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Breaking: Nationals release John Patterson<\/b><\/a> – Chatter, The Wash. Times<\/i>
I didn’t see this coming – John Patterson<\/span> has been released by the Nationals. Begin the speculation!<\/p>\n

Chatter got broke the story at 1:48 p.m.<\/p>\n

UPDATE 2:24 p.m.:<\/span> John Patterson Released [With Update]<\/b><\/a> – Nationals Journal, The Post<\/i><\/p>\n

Patterson has no hard feelings (as well he shouldn’t, he met his wife<\/span><\/a> — a former Miss D.C., while with the club), but feels he was caught between Manny Acta<\/span>‘s “get outs” mentality vs. Jim Bowden<\/span>‘s “throw the fastball.” Okay, that reveals the braintrust might not be on the same page. For a guy as odd as Patterson, that must have been very difficult to deal with this spring.<\/p>\n

Why did the cut him though? I guess they couldn’t trade him and must have been out of options (I cannot remember off the top of my head.) I can’t help but find it a little impulsive by Bowden. I think he has some explaining to do, though I can see why Patterson would be frustrating. Still, can Shawn Hill expect this kind of treatment since both have very similar careers?<\/p>\n

UPDATE: 2:44 p.m.:<\/span> Patterson speaks [Mark Zuckerman]<\/b><\/a> – Chatter, The Wash. Times<\/i><\/p>\n

Patterson had a nonguaranteed $850,000 contract which the Nats aren’t on the hook for now. I’m sure someone will read into this development that the Nats might be acting cheap. I’ll be the first.<\/p>\n

UPDATE: 3:04 p.m.:<\/span> Bowden’s explanation [Mark Zuckerman]<\/b><\/a> – Chatter, The Wash. Times<\/i>
“We’ve done everything we could possibly do. He just never got the stuff back.”<\/p>\n

UPDATE: 4:57 p.m.:<\/span> Management’s side<\/b><\/a> – Nationals Journal, The Post<\/i><\/p>\n

©MMX William F. Yurasko<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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