| Player |
Pos. |
Age |
2011 Team(s) |
2010 Invite |
Notes |
| Gregory Baez |
LHSP |
19 |
DSL, GCL |
Y |
Repeated GCL with much better success, lowering ERA from 5.92 to 3.30 |
| A.J. Cole |
RHSP |
19 |
HAG |
Y |
First full season as a pro, thus his second-half fade is understandable |
| Paul Demny |
RHSP |
22 |
POT |
Y |
Prone to longball, but throws hard. Predicted move to ‘pen for ’11 last Sept, but his age and stamina say he’s a candidate for the HBG rotation in ’12 |
| Brian Dupra |
RHSP |
22 |
HAG |
N |
7th Rd. Pick in ’11 draft with a low-to-mid-90s FB and improving secondary pitches that scouts like. |
| Pedro Encarnacion |
RHSP |
20 |
AUB, GCL |
Y |
Challenged with SS-A but dropped back to GCL where like Baez, he put up better numbers |
| Wirkin Estevez |
RHSP |
19 |
AUB |
Y |
Accepted the challenge to skip GCL and put up decent numbers for a 19-y.o. |
| Christian Garcia |
RHRP |
26 |
AUB, SYR |
N |
Former Yankee farmhand that’s undergone TJ surgery twice. A project, a la Ryan Mattheus. |
| Matt Grace |
LHSP |
22 |
HAG |
Y |
Threw a lot of innings, gave up more hits. Decent peripheral numbers and respectable FIP. And then there’s that lefthanded thing. |
| Taylor Hill |
RHSP |
22 |
AUB |
N |
6th-rd pick in ’11 Draft with SI/SL/CU arsenal that scouts feel might be refined with a pro coach |
| Greg Holt |
RHRP |
22 |
AUB, HAG |
N |
8th Rd Pick in ’11 Draft. Average FB, but good CV — projects as a middle reliever |
| Taylor Jordan |
RHSP |
22 |
HAG |
Y |
Didn’t pitch after July 9, so the presumption is he was shut down due to injury. |
| Nathan Karns |
RHSP |
23 |
GCL, AUB |
N |
’09 Draft Pick that finally surfaced in pro ball in ’11 |
| Jack McGeary |
LHSP |
22 |
GCL |
N |
Recovering from mid-2010 TJ surgery, put up decent numbers in five late-season GCL appearances |
| Chris McKenzie |
RHSP |
21 |
HAG, POT |
N |
13th Rd. Juco Pick in ’10 Draft. Spent two-plus mos. on DL with much better results upon return |
| Alex Meyer |
RHSP |
21 |
N/A |
N |
Deadline-sign 1st Rd. ’11 Draft pick. Live arm, poor control likely due to 6’9″ frame that’s reportedly not finished filling out. |
| Blake Monar |
LHRP |
22 |
GCL, AUB |
N |
12th Rd Pick in ’11 Draft. Had just five appearances, but likely limited due to his injury history |
| Ivan Pineyro |
RHSP |
19 |
DSL |
N |
Led DSL club in games started, innings pitched, and strikeouts. |
| Matt Purke |
LHSP |
21 |
N/A |
N |
Another 1st Rd ’11 Draft deadline sign. Fell to the 3rd round due injury concerns, sophomore leverage but considered a great value play by stock jocks risk-reward pick by draft gurus. |
| Elvin Ramirez |
RHRP |
23 |
N/A |
N |
Dec. ’10 Rule 5 Draft Pick that was alleged to have amped up his fastball in winter ball then never pitched in ’11 |
| Robbie Ray |
LHSP |
19 |
HAG |
Y |
Stronger results than Cole, but similar late-season fade |
| Manny Rodriguez |
RHRP |
22 |
AUB |
N |
10th Rd. Pick in ’11 Draft. Small-college convert from 3B that throws 90-95 and is still learning to pitch. |
| Cameron Selik |
RHSP |
24 |
HAG, POT |
N |
Started with a bang at HAG, but faded in second half in POT of first full season as a pro. |
| Matt Swynenberg |
RHSP |
21 |
HAG |
N |
Lean, long-limbed and a slow riser in the Nats system, having been drafted in ’09 and repeating SS-A in ’11 |
| Kylin Turnbull |
LHRP |
21 |
N/A |
N |
4th Rd Pick in ’11 and another deadline sign. A hard-throwing lefty with a projectable frame that the Nats talked out of going to UOregon |
