Boz: "They say it every year. They never do it."

[cat daddy]

Nats' Commitment to MLB: The average salary in MLB is over $3 million, yet
the Nats, in all years under the Lerners, have NEVER traded for anyone who
makes average salary. Willingham is the highest at $2.95 million. How do you
interpret this?

Tom Boswell: I think I am on record several times with an interpretation of
this!

They keep saying that are going to make trades that add significantly to
payroll and help the team. They say it every year. They never do it. Kasten
calls it "the secondary market." If he loves the concept so much, how come
it never happens? The only people above him in the organization, last time I
checked, were named "Lerner." Are they stopping it? Have no such trades
materialized? Is Stan blowing smoke? I have listed those three options in
decreasing order of probability.