Nationals Still Pursuing Dukes
A week ago, a Dominican news site reported that the Nationals were trying to
acquire outfielder Elijah Dukes. It's a love affair that's gone on for some
time now; Jim Bowden has a thing for athletic, troubled ballplayers. The
Rays still want some kind of useful pitcher or shortstop in return, but the
Nats don't want to surrender anyone of value.
Tonight, MLB.com's Bill Ladson has further details on Washington's pursuit.
He quotes a baseball official close to the situation who believes it's more
likely than not that the Nationals acquire Dukes. Coincidentally, the
Nationals' third base coach is currently coaching Dukes in winter ball. So
far he's avoided any incidents.
If the Nats acquire Dukes, they expect manager Manny Acta and first baseman
Dmitri Young to act as mentors to keep him in line. Young had his own
problems but has taken advantage of a second chance.
簡而言之，就是 Bowden 不放棄把 Dukes 挖過來的企圖。前年731大限前 Dukes
跟 3A 教練大吵一架被禁賽，當時各方指責這個 badboy 是帶壞 Upton 與 Young
的兇手，小魚GM Andrew Friedman 順手把 Dukes 這個燙手山芋丟到市場上秤斤賣
還無人問津。沒想到現在 JimBo 還不死心，大概是多了兩位很棒的心靈導師─
Acta 及 Dimitri，想說總有一天能感化這小孩。
有趣的是，Nats 三壘教練 Tim Tolman 是 Dukes 在多明尼加聯盟的教頭。
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