Unfortunately, Keith Law gets the “meh” treatment because he’s among the last instead of the first, which is kind of a shame because he’s arguably the best because he does not parrot the front offices, like Baseball America and MLB Pipeline.
Without further ado…
- James Wood, OF
- Elijah Green, OF
- Robert Hassell, OF
- Cade Cavalli, RHP
- Brady House, IF
- Jarlin Susana, RHP
- Cole Henry, RHP
- Crithian Vaquero, OF
- Jeremy De La Rosa, OF
- Jake Bennett, LHP
- Jake Irvin, RHP
- Jackson Rutledge, RHP
- Armando Cruz, SS
- Andry Lara, RHP
- Roismar Quintana, OF
- Jeter Downs, 2B
- Daylen Lile, OF
- T.J. White, OF
- Jake Alu, UT
- Jose Ferrer, LHP
Why the bold and italics? To make the point that a 1/5th of the list has been acquired since last July.
A few other nuggets from Law’s article, that might not have been in his Top 100 story last week…
…Crithian Vaquero’s nickname is “The Phenomenon.” Now how much would you pay to hear Mike Tyson read that last sentence?
…Bennett should make AA this year, but needs to find a pitch to get lefties out; unusual for a LHP, no?
…Irvin is probably bullpen-bound and/or may develop another Nats elbow, given that his mechanics haven’t changed all that much.
…Downs may be on his third organization, which may be part of the reason why he’s stalled, i.e., he needs a change of scenery and someone to fix his pull-happy tendency. Not stated, is that this is more on Downs’s talent than Washington’s (non-existent) track record for fixing non-injured reclamation projects (not that its injured track record is any good).
…Alu could see time in MLB this season if for no other reason than the Nats have zero upper-minors depth at 3B and 2B. Not stated, but we all know, is Washington’s love for guys who can play both IF and OF.