Nationals Reportedly Close to Signing, Also Reportedly Have Good Rotation

The Washington Nationals look to have just improved their rotation, again.  According to Pete Abraham of the Boston Globe on twitter, Chien Ming Wang has decided to sign with the Nationals.  This is a good signing for the Nationals as Wang should be available starting May and has a really nice upside.

This gives the Nationals a good rotation should Wang return to the 19 game winner he was a few years ago.  Their rotation now looks something like this (when Wang is healthy): John Lannan, Scott Olsen, Chien Ming Wang, Jason Marquis and Craig Stammen (not to mention Shairon Martis, Jordan Zimmermann, J.D. Martin and Stephen Strasburg waiting in the wings).  Not only is there is a ton of young talent in that group, but there is also some serious veteran leadership, and potential budding stars.  That is scary...

The worst part of this, besides the Mets missing out on a serious candidate to fill their number 2 starter role, is that a competitor got better.  Now, in any three game series against the Nationals the Mets are gauranteed to face either Lannan, Wang or Marquis.  That is no easy task.  I'm not saying the Nats are better than the Mets right now (even with this addition), but I am saying they certainly will NOT be a pushover this season...

UPDATE:

According to Ben Goessling on twitter, the Nats do NOT yet have an agreement as Wang is still 7-10 days away from deciding.  Well, they still have a good rotation for now, with the potential of getting even better should Wang decides he wants to play there.

OMAR, MAKE A MOVE HERE.  SCRAPE UP SOME CASH, AND GET ME SOME WANG!!!