Offseason Update: Nov. 9, 2018
No game last night, but an observation from Lee: “Carter reminds me of when Bryce was here, always around the manager or coaches listening and learning.”
TRANSACTION/FREE AGENCY UPDATE
Before I list out the free agents, courtesy of Baseball America, there were two re-signs – RHP Aaron Barrett and SS Bengie Gonzalez. Otherwise, you’ll see that most of the guys listed are the year-to-year guys, i.e. those who have earned six-year free agency. There are some notable homegrown players (Abreu, Norfork, Valdez, the other Harper), but no one that should surprise you. If you are, perhaps you’d like to buy this waterfront property?
- AAA – C Tuffy Gosewich; 2B Irving Falu; SS Jason Martinson; 3B Chris Dominguez; RHPs Brady Dragmire, David Goforth, Christopher Smith, Phillips Valdez
- AA – C Jake Lowery; 2B Khayyan Norfork; SS Osvaldo Abreu; 3B Dan Gamache; OFs, Zach Collier, Hunter Jones, OF Adam Walker; RHPs Jaron Long, Roman Mendez, Cesar Vargas; LHPs Logan Darnell, Bryan Harper
- A+ – C Adderling Ruiz; 1B Nick Basto
Of the re-signees, the one I would probably give the best shot at MLB time would be Valdez. Abreu once was on many of the organizational top-10 lists, but he never hit at AA.
I do find the Harper return a little surprising, considering that Little Bro may be taking his talents elsewhere, and Bryan turns 29 next month. The Nats are really low on lefties in the upper levels, though.
I think those are the guys who elected free agency. Barrett and Bengie chose to re-up.
Oops, you’re right — I read it wrong. Of course several on the list likely would re-sign . . . if the Nats want them back.
Am I reading too much into Bengies cameo on the mound for Cuse but we should expect him to be the Fresno fella handling many IP @ SS??
Nice effort in autumn , Luke.
Rainy weather has our dogs napping
He played a helpful role for Syracuse this season by being the go-to position player to pitch when the actual pitching staff got torched, which happened…a lot.
I don’t think he’s really a *pitcher* per se, but he’s better at pretending than most utility infielders are.
Hunter Jones has re-signed, per Rosenthal.
Fresno might be called the long distance outpost by agents and free agents this winter: I could see org guys like Martinson, Goforth, Smith resign along with some outsider Free agents to stock Fresno