The Post put up a cool video of Elijah Dukes at the driving range today, and he seemed strangely human. Obviously four minutes in front of a camera doesn't vindicate him at all, but it's a fun watch if you're bored.
In other Nats news, Matt Chico will start the Spring Training opener, and he's said that he wants to cut down on his walks, which is kinda obvious, because those were his achilles heel last year. And Ryan Wagner threw a few pitches in BP today, which is good news, though not super exciting. Wagner, you may remember, came over in the infamous Austin Kearns/FLop trade, and has been fine when he's been healthy, but hasn't been healthy much. A Nationals pitcher who's injury prone? No! Tell me more!
Additionally, Jesus Flores is in camp, and is the only healthy catcher at the moment. Yes, I see the logic with sending him down to the minors to play every day for a year, but if Lo Duca and Estrada prove to be sub par, which would surprise no one, the organization needs to be quick to pull the plug on that particular experiment. And if Flores plays exceptionally during Spring Training, they need to consider letting him start regardless.
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