Cordero's Future with Washington

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Cordero to be non-tendered
Published 7/24/2008 by Eric Stashin at Rotoprofessor
Wow, it’s been an extremely slow news day today, so I figured I’d touch on this one.  According to Chico Harlan of The Washington Post (click here for the post), GM Jim Bowden today revealed that the Nationals planned to non-tender Chad Cordero at the end of the season, making him a free agent. Cordero, who underwent “major right shoulder surgery” a few weeks back, certainly would have plenty of interest from teams offering him a low guarantee salary filled with incentives.  That’s exactly what Bowden said he wanted to do, but if you were Cordero, would you return to the ...

This One You Can Blame on Bowden
Published 7/24/2008 by Nate (noreply@blogger.com) at Nats Triple Play
If Chad Cordero decides to tell the Washington Nationals to go take a long walk off a short pier this offseason it won't be difficult to assign at least part of the blame. When it comes to discussing player performance and compensation, Jim Bowden just shouldn't. The personality quirks that make him entertaining (or embarrassing) as a GM/Carnival barker also suggest that he should be fitted with one of those electro-shock dog collars when discussing team business on the record. ...