With another week to go before the Winter Meetings, it’s time to turn another ritual to fill the void. For this, I’m pretty sure I’ll get enough participation. The next one… are there even 10 pitchers that remotely qualify?
For those of you who don’t know the deal, it’s what they call it when they hand out the cards in a card game you can email enfieldmass-top10bats[at]yahoo[dot]com (link will open your preferred email client) or submit them in comments.
In a few days, I’ll compile the votes and weight them in reverse order (#1 = 10 points, #2 = 9 points… #9 = 2 points, #10 = 1 point). When it feels like I’ve got a sizable number of submissions (or it’s time to make a post), I’ll update this to close the polls. If you’re from Florida or Georgia, we don’t care if anyone brings you food or water while you make your vote.
A reminder that “Bat” is shorthand for “position player” even if the N.L. has joined the 20th century and the sky has not fallen. Thus, you probably don’t need to consider defense even if they’re catchers, since the Nats don’t mind passed balls and wild pitches if it means more offense (see: Ramos, Wilson; Read, Raudy).
This will create the 13th annual NationalsProspects.com Top 10 Bats list.
Alas, I don’t have any pithy remarks about the free agents the Nats won’t be pursuing. The CW is that as both a last-place team and one entering its fourth year of rebuilding, FA signings won’t happen until the Big Nats are over the .500 hump and looking to hit that 85-90 win mark.