AFL/Offseason Update: Nov. 15, 2015
After battling back from 5-1 down to tie it in the bottom of the 9th, the Rafters coughed up the lead in the 10th and couldn’t respond for a 6-5 loss in extra innings.
Christopher Bostick (pictured) was the only Nationals player to appear in the game. As per usual, the 22-year-old batted second and played 2B for Salt River. He was 1-for-5 with a double and three strikeouts at the plate and on defense he had a putout, an error, and two assists.
Salt River has an off day today before entering the final week of the Arizona Fall League. They have four games left and train Scottsdale by two, with a tragic number of three.
FREE AGENTS, REDUX
Last week, BA released its list of the 2016 minor-league free agents, a day after noting that player-coach Andruth Ramirez, RHP Scott McGregor, and UT Jose Lozada had re-signed. Without further ado, the rest of the former Nationals:
RHP – Rob Gilliam, Jeff Howell, Connor Overton, Kevin Perez, and Sam Runion
LHP – Matt Purke
C – Brian Jeroloman, Steven Lerud
IF – Mario Lisson, Scott Sizemore, Josh Johnson
OF – Darin Mastroianni, Derrick Robinson
Obviously, the the most notable name among those is Matt Purke, who the Nationals gambled would be healthy after being beaten like a rented mule by TCU in his freshman year, and never regained that promise. Otherwise, it’s the usual suspects in terms of minor-league veterans who’ve been serving as organizational soldiers.
At least you can say the Nats did everything right with Purke. He just never recovered from his college coach.
He even voluntarily stayed an extra year so he could get back on track.
The good news for him is he hopefully has enough of that $4 million bonus to start a new life. Good luck to him.
With possible three high picks in first 70
This next June. Nats should be looking @
a lefty who will cruise past Cuse .
And a major bat to join post Werth crowd
I tend to doubt it will be three picks. The Nats have too many needs with Strasburg entering his walk year and Harper’s clock ticking not to try and reload this winter.
My bet is one top free agent will be coming to DC, and that the other two picks will cushion the blow of losing the first one.
Karl good call
If Desmond signs with SanDiego they won’t even get that pick as its protected.
This the Turner trade
Yes, they get supp pick regardless of the one that the signing team loses. They changed those rules a few years ago.