Washington Nationals' GM Mike Rizzo acknowledged Daniel Murphy's offensive strengths and his defensive shortcomings while introducing the veteran, left-handed hitting infielder to the nation's capital after the 30-year-old former New York Met signed a 3-year/$37.5M deal.
In the end, as Peter Gammons wrote in a look at the Washington Nationals' swings and misses this winter, though the Nats did make what General Manager Mike Rizzo characterized as a "competitive, market value" offer to super-utility man Ben Zobrist (believed to be for 4-years/$60M), before he signed with the Chicago Cubs on a 4-year/$56 contract, the Nats' ".