Nats aggressively shopping Lannan

I believe this headline is missing a verb

Not a great pitcher, not a terrible pitcher. He'd fit nicely as a #4 or #5 starter for some club. Just sayin...

Throw in a couple of pounds of bacon...

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Originally posted 09:16 AM ET  02.03 by Hoos Your Daddy

Not a great pitcher, not a terrible pitcher. He'd fit nicely as a #4 or #5 starter for some club. Just sayin...

...and he's affordable.

i think what the nationals actually would like to do, its to trade lannan for a minor prospect but to make the other team pay the 5 millions for lannan contract!!!

i think what the nationals actually would like to do, its to trade lannan for a minor prospect but to make the other team pay the 5 millions for lannan contract!!!not a great pitcher, but he could give a lift to any team in a starving rotation,

why the nationals are refusing to keep lannan?? is it because of the amount of money they have to pay to the pitcher?? and how secure its the nationals rotation?? its washington intouchable from any injuries in the near future?? i mean you as a GM, you should be well aware that the pitcher depth its never enough!!!

I agree with alacran -- Rule 1. you never, never, never, never have enough pitching. Rule 2: If you think you have enough pitching, see Rule 1.

Really? Dump a 27 yr. old lefty starter w/#4 or #5 potential who's locked in @5mill next season. They don't impress me as being that stupid. Relatively speaking,this guy sounds like a bargain.Look what the Angels just paid for their new lefty starter w/ #3 potential.

i think the nationals are thinking backwards, the franchise should just keep lannan who knows what lannan can do this year for the team!!!

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Originally posted 03:21 PM ET  02.03 by GasHouse Ghost

the Angels

this team have being lacking in lefty starters, pitchers for more than ten years,the last time this franchise did have a solid lefties was, when finley, and mark langston, back in 1995, this year they only have one lefty but they could had have two only if the team had signed buehrle!!!

it seems the rays are thinking the samething as the nationals, excess in pitching? what? how? and why? i wonder who told this excecutives that pitching its a excessive amount?? pitching, pitching,pitching, would be, should be and must be, at top priority for every team!!!

Nats GM Rizzo has stated that they're open to trades that upgrade a position of need--mainly CF and SS. Signing Edwin Jackson means that they now have 7 major league SP. They can stash one of them in the bullpen and maybe send Lannan to the minors but at some point, the best use of your pitching is as trade bait to upgrade the offense. This is not about Lannan's salary--the Lerner's can plenty afford his $5mm--if the Nats trade Lannan or Detwiller, it will likely be for an upgrade in the lineup.