Less than a month after trading for Gio Gonzalez, the Nationals gave their new starter a new deal worth a lot of money.
Nats Insider: Are The Nationals Going For Win-Now, Or Win-Later?
Over at the Nats Insider, Mark Zuckerman from CSN Washington takes a look at the Gio Gonzalez extension, and tries to figure out what the Nationals’ window is:
There’s been some debate this winter over the Nationals’ planned timeline for success. Are they trying to win right now, or are they still focused on the future?That’s the opening line, and he gives the answer (both) in the next sentence, but the reason it’s even a question is because Gonzalez now fits both scenarios snugly. If the Nationals are looking down the road, they have the three starting pitchers at the top of their rotation locked up through 2015. Gonzalez fits both the short- and long-term prospectus.
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