After Celebration at Home, Anderson Is Sent Packing – The Post
Marlon Anderson scored the winning run in the 10th on a wild pitch. By the time he had gotten home, GM Jim Bowden had traded him to the Dodgers.
More from The Wash. Times: Nats deal two players
Boxscore – ESPN
Soriano boosts homers at RFK – The Wash. Times
LF Alfonso Soriano proves that home runs can be hit at RFK (are you listening Jose Guillen?)
Anderson, Ward Are Traded for Two Minor Leaguers – The Post
More about those trades:
Anderson, who scored the winning run on a wild pitch in the 10th inning in the Nationals’ 6-5 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies, was dealt for right-hander Jhonny Nuñez. The 20-year-old was pitching for the Dodgers’ rookie ball affiliate in Vero Beach, Fla., where he was 6-0 with a 1.58 ERA in 10 appearances, seven of them starts.
(Daryl) Ward also was traded for right-hander, Luis Atilano, who was 6-7 with a 4.50 ERA for the Braves’ Class A affiliate in Myrtle Beach, S.C. Atilano, however, underwent ligament replacement surgery on his right elbow on Aug. 10, and the move is clearly one in which the Nationals must hope the 21-year-old — a South Atlantic League all-star last season — recovers and is healthy in a year or two.
The Ward trade strikes me strictly as a salary dump, while the Anderson one shows some potential. I expect Nationals Farm Authority to have some analysis later today.>