News and Notes on the Nationals Minors since 2009
Yesterday, the NCAA essentially declared that 2020 season did not happen, restoring eligibility for all spring sport athlete-students in Division I. Given last week’s news about the 2020 and 2021 drafts being shortened, this seems like a good thing for the players, right? Well, maybe not. I’ve never professed to like the Draft, never mind …
As noted in the comments, the Nats made some roster moves on what would have been Opening Day: OPTIONED TO AAA: C Tres Barrera RHP Erick Fedde OPTIONED TO AA: RHP James Bourque RHP Kyle Finnegan UT Adrían Sanchez OF Andrew Stevenson This is, of course, procedural and no doubt a result of the reported …
Just a short post to let you know that we haven’t gone dark. That feels like a mantra for the 2019-20 offseason. Thankfully, I have a job where working from home is not a huge departure. About a 1/3rd of my company is permanently remote, and my particular office has two days per week sanctioned …
Somehow we’re still finding things to talk about, even with basically no sports. First the good (well, not bad) news. MLB has stepped up and provided some semblance of relief for minor-leaguers. Perhaps more disturbing, though, is Mr. Doughtery’s revelation via Twitter: The Nationals were not one of the teams that agreed to pay minor …
Today is St. Patrick’s Day, the first of what will be several spring rituals changed in 2020 – no parades, road races, or creative use of pizza. (Well, maybe.) Yesterday, MLB announced it will follow the CDC’s recommendation of no gatherings of more than 50 people for at least eight weeks, which obviously will apply …
Well, I’m back from Greenville (pictured) and was a little surprised this morning to have something to write about.
Yesterday, the Nats made a few transactions – many of which included “our guys”:
OPTIONED
• RHPs Aaron Barrett, Kyle McGowin
• LHP Ben Braymer
• IF Jake Noll
| REASSIGNED TO MINOR-LEAGUE CAMP | RELEASED |
| • C Taylor Gushue | • RHPs David Hernandez, Hunter Strickland |
| • OF-RHP J.B. Shuck | |
| • RHPs Dakota Bacus, Bryan Bonnell, Wil Crowe | |
| • UTs Brandon Snyder, Jacob Wilson |
I’ve a feeling we’re not in Kansas anymore there were more releases than this. If we’re lucky, BA will let us know in its next transaction post, which should be this week, given that they won’t be distracted by college baseball anytime soon.
It seems rather pointless to go over the final 2020 Grapefruit League game—which the Nats lost, 6-3 to the Yankees—when there is so much uncertainty about the 2020 season. MLB has said it will delay the regular season at least two weeks – from March to April 9, possibly (probably) longer. MiLB, which would have …
Powered by the minor-leaguers, Washington rallied for six runs in the 9th inning en route to a 6-2 win over Houston this afternoon. Stephen Strasburg got the start and ramped up to five innings, allowing the first Astros run on two hits with no walks and four K’s. The “W” went to Roenis Elías as …
With Max Scherzer scratched from his expected start today, the Nats turned to the ‘pen to get a longer look in a 3-2 loss to the Marlins. Ben Braymer got the start but did not make the case for his inclusion on the 2526-man roster, as Miami stung him for two runs on six hits …
Things are finally starting to pick up on the transaction front. Baseball America, after going most of the offseason with Mordecai Brown digit count of posts, released its second transactions post this month! SIGNED • RHP Allen Webster RELEASED • LHP Nick Raquet Webster has spent parts of five seasons in the majors with the …