Why didn't O'Day get a QO

[TonySoprano]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I’ve now heard from 3 teams in the last few days that Nationals want to deal both Papelbon & Storen, while chasing O'Day, Chapman & others</p>— Jayson Stark (@jaysonst) <a href="

">November 23, 2015</a></blockquote>

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[Can_of_corn]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I’ve now heard from 3 teams in the last few days that Nationals want to deal both Papelbon & Storen, while chasing O'Day, Chapman & others</p>— Jayson Stark (@jaysonst) <a href="

">November 23, 2015</a></blockquote>

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That is a ton of resources to expend on a bullpen.

[El Gordo]

Good luck to them getting rid of Papelbon.

[MurphDogg]

That is a ton of resources to expend on a bullpen.

Well, presumably they would get something of at least a little value for Storen in addition to clearing all of his salary. It will be interesting to see how much of Papelbon's $11M salary they will have to eat in order to trade him. I can't imagine any team wanting to roll the dice on such a pariah.

[Can_of_corn]

Well, presumably they would get something of at least a little value for Storen in addition to clearing all of his salary. It will be interesting to see how much of Papelbon's $11M salary they will have to eat in order to trade him. I can't imagine any team wanting to roll the dice on such a pariah.

I was looking at it like

Pay O'Day

Trade for and then pay Chapman

Pay to trade Paps

Trade Storen at a discount.

[mdbdotcom]

If I were O'Day, I would seriously consider not signing with the Nats until Paps was traded. The thought of sitting in the bullpen with him for an entire season might be enough for me to take a lesser deal.

[Can_of_corn]

If I were O'Day, I would seriously consider not signing with the Nats until Paps was traded. The thought of sitting in the bullpen with him for an entire season might be enough for me to take a lesser deal.

I think they would DFA him before letting him suit up.

[weams]

If I were O'Day, I would seriously consider not signing with the Nats until Paps was traded. The thought of sitting in the bullpen with him for an entire season might be enough for me to take a lesser deal.

Are you a married man?

[MurphDogg]

I was looking at it like

Pay O'Day

Trade for and then pay Chapman

Pay to trade Paps

Trade Storen at a discount.

Storen was 29 for 31 in save opportunities as the closer last year with an ERA of 1.73. He is a free agent after next season, if he put up those numbers over a full season he could be in line for a QO next year. I think he does have to leave the Nats because the situation there is toxic with how he was treated in re: Papelbon, but they ought to get some value for him and he could be the best free agent reliever next offseason.

[Can_of_corn]

Are you a married man?

His wife is very attractive.

Of course she could relocate pretty easily.

Is her reporting politics specific?

[Can_of_corn]

Storen was 29 for 31 in save opportunities as the closer last year with an ERA of 1.73. He is a free agent after next season, if he put up those numbers over a full season he could be in line for a QO next year. I think he does have to leave the Nats because the situation there is toxic with how he was treated in re: Papelbon, but they ought to get some value for him and he could be the best free agent reliever next offseason.

Some value yea, but not full value. He didn't exactly handle the demotion well.

http://www.foxsports.com/mlb/story/washington-nationals-drew-storen-explains-breaking-thumb-while-slamming-locker-091815

[weams]

His wife if very attractive.

Of course she could relocate pretty easily.

Is her reporting politics specific?

She is a Fox reporter. And it IS DC.

[weams]

Are you a married man?

What if she would just LIKE to stay there? I guess the risk of seeing Papelbon for a season is a non issue.

[TonySoprano]

The shuffle to get O'Day

The Tigers, before trading for Francisco Rodriguez, made an offer to free-agent reliever Joakim Soria, according to major-league sources. They also inquired about the Nationals’ Jonathan Papelbon and Drew Storen, among other relievers.

source - Rosenthal

[Can_of_corn]

She is a Fox reporter. And it IS DC.

Right, Fox, easy to relocate.

I'm sure they have a LA branch.