Was Matt Moore almost a National?

[Todd44]

Saw this tucked in a Thomas Boswell column about extending Ryan Zimmerman:

It’s not just that the Nats’ front office has, in three years, rebuilt the farm system from a joke to No. 1-rated or swung trades like Michael Morse for Ryan Langerhans and Ramos for Matt Capps. It’s also the past deals that were all teed up and, according to former Nats, got nixed, like a trade of Dunn for the Rays’ Matt Moore, now the game’s best lefty prospect.

Is this common knowledge. I don't think I'd seen anything like this before about Moore being offered for Adam Dunn.

 

[James52411]

Probably not. I would guess that Rizzo is simply leaking information to make himself look like a genius. The Nats may have offered up Dunn, but he would have made little sense for the Rays since their need over the past few years has been a right handed bat to face lefty pitching.

 

[Todd44]

Probably not. I would guess that Rizzo is simply leaking information to make himself look like a genius. The Nats may have offered up Dunn, but he would have made little sense for the Rays since their need over the past few years has been a right handed bat to face lefty pitching.

My thoughts exactly. It didn't make sense. I don't trust *** was offered for *** nearly two years after the fact...

Plus, didn't the Rays have Carlos Pena at the time?

 

[Joshua.Roundtree]

The Rays DID inquire about Adam Dunn...........but that conversation ended shortly after the Nationals asked for Matt Moore. No way the Rays were parting with Moore for half a season of Adam Dunn.