Rangers trade Soriano to Nationals

[TheNoodleMan]

Yeah, I don't buy in to it making them any more competitive in the NL east, but I can see it helping them sell some tickets. Soriano is a name player, much more so than the guys they are giving up. It helps them sell the illusion that they were just a move or two awy last year and that this is their year. Even if it doesn't work out, they look like a team trying to make it happen. The Nats would rather be sustainable than champs at this point.

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The Nats would rather be sustainable than champs at this point.

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I find this hard to believe, but I can see them thinking sustainable is more realistic.