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@JeffPassan No Luis Garcia on this list?

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@PaulCubbage23 @federalbaseball I’ve said the same thing. He even has a lot of Finnegan’s mannerisms on the mound.

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@spencernusbaum_ As a Nats fan, I applaud the Braves for this idiotic hire.

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@TalkNats Yeah, slim pickings for sure. One way or another they need to get some power at C, 1B and DH so Wood and Abrams will have some protection in the lineup and see some better pitches.

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@TalkNats I would opt for a power righty bat in free agency and platoon him at DH with Wood on days when Wood isn’t playing LF. I’m OK with Lile as a fourth OF (with Wood, Crews, Hassell starting) but he hasn’t shown enough power to be more than an occasional DH.

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@TalkNats @babesandballers Now you just need Luke Voit watching from the stands.

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@spencernusbaum_ @andrewcgolden Maybe, but considering how badly the Nats got fleeced in the Scherzer/Turner trade with the Dodgers, I don’t trust the evaluations of LA’s prospects. Remember that Ruiz and Gray were going to be the Nats’ battery of the future…

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@MarkZuckerman Ferrer feels like the left handed version of Wander Suero, where we will be gaslit for years by the MASN announcers saying he’s good when the results tell a different story.

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@StarsStrikesBB With the exception of Doolittle, I’d be happy to dump Martinez and the entire staff for whatever is the equivalent of replacement-level coaches.

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@MarkZuckerman Taking Sims and Poche out of the equation has a lot to do with this trend.

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@NatsOfTheFuture Got it. I didn’t know about the injuries but, considering that he was traded straight up for Winker, I thought he’d crack your prospect list.

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@andrewcgolden Sims DFA can’t be far behind.

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@chelsea_janes MAT, Young, Stevenson

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@AbramsAlienShip I think Martinez is an awful manager, but in his defense, he’s been handed some pretty crappy rosters the last few years, when guys like Maikel Franco and Cesar Hernandez were starters.

That said, Martinez’s poor decision making (bullpen, primarily) costs them 5-7 wins/year.

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@DistrictBadger_ I’d keep Rutledge up but agree with most of the rest. Adam Ottavino is also a free agent.

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@klwoodjr Martinez has absolutely zero feel. He should have lifted Rutledge after two clean innings and built his confidence.

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@UmpScorecards Are the strike zone boxes shown on TV simply inaccurate? I was watching this game and the were 7-8 calls missed based on the box, but Umpire Scorecard shows a lot fewer.

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@MarkZuckerman Nick Senzel 2.0.