Nats extend Guzman

[Post Count Padder]

Another "why?" move. Apparantly the Nats forgot about the first 2 years of the original 4 year deal they gave him:

 

Nationals agreed to terms with shortstop Cristian Guzman on a two-year contract extension through 2010.

 

Hooray? Guzman has been an above average regular this year, and though he's been around forever, he's still only 30 years old. On the other hand, his declining steal totals suggest that he's an old 30 and if he finishes this year with more than 120 games played and a 700 OPS, he'd be doing it for the first time in his career. It's just a two-year deal and it was going to be a barren shortstop market this winter, so it's probably not a bad move, pending the dollars. Still, he's not going to lead the team anywhere in 2009 or 2010.

 

 

EDIT: He's making $16 mil over the 2 years. Wow....

 

Cristian Guzman will make $16 million over the course of the two-year extension he signed with the Nationals.

 

That's just $800,000 less than the total amount of the four-year deal he's finishing up this season. Guzman is no better of a bet for the future than he was four years ago, but the market is certainly different now.

[JoshiQ]

8 million a year? FOR GUZMAN!??! Oh geez. This is going to be a horrible off-season. Luckily we don't need to sign much.