DeJesus traded to Nats for PTBNL

[Careless]

Danny Ecker ‏@DannyEcker 8m

RT @ckamka So with DeJesus going to Nationals, the current #Cubs player with the most career home runs is now Dioner Navarro with 51.

 

that's got to be some sort of record

 

I bet the Astros are right there since they've gotten rid of Pena.

Looks like they've got Chris Carter at 42.

[Cubfanintheknow]

Rotoworlds take...

 

FOX Sports' Ken Rosenthal reports that the Nationals have placed David DeJesus on waivers.

Yes, they have placed him on waivers the same day that they acquired him. It appears that the Nats' main intention was not to trade for DeJesus but rather to keep someone else from getting him. They inherited the just over $1 million on his contract for the rest of the season, as well as the $6.5 million club option (or $1.5 million buyout) for 2014.

 

Here's a short list of guys the Nationals should be trading for to keep other teams from getting them:

 

Michael Bowden

Kevin Gregg

Blake Parker

Carlos Villanueva

Donnie Murphy

Cody Ransom

Logan Watkins

Brian Bogusevic

Cole Gillespie

Darnell McDonald

 

I have no doubt left out more than a few names.

[Backtobanks]

Rotoworlds take...

 

FOX Sports' Ken Rosenthal reports that the Nationals have placed David DeJesus on waivers.

Yes, they have placed him on waivers the same day that they acquired him. It appears that the Nats' main intention was not to trade for DeJesus but rather to keep someone else from getting him. They inherited the just over $1 million on his contract for the rest of the season, as well as the $6.5 million club option (or $1.5 million buyout) for 2014.

 

Here's a short list of guys the Nationals should be trading for to keep other teams from getting them:

 

Michael Bowden

Kevin Gregg

Blake Parker

Carlos Villanueva

Donnie Murphy

Cody Ransom

Logan Watkins

Brian Bogusevic

Cole Gillespie

Darnell McDonald

 

I have no doubt left out more than a few names.

 

The problem is that the Cubs might resign them next year. :lol:

[Guest]

:lol:

[jersey cubs fan]

:lol:

[Bobson Dugnutt]

\:D/

[Guest]

:lol:

[Guest]

Typing "resign" when you mean "re-sign" is one of my biggest pet peeves.

[Careless]

Typing "resign" when you mean "re-sign" is one of my biggest pet peeves.

While I agree you shouldn't write "resign" when meaning "re-sign", I believe that's a dictionary-level acceptable spelling

[mul21]

Typing "resign" when you mean "re-sign" is one of my biggest pet peeves.

While I agree you shouldn't write "resign" when meaning "re-sign", I believe that's a dictionary-level acceptable spelling

 

Well, yeah, it's in the dictionary, but those two words mean completely different things.

[Thed Hoyerstein]

Typing "resign" when you mean "re-sign" is one of my biggest pet peeves.

While I agree you shouldn't write "resign" when meaning "re-sign", I believe that's a dictionary-level acceptable spelling

 

Well, yeah, it's in the dictionary, but those two words mean completely different things.

 

 

I'm re-signed to the fact that this thread has gone off the rails.

[Guest]

I still want to know what Rizzo was thinking when he claimed DeJesus.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Apparently, the Cubs are not getting a player but instead cash, and the Nats don't intend on picking up his option.

 

I *really* overestimated DeJesus's trade value and his value at 1 year/$6.5m. This doesn't make any sense otherwise.

[davell]

Apparently, the Cubs are not getting a player but instead cash, and the Nats don't intend on picking up his option.

 

I *really* overestimated DeJesus's trade value and his value at 1 year/$6.5m. This doesn't make any sense otherwise.

Or we severaly underestimated Ricketts need for cash. We'll know more if the Nats trade him in a few days, I guess.

[Guest]

Yeah, when I have to really look at it, I understand why DeJesus wouldn't get his option picked up(especially by a FO that was able to add Sweeney/Schierholtz for far less and probably could do it again). Prior to this week I would've thought his option was a given though.

[Careless]

Typing "resign" when you mean "re-sign" is one of my biggest pet peeves.

