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Nationals Unveil “Accelerated Camp” Roster

February 27, 2015

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For the minors fans, the news is sparse this time of year, but thanks to MASN’s Byron Kerr, we can at least discuss the annual list of minor-leaguers who’ve been asked to come to camp early, a.k.a. “accelerated camp.”

This is the analog to the Fall Instrux, as prospects are given extra time for instruction and rehabbing players can be monitored. And, of course, it’s a chance for the coaches to make sure everyone’s moving in the right direction.

As much as you might want to draw inferences from who’s been selected and who hasn’t, you really can’t, beyond what’s usually true: almost all of these guys are on the latest watchlist…

PITCHERS CATCHERS INFIELDERS OUTFIELDERS
Dakota Bacus Cole Leonida Osvaldo Abreu Isaac Ballou
Joan Baez Raudy Read Chris Bostick Rafael Bautista
James Bourque Jakson Reetz Austin Davidson D.K. Carey
Abel de los Santos Jorge Tillero Anderson Franco Jeff Gardner
Robbie Dickey Cody Gunter Derrick Robinson
Ian Dickson Kelvin Gutierrez Victor Robles
Paolo Espino Mario Lisson Drew Vettleson
Erick Fedde Edwin Lora
Lucas Giolito Jose Marmolejos-Diaz
Jake Johansen David Masters
Nick Lee Stephen Perez
Reynaldo Lopez Shawn Pleffner
Anderson Martinez Tony Renda
Ronald Pena Drew Ward
Nick Pivetta
Brian Rauh
Luis Reyes
Jefry Rodriguez
Joe Ross
Hector Silvestre
John Simms
Matthew Spann
Wander Suero
Kylin Turnbull
Austin Voth
Austen Williams


Unlike past years, there aren’t really any unfamiliar names for regulars of this site. Maybe Mario Lisson or Derrick Robinson if you missed when the Nats signed them in December and January respectively.

The presence of some veteran names removes some doubt as to who will be back in 2015, though looking over previous rosters you can always spot one or two names that haven’t been seen much since.

Until the next time — or the games begin…

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15 Commments

  1. James says:
    February 26, 2015 at 8:10 am

    Think your forgot Joe Ross.

  2. Mark L says:
    February 26, 2015 at 10:39 am

    The scary part of the pitchers list is when you divide them in to Left & Right-handers. You can barely see the Left-handers, the number is so small.

  3. CA says:
    February 26, 2015 at 11:52 am

    Where do you see catcher Craig Manuel starting the season?

    1. Luke Erickson says:
      February 27, 2015 at 6:24 am

      Backing up Kieboom at Potomac.

  4. Mark L says:
    February 26, 2015 at 5:17 pm

    Almost forgot. Great photo!

    Spike Lives!

  5. peric says:
    February 26, 2015 at 5:18 pm

    I think Joe Ross is in major league camp …

    1. Luke Erickson says:
      February 27, 2015 at 6:22 am

      No, James is right and so is Mark L — when I was going back and forth between LHPs and RHPs, I skipped him. Any other system, a 26-y.o.LHP with one (1) appearance at the AA level or a 24-y.o.LHP with a career WHIP of 1.518 would be roster-fillers; for the Nats, they’re Top 30 guys because there are just so few LHPs.

  6. KW says:
    February 26, 2015 at 8:18 pm

    Most of the usual suspects seem to have been rounded up. I’m a little disappointed that John Wooten didn’t make the cut with the “in crowd” after a pretty solid (although slightly “old”) season at Hagerstown and Potomac.

    One who I wonder whether will still be around is Brandon Miller, who showed a lot of pop (and K’s) in 2013 but really regressed last season and will turn 26 this year. With so few solid bats in the lower minors, I used to have real hopes for him.

  7. jeff says:
    February 27, 2015 at 7:48 am

    Luke, you are not going through a twilight zone sensing a lack of response from me.
    Here is my take. this list for me is who brass whats to expedite for spring roster assignments.
    hagerstown OF gardner, carey and robles.
    IF Gunther, masters, abreau, lora Marmelade/Diaz.
    nick lee has some time tocatch up on.
    franco is a big kid to get a pass to advanced camp .
    2015 will be a season for more Larin kids to appear big on orgs radar.

