{"id":4770,"date":"2009-12-14T10:52:00","date_gmt":"2009-12-14T10:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yurasko.net\/wfy\/2009\/12\/nats-olsen-brought-back-pudge-wants-to-play-a-lot.html"},"modified":"2009-12-14T10:52:00","modified_gmt":"2009-12-14T10:52:00","slug":"nats-olsen-brought-back-pudge-wants-to-play-a-lot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2009\/12\/nats-olsen-brought-back-pudge-wants-to-play-a-lot\/","title":{"rendered":"Nats: Olsen brought back, Pudge wants to play a lot"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"post-article-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2009\/12\/13\/AR2009121303264.html\"><b>Olsen signs one-year contract with Nats<\/b><\/a> &#8211; <i>The Post<\/i><br \/><a class=\"post-article-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/news\/2009\/dec\/14\/nationals-give-olsen-one-year-contract\/\"><b>Nationals bring back Olsen with one-year deal<\/b><\/a> &#8211; <i>The Wash. Times<\/i><br \/>When P <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Scott Olsen<\/span> was non-tendered, denying him arbitration, I though the Washington Nationals were being cheap. It turns out they were being smart &#8212; they signed Olsen to a $1 million, plus incentives contract yesterday. He is coming off labrum surgery and only 11 starts last year. He can make up to 4 million if he reaches 33 starts. <\/p>\n<p><a class=\"post-article-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2009\/12\/11\/AR2009121104017.html\"><b>Rodr\u00edguez: &#8216;I&#8217;m ready to play&#8217;<\/b><\/a> &#8211; <i>The Post<\/i><br \/><a class=\"post-article-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/news\/2009\/dec\/12\/rodriguez-expects-a-full-plate-of-work\/\"><b>Rodriguez expects a full plate of work<\/b><\/a> &#8211; <i>The Wash. Times<\/i><br \/>C <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Ivan Rodriguez<\/span> was introduced on Friday and talked about being an everyday player. That is not what the Nats had in mind, but um, I guess him wanting to play everyday is a healthy attitude.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/website_3c1e0e40\/graphics\/technorati.gif\" border=\"0\">  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.technorati.com\/tag\/WashingtonNationals\" rel=\"tag\">Washington Nationals<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.technorati.com\/tag\/nats\" rel=\"tag\">Nats<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.technorati.com\/tag\/SCottOlsen\" rel=\"tag\">Scott Olsen<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.technorati.com\/tag\/IvanRodriguez\" rel=\"tag\">Ivan Rodriguez<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"blogger-post-footer\">&copy;MMX William F. Yurasko<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Olsen signs one-year contract with Nats &#8211; The PostNationals bring back Olsen with one-year deal &#8211; The Wash. TimesWhen P Scott Olsen was non-tendered, denying him arbitration, I though the Washington Nationals were being cheap. 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