The Nats signed future Hall of Famer catcher Ivan Rodriguez today, pending a physical. He will be brought in to back up and mentor Jesus Flores. Some people (disgraced ex-GM Jim Bowden included) think this was a bad move. I disagree completely. What kind of leadership did this team have? Pudge has won a World Series with a really young team before (2003 Marlins) so he knows how to lead. He will be able to give advice to our young pitchers and help them develop. Finally, his stats last year, his worse year, were still pretty much better than Josh Bard and Wil Nieves combined.
Pudge- .249 AVG, 10 HR, 47 RBI
Nieves- .259 AVG, 1 HR, 26 RBI
Bard- . 230 AVG, 6 HR, 31 RBI
He is a better backup and a better leader. So, once again Jim Bowden, you are wrong.
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