Filed under: Nationals, MLB Free AgencyThe Nationals appear to be serious about adding a frontline starter this offseason, and they're not afraid to look a little bit outside the box.
They've already been linked to Cliff Lee and Javier Vazquez (they're interested in Lee, Vazquez is interested in them), but they've also got their sites set on former Diamondback Brandon Webb. The Washington Post is reporting that they're one of "several teams" expected to pursue the 2006 National League Cy Young winner, who hasn't pitched since Opening Day 2009 with a shoulder problem.
Webb would be an interesting solution to Washington's quest. He was as good as anyone in the National League between 2006 and 2008, but his two-year absence more or less assures that he'll be signed for a fairly reasonable price by someone this winter. Before a setback late in his rehab kept him off the mound at the end of 2010, he sounded optimistic about the health of his surgically repaired right shoulder and if he can get back in shape over the winter there's a chance he'll be a bargain for whoever signs him. Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments
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