The Nationals made headlines again today with yet another acquisition: GM Jim Bowden announced that Washington Nationals acquired 26 year-old CF Nook Logan from the Detroit Tigers in exchange for a player to be named later or cash considerations.

Nook, who was DFA'd last week by the Tigers, is not known as a power slugger (he hit just .185 at AAA Toledo, and just .247 after a demotion to Double-A Erie) but he his hailed for his lightening speed and quality defense. After all the field blunders made by the Nats this week, this deal sounds like a winner.

Could this also be a sign that Soriano will be on his way? Frankly, why Bowden didn't trade him before the deadline is beyond me. The only option now is to sign him (at huge dollars) and make him the face of the organization. Not a bad idea. The team could let him walk, but then Bowden will face some intense criticism for not working out a trade in July and getting some young talent back in return. Anyway, I don't see why we can't have Soriano, Lopez and Nook speeding up the line-up. We've needed CF speed and defense all season long, so I'm really looking forward to Nook the Nat!

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