Anibal Sanchez to Nationals for 2 yrs at $19m

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[OnaBadger58]

Not a bad #4/5 in a rotation. That age, price, and history, I don't think I would've gone beyond 1 year though.

[reillymcshane]

Nice contract for Sanchez.

 

2-years, $19M - plus incentives and an option - is pretty good for a guy who was terrible from 2015-17 - and almost 35 years old.

 

Granted, he had a nice 2018, so maybe the rebound is real. You never know.

 

I see the market for starting pitching is slowly being eaten up. Outside of Kuechel, there aren't any premium arms left. The second tier of guys (Lynn, Sanchez, Harvey, Cahill) is going for roughly $10M or so a season. Many are signed now.

 

I expect Gio Gonzalez to get similar money to these guys. Miley, Holland and Pomeranz are probably next. Maybe not quite as much as the above guys - but close. Unless we make a bigger splash (like a trade for Kluber), I'm guessing we get one of these four. All are lefties. All will likely be had for one or two years. That will fit our budget.