As I sent this, I wondered if Josh Wilkie was the PTBNL. It could
explain why he wasn't added to the 40-man roster.
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FSogol
The Nats will pick a Rule 5 player for them.......I assume they won't
choose Wilkie.......Hard to believe the Yanks would be able to keep a Rule 5
on their 25-man, unlike say..........the Nats...
Plus, the Nats have to dump another player off the 40-man for this Yankee
PTBNL....
Strange. I wonder who gets dumped? Olsen or Chico? Chico could be
signed to a minor league deal.
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FSogol
Talk of non-tendering McDoodle...........
Nationals May Non-Tender Mike MacDougal
By Tim Dierkes [December 8 at 10:17am CST]
"ESPN's Jayson Stark tweets that he's hearing there's a good chance the
Nationals non-tender reliever Mike MacDougal. The Nats acquired Brian
Bruney yesterday, and will give him a chance to win the closer job.
Non-tendering MacDougal would be wise. After earning $2.65MM in 2009, his
agent can argue for a decent raise on the basis of his 20 saves in 21
opportunities. Since MacDougal walked 38 and struck out 34 in his 54.3
innings, he's not a good bet to repeat his success in 2010."