Paul Lo Duca and the Nats have finalized a deal, for $5 mill over one season. He’ll rejoin former Met coach Manny Acta and Lastings Milledge, on a rebuilt Nats team that includes young sluggers Elijah Dukes and Dmitri Young. From Lo Duca, via Howard Fendrich of the AP:
“I’m excited to be part of a team that’s young and has a chance to win this division. The NL East is wide open.”
With all these new pieces, the Nats will be quite the team. Manny Acta will have a decent group of players and Paulie has a chance to be a veteran presence on this team. Hopefully they’ll do well, as long as they don’t do too well. Sorry Paulie, you’re the enemy now. Though you can beat up on the Phils all you want.
