Swaim on twitter: Nationals to sign Prince Fielder to 8 year deal?

[Putz47]

glad that's over with as well! but i still didn't see the O's winning anymore then 70 games with him.. much less making a .500 record!

[sangar]

So he has the throw stuff to the wall and see if it sticks approach?

If it's the same guy I'm thinking of, yes.

The other day he said the Angels and Yankees had agreed to swap Trumbo and Robertson.

[Snutchy]

I hope this is true. The Nationals are going to be the perfect case study on what NOT to do to build a winning team for the long term.

They're gonna cripple themselves.

[ChaosLex]

I'm not seeing this reported anywhere else...

[The Goob]

I never expected Prince to sign hear but the fact that he signed in DC in part because the Nationals expected to have increased revenue from MASN is just so disheartening. It is really hard to continue to root for this organization when they consistently prove they do not care about winning.

[AshGL1914]

That's actually funny! Wow... What a stupid deal for a player who not too many years from now will NEED to be a DH. Dumb move Nats. Enjoy the second half of that contract!

[MarylandAaron]

Waiting for more official confirmation....

[Birds of B'more]

Combined with the Ravens game, that would easily make Peter Angelos the happiest man in Baltimore right now.

[Bluerocksfan]

nationals will be interesting this year.

[Scrat1]

If true, bullet dodged as far as I'm concerned.

[Floater]

Haven't even seen a link yet.

[glenn__davis]

I'll wait for more confirmation as well. I've always thought the Nats would sign him, but I have a tough time believing an NL team would give him 8 years.

[Flacco Machado]

nationals will be interesting this year.

This guy is not reliable. This report is bogus.

[Kinvan]

I'm not seeing this reported anywhere else...

I am with you on this one...there is nothing on twitter about this at all. Usually it would be swarming by now

[maybenxtyr]

Combined with the Ravens game' date=' that would easily make Peter Angelos the happiest man in Baltimore right now.[/quote']

I don't know about the Ravens part, but definitely think he appreciates the Nationals keeping MASN relevant.

If true, I think people are passing judgement on the Nats a bit to quick. This may turn out bad later on, but it may give them a legit shot at the playoffs. They are still a young team, so it may work out for them.