
Jerry Crasnick of ESPN.com hears that the Nationals are looking for an affordable, "Livan Hernandez type" as insurance for their rotation.
And, conveniently (or inconveniently), Hernandez just happens to be a free agent. As of now, the only sure things in the rotation are John Lannan and the newly-signed Jason Marquis. Washington has plenty of internal options for the rotation, including Craig Stammen, Garrett Mock, J.D. Martin, Shairon Martis, Ross Detwiler, Scott Olsen, Colin Balester and maybe, just maybe Stephen Strasburg. Marquis was signed to be a veteran workhorse, so the Nationals would probably be better off letting their youngsters "sink" or "swim." Source: Jerry Crasnick on Twitter
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