The Wizards and Nationals made a pair of deals last night, attempting to plug big holes in their respective rosters.

That Nats picked up center fielder Preston Wilson in exchange for right hander Zach Day, outfielder J.J. Davis and future considerations. Wilson led the majors in RBI's in 2003 and should supply some power to the lowest scoring team in the league. Hopefully this will bring an end to the experiment that was Carlos Baerga as our #4 hitter. Wilson is batting .258 this year with 15 homers, 47 RBI and 77 strikeouts. He is expected to join the team in Milwaukee today. Current CF Brad Wilkerson will move over to first base until the injured Nick Johnson returns.

It's worth noting that Day is the second pitcher on the staff to be shipped out of town after fueding with manager Frank Robinson. However, the Nats made another move yesterday, bolstering their bullpen by adding lefty reliever Mike Stanton. Stanton was recently released by the NY Yankees because of his ineffectiveness against right handed batters, but he can still get the lefties out.

Not to be outdone, it looks like the Wizards have agreed in principle to a deal sending the much maligned Kwame Brown to the LA Lakers in return for Caron Butler and the heavily traveled Chucky Atkins. Expect to see a slew of "Great move by the Lakers!" articles in the next few days, but don't fret Wiz fans. DCist isn't so sure this is a good move for Kwame or the Lakers. Yes, Brown has all the physical tools, but it's not like playing in a major media market under Kobe Bryant and Phil Jackson is going to make his life any easier. If you ask us, the Wiz made out like bandits on this deal. Butler can drop 30 points on any given night and will fit right in with Gilbert Arenas and Antawn Jamison. Atkins is a very capable back up PG that might make DCist fave Steve Blake expendable.