Denard Span to the Nats

[clapdiddy]

Good move for them, I think. Twins get Alex Meyer.

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2012/11/nationals-acquire-denard-span.html

[BaltBird 24]

I would have kept Meyer. Big, tall power pitches don't grow on trees. Span isn't horrible, but he has very little power and his OBP really aren't much to write home about.

[skanar]

I would have kept Meyer. Big, tall power pitches don't grow on trees. Span isn't horrible, but he has very little power and his OBP really aren't much to write home about.

I thought just the opposite, that the Twins could have gotten more. Interesting.

[weams]

Only Nats thread I found.

The Nationals employ a staff devoted to statistical analysis, but Rizzo prefers information from the scouts he handpicked—men he trusts, men who work like he does. He embraces analytics, but he feels they have become so widespread that they can offer only a marginal edge. The advantage, he believes, lies in people.

"We go with the eye," Rizzo said. "I don't know if you weigh it 65-35 or 70-30, but we'll lean toward the human element."

http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/majors/news/2012/2614499.html