winner of the Juan Soto sweepstakes reveal winter meetings, so we turn to our next offseason ritual: Ranking the batters in the Nationals minors.
This should be interesting, given how many there are to choose from versus five or ten years ago. He hasn’t graduated yet nor does his birth year start with “19,” so yes, you can vote for Dylan Crews.
Here’s how it goes… Send me your Top 10 list of minor-league position players (40-man guys are eligible as long as they have rookie status; three by my count) to enfieldmass-top10bats[at]yahoo[dot]com (link will open your preferred email client) or post them in the comments.
Later this week, 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 post to close the polls.
Just a reminder: “bat” is shorthand for “position player.” You probably don’t need to factor in defense, since the Nats don’t either. Not that there are very many glove-first guys from which to choose. That not how this franchise rolls.
We’ll then have the 14th annual NationalsProspects.com Top 10 Bats list.
With the beat writers having been quieter than a Mississippi Civil Rights Commission, I really have no opinions about the free agents the Nats will be passing on. I will say there’s always a chance that a trade could be made, but my gut says they’re not there yet. Pitching is what the big club needs and that’s the wishlist for roughly two dozen teams.