Chico Harlan's article for the Post today has a few more tidbits on the Nats' roster moves. Among the highlights: Emilio Bonifacio, the spoils received for Jon Rauch who deemed untouchable by the D-backs until two months ago, ran a 6.2-second 60-yard dash when he was evaluated by Nats Asst. GM Mike Rizzo. By comparison, Maurice Green holds the world record for the 60m (roughly 65 yards). That mark is 6.39 seconds. A stat like that makes it safe to label the Nats' 2009 presumed starter at second (confirmed by Jim Bowden in the article) "the fastest player in all of baseball," as Rizzo claims.
I'm softening my stance on the Guzman deal. His salary isn't ridiculous at $8 million per year, compared to other starting shortstops (Edgar Renteria is at $10 million, Julio Lugo is at $9 million and right now Guzman is better than both). He also trimmed his expectations on the length of the deal given his gross underproduction since he first signed with Washington (discussed in the article). It's not often that a player feels remorse and cuts a deal to a last-place team with no hope of contention during the life of Guzman's two-year extension.
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