Help wanted: Centerfielder needed

With Bryce Harper breaking camp with the team looking evermore bleak, an option at Centerfield for the Nationals may be required as a placeholder until Harper gets the call to the show. Once that occurs, the Bearded Warrior, Jayson Werth, will take over the 8 position for skipper Davey Johnson for at least the remainder of the year. The problem lies with the decision to go after a place holder, or the long term option the team desperately craves?Once the season ends and Adam LaRoche leaves in free agency, the possibility of Michael Morse resigning and taking over first looks good, thus reopening the need for a Centerfielder. As far as a trade package is concerned, with John Lannan on the outside looking in, Ross Detweiler out of options, and some depth between Shortstop Ian Desmond and infielder Steven Lombardozzi, there would certainly be some interest. The Baltimore Orioles Centerfielder Adam Jones is rumored to be available but the price for a franchise type of player would be nothing less than the entire farm. Michael Bourn of the Atlanta Braves is on an one year deal and the Braves may look to give him up for infield depth. Coco Crisp signed with the Oakland Athletics on a two year deal, signing as a free agent for the second consecutive year. He would be a cheap, short team bandaid on the wound that has become centerfield. The leadoff potential he posses makes a very intriguing target. Once he leaves, the Nats start from square one, but with the benefit of free agency to focus on a solution for the future. B.j. Upton of the Tampa Bay Rays has long been rumored to be the major target of GM Mike Rizzo. He will be a free agent after the season, theoretically making it easier to obtain him. The problem
is the Rays don't really have a reason to ship him outta town. Gerardo Perra of the Arizona Diamondbacks has been relegated to the bench with the signing of outfielder Jason Kuble. Perra is quick and a gold glove winning left fielder. He could probably make the switch to center without many issues. But these guys wouldn't be picked up until the Nats decide what to do with Harper.