Werth close with Nationals

[nevadaO]

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2010/12/werth-close-to-deal-with-nationals.html

Free agent outfielder Jayson Werth is close to a deal with the Washington Nationals, a source tells MLB.com's Todd Zolecki. Werth signing with the Nats would be a surprise, though the pairing does make sense. Washington now has money to spend after losing Adam Dunn in free agency and needs to replace the bopper's bat in the lineup.

[backwardsk]

Wow, if true, that would have come out of nowhere.

[Sports Guy]

Good for them...And congrats to Werth...he found a desperate team with money to take advantage of.

[MrOrange82]

What the...I guess he didn't like his exposure to winning?

[Frobby]

This will be interesting, but let's see if it happens and what the details are before we jump on this one.

[Palmoripken]

That's surprising. Thought for sure he'd go with a contender.

[eastonguy]

It's done.

[Sports Guy]

What the...I guess he didn't like his exposure to winning?

He has won..Now he wants to get paid. Why do you think he hired Boras?

[BrunoCherrytown]

Because they offer free agents:

We offer free agents:

More on the Dunn deal than Martinez, but we are always an also ran because we offer less than market value from the jump. Nats were the top bidder on Tex, we were the joke offer.

The Nats have shown a willingness to pony up serious money. I hope they get Werth. Keeps him from the Red Sox.

[carolinaoriole]

But why would he go to a losing team?

[lint06]

I think this needs to be in MLB section. Comparatively few people here ever even advocated signing Werth.

[rmlegs]

Curious. How come everyone says that the Nationals have money to spend? I find it hard to believe the franchise is making more $$$ than the Orioles, specifically since Angelos has the upper hand in the MASN deal. Is the owner just willing to fund salaries at a loss. Interested in everyone's thoughts.

[eastonguy]

7 years for him.

[CharmCityLights]

Curious. How come everyone says that the Nationals have money to spend? I find it hard to believe the franchise is making more $$$ than the Orioles, specifically since Angelos has the upper hand in the MASN deal. Is the owner just willing to fund salaries at a loss. Interested in everyone's thoughts.

Ted Lerner is one of the wealthiest individual owners in baseball.

[TGO]

Maybe the Nats want to copy the Giants winning the series so they handed out a Zito deal.