    1. jeff says:
      February 27, 2015 at 7:53 am

      my pick for bust out season. jeff gardner not just because he has a great name/ jeff.
      lol.
      he should hit potomac first out of suns kids…

  8. jeff says:
    February 27, 2015 at 7:51 am

    luke. since auburn starts up in June,. maybe franco and gutierrez show up for a cup of hagerstown suns suds.
    there are numerous LHPs I expect to progress in GCL and DSL plus remember there are two lefties on DSL DL list
    60 day.
    baseball is a long season with varied segments.

  9. jeff says:
    February 27, 2015 at 11:55 am

    Gutierez could truly snag a Hagerstown ticket to lend time @ 2b with Davidson pending how the law firm
    masters and middleton wash out in camp.
    yes, KW, there are some guys who need camp to see if they maintain their 14 level. Miller time and Estarlin
    matched with Wooten and Lisson @ AA. Cutter should make the Cuse squad what with the need need for a couple RH
    bats to join all the LH FA bats. maybe Cutter and Hague go north to NY. YES, ALL ON THE HEELS of who goes to DC
    on matty9 bench. the fight between Carp, Stewart and the Hawaiian whose name if tough to spell from distant memory.
    ODUBER should make Sens outfield since there are two lefty bats in a possible outfield on paper in Feb.
    MILLER makes sense in a speedy outfield in Potomac> Cat Ballou, Raffie B, W, Rodrieguez and Millertime!.
    Yes, Cody Dent could be a utility holdover with or without McQ unless Cody makes the grade for Sens bench.
    Yes, yes, many options for brass to sort through in camp.
    its time for the Nats to put out their new tee shirt//// |Hum, baby!!! taken straight from the SF Giant days of Roger Craig
    when Matty9 was hammering NL pitching along with Wil the thrill Clark. yes, back when the 1989 Upper Deck MLB set
    was still worth $100 not $60 of today!!

  10. forensicane says:
    February 27, 2015 at 3:47 pm

    There is plenty to read into this. First of all, if Robles is in the camp as well as Franco, from the standpoint of the Nats, those two are the most accelerated bats from the DSM Nats. Whether they break with Hagerstown may be debatable, because they still have the cultural transition and not merely the skill challenge. But at such tender ages, it helps to see how easy it is for them to be away from home. It will be a (smaller) cultural step for them to go the GCL as teenagers younger than graduating HS seniors.

    Hopefully Wooten is not injured. He is certainly not out of favor in the organization. But the rest of the story is sometimes surprising. Bryan Lippincott retired after showing hitting skills at Auburn, suggesting he might blossom. And then he decided on a career more befitting what he actually went to school for.

    For all the dearth of lefties, there is no sign of Jake Walsh, David Napoli, and Bryan Harper. So the list and the presence of Turnbull speaks well of him. Perhaps Brett Mooneyham and Blake Schwartz, after last years’ flameouts, are going to be released altogether and that may be the fate of Miller as well (hopefully not).

    Manny Rodriguez showed up big late last year and he is not there. Same with Gil Mendez. And Benincasa is officially no longer the fair-haired boy – went to the AFL, but not here.

    With that point made, there is no Derek Self or Neil Holland, yet both merited the AFL and Self merited being selected for same.

    Turner to Padres ML camp, though — I’ll bet that was part of the negotiation against filing a grievance.

    1. Luke Erickson says:
      February 27, 2015 at 6:06 pm

      DSL/GCLers in 2014 Accelerated Camp — Raudy Read, Jefry Rodriguez, Wander Suero, Osvaldo Abreu.
      Assigned to full-season Roster: Suero

      DSL/GCLers in 2013 Accelearated Camp — Deion Williams, Pedro Severino, Read
      Assigned to full-season roster: Severino

      Again, this is an analog to fall instrux – it’s just the guys they want to spend more time with for whatever reason — age, position change, health, etc.

  11. Jeff says:
    February 28, 2015 at 3:40 pm

    Gil Grissom. Yes cultural adjustments for kids are tough. But look how special
    Severino was and is to play Hagerstown in cold april !!

    Luke. There might be an interesting list as you suggest in those released .
    Not to mention a list entitled. Repeat or bump up one level : dent , EstArlin,
    Oduber , Wooten, carlos Lopez…

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