While I agree you shouldn't write "resign" when meaning "re-sign", I believe that's a dictionary-level acceptable spelling

 

Well, yeah, it's in the dictionary, but those two words mean completely different things.

As do many other words.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homograph

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Yeah, when I have to really look at it, I understand why DeJesus wouldn't get his option picked up(especially by a FO that was able to add Sweeney/Schierholtz for far less and probably could do it again). Prior to this week I would've thought his option was a given though.

 

I still don't understand it. Presumably, if we just wanted to save money but he did have trade value, he could have gone before the waiver deadline. So this either means the Cubs FO is stupid, the amount of money they needed changed since July 31, or DeJesus had no value.

[davell]

Yeah, when I have to really look at it, I understand why DeJesus wouldn't get his option picked up(especially by a FO that was able to add Sweeney/Schierholtz for far less and probably could do it again). Prior to this week I would've thought his option was a given though.

 

I still don't understand it. Presumably, if we just wanted to save money but he did have trade value, he could have gone before the waiver deadline. So this either means the Cubs FO is stupid, the amount of money they needed changed since July 31, or DeJesus had no value.

I don't remember when he came back, but wasn't it just a few days before the deadline? Possible there wasn't a market for him at that point. A few weeks later, Cubs could look at it as saving the 2.5 mill means more than possibly not having him on roster next year.

[mul21]

Typing "resign" when you mean "re-sign" is one of my biggest pet peeves.

While I agree you shouldn't write "resign" when meaning "re-sign", I believe that's a dictionary-level acceptable spelling

 

Well, yeah, it's in the dictionary, but those two words mean completely different things.

As do many other words.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homograph

 

Many other words are homographs, but resign and re-sign are certainly not because they aren't written the same way. So, no, it's not acceptable (by any definition) because they're both written and pronounced differently.

[Careless]

Typing "resign" when you mean "re-sign" is one of my biggest pet peeves.

While I agree you shouldn't write "resign" when meaning "re-sign", I believe that's a dictionary-level acceptable spelling

 

Well, yeah, it's in the dictionary, but those two words mean completely different things.

As do many other words.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homograph

 

Many other words are homographs, but resign and re-sign are certainly not because they aren't written the same way. So, no, it's not acceptable (by any definition) because they're both written and pronounced differently.

Except, as I mentioned in my previous post, "resign" and "resign" are the homographs at question. Yes, "resign" is an acceptable spelling of "re-sign", even though I think that's stupid

[Guest]

Yeah, when I have to really look at it, I understand why DeJesus wouldn't get his option picked up(especially by a FO that was able to add Sweeney/Schierholtz for far less and probably could do it again). Prior to this week I would've thought his option was a given though.

 

I still don't understand it. Presumably, if we just wanted to save money but he did have trade value, he could have gone before the waiver deadline. So this either means the Cubs FO is stupid, the amount of money they needed changed since July 31, or DeJesus had no value.

I don't remember when he came back, but wasn't it just a few days before the deadline? Possible there wasn't a market for him at that point. A few weeks later, Cubs could look at it as saving the 2.5 mill means more than possibly not having him on roster next year.

 

Yeah, if DeJesus' value is low enough that teams aren't particularly interested in him at 6.5 million next year, I have to think his value at the deadline was pretty negligible since he came off the DL a week before the deadline.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Yeah, if DeJesus' value is low enough that teams aren't particularly interested in him at 6.5 million next year.

 

That's the part I don't get. Was there suddenly a glut of .730 OPS, good defensive outfielders on the market so that everybody is full up on them?

[Lefty]

The candid remarks of Hoyer about bringing back Dejesus made me suspicious about what actually happened. Isn't that a tampering issue? Maybe it will be like NFL free agency and he'll get a 1-year $3 million deal from us this winter.

[Lefty]

...or traded to Atlanta to replace Heyward.

[Thed Hoyerstein]

@Ken_Rosenthal Sources: DeJesus claimed on revocable waivers by unspecified team. If Nats want out of remaining $2.5M, this is the chance