Nationals make a splash at Meetings
Published 12/6/2007 by Bill Ladson at Major League Baseball News
The Nationals have two main goals going forward: to get younger and to get better. General manager Jim Bowden feels that he accomplished both during the Winter Meetings, picking up several talented players with tons of potential, most notably Lastings Milledge.
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