I will put this next post into the “I didn’t see this one coming” category.
In a very surprising move, the Washington Nationals have released outfielder Elijah Dukes. Dukes was supposed to be the Nationals’ starting right fielder in 2010.
What was the reason for the release?
Nationals’ manager Jim Riggleman called the release purely a “baseball related” decision. There are a lot of things I am buying in this world and this isn’t one of them.
There has to be more to this story. I find it hard to believe that the Nationals, who are rebuilding, would cut a 25-year-old who is only making $440,000 this year.
Last year, Dukes hit .250 with eight home runs, 20 doubles, and had a .729 OPS. One odd stat from Dukes’ hitting line is that he stole ...
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