:
Padres get:
Wil Myers, OF (TB): Myers was one of the top prospects in the game when he was dealt from the Royals to the Rays in the James Shields deal in February 2013. He reached the Majors in June of that season and immediately began fulfilling his promise, hitting .293/.354/.478 in 88 games, enough to earn American League Rookie of the Year honors. Myers struggled in 2014, both with injury and at the plate, sliding to a .222/.294/.320 line in 87 games. Myers will still only be 24 for the 2015 season and possesses serious power potential if he can get back on track. Read full article here.
Thomas Boswell on Bryce Harper and the Nats’ offseason
(Thomas Boswell, Washington Post)
The Washington Nationals could have been preparing for a contentious grievance hearing with star outfielder on Tuesday, but avoided such a fate by settling with Bryce Harper on a two-year, $7.5 million extension. Columnist Thomas Boswell was online chatting with readers after the news broke and had plenty to say about the Nats’ offseason thus far.
Q: Boz, how many [days] are there until Pitchers and Catchers report?
A: Not that I’m counting — about 62.
Nats sure had good news this morning, avoiding a grievance hearing on Tuesday with Harper and getting a two-year deal done for ’15-’16 at $7.5M total. Read full article here.