The months of wondering are over. The Wilmington Blue Rocks will become the newest Nats franchisee, joining the ‘Burgs (Harris and Frederick) and newcomer Rochester for the new world order: AAA – Rochester (new for 2021, formerly Fresno) AA – Harrisburg (same since 2005) High-A – Wilmington (new for 2021) Low-A – Fredericksburg (High-A affiliate …
At some point today, MLB is expected to announce The 120. As predicted in the comments, the announcements will be made ahead of the actual Player Development Licenses being issued, which Baseball America likens to buying a house sight unseen. Per Ballpark Digest, the announcements are expected to be thirty short, two-graf releases detailing the …
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 …