Guardado joins Nationals on minor league deal

Everyday Eddie will provide outs until he hurts himself before May 30

Post #25: So you want the Nationals to sign Matt Holliday, and 2 washed-up first basemen (where's Garciaparra going to play? 3rd? SS?) when they already have a firstbasemen in Adam Dunn? I don't get it.

And the Nationals signed Matt Capps. You know, that 26 year old closer from Pittsburgh. I doubt, highly, that Eddie Guardado will be the closer.

This guy has a rag arm, he is done... fat mexicannno bum holmessss

OK, Eddie was a stablizing add to the young BP in Texas, mentally, but he wasn't really that good.

CJ - 73 innings, 66 hits, 23 runs, 3 HR's, 32 BBs, 2.81 ERA , 14 saves and only 4 blown saves.

EG - 38 innings, 39 hits, 19 runs, 8 HR's, 15 BB, 4.46 ERA 0 saves and 2 blown saves.

CJ is hardly the worst of the Rangers lot of relivers and certainly gave the team much more than Everyday Eddie who spent a good number of those days on the DL. He is a good guy, but at his age and weight, he is done.

Just look at the ERA and runs compared to innings pitched and you can see that Eddie was more of a risk out of the BP than was CJ. Yeah, some of CJ's blown saves were really at inopportune times and looked ugly, but overall he was a plus to this team.

tyrone #32 your a dumbA$$,,,skinny a$$ cj wilson blew more games than anyone else, and he wasnt the closer.you moron.

Guardado is still a fine pitcher with his screwball and competiivespirit every day Eddie can still bring it

Everyday Eddie has lost 7-10MPH off his fastball, but still isn't afraid to toss that tired stuff over the plate. He will provide good veteran leadership, but is that what the Nats need?

Good get that fat mexican out of the league. I hated watching him pitch for the rangers. My motto, NO FAT MEXICANS. No Padillia, or Carona Eddie.

People he isn't being brought in to be the closer just as he wasn't last year with Texas. He brings vetran leadership and solid set up ability to a young team in need of just that. Eddie will be a solid addition.

great deal,maybe they can win 60 games now

Not sure why they let MacDougal go, unless they thought he would not be cheap enough. but they have not had a decent closer since Cordero went down. I woudl have thought he'd have been worth leeping and see how he did and if he sucked, they could release him. Just when I think they are making somewhat decent decision, they do something like this. hmmmmm

I remember when Olsen was going to be good. Seems like such a long time ago....

Hope the Phil's look at both.

MacDougal will be the hotter commodity of the 2. With 20 saves in 21 chances, every team in the majors would want him.

ok....ok...the future is later.....get some young players in the farm system up to learn more ..learning...sign jason giambi,...garciaparra,....holiday ....and pedro......to add with..pudge,zimmerman,.guzman,dunn...and put some butts in the seats ....and win more than 59 games a year ....its a win/win...situation.... or not ....and suffer 4 to 8 more years ....ask the pirates whats it like ....17 years of a losing record or............ not..

i am very suprised they didn't hand over the heisman to obama

BBW= fat chicks.

the nationals should have 1 priority this offseason... find a replacement for rob dibble!!! hes horrible!!! find anybody, walk down any street in d.c. and find a bum... cant do worse than dibble

Will Brian Bruney be the closer?

In the games, I watched, seemed only glimpse of a shut down pitcher was MacDougal.If the announcers are to be believed, his fastball hovered around 95. Based on some funky swings by the hitters, one could see there was good movement. I think he can help a pen and won't break the bank. Cmon Theo give Mike Macdougal a call

Nice work by YAHOO of quickly editing tomsmiths spam!!!

tomsmith-SPAMMER. man! it was bad enuf wit woan doin it! why would we go there? a guy with Toms potential prolly HAS all the good ones already! luuuzer. can't even comment on Nats...years removed from having hope...but it'll come

I've known Ian Desmond since my son and him played little league and AAU ball together. He is a great character kid with tons of upside. His bat has been perceived as his weakness in previous minor league campaigns, but with a .354 average at AAA Syracuse, that should be dispelled. I'm not a Nats fan, but I'm sure pulling for this guy.

Seems like the Nationals are cursed.