Lastings Milledge

Washington Nationals

Will a change of scenery help Elijah Dukes and Lastings Milledge realize their potential?

Both are highly touted prospects whose physical talents couldn’t overshadow the off the field controversy that surrounded each. As a result, the Nationals were able to acquire each on the cheap in the offseason as their original clubs grew tired of waiting for them to clean up their respective acts. Milledge has already shown flashes of his ability in limited playing time with the Mets who never seemed to give him a fair shake. Having already endured some of the rough patches that any young player inevitably goes through, he seems poised for a breakout year in Washington.

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The Young outfielders: What will the Nats get out of Milledge, Dukes, Pena etc?  Hard to say.  That's a talented group.  That's a young group.  That's a group made up of 2 guys that other organizations got tired of dealing with for different reasons and another guy who was viewed as over-hyped and thus, expendable.  Tough to say.  I will say that I saw Dukes take batting practice.  You can put him on a small list of guys who put on ungodly shows.  The ball SOUNDS different off his bat.  It gets hit and stays hit if you know what I mean.  If you don't, you shouldn't be reading a baseball blog.

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