Bowden does nothing at deadline again

Post #1 » by **jmrosenth** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 8:05 pm

Unreal. Apparently he asked the Tigers for Cameron Maybin for Jon Rauch. LOL!!! And he offered Cordero to the Mets for Lastings Milledge and Mike Pelfrey. Double LOL.

I guess he's good with this last place team. Extending the contracts of decent, but not franchise turning, veterans. There were some decent prospects that probably could have been had for a number of guys on the roster.

Arenas4Three · Post #2 » by **Arenas4Three** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 11:39 pm

Bowden is a terrible GM- it's like he doesnt know how to do his job. I am seriously doubting us turning into contenders once the new stadium is open. I am glad he didnt trade Cordero because he is one of the faces of the franchise but we should of dumped Rauch. He should of got Adam Dunn too!

Ed Wood · Post #3 » by **Ed Wood** » Wed Aug 1, 2007 5:32 am

Arenas4Three wrote:Bowden is a terrible GM- it's like he doesnt know how to do his job.

There's some good and some bad in him, and some of the good was stuff the Nationals really needed this year. For one, he absolutely loves trawling the minor leagues, foreign markets, and that space where stuff gets wedged behind couch cushions for pitchers of all shapes and sizes, and the Nationals needed just about all of them this year. On the other hand he's known for his ridiculous demands in trades and, particularly in his current incarnation as the Nat's player acquisition comandante, for giving out dumb contracts to players who're liable to decline, most notably when we were Castilla'd for two years and Guzman'd for four (we'll see about Dmitri and Ronnie).

On the other hand his efforts would look much more worthwhile right now if his theft of Austin Kearns and Felipe Lopez from the Reds had worked out like he had every right to expect it to (i.e. quite well). He's never been known for his reluctance to make trades, but it is a little disappointing that we didn't flip any of our trading assets at the deadline. We may yet do something, but I'd consider that unlikely. But yeah, overall I can't say I'd be sad to see Jimmy go, and there are a couple of guys who I'd be happy to see in his place, at least one of whom is not currently working as a GM.

Arenas4Three wrote:I am seriously doubting us turning into contenders once the new stadium is open.

I have a naughty tendency, I sometimes read the end of a book before I'm all the way there but I don't think I'm ruining the surprise when I say we probably won't be ready to hang with the big kids by next year.

Arenas4Three wrote:We should of dumped Rauch.

It would have been nice to pull a deal off for a package like the one San Diego netted for Scott Linebrink but most teams don't like giving up serious prospects for a solid reliever anymore. Those were the days...

Arenas4Three wrote:He should of got Adam Dunn too!

Why did I fixate on that so much?

Arenas4Three · Post #4 » by **Arenas4Three** » Thu Aug 2, 2007 2:02 pm

Post #5 » by **Rafael122** » Fri Aug 17, 2007 6:40 am

I'm glad he didn't make the moves. Seriously, what's the percentage of prospects that pan out in the big leagues? So what if he asked for the Mets top prospects, it's how it works. Aim for the moon, then work your way down and hopefully something gets done. So if Cordero gets traded, who do we have as closer if we're actually winning a ball game in the 9th inning? Anyone? Who will replace our 8-3 set up man?

Nationals are 10 games under .500, when all of baseball expected this team to lose 120 ball games. Maybe management wants to see with whom they can build this team around?