It's been a weird offseason so far that, sadly, has evoked miserable memories of Jim Bowden's tenure with the Washington Nationals. Those of you who have been following the Nats since they first moved to D.C. (or, in a few cases, before that when they were in Montreal) may remember JimBo's time in Washington for more than his struggles to put a competitive big league product on the field. He also seemed to have a bit of an unhealthy obsession with his previous organization, the Cincinnati Reds.
- One of Bowden's first big splashes during his first offseason was to trade Maicier Izturis and Juan Rivera to the Angels to acquire Jose Guillen, who had his breakout (in hindsight, his career) season in 2003 with Bowden's Reds.