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The problem is...they're a shockingly VETERAN team right now...for a perennial loser, they have almost no youth. THey have got to develop more than just Strausburg and mediocrities like Ian Desmond, John Lannon and Roger Bernadina. How many guys on their roster right now could they win their next pennant with? How many guys in the minors coul they? They're STILL a moribund franchise, overall, top to bottom. I would rather be in Seattle's position than Washington's.
So if you're Washington ownership...do you try to make hay on Strausburg and veterans like Dunn who won't still be in Washington in 2011? Do you try to acquire a couple of salary dumps and make a run at the east? It's a tough call.