Adam Kennedy – Second Base, originally uploaded by Timmer82.

Nationals.com says the Nationals, only hours after being rejected by second baseman Orlando Hudson, have come to a deal with 34-year old second baseman Adam Kennedy although the terms of that deal are unknown and the team has yet to officially announce it.

Kennedy is coming off a comeback year in 2009, hitting .289 with 11 home runs and 63 RBIs for the Athletics. He only played in 202 games the two previous years due to injuries so Kennedy is yet another player you probably have to keep your fingers crossed about. This move puts Kennedy at second base, Cristian Guzman stays at short and Ian Desmond to the Minors to start the season.

Well, that settles the 2010 second base situation. Kennedy wasn’t who the team preferred nor is he the strongest option, but if he can remain healthy and maintain his 2009 numbers, he should do just fine for a year or two.

No team pays that much attention to second base anyways. We’ll probably forget he is even there. It’s sort of an obsolete position.

Usually teams just use robots at second base these days.

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