Why not?
Why are the commentariat all damn sure this Cliff Lee thing is a head fake, a fraud?
Aside from the fact that it would be a insanely stupid thing to do to give a 30+ year old pitcher a long term big money contract in the first place, why couldn't the Nats sign Lee?
Do these people not know that the team is owned by a billionaire? With a B. Not an M a B.
The gap between the Nats payroll currently and the payroll the Nats can and should support is at least $20m and closer to $40m. You can fit a Cliff Lee in there.
Quite frankly, the Nats SHOULD be considered as a destination for big money FAs. They have a huge media market and a fan base with loads of disposable income.
We can argue about spots on the success curve and stuff like that. I don't really see why they'd want to sign Lee. But to say they can't is ridiculous.
Now trading for a Grienke or a Matt Garza . . .
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