There’s no minor-league baseball for the first time in forever. No joy. No verve. No poetry. But there’ll still be fireworks (and hospitalizations) tonight (and in about two weeks) so enjoy the look back. And don’t worry – everything’s gonna be fine. Lehigh Valley 4 Syracuse 2 (10 inn.) – 2018 • Milone 6IP, 3H, …
As we enter the next phase of the 2019-202? offseason, the Nats made signed six more free agents: Continuing the Nats’ tradition of legacy picks, SS Quade Tomlin was signed from Liberty Christian HS in Lynchburg, VA. Quade is the son of Randy Tomlin, who coached for several years in the Nationals organization. RHP Zach …
Late yesterday afternoon, the official word came down that MLB will not be supplying players to its affiliates this year, canceling the 2020 season. Like the revelation of incompetence within the current administration, this is hardly a shock. The writing has been on the wall… the floor… the ceiling for months now. Though they had …
Yesterday, most MLB teams announced the initial 60-man rosters for whatever you want to call what comes next: Summer Camp… Spring Training II… SARS-CoV-2: Electric Boogaloo. Among the 60 were multiple 2020 watchlist players: RHPs LHPs CATCHERS INFIELDERS Joan Adon Ben Braymer Tres Barrera Luis Garcia Wil Crowe Tim Cate Jakson Reetz Carter Kieboom Steven …
Ten years ago, this site was transferred to me from its founder. Ordinarily, I’d mention this in passing while doing the dailies, which I miss doing — those five months where I look over the boxscores and write up the summaries over breakfast and coffee are the best months of the year. It doesn’t seem …
Granted, this a site about the minors, but after weeks of bickering between MLB and MLBPA the news dropped yesterday that there is a 60-game regular season planned for 2020. Perhaps now we’ll get official word about the fate of the minor leaguers, but it seems all but certain that there will be no minor-league …
Whatever deal may have been had between MLB and MLBPA may ultimately prove to be moot, thanks to a resurgence in the coronavirus in both Florida and Arizona. Not coincidentally, both states were among the last to shut down and the first to reopen, not to mention this and this. Sure, it’s still possible that …
In the space of roughly five days, the Nats have signed five of their six picks in the 2020 draft – including their #1 pick, RHP Cade Cavalli. On Monday, news broke that Nos. 4 and 5 – C Brady Lindsly and LHP Mitchell Parker – had signed. Yesterday, news broke that supplemental pick SS …
Not much new to report on the MLB-MLBPA fight, though it should surprise no one here that MLB teams have already found a way to manipulate service time with this year’s draft picks and NDFAs. Columbus 4 Syracuse 3 – 2016 • Voth (L, 3-3) 7IP, 4H, 4R, 4ER, BB, 5K • Gutierrez 1IP, 0H, …
The Nats will reportedly pay its minor-leaguers through September, ostensibly to avoid another PR fiasco, which I realize is redundant; the next PR-savvy move Washington makes will the first. As one person noted in the comments at Hardball Talk, Kansas City has signed an inordinate number of highly-rated undrafted prospects, which may be attributable to …