http://voices.washingtonpost.com/nationalsjournal/2010/03/nationals_gm_mike_rizzo_money.html#comments March 14, 2010 By Adam Kilgore Washington Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo said this morning that performance, and not financial considerations will, dictate the immediate future of Nationals players and the composition of the Nationals will be made with a simple primary aim: "We're going to field the best team we can to win the most games that we can," Rizzo said. All spring, it has been assumed the Nationals will keep Stephen Strasburg out of the majors until June both for reasons pertaining to his development and the business of baseball. By keeping Strasburg in the minors until June, the Nationals would pause the clock one year for when he becomes eligible for free agency. Rizzo shot down that notion. "That has nothing to do with it," Rizzo said. "It's the development of the player, for the long-term success of him and for the franchise. Those things, when you're trying to win ballgames, they don't enter a general manager's mind. Believe me." In the case of shortstop Ian Desmond, the breakout player of Nationals camp, Rizzo's overriding sentiment is significant. Desmond has two options remaining, meaning he can be moved freely from the majors to minors without the Nationals having to worry about losing him to another team. The incumbent shortstop, Cristian Guzman, is making $8 million this season. But Rizzo said none of those extracurricular factors will determine who plays shortstop for the Nationals this year. "I've said it the whole time: We're going to play the best 25 guys that give us the best chance to win," Rizzo said. "[They] are going to go north with us. I continue to say that. If [Desmond is] one of the best eight guys that we can put out there to win games, he's certainly to be. He's in the running to be an everyday guy. "The money is out of the equation. Money has nothing to do with who's going to play and who's not going to play." Rizzo 澄清，將史寶哥下放小聯盟並非出自財務因素，主要原因是球團必須確認 在球技之外(如心理、體能)，是否做好準備。 --

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