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The Nats Just Reportedly Signed Big-Money Closer Rafael Soriano
By Jamie Mottram | January 15, 2013
According to Yahoo! Sports MLB columnist Jeff Passan:
Source: Rafael Soriano agrees to two-year, $28M deal with Nationals. Deal contains vesting option for third year. Story coming on Y! Sports.
Rafael Soriano’s $14 million option will vest with 120 games finished over the next two seasons.
My initial reaction is that’s quite the response to Drew Storen’s Game 5. I mean, the Nationals just outbid the Yankees for a guy.
Update: According to Adam Kilgore this’ll cost the Nats a first-round pick.
Update: Here’s Passan’s story. “Soriano’s salary is the highest for a closer.”
Topics: Nationals | 9 Comments »
January 15th, 2013 at 2:37 PM
Would have to think this is the end of either Storen or Clippard.
January 15th, 2013 at 2:41 PM
Maybe, but you can never have too many good arms in the pen.
January 15th, 2013 at 2:44 PM
Hopefully they’re just augmenting.
January 15th, 2013 at 2:53 PM
If Storen and Clippard stay, can’t see how Mattheus and Stammen hang on. Not to mention H-Rod
January 15th, 2013 at 2:55 PM
You’re right, that’s a lot of righthanders. Can’t say I’d be sorry to see H-Rod go.
January 15th, 2013 at 3:11 PM
Kilgore wrote about this possibility about 2 weeks ago and described it as “strengthening a strength.” Its not secret our bullpen was worn down the final part of the season and playoffs last year. I don’t think there’s any real chance we trade Storen or Clippard (although I heard a crazy Storen/Detwiler/Morse for David Price offer).
January 15th, 2013 at 3:24 PM
Storen/Detwiler/Morse for David Price?!?!? That’s crazy talk!
Good lord. I’ve not been excited for baseball in a long time (Mariners fan), but I’ll have to swing through Nats Park a couple times this year to see thsi team.
January 15th, 2013 at 3:55 PM
I don’t know if this is a good deal or not (giving up a pick) but it does give Rizzo flexibility to package Morse and a RHP. I’ll be curious to see what the roster looks like once Morse is traded.
With that said, I have no problem with a 2 year deal to get another big time arm in the pen. Our pen was worn down at the end of the year. Hopefully the starters eat more innings and the stressful end of games gets spread around a little.
January 15th, 2013 at 4:07 PM
Storen/Detwiler/Morse would not be nearly enough for David Price.