Sorry, but multiple sources are now saying that tomorrow will be the reveal of the Final 120 for minor-league baseball. I’m not sure this would be such a big deal if it weren’t for the dearth of any other real news on the minor-league front. The Rule 5 draft? Please. About the only thing anyone …
Yeah, I know: We’re still hung up on how MLB will divide its newly acquired fiefdom into 120 teams… As noted in the comments, the new prevailing wisdom is that we’ll know on Tuesday even if we have no hamburger today. And if you’re having hard time with this hurry-up-and-wait, Ballpark Digest points out how …
Sunset in Hagerstown
The good news is that “supposably” we’ll get an idea as to The 120 in the next week or two, according to Baseball America. The bad news is that some folks aren’t going to like what MLB will impose. Take Fresno… please. The former Nationals affiliate is to be a Low-A affiliate whenever the minor …
In my heart, I wish for everyone to be with their families and loved ones today. Because that’s what Thanksgiving has become, despite some of its ugly origins, or that’s the 35-yard-line for the 4th Qtr in Retail. In my head, I know that tens of millions of people will ignore the warnings of the …
As mentioned in my penultimate post, now that the Rule 5 Draft Deadline has come and gone we can go another lap in the 2019-?? offseason with the discussion of the next iteration of the Watchlist. But just like everything else the past 8½ months, it’s an outlier of an exception of a caveat. There …
Almost lost among the chatter of the 40-man roster moves, Baseball America released its first 2021 Top 10 List: Cade Cavalli, RHP (’20 Draft Pick) Jackson Rutledge, RHP (3) Cole Henry, LHP (’20 Draft Pick) Yasel Antuna, SS (9) Andry Lara, RHP (7) Jeremy De La Rosa, OF (’18 IFA) Tim Cate, LHP (5) Eddie …
After adding just one player to the 40-man at the Rule 5 deadline in 2018 and 2019, the Nats went hog-wild in 2020 and added two – RHP Joan Adon and IF Yasel Antuna. In all seriousness, the Bizzaro World 2020 season reduced this number significantly, with nine players added to the 40-man from July …
In the 21st century, a tweet can launch a thousand stories, even if it’s from a deranged lunatic.But enough about Elon Musk. I’m proud I secured a commitment from the @Nationals to ensure new Major League affiliate for Rochester Red Wings to keep Red Wings ‘safe at home’. There’s no doubt @RocRedWings will keep knocking …
Given how slow the news is, we’re reduced to reading tea leaves about the future of minor-league baseball and which teams the Nats will affiliate with in 2021. Perhaps the new thing that seems to be the most difficult to understand is that this is a brave new world and it’s no longer up to …