Gio Gonzalez Deal Complete, Washington Nationals Looking Better

By Babes Love Baseball • December 28, 2011

The Nationals are not messing around anymore. Finalizing the deal that began as just another rumor back in November, the Oakland Athletics have officially sent Gio Gonzalez to Washington in a six-player trade.

The 26-year-old lefty will join an already promising rotation and pitch between talented young right-handers Jordan Zimmermann and Stephen Strasburg, both of whom recovered from reconstructive elbow surgery and still throw mad heat. Heat like Gonzalez, whose fastball is regularly clocked at 92-95 mph when he’s not attempting to perfect his 10-4 curve and changeup.
[Washington Post]