The recent Stephen Souza trade was on balance a good one for the Nats.  I’m sorry to see him go, but he was not going to be a starter in 2015 for the Nats, so it’s good for him, and the Nats get Trea Turner, a shortstop with a bright future (though he is likely two years from getting to the Major Leagues).

What is interesting to me is how Mike Rizzo does a great job of keeping his wheeling and dealing out of the press!  I don’t think anyone saw this trade coming.  That is vintage Rizzo