January 19, 2011

The Nationals are certainly trying to keep me busy in my first week…. Today the Nationals signed infielder/outfielder Jerry Hairston Jr. to a one year deal worth $2 million, with an additional $1 million in incentives. The versatile Hairston Jr. is a 34 year old bench player who has spent most of his career at second base, but has experience at shortstop, third base, and each outfield position. Hairston Jr. hit .244/.299/.353 with 10 home runs and 50 RBI in 476 at-bats last season with the San Diego Padres.

Jerry Hairston seems to be just what the doctor ordered. He is a solid improvement from Willie Harris who served the same super utility role the past two seasons for the club, and is an upgrade from Alex Cora, signed to a minor league deal earlier this week. The Nationals have wanted to upgrade this bench position all winter, as Danny Espinosa, the current starting second baseman, has been recovering from a hand injury and they want to protect themselves in case he has a setback in his recovery. Similar to the Todd Coffey signing, this gives the Nationals some solid depth and another player that could fetch a prospect or two this summer at the trade deadline. The Nationals bench, one of the least productive in baseball last season, now has the makings of a team strength going into 2011.
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My only reservation with this deal is the base salary: I wish it was closer to $1.5 million rather than $2 million, as that is big money for any utility player and it is difficult because of the lack of playing time for bench players to produce enough to earn those dollars. But Hairston is a solid veteran, a positive clubhouse influence and excellent insurance in case of injury to our middle infield. While this a is relatively small signing in the grand scheme of things, I think this once again shows a shift in organizational thinking, as they did not settle for a generic utility player as in years past, but saw an opportunity to upgrade the roster and spent a reasonable amount to do so. This signing is another solid move that I endorse.

Overall Grade: B to